Comments for Linuxchic.net http://linuxchic.net Tales from the fangirls of Open Source Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:11:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Ubuntu Fail by Martín Torres http://linuxchic.net/linux/ubuntu-fail/#comment-754 Martín Torres Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:20:15 +0000 http://linuxchic.net/?p=581#comment-754 Like you, I was disappointed Ubuntu (one reason is its stability). So I switch to Fedora (very good distribution), and now I use openSUSE, and I'm very happy with the change. Like you, I was disappointed Ubuntu (one reason is its stability). So I switch to Fedora (very good distribution), and now I use openSUSE, and I’m very happy with the change.

]]> Comment on Ubuntu Fail by http://www.flickr.com/photos/kc-bike http://linuxchic.net/linux/ubuntu-fail/#comment-753 http://www.flickr.com/photos/kc-bike Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:48:13 +0000 http://linuxchic.net/?p=581#comment-753 When it works out of the box, it's great. When people like my dad start having problems, it takes a true evil genius geek to get things figured out. I've honestly never been a fan of any Debian-derived work. apt-get beats RPM any day of the week, but that's not saying much. I'm a true-blue BSD freak at heart, and BSD's Ports/Package systems haven't changed much at all in the past decade and they JUST WORK most of the time. Since this is Linux world, though, I can admit that Gentoo is cool but daunting for the beginner. It's pretty much the problem with the entirety of Linux on the desktop. Not to wax Apple fanboi over here, but in the 15 years Linux has been around, they've still failed at coming up with an OS that most anyone can sit down at and simply use. Apple (yes, and all their corporate moolah) threw together a bunch of old tech into a crucible and out pops OS X, a unix-based OS that solves so many problems that have plagued Linux for so long. I can't help but think that if there weren't 300 different teams shooting for spin-offs or mulligans of the same old rubbish, we might have three really epic takes on the Linux flavor, any one of which might finally stand more than a snowball's chance in hell at stealing significant desktop market share from Apple and Microsoft. When it works out of the box, it’s great. When people like my dad start having problems, it takes a true evil genius geek to get things figured out. I’ve honestly never been a fan of any Debian-derived work. apt-get beats RPM any day of the week, but that’s not saying much. I’m a true-blue BSD freak at heart, and BSD’s Ports/Package systems haven’t changed much at all in the past decade and they JUST WORK most of the time.

Since this is Linux world, though, I can admit that Gentoo is cool but daunting for the beginner. It’s pretty much the problem with the entirety of Linux on the desktop.

Not to wax Apple fanboi over here, but in the 15 years Linux has been around, they’ve still failed at coming up with an OS that most anyone can sit down at and simply use. Apple (yes, and all their corporate moolah) threw together a bunch of old tech into a crucible and out pops OS X, a unix-based OS that solves so many problems that have plagued Linux for so long.

I can’t help but think that if there weren’t 300 different teams shooting for spin-offs or mulligans of the same old rubbish, we might have three really epic takes on the Linux flavor, any one of which might finally stand more than a snowball’s chance in hell at stealing significant desktop market share from Apple and Microsoft.

