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ThinkPad X60 Rejuvenated!
Blog My poor old 512MB ThinkPad X60, which had a happy early life running Windows XP but then suffered a crippling attack of Windows Vista, has now been restored — almost — to productive use thanks to a timely install of Ubuntu 7.10 (a.k.a.
[October 30, 2007, 8:54]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Of those seven, three run XP, one runs Ubuntu 6.06, two are now on Ubuntu 7.10, and one is Vista. Then how come I'm so much more at home with Ubuntu than Vista? Then there's the work Ubuntu computer, on which I do just about everything when I'm in...
[October 22, 2007, 1:43]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment I am recommending Linux, specifically Ubuntu 7.10 to family and friends because we, the people that purchase new computers, should not have to pay so much money to have an operating system so advanced it.well you know the saying "so smart you are...
[October 22, 2007, 23:32]
Monolithic OS Upgrades Are So Over
Blog I am also waiting to get my hands on Ubuntu 7.10 to see how it deals with Centrino Pro and the other new bits of technology on my particular laptop that may make for some interesting driver hunts. But if I can find all the drivers I need for Ubuntu...
[September 25, 2007, 18:26]
Ubuntu 7.10 review
Reviews Unlike Windows' user switching, this can be accessed directly from the Ubuntu desktop — you can also configure exactly how it works. If you're on an old version of Windows, then there's now even more in Ubuntu to make switching operating systems...
[November 1, 2007, 15:14]
Http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/gutsy/release/ubuntu-7.10-dvd-i386.iso
Talkback http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/gutsy/release/ubuntu-7.10-dvd-i386.iso Personally if I was setting up my company from scratch - I'd use Ubuntu, why would anyone on a tight budget risk installing/using pirated software, or spending £300-500 of...
[October 19, 2007, 19:05]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment So, since I have been playing around with linux distros for a while but never really got the feeling that they would convince me to switch and never look back, I took my laptop to the test and installed ubuntu 7.04 (feisty fawn).
[October 22, 2007, 3:25]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment Hey, I'm not sore about the hardware, I actually find a lot to like in WIndows XP, I'm not holding my breath for Leopard, and I did remove enough bloatware to keep a liposuctionist busy for a week. My point is that the change is such that, combined...
[October 22, 2007, 21:56]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment I wouldn't go near Vista but I do have a RHEL server in the basement that never needs touching from one month to the next - a quick VNC or ssh occasionally is all it takes -- and I've got Ubuntu in a VM on my desktop, and in a second partition on...
[October 24, 2007, 18:55]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment Startup time of Vista, fresh start or from "Hibernation" is VERY fast (way faster than any (regular) Linux distribution, and I always know the latest Ubuntu and OpenSuSE releases). I decided to get it with Vista and not XP because I wanted to get...
[October 24, 2007, 6:45]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment I did however get the games that were not running correctly under Vista to work fine under the WINE Windows Emulator included with Ubuntu! Ubuntu also runs faster, looks nicer than the new Vista Aero desktop, and uses FAR fewer resources.
[October 22, 2007, 23:27]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment And of course, Ctr+Alt+D does the same in ubuntu.o) It works in Vista and XP, and there's no need to Win+Shift+D to bring your windows back (like Win+Shift+U)! Win+D - Give me my windows back! Why not use Win+D?
[October 24, 2007, 1:30]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment Well, in the true Linux spirit of being helpful to other Linux users, I would recommend that you install Automatix as soon as you have finished installing your (K)ubuntu distro. Before you do that (Automatix has been known to cause serious...
[October 24, 2007, 17:05]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment Well, in the true Linux spirit of being helpful to other Linux users, I would recommend that you install Automatix as soon as you have finished installing your (K)ubuntu distro. I don't know what Microsoft tried to do with Vista.all I know is that...
[October 24, 2007, 10:25]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment XP works, it's got loads of faults, but it works and I see no pressing reason to move to Vista. Gibbon every time Vista is extremely slow, even on computers apparently designed for it. When I've tried it on computers not designed for Vista it seems...
[October 22, 2007, 21:00]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment I recently bought a beautiful new Dell laptop - the XPS M1330 with all the bells and whistles - running Vista (XP was not offered as an option). Vista is horrible. I'm not a professional techie but I'm comfortable and reasonably knowledgeable about...
[October 24, 2007, 17:11]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment Strangely, no one has pointed out that there is one important UI area where Vista is far and away more advanced and capable than either XP, Linux, or even Mac OS: the tablet PC platform. Vista is the only OS for PC's (including Macs) that has...
[October 24, 2007, 4:58]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment This simply didn't happen with Windows XP, and that makes it all the more remarkable. There is a clear story emerging here of people seem to be - as I was - genuinely surprised by their relative experiences running Vista and a Linux distribution.
[October 23, 2007, 0:34]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment I have an XP machine and a full Ubuntu virtual machine to get into all that Ubuntu offers, truly the best of both worlds. Well for those of you running on Windows platforms (or even MAC's) who are interested in getting your feet wet with Ubuntu to...
[October 23, 2007, 8:12]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment The wild card here is virtualisation: you can easily run Windows in a virtual box under Ubuntu, so you can have quite a lot of your organisation running open source and limit your spending on proprietary licences to just those bits that absolutely...
[October 22, 2007, 17:38]
