Chris

Member since: Jan 26th, 2008

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3 Linux Apps That Make Me Hate Windows (Download Squad)

Aug 9th 2008 10:22AM Still, Skapig, you can only get updates for Windows and Office, at most. Synaptic, on the other hand, gets you updates for *all* programs that have been installed through it.

3 Linux Apps That Make Me Hate Windows (Download Squad)

Aug 9th 2008 10:18AM Both of those effects are built-in. Open the CompizConfig Settings Manager ("System > Preferences > Advanced Desktop Effects Settings" or simply "ccsm" in a terminal), go to the "Animations" preferences, and edit the close animation by clicking on the existing one, clicking "Edit", and choosing "Magic Lamp" as the close effect. To change the window focus effect, go to the "Focus Animation" tab, click on the existing setting, click "Edit", and choose "Dodge" as the focus effect. Done :)

3 Linux Apps That Make Me Hate Windows (Download Squad)

Aug 9th 2008 10:10AM The only thing Vista's windowing method seems to have over Compiz's is the lack of tearing. Otherwise, Compiz can do everything Vista's window manager can (and much more, of course), and it can do it right now--you don't have to wait for a few versions (and $$$) down the line for "potential."

Regardless, I hope you didn't get Vista for its eye-candy . . . for which you've basically got cheated, comparatively.

Giveaway: OpenSUSE 11.0 box set with all the trimmings! (Download Squad)

Jun 22nd 2008 6:55PM I really like free speech because it doesn't require activation.

I also like it because I can say something silly like that, and the most anyone can do about it is exercise *their* freedom of speech :)

Flipping the Linux switch: My OS is okay, your OS is okay (Download Squad)

May 16th 2008 8:27PM Muffin_man, if you were to hate activation as much as I do, you'd take measures to avoid activation. I've ruled out going the illegal route, so I'm left with Linux. That's why I personally chose to use GNU/Linux; however, I've found many more things to like about Linux as I use it (some small, some big), making my decision to switch all the better.

Flipping the Linux switch: My OS is okay, your OS is okay (Download Squad)

May 16th 2008 8:13PM I'm in a similar situation. Last fall, I was given a wireless-n adapter that worked just fine in Windows, but no matter what I tried in Ubuntu, including ndiswrapper, I wasn't able to get connected to the Internet. Luckily, I had a spare wireless-g Ralink-based adapter that was recognized immediately. It's unfortunate, however, that I currently can't use my wireless-n adapter.

At the same time, I understand that the gatekeeper here isn't Linux, but the hardware manufacturer (Buffalo). I did the most I could by telling Buffalo that they should either provide a reliable Linux-compatible driver or allow others to make their existing drivers Linux-compatible (linuxwireless.org, linuxdriverproject.org, etc.).

I'm still kind of scared that my connection could go at any time, though, so I've been making good use of APtonCD, backing up all of the programs that I would otherwise have needed to download for any future fresh installs of Ubuntu. Of course, that still wouldn't fix the problem of being able to visit websites, but it's one step closer . . . .

Flipping the Linux switch: Misplace a file? Find it quick! (Download Squad)

Jan 26th 2008 1:22PM Nice article. However, I think that, especially since this article is aimed at teaching new Linux users, you should place quotes around commands so it's easy to tell what's what. For instance, in the sentence "At the risk of boring you to tears for searches you may not ever need to do, we'll direct you to man find for more complicated searches," the command "man find" is difficult to distinguish at first as being a command, both because it's not in quotes and because commands are usually lowercase, so it blends in with the rest of the sentence.

Also, when I first started using "locate" in Ubuntu, I never needed to update the database--I wasn't even aware that it existed, so I guess Ubuntu is an exception.