So I had a gift card for border today. I always want to buy the linux magazines but I can never get myself to pay $15 for something full of information about free software with disks of free software attached. With the giftcard it was only a dollar - so I gave it a try.
The magazine actually taught me a few things I didn't realize which was awesome but moreover it inspired me to switch back to linux yet again. I have this off and on relationship with linux as my desktop. During any given day I am using 1 of 9 linux computers I manage but my laptop is generally mac. Recently, I just haven't been feeling as apple as before and I am tired of having to recompile stuff for mac so I am giving Fedora 12 a try. Maybe I wil love it, maybe not. No promises.
If I do then I am getting a hardware encrypted disk and switching over permanently.
This also brings into question what I will get as my next laptop. The biggest issue is the lack of full driver for my new magic mouse ;(
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03/06/2010 00:18 #51115
Back to linux?Category: linux
03/05/2010 18:04 #51112
Happy St. Patrick's DayCategory: holidays
It looks like the weather is going to rock once again for St. Patrick's day. It should be real nice because that temperature is after a week of 40 degree weather.
tinypliny - 03/13/10 10:05
They lied. 90% chance of precipitation.
They lied. 90% chance of precipitation.
lilho - 03/06/10 19:22
hmmmm.... i will be there, it will be best ever.
hmmmm.... i will be there, it will be best ever.
metalpeter - 03/06/10 15:14
In That weather I would still be bundled up, hopefully it isn't frigid like how it often is on that Sunday
In That weather I would still be bundled up, hopefully it isn't frigid like how it often is on that Sunday
03/04/2010 14:13 #51109
I don't know what this meansBut it seems like the everyone wants to khach my trang.
03/03/2010 22:15 #51104
Life with an interior decoratorI swear that everynight when I get home the house is different. It's
keeps life interesting.
metalpeter - 03/06/10 15:16
Nice Picture. Yeah having someone in my place like that would be cool, as long as they can tell me where everything is.....
Nice Picture. Yeah having someone in my place like that would be cool, as long as they can tell me where everything is.....
hodown - 03/04/10 10:18
I seriously need someone like that in my life.
I seriously need someone like that in my life.
james - 03/03/10 23:17
Matthew is a genius.
Matthew is a genius.
03/02/2010 22:19 #51097
What every developer likes to hearCategory: work
OMG, I just tried it, it's awesome
Um. I meant the non-expert-end-user-unfriendliness of LINUX.
oHHHHHH. i SEE.
My next laptop will be Chrome OS. No questions asked. I am done with the headaches of windows, the end-non-expert-user-unfriendliness of mac and the snobbery and priciness of apple.
Ya I like it, however, is the one unresolved linux issue, scrolling with the mouse but there are already patches for it.
do you like the new magic mouse? I do, I guess, but I find I miss the side buttons.
You might want to check to see how your cpu frequency scaling power management settings compare to osX.
Wow so it all just worked right out of the box. Wifi, graphics, trackpad, brightness, even VPN. I think the battery life is not as good as in OS X though.