The Internet….. these are the voyagers of the Internet, their continuing mission: to bring all sorts of information as quickly as possible to your desktop! Yes I’m of course talking about the Web Browser. In the past there were only one or two different browsers that most people used. However today there are many including: [...]

Yesterday I reinstalled a fresh copy of Ubuntu onto my PC due to it being an upgraded version from the Beta. I decided that I would go down the 64 bit route. I’ve heard of many stories about people having trouble what with lack of drivers and programs etc. I was prepared for hassle but [...]

Ubuntu Hardy Heron gets released in just a few days and although all the usual things have been updated as is expected every 6 months, this time it is the little differences that have really made improvements. Let me explain:
In Hardy when I change the brightness on my laptop I get this handy dialog showing [...]

Next time you want to flame about which operating system is better just use this handy script that a reader of The Register called IR wrote. Delete where appropriate!

Apple/Microsoft* are awful, why does anyone use the overpriced stuff created by them? The should try using a proper operating system like OSX/XP/Vista/W2000/Ubuntu/OtherLinuxDistro*. I had a OSX/XP/Vista/W2000/Ubuntu/OtherLinuxDistro* [...]

Sorry for the lack of updates recently but things have been maniac as usual!
Firefox
I’ve been using Firefox 3 since the 3rd beta and I just have to say…wow! Firefox is going to blow all other browsers away. Not only has it improved it memory but it also has a new address bar option that searches [...]

The video below shows how it is possible to remove everything in Linux (if you know the admin password) while it is still running! This is also possible on a Mac I hear.

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2007 for me personally has been the year where Linux on the Desktop became a reality but before I get into this check out the videos from my new years party. It turned out to be quite a good start to the year!
January
One of my first posts this year in January was about me trying [...]

You may have heard of the One Laptop per Child program. If you haven’t it is basically a program to get cheap, low spec laptops to children in the third world. Check out the website for more information on this great project.
I have found a way of getting the unique software that runs on the [...]

This desktop is running on Ubuntu 7.10 and is using Compiz Fusion with the Avant Windows Navigator (the bottom dock) and Screelets.
The Now Playing screenlet is using a customised theme that I created myself. It can be found here: Gnome Look
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