Linux
Reasons to Switch from OS X or Windows to Ubuntu
This is PrivateVoid’s submission for the HP Magic Giveaway. Feel free to leave comments for this article as you see fit – your feedback is certainly welcomed! If you’d like to submit your own how-to, what-is, or top-five list, you can send it to me. Views and opinions of this writer are not necessarily my [...]
Linux on the iPhone: So What?!
Sure, it’s interesting to see that Linux on the iPhone is possible – but it’s anything but a practical development. Such was my sentiment on Twitter a half hour ago… and the responses are pretty much in line with the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” mentality. I asked – who would want this?! [...]
President Bush Inspired Free Software Giveaway
Have a Mac or use Linux, but would love to be able to run Windows programs? Jeremy White of CodeWeavers writes to us with this most excellent news: The catastrophic cratering of the global economy, falling gas prices, and President George W. Bush’s recent executive activities have indirectly prompted Saint Paul gadfly software developers CodeWeavers, [...]
Will Your Next PC be a Mac?
After reading Danny’s blog post, I had to put this question to my friends. In his post, Danny says that he is very seriously considering switching to a Mac, both for the hardware value, and the beauty of OS X. Let’s see what everyone had to say to this. the mighty mouse is terrible. – [...]
Will Linux Always be Stuck in the Minority?
Recently, Steve Ballmer explained why Linux is going to stay in the minority for users. Some people feel that the main reason for this is that Developers aren’t really producing anything for Linux, as compared to OS X and Windows. Still others feel this is preposterous, and that Linux will soon become mainstream. I asked [...]
What Cross-Platform Software do you Need?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed You guys know that I’m a cross-platform Gnomie. I became addicted to software at a very young age, like many of you. I found myself floating between operating systems more often, and looking for developers who created software that was workable [...]
Five Ways Vista is better than OS X?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I really don’t want to fight anymore. I’m tired of it. Even more than that, I’m tired of reading insipid commentary who lack perspective, and experience, and are “armchair quarterbacking”. I don’t know everything. I admit that. The reason I’m off [...]
How to Switch Operating Systems: Linux, Windows, OS X
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Are you thinking about switching Operating Systems? Here are five things to keep in mind prior to making that big move. Stability You want to make sure that the Operating System you are going to use is functional. A buggy Operating [...]
How to Start With Ubuntu Linux
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Are you a Linux fan? I know my System Administrator Allan would yell to forget Linux and use FreeBSD. This isn’t a FreeBSD conversation, though, it’s an Ubuntu one. But it’s just funny that Allan came to mind here, since today [...]
Wubi or Live CD for Linux
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed When I opened the 888-PIRILLO phone line the other night, I had an interesting call with a Linux problem. Let’s take a listen and see how it worked out. The caller had tried downloading Linux to the computer using Wubi. Once [...]
Linux: It’s Not About Winning
That was the subject line of an email that Ben Wright just sent to me: I have installed Linux on 2 out of three of my computers, not because it is the most compatible operating system, not because it’s the “best” operating system, well it is in my opinion but that’s beside the point. Freedom [...]
Ubuntu Response from RedHat CEO
“GTPeach” from our chat room asked me if I wanted to ask a question of the RedHat CEO. I asked how he felt about Ubuntu. She told me this: He went off for quite some time with this question. The summary of points is this: He has a lot of issues with Ubuntu regarding integrity. [...]
How to Get Started with Linux
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Here are five things you need to know before you decide to try a Linux Distro. Don’t mistakenly assume it will be an easy switch for you. Any time you change to a completely new Operating System, there will be a [...]
Mac vs Windows vs Linux: Every OS Sucks!
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Which Operating System is better? Is it OS X? What about a Linux distro? Wait… don’t forget BSD or Windows. The answer is, there IS no right answer. Yet, people still argue about it, and ask me every day which is [...]
The Linux Question… and Answer
Steve Sims thinks Linux can win. He sent me the following plan this morning, and it was too interesting to keep to myself… I’ve used Ubuntu for maybe four months now. Before that I used Windows. I haven’t always been into computers; until a few years ago I still used Yahoo!’s IE shell for web [...]