]]> Comment on Ubuntu Fail by bblboy54 http://linuxchic.net/linux/ubuntu-fail/#comment-752 bblboy54 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:30:43 +0000 http://linuxchic.net/?p=581#comment-752 Like we talked about before I am totally with you. When the first version of MythBuntu was released I was blown away by how great it was. And other than the tracker thing I was still loving Ubuntu at that point.... MythBuntu really made advanced MythTV setups a breeze and I didn't have to worry about any custom configurations for old hardware at all. When I recently did the dist-upgrade to my mythbuntu system everything went to hell in a hand basket. All of a sudden I was having buffering issues when I was trying to watch TV.... I played with settings and it got better... for a while..... I eventually just ended up having to build a beefier PC as my front end..... up until that upgrade my P3 1.0ghz CPU with 512MB of RAM did just fine for both playback and for DVD playback..... now here I am with an AMD Athlon and I rarely get buffer issues when watching shows off of the backend but I still have a good bit of issues with DVD playback. I don't understand how all of a sudden it takes a lot more power to do what I've been doing for years.... It feels a lot like upgrading to the latest and greatest windows version.... more power required for less features. And the hardware thing.... FFS..... *EVERYONE* has Hauppauge PVR150s.... they were *THE* tuner card that you used for Linux and MythTV was basically designed around them....... while it's true that my PVR150s are still working as far as recording I can't get the damned IR blaster to work to save my life. In fact, I can't get any of them to work..... I've spent time on google and finding many instructions for getting it to work with LIRC but whatever crap version of LIRC that is installed in MythBuntu now doesn't fit what every other how-to does..... But people in the Ubuntu forums should know, right? Well apparently not..... I guess because I don't have a huge desire to have huge HDTV screens and I really only care about simple TV then I am not worthy of their time. But a side note.... Debian's bug trackers and forums are just as evil..... sure linux is known to be "snobby" but my first step away from Madnriva was to Debian and it only took 3 visits to the forums before I was so pissed off that I decided never to run Debian again..... well, that is until now that Ubuntu is going the same way...... I also have to say that a lot of the stupid bull crap in Ubuntu is starting to creep up in Debian too..... I think the reason why it's not noticed as much is because their release cycle is so slow. In fact, you can't even use the new 3ware cards on a default Debian install because the kernel doesn't support them..... but when we used a custom CD image with the latest kernel we gained that support but we lost support for other hardware we had. I think Ubuntu might be a glimpse into what Debian is ultimately becomming as well.... I might have to check out Arch..... The distro that I'm thinking I may dive into if I abandon all of debian is GenToo..... I've wanted to for a while but I'm just too lazy to learn..... but I have quite a few customers that are converting servers over to GenToo and at least half of everyone in my LUG prefers GenToo.... so there must be something to it :) Like we talked about before I am totally with you. When the first version of MythBuntu was released I was blown away by how great it was. And other than the tracker thing I was still loving Ubuntu at that point…. MythBuntu really made advanced MythTV setups a breeze and I didn’t have to worry about any custom configurations for old hardware at all. When I recently did the dist-upgrade to my mythbuntu system everything went to hell in a hand basket. All of a sudden I was having buffering issues when I was trying to watch TV…. I played with settings and it got better… for a while….. I eventually just ended up having to build a beefier PC as my front end….. up until that upgrade my P3 1.0ghz CPU with 512MB of RAM did just fine for both playback and for DVD playback….. now here I am with an AMD Athlon and I rarely get buffer issues when watching shows off of the backend but I still have a good bit of issues with DVD playback. I don’t understand how all of a sudden it takes a lot more power to do what I’ve been doing for years…. It feels a lot like upgrading to the latest and greatest windows version…. more power required for less features.

And the hardware thing…. FFS….. *EVERYONE* has Hauppauge PVR150s…. they were *THE* tuner card that you used for Linux and MythTV was basically designed around them……. while it’s true that my PVR150s are still working as far as recording I can’t get the damned IR blaster to work to save my life. In fact, I can’t get any of them to work….. I’ve spent time on google and finding many instructions for getting it to work with LIRC but whatever crap version of LIRC that is installed in MythBuntu now doesn’t fit what every other how-to does….. But people in the Ubuntu forums should know, right? Well apparently not….. I guess because I don’t have a huge desire to have huge HDTV screens and I really only care about simple TV then I am not worthy of their time.

But a side note…. Debian’s bug trackers and forums are just as evil….. sure linux is known to be “snobby” but my first step away from Madnriva was to Debian and it only took 3 visits to the forums before I was so pissed off that I decided never to run Debian again….. well, that is until now that Ubuntu is going the same way…… I also have to say that a lot of the stupid bull crap in Ubuntu is starting to creep up in Debian too….. I think the reason why it’s not noticed as much is because their release cycle is so slow. In fact, you can’t even use the new 3ware cards on a default Debian install because the kernel doesn’t support them….. but when we used a custom CD image with the latest kernel we gained that support but we lost support for other hardware we had. I think Ubuntu might be a glimpse into what Debian is ultimately becomming as well….

