A bit of a preamble: I think tablets are largely pointless. The current inadequacy of tablet OS from an "actually accomplishing tasks" standpoint leaves a potential opening for Ubuntu in this space...
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A bit of a preamble: I think tablets are largely pointless. The current inadequacy of tablet OS from an "actually accomplishing tasks" standpoint leaves a potential opening for Ubuntu in this space...
1) "Drunk Computer". Used for videos and such. Mythbuntu. Called such because I spilled some white wine (not the compatibility layer, but the kind with a cork, Riesling IIRC) on it so now it smells...
I don't usually go crazy for branded products, but I NEED one of those Ubuntu mugs.
I just force myself to take a ten minute typing break every hour. I use that time to specifically not look at a screen.
#543804. :popcorn:
Windows boot times are wildly inaccurate because the OS is not usable for a while after boot up and sign-in. The recent article in Engadget (IIRC) about Windows 8 boot times is referencing start-up...
I don't like Apple's incredibly locked-down philosophy. They're as bad as Microsoft but dress it up more effectively. I don't find the GUI on MacOS intuitive.
That being said, at least MacOS is...
I've fairly close to switching completely. I have a Windows 7 partition that I log into monthly to kick the tires. I've noticed that each time I log into Windows it annoys me more and more.
The terminal is powerful and flexible. For many tasks, terminal usage is faster and more intuitive than poking around with the GUI. The downside is that the terminal has its own protocols that have a...
The claims that AT&T and Deutsche Telekom have made about the positive effects of this merger are vile in their untruthfulness. AT&T claims that 5,000 jobs will be added (!) as a result of this...
I'm really quite impressed with the latest iteration of Unity. The bugs that are present should be expected in alpha releases, which I suppose is why they're called alpha releases.
I'm confident...
I'm still somewhat perplexed about exactly what purpose Win8 will serve. I don't understand why they are still trying to push the Metro UI onto all of their devices as I suspect it would be...
I agree that this is probably not a good lead-in for new/prospective Linux users.
I think it all boils down to the fact that Linux is very rarely the default OS out of the box, so to speak. Dell...
I've probably said before that I like Apple almost as much as I like Microsoft, and that certainly is not a compliment. However, it is hard to dispute the massive effect of Steve Jobs's ideology on...
I hear "fustrated" quite a bit, mostly on reality television.
Mine is generally "Unimatrix001". Resistance is futile.
The Wi-fi at an area bar is "DrunkComputer".
I have one'a them shiny new Galaxy Tab 10.1's. It's very good, but I have nagging problems with Android that aren't going to solve themselves. The biggest is the dependence of the everyday user on a...
I have some specific criteria for an Android app to be my favorite. It has to have the following qualities:
1) It has to do what it says on the box. There are lots of Android applications that...
I really like it this way. So much choice!
openSUSE and Mint have different audiences, it seems. Mint is extremely user-friendly but doesn't get the new fun things quite as quickly as Ubuntu...
If you feel like you're ready, I'd try Arch. It's simple, powerful, and flexible. It does require some knowledge to install, but there are a lot of tutorials out there and the documentation is very...
1) Ubuntu 11.04 (Narwhal)
2) Dell
3) Studio XPS 1640
Everything works, down to the keyboard backlight and the hardware sound buttons.
My laptop's resolution is 1920x1080, and I like Unity. I do tend to use the terminal quite a bit, though. I have my problems with Unity, such as the sidebar and a few compiz eccentricities, but on...
Sandy Bridge is no joke. It's quite a nice situation: Intel is quite Linux-friendly as a company and they have an excellent set of chips in the new Core i5 and i7 lines.
That being said, AMD...
I had a macbook air (2009) for a short time, but I quickly saw that it didn't meet my performance expectations, so I returned it. In hindsight, it was a stupid decision to pick it in the first place....
I used Linux for a while years and years ago, but I hadn't used it as my main OS so I was somewhat unfamiliar with the ins and outs of certain Ubuntu-specific things. The forums have been amazingly...