Ubuntu Thoughts

Apr 22, 2010 | 10 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed My thoughts on Ubuntu… hah! I think it’s a Linux distro. I don’t have any issues with the operating system. As far as Linux distros go, it’s likely the easiest to use. Any time I say something about one distro instead [...]

How to Build Your Own Linux Distro

Aug 25, 2009 | 6 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Chances are by now you’ve messed around with Linux. And of course, Linux may have messed around with you. Unless you know what you’re doing, it can be a real mess. So, there are distros you can download to help you [...]

Compiz Fusion in Ubuntu Inside a Virtual Machine

May 5, 2009 | 4 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Do you Ubuntu? If not, what’s your excuse? You don’t have to run it as your primary operating system, but all the cool kids are using it! Linux is sorta like ice cream – there are a ton of different flavors! [...]

Why Aren’t All Linux Live CDs Customizable?

Jul 6, 2008 | 5 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Yes, Linux is an operating system that I do recommend to people at times. I don’t use Linux as my operating system, but I do have several Linux live CDs. A live CD is one that is started as an ISO [...]

How to Get Started with Linux

Dec 23, 2007 | 86 Comments

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 [...]

World’s Highest Linux Distribution

Jan 12, 2007 | 9 Comments

I’ve taken over a hundred flights in my short lifetime. Some experiences have been great (JetBlue), and others have been wildly less-than-mediocre. No matter what, I always appreciate the infusion of technology / entertainment options with mass transit. Boeing is sadly killing their Connexion service, and that probably means we won’t ever see wireless Internet [...]

Rubbing XGL in Windows Vista’s Wounds

Sep 9, 2006 | 58 Comments

Everybody went ga-ga over the video I linked to the other day – showing XGL running on KDE in some random flavor of Linux. Some of you suffered from motion sickness after watching the entire thing, but I don’t think typical usage would require or necessitate that much desktop movement in such a small amount [...]