I might have to check out Arch….. The distro that I’m thinking I may dive into if I abandon all of debian is GenToo….. I’ve wanted to for a while but I’m just too lazy to learn….. but I have quite a few customers that are converting servers over to GenToo and at least half of everyone in my LUG prefers GenToo…. so there must be something to it :)

]]> Comment on WordPress 101 Video from PodCamp MidWest 2008 by Christa http://linuxchic.net/video/wordpress-101-video-from-podcamp-midwest-2008/#comment-705 Christa Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:40:32 +0000 http://linuxchic.net/?p=576#comment-705 I am guessing the pixelation is a combination of low quality, lighting, distance, and compression for flash/web video. I didn't record it or output it so I can't really tell you. I didn't meet Lane in person until later on in the day so his recording the session was not planned, I was just happy to get a copy documented because I didn't think we would. I am guessing the pixelation is a combination of low quality, lighting, distance, and compression for flash/web video. I didn’t record it or output it so I can’t really tell you. I didn’t meet Lane in person until later on in the day so his recording the session was not planned, I was just happy to get a copy documented because I didn’t think we would.

]]> Comment on WordPress 101 Video from PodCamp MidWest 2008 by eol.ruin http://linuxchic.net/video/wordpress-101-video-from-podcamp-midwest-2008/#comment-704 eol.ruin Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:28:58 +0000 http://linuxchic.net/?p=576#comment-704 Nice one. Too bad the camera doesnt show screen and presenters. The presentation is well done for WP beinners. Is it that pixelated by intent or by a low-quality camera ? Nice one. Too bad the camera doesnt show screen and presenters.
The presentation is well done for WP beinners.
Is it that pixelated by intent or by a low-quality camera ?

]]> Comment on BarCampKC May 9-10, 2008 by Misc’ing You « BarCampKC - May 9-10 2008 http://linuxchic.net/internet/barcampkc-may-9-10-2008/#comment-702 Misc’ing You « BarCampKC - May 9-10 2008 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:24:10 +0000 http://linuxchic.net/internet/barcampkc-may-9-10-2008/#comment-702 [...] Met and chatted with Christa who has generously offered to imbue BarCampKC with some sweet,sweet audio capabilities. [...] [...] Met and chatted with Christa who has generously offered to imbue BarCampKC with some sweet,sweet audio capabilities. [...]

]]> Comment on Free Reusable Shopping Bags by Dmitri http://linuxchic.net/opinion/free-reusable-shopping-bags/#comment-700 Dmitri Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:03:08 +0000 http://linuxchic.net/opinion/free-reusable-shopping-bags/#comment-700 Great! I always criticize Walmart for it's business choices, but lately they been investing huge efforts to promote their image. Let's see how it works out though... But of course, as I see it, they wouldn't do it if didn't earn them some bucks in long/short run. Who will ever go to a shop to get a free shopping bag without buying anything? Certainly not many. Great!
I always criticize Walmart for it’s business choices, but lately they been investing huge efforts to promote their image.

Let’s see how it works out though… But of course, as I see it, they wouldn’t do it if didn’t earn them some bucks in long/short run.

Who will ever go to a shop to get a free shopping bag without buying anything? Certainly not many.

]]> Comment on Learning VMware with YouTube by Eol http://linuxchic.net/software-os/learning-vmware-with-youtube/#comment-698 Eol Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:40:20 +0000 http://linuxchic.net/software-os/learning-vmware-with-youtube/#comment-698 Nice. Thx for sharing. Nice. Thx for sharing.

]]> Comment on NixNews - Interactive and Redesigned by NixNews - The Marriage of Linux and Social News | (jeff)isageek.net http://linuxchic.net/technews/nixnews-interactive-and-redesigned/#comment-693 NixNews - The Marriage of Linux and Social News | (jeff)isageek.net Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:23:08 +0000 http://linuxchic.net/technews/nixnews-interactive-and-redesigned/#comment-693 [...] is currently in beta and but linuxchic decided to release it in the wild to have people (linux junkies) test it out and find the bugs as we go….there are a few things [...] [...] is currently in beta and but linuxchic decided to release it in the wild to have people (linux junkies) test it out and find the bugs as we go….there are a few things [...]

