Posted November 25th, 2009 by Gerry
I have been using my old Pentium 4 computer with Ubuntu Server with a dual boot version of Windows XP Media Center that is connected to my TV for viewing things on the web like Hulu. I decided that it makes more sense to add the Gnome desktop so I can use Ubuntu for accessing things on the web instead of having to reboot into Windows.
The process should have been simple enough, add the Ubuntu Desktop using apt-get install ubuntu-desktop and then reboot into the GUI. Actually, that process did work fine, however after the system booted up all I was left with was a black screen so it really wasn’t helpful. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted November 24th, 2009 by Gerry
On November 23, 2009 Opera released the latest version of the Opera Browser, version 10.10. If you followed my previous post for adding Opera, the browser should be updated automatically by doing an update. If you do not already have Opera, you can download and install the latest version via the Gdebi Package installer from Opera here.
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As you will see on the welcome page, Opera offers several unique features not available in other browsers: Read the rest of this entry »
Posted November 22nd, 2009 by Gerry
With Google’s presentation of the Google Chrome OS this week there have been a lot of comments in the press both good and bad. Some comments feel that the OS is destined to fail and others think that it could take over the OS world. In my opinion and after trying it out, I think it is way too early to judge. Google itself has warned that this source code is extremely early and there will be changes before the launch, this early launch is not even a beta yet, so there are a lot of future possibilities before the launch which is expected near the end of 2010. (BDJERPG2QK2N)
It is important to remember that Chrome OS is not being pitched as a desktop replacement OS, but something that will work better on netbooks and other devices where a quick loading is needed and applications and saving will be done in the cloud. The appears to be an enhanced Chrome Browser that allows you to get to the web applications that you want to run, it will be very interesting to see how it progresses and I can see it as a viable solution on several devices. You can learn more about Chrome OS from the project site if you want additional information. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted November 21st, 2009 by Gerry
It seems like most of the news related to Twitter clients and social networking applications ends up coming down to TweetDeck and Seesmic. Although, I typically use Digsby when logged into my Windows PC because it also offers e-mail notifications, the Linux version is not available yet. I have previously blogged about how to install TweetDeck on Ubuntu Karmic 64 bit, I have been seeing a lot of updates about Seesmic offering new features and enhancement so I thought I should give it a try. Since I already installed Adobe AIR when I installed Tweetdeck, the installation for Seesmic which also uses Adobe AIR was quick and easy. All I had to do was go to the site and download it and it installed right away through Air. I will post the steps for installing Air from my previous post, Install TweetDeck on 64 bit Ubuntu Linux Desktop, or you can click on the link to that post and install TweetDeck too. If you already have Air installed just follow the link to go to the site and install Seesmic. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted November 20th, 2009 by Gerry
My Phone Background
After all the marketing and commercials touting the Droid, I gave into the pressure and upgraded yesterday to find out what the Droid really does. If you have followed my blog, you know that I am a big fan of Google and open source Linux software. I have been intrigued by the iPhone and the G1 when it launched, but I strayed from Verizon once a few years ago and hated the call quality and switched back to Verizon once the contact was up. Although I feel that the map commercials might be a bit of an exaggeration, I can say from experience that Verizon has always been reliable and I don’t want to risk being locked into a contract with another carrier that is not as reliable.
So now that you know that I am committed to Verizon, I will explain what I am comparing the Droid to. I have been using the BlackBerry Storm 9530 for several months and really didn’t have any complaints with it being my first smart phone. It was able to synch with all of my Google contacts and I didn’t have any issues with the SurePress touchpad, that I saw in forums and other reviews. It seemed to be fairly quick for a mobile device and there were enough apps to keep me happy.
The point I am trying to make is that I liked the Storm and was not moving to another device due to issues with the Storm. I really just wanted to be able to use the Android OS as a Google fan and someone interested in promoting open source software and devices.
