I’ve often heard it said on Linux forums that it can’t hurt to run Linux anti-virus just in case a Linux virus does get released into “the wild.” I also see that almost all Windows users I know run anti-virus and/or anti-spyware programs. Am I naive in asking “Why?” On the Linux front, yes, a… Continue reading Does anti-malware do anything?
Month: June 2007
What if the TFM sucks? Do I still have to R it?
When I first started using Linux, I visited several Linux forums. No one targeted the RTFM (read the fucking manual) response specifically at me, but I did see it used on other new users, and I didn’t appreciate that. After I joined the Ubuntu Forums, I realized that life without RTFM is a good life… Continue reading What if the TFM sucks? Do I still have to R it?
Positive outcomes from migration ordeal
If you’ve been following my last few posts, you know my wife and I have had quite a time of it switching my parents-in-law to something other than Windows. We were originally thinking Mac, but even Ubuntu doesn’t give them everything they need. In the end, because of one website my mother-in-law uses a lot,… Continue reading Positive outcomes from migration ordeal
Final Resolution: Back to XP for the in-laws
Thanks to all who tried to help. My wife and I finally got IEs4Linux installed on the Mac Mini, to no avail. Even though IE itself worked, the website my mother-in-law uses was a no-go. The worst part—even though the site does work with IEs4Linux on Ubuntu, it doesn’t have all the features she wants… Continue reading Final Resolution: Back to XP for the in-laws
Interesting Resolution to the IEs4Linux on Mac Problem
Well, I never could get IEs4Linux to work on Intel Mac. Never could find the right files. My mind was all jumbled up with x11, Darwine, Wine, apt-get, Fink, ./configure, Apple Developer Tools, and dead links. Stupid solution staring me right in the face the whole time (or should have been staring me in the… Continue reading Interesting Resolution to the IEs4Linux on Mac Problem
Migration woes from Windows to Mac
Ah, the irony. Mac, supposedly easy to switch to (unlike desktop Linux–supposedly not easy to switch to), can’t run Internet Explorer, as far as I can tell. My mother-in-law has a website she has to use (it’s work-related) that works in only IE, and even User Agent Switcher can’t get around it. Yes, yes, yes,… Continue reading Migration woes from Windows to Mac
Weird mention of Ubuntu CE
Yesterday, my wife and I were hanging out in Borders, reading stuff. One of the things I read was the latest Linux Format magazine, which had a small section about Ubuntu derivatives or off-shoots (I can’t remember the actual term they used). They had Linux Mint, Simply Mepis, Freespire, Pioneer Linux, and a couple of… Continue reading Weird mention of Ubuntu CE
Macs are just computers, not magic
Hey, I love a good Mac just as much as the next person. Unlike some Linux users out there, I actually appreciate and love the look of Aqua (hell, even Brushed Metal). The animation in OS X is slick. Dashboard is cooler than Superkaramba or gDesklets. And there’s even a *nix-like terminal available and something… Continue reading Macs are just computers, not magic
Ubuntu religious editions controversy: it’s all in the name, folks…
Ubuntu names can be tricky. I’ve heard it proposed that the various official flavors of Ubuntu be retitled from their current names of Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, and Edubuntu to the possible new names Ubuntu Gnome, Ubuntu KDE, Ubuntu Xfce, and Ubuntu Education Edition, respectively (or some variations thereof). As it stands now, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, and… Continue reading Ubuntu religious editions controversy: it’s all in the name, folks…
I’m retiring from the forums for the near future
In March 2005, I had no idea that I would be a full-time Linux user. I had no idea I would be a regular member (God forbid a moderator) of a Linux forum. I had no idea part of my Psychocats website would be dedicated to Linux tutorials. Now it’s June 2007, and I already… Continue reading I’m retiring from the forums for the near future