In less than a month I’ll be presenting at the Utah Open Source Conference regarding GNOME UI Customizations. This topic will cover usage of the graphical gconf-editor as well as using command-line tools to track and implement UI changes. In preparation for this event I would like to ask for public feedback regarding common desktop… Read More »
Ubuntu 9.04 comes pre-installed with Firefox 3.0.x. This was the current version of the browser at the time the Ubuntu version was released. Based on the development model of six-month releases, Firefox won’t be updated to the 3.5.x version until Ubuntu 9.10. Security updates for the 3.0.x branch are supplied, but major revision upgrades won’t… Read More »
I remember when network-manager first came out. It was the most welcome piece of software I could imagine! The idea that a graphical tool would manage my wireless networks for me, display available SSIDs and signal strength and basically just keep me online with minimal work on my part. It sure beat the dark magic… Read More »
In yesterdays post I mentioned some of my feelings regarding the new Ubuntu 9.04 notification system. In a nutshell I think it could evolve into a nice system tool (similar to OS X “Growl”), but at this point it isn’t there yet. Until it is improved (perhaps in 9.10?) I’ve decided to simply disable it… Read More »
I’ll admit that, so far, I’m not a big fan of the 9.04 notification system. It does remind me a lot of OS X “Growl”, but the lack of customization options make it frustrating at times. I do hope that the developers continue to improve on the system as I think it could be a… Read More »
To hop on the Free Meme bandwagon… [cedwards@daphne ~]$ vrms Non-free packages installed on daphne linux-generic Complete Generic Linux kernel linux-restricted-modules- Non-free Linux 2.6.28 modules helper script linux-restricted-modules- Restricted Linux modules for generic kernels skype Skype – Take a deep breath tangerine-icon-theme Tangerine Icon theme unrar Unarchiver for .rar files (non-free version) Reason: Modifications problematic… Read More »
Ubuntu 9.04 unfortunately had some significant regressions in regards to video on Intel based hardware. I have an onboard Intel GM965/GL960 and I noticed the video was a lot more choppy and glitchy after installing Ubuntu 9.04. This issue has been addressed and seems to be fixed in the latest alpha releases of Ubuntu 9.10,… Read More »
With the release of Ubuntu 9.04 the keyboard combination to restart the X server was disabled. This, I think, was due to reports of users accidentally hitting the combination and having X restart resulting in lost work. I will admit that I may have hit that combination once or twice in my time, but its… Read More »
I was just going over the schedule for the upcoming Utah Open Source Conference and I realized that I’ll be presenting one month from today! On Oct 9, 2009, the second day of the conference, I am scheduled for two presentations. The first is a beginner / intermediate presentation regarding GNOME customization and making use… Read More »
If you spend any amount of time in a terminal you very likely end up needing to use a text editor. Text editors can be very powerful tools, and therein introduces the age-old editor wars. Vim vs Emacs, etc. No matter what your preferred editor is, it helps if it is the default. It is… Read More »