]]> Comment on Most hated software according to Twitter by Geekaholic: How Microsoft Is Fighting a War on Three Fronts http://linuxchic.net/social-networking/most-hated-software-according-to-twitter/#comment-657 Geekaholic: How Microsoft Is Fighting a War on Three Fronts Sun, 09 Mar 2008 06:37:42 +0000 http://linuxchic.net/social-networking/most-hated-software-according-to-twitter/#comment-657 [...] being a small company creating OSs for IBM to the monopolistic, anti-trust fighting, creator of the most hated software in the history of the industry? Posted under Linked on 9 March, [...] [...] being a small company creating OSs for IBM to the monopolistic, anti-trust fighting, creator of the most hated software in the history of the industry? Posted under Linked on 9 March, [...]

]]> Comment on Most hated software according to Twitter by Christa http://linuxchic.net/social-networking/most-hated-software-according-to-twitter/#comment-654 Christa Sat, 23 Feb 2008 03:16:28 +0000 http://linuxchic.net/social-networking/most-hated-software-according-to-twitter/#comment-654 Brilliant idea! Sounds like I need to run a new Twitter poll. Thanks for the suggestion. =) Brilliant idea! Sounds like I need to run a new Twitter poll. Thanks for the suggestion. =)

]]> Comment on Most hated software according to Twitter by eol http://linuxchic.net/social-networking/most-hated-software-according-to-twitter/#comment-652 eol Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:54:56 +0000 http://linuxchic.net/social-networking/most-hated-software-according-to-twitter/#comment-652 Must be real bad to be forced using software one hates ... I would be interested which software people LOVE :) Must be real bad to be forced using software one hates …
I would be interested which software people LOVE :)

]]> Comment on Android Powered Phone Demo by http://eolruin.livejournal.com/ http://linuxchic.net/gadgets-hardware/android-powered-phone-demo/#comment-651 http://eolruin.livejournal.com/ Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:56:22 +0000 http://linuxchic.net/gadgets-hardware/android-powered-phone-demo/#comment-651 Thanks for sharing. On the long run it *might* be as good as the iPhone. What I see is that they still haven't adapted to bigger buttons. You still will need a stylus type device to use it. Not "just the finger" as on the iPhone. Guess increasing the UI button size was the most crucial invention of Apple :) Thanks for sharing. On the long run it *might* be as good as the iPhone. What I see is that they still haven’t adapted to bigger buttons. You still will need a stylus type device to use it. Not “just the finger” as on the iPhone.

Guess increasing the UI button size was the most crucial invention of Apple :)

]]> Comment on Picture: Servers can be a thing of beauty by Khürt http://linuxchic.net/gadgets-hardware/picture-servers-can-be-a-thing-of-beauty/#comment-646 Khürt Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:30:23 +0000 http://linuxchic.net/gadgets-hardware/picture-servers-can-be-a-thing-of-beauty/#comment-646 Wow! That is a sight to behold. Back in 1994 I saw a poster of the lithograph of the then very new and cutting edge Pentium processor. I almost cried at the beauty of the lines. Wow! That is a sight to behold. Back in 1994 I saw a poster of the lithograph of the then very new and cutting edge Pentium processor. I almost cried at the beauty of the lines.

]]> Comment on I christen thee: pirates and scoundrels! by http://eolruin.livejournal.com/ http://linuxchic.net/technews/i-christen-thee-pirates-and-scoundrels/#comment-643 http://eolruin.livejournal.com/ Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:17:13 +0000 http://linuxchic.net/technews/i-christen-thee-pirates-and-scoundrels/#comment-643 >How many awesome games have come out for the DS? Kawashima 1+2, Eye Trainig, Nintendogs (at least for all the small girls, oh the cliche ☺), Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, 42 Game Classics (espcially played world-wide with opponents using the Nintendo WiFi connection). >How many awesome games have come out for the DS?

Kawashima 1+2, Eye Trainig, Nintendogs (at least for all the small girls, oh the cliche ☺), Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, 42 Game Classics (espcially played world-wide with opponents using the Nintendo WiFi connection).

