This doesn’t happen very frequently to us. Our bank is Mac- and Linux-friendly. Pretty much anything we use these days is Mac- and Linux-friendly. Up until today, Netflix was also Mac- and Linux-friendly. I just got an email from them telling me Your $____ plan not only gives you 3 DVDs out at-a-time but you… Continue reading Netflix’s new feature screws Mac and Linux
Category: Ubuntu
Open Source for Non-Programmers
On a Linux forum, when you get into discussions of the benefits of open source over proprietary software, inevitably someone will say something to the effect of If you don’t like it, you can change it—that’s the beauty of open source. While that may be the beauty of open source for programmers, how does that… Continue reading Open Source for Non-Programmers
Zenity is Cool
I’d heard of Zenity before, but I had no idea what it was. Then, the other day on the Ubuntu Forums, I was looking for a way to create a keyboard shortcut for emptying the trash in Gnome (not immediately, but with a confirmation dialogue), and the fine folk at the Forums suggested I use… Continue reading Zenity is Cool
The Top 5 Gnome/Ubuntu Usability Bugs I’d Love to See Fixed
I’ve been a Linux user only two years now, and I’ve tried KDE, Gnome, Xfce, IceWM, Fluxbox, Openbox, Sawfish… and a lot of random window managers. Right now, I’m at a place in my computing life where I like Gnome. That place may change, but Gnome has finally grown on me, as it does to… Continue reading The Top 5 Gnome/Ubuntu Usability Bugs I’d Love to See Fixed
New Psychocats Ubuntu Tutorial – Xorg-edit
Now that I know xorg-edit exists, I created a new tutorial on how to install it. It’s not rocket science, but sometimes people need screenshots for reassurance.
Linux Mint Review
For quite a while I’ve heard hype about Linux Mint. A lot of people make it sound as if it’s the perfect Linux distribution—Ubuntu but more polished. Other people think it’s just Ubuntu with some different artwork, nothing special. As usual, the critics and the devotees both fail to give a real sense of what… Continue reading Linux Mint Review
Documentation Fragmentation
I remember two years ago, when I first started using Ubuntu, I went to look for help and found the official Wiki. I clicked about three links deep and decided it was too difficult to find what I was looking for. The page layouts were confusing, and I had no idea what the documentation was… Continue reading Documentation Fragmentation
I’ve spun the cube. Now what?
I know some people swear that Beryl makes them more productive on Ubuntu than Metacity does, but I can’t see that happening for me, personally. Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) makes the process of installing Beryl and Emerald dead simple. So I gave it another try (my previous attempt left me a bit frustrated with the… Continue reading I’ve spun the cube. Now what?
Google has a Linux repository? Cool.
I don’t know if people already know this, but Google has a Linux repository, and it also has Ubuntu-specific instructions (with screenshots) on how to set up the repositories. As far as I can tell, it’s Google Desktop Search, Google Earth, and Picasa. I’ll see what else it has, though…
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