Random thoughts and observations
I’ve tried quite a few RSS feed aggregators – software versions and web sites – but I've never stuck with any of them for more than a few days. That's partly because I switch between Linux and Windows, home and work too regularly to build content and maintain loyalty. I have found one though, called Gregarius, that I might [...]
I discovered an intriguing new technology gadget tonight thanks to the Google ads on my own site. It’s called GoPC and it’s a virtual operating system that provides a free service for accessing programs and data storage online. It uses Suse Linux and provides a limited number of programs with the free service. These include [...]
Okay, I’ve always been a distro tart, hopping from one Linux system to the other. I’ve abandoned Gentoo after a short relationship; it was just too hard to keep everything together. Kanotix was previously my preference, but an upgrade disaster forced us apart. That’s when I discovered PCLinuxOS. It’s based on the commercial Mandriva, but [...]
My Kanotix installation died on me last week. It was a self-inflicted fatality; suicide in other words. I went for over a month without upgrading the distro, just updating software instead. I finally went ahead and the system shock was all too much. I had the black screen of death, but it locked on me [...]
There’s a buzz happening in the Linux world about a new image editor called Pixel. It’s a cross-platform program that also works in Windows and Mac. I’ve got it running successfully in Windows XP and Suse 10. It’s more intuitive and user friendly for Windows converts than the Gimp and has the added advantage for [...]