]]> Comment on Funambol to develop open source mobile messaging app for Android by http://eolruin.livejournal.com/ http://linuxchic.net/gadgets-hardware/funambol-to-develop-open-source-mobile-messaging-app-for-android/#comment-639 http://eolruin.livejournal.com/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:53:08 +0000 http://linuxchic.net/gadgets-hardware/funambol-to-develop-open-source-mobile-messaging-app-for-android/#comment-639 Hehe. Take cabling like this: http://static.cray-cyber.org/General/LARGE/Cyber_860_BP_Skyscraper.JPG or this http://static.cray-cyber.org/General/LARGE/Cyber_860_Backplane.JPG And than think that the cables are not "only cables" but also part of the supercomputer where the work with timing by actually let all those cables having an exact length ... Pictures from Cyber-Cray.ORG a computer museum in munich I am normally once a year on excursion. Hehe. Take cabling like this:
http://static.cray-cyber.org/General/LARGE/Cyber_860_BP_Skyscraper.JPG
or this http://static.cray-cyber.org/General/LARGE/Cyber_860_Backplane.JPG

And than think that the cables are not “only cables” but also part of the supercomputer where the work with timing by actually let all those cables having an exact length …

Pictures from Cyber-Cray.ORG a computer museum in munich I am normally once a year on excursion.

]]> Comment on Video: KDE 4 Release Keynote from Google HQ by http://eolruin.livejournal.com/ http://linuxchic.net/technews/video-kde-4-release-keynote-from-google-hq/#comment-637 http://eolruin.livejournal.com/ Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:25:29 +0000 http://linuxchic.net/technews/video-kde-4-release-keynote-from-google-hq/#comment-637 Thanks for sharing. It's pretty long (01:18:00) but worth it ;) Too bad its not of better quality - makes no fun seeing the new desktop in this tiny resolution. Thanks for sharing. It’s pretty long (01:18:00) but worth it ;)
Too bad its not of better quality - makes no fun seeing the new desktop in this tiny resolution.

]]> Comment on Link of the Day: Installing Apple’s Safari Browser On Ubuntu 7.10 With PlayOnLinux by http://eolruin.livejournal.com/ http://linuxchic.net/linux/link-of-the-day-installing-apples-safari-browser-on-ubuntu-710-with-playonlinux/#comment-636 http://eolruin.livejournal.com/ Sat, 26 Jan 2008 12:52:54 +0000 http://linuxchic.net/linux/link-of-the-day-installing-apples-safari-browser-on-ubuntu-710-with-playonlinux/#comment-636 Nice, have not been aware there something like "HowToForge". Thankfully the address been easy as its Google #1 for that term ☺. Thanks for sharing - maybe I try it when I reinstall Linux some time in the future as I like the Safari font rendering method. Nice, have not been aware there something like “HowToForge”. Thankfully the address been easy as its Google #1 for that term ☺.
Thanks for sharing - maybe I try it when I reinstall Linux some time in the future as I like the Safari font rendering method.

]]> Comment on Running MyTunesRSS headless on Debian Etch by bblboy54 http://linuxchic.net/linux/running-mytunesrss-headless-on-debian-etch/#comment-632 bblboy54 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:14:42 +0000 http://linuxchic.net/linux/running-mytunesrss-headless-on-debian-etch/#comment-632 Ahh the things a fit of insomnia can result in :) Ahh the things a fit of insomnia can result in :)

]]> Comment on Funambol to develop open source mobile messaging app for Android by bblboy54 http://linuxchic.net/gadgets-hardware/funambol-to-develop-open-source-mobile-messaging-app-for-android/#comment-631 bblboy54 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:15:52 +0000 http://linuxchic.net/gadgets-hardware/funambol-to-develop-open-source-mobile-messaging-app-for-android/#comment-631 This is a great example of why I love Twitter..... maybe someday the world will just "get it" ..... well, probably not :) This is a great example of why I love Twitter….. maybe someday the world will just “get it” ….. well, probably not :)

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