New Linux Lens

first experiences using the linux

Netflix within Linux OS

Netflix client for my Ubuntu

AOA Episode 2

It’s the Bridge episode.

Ubuntu Linux

making my pc a joy to work with.

strange linux problem srst failed

Then I get 2 error messages that contain the text “ata3 SRST failed errno16″ . So I google this error and WOWEE ZOWEE are there massive amounts of people having these issues. So crazy.

Ultimate Edition 2.3

Favorite new operating system. This is based on Ubuntu but for legal reasons the Ubuntu name has been dropped – it is like Ubuntu on steroids – fantastic – now my main pc.

Creating Music in Linux

it is a rather nice program. I just add a stack of sample tracks

Ubuntu and sound input

Lately I have been experimenting with sound settings in various Linux distros attempting to record sound from an external source into a pc. I first tried Puppy Linux (one of the the offshoots called puppitup supposedly for multimedia and the latest Mandriva One 2009. This testing was on 2 pc’s with combos of onboard sound [...]

Puppy not

I had settled on Puppy linux as my main OS of choice. However due to some strange font issues – they were golden and fading away – I have now switched to Mandriva One. This seems to do everything I need – install was very easy.

hotmail in linux

This is so insane. Is Microsoft trying to annoy all of it’s users so bad that they all leave? I have a Hotmail account that I have had for years (and I pay them for premium). While in Mandriva tonight I needed to check my mail and respond to one. Reply does not work – [...]