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ThinkPad X60 Rejuvenated!
Blog No dual-boot option here, just the full 'use entire disk' setting during the Ubuntu 7.10 install. 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...
[October 30, 2007, 8:54]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment Everything worked fine from boot, and Ubuntu even automatically set my computer up to dual boot, so I can choose Linux or Windows right after I turn on the machine. Ubuntu also runs faster, looks nicer than the new Vista Aero desktop, and uses FAR...
[October 22, 2007, 23:27]
Ubuntu On Fujitsu Lifebook S6510
Blog It took about 5 minutes to boot the CD and answer the few questions that come up, then about 15 minutes to actually load Ubuntu and reboot, and finally another 10 minutes to download and install all the updates.
[June 5, 2008, 9:16]
Triple Boot Ubuntu/Vista/XP - No Go So Far
Blog Ubuntu (Grub) correctly saw that there were two bootable Windows partitions on the disk, and both Vista and Ubuntu booted correctly, but when I tried to boot the XP partition, it actually started to boot Vista but then complained that the boot...
[June 17, 2008, 15:16]
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]
Vista SP1 Installed, Working OK So Far
Blog I have also installed Ubuntu 8.04.1 (Hardy Heron), and Mandriva Spring 2008, so I have a three-way boot selection now. I'm not getting my hopes up too high yet, because this was basically the way it looked the last time I tried it, until it...
[August 6, 2008, 11:12]
Dual-Boot Ubuntu And Windows XP Professional
Blog My first attempt at this was to simply load XP on the disk as usual, and then boot the Ubuntu installation disk and see what it did. Then Ubuntu installed itself as usual, and the next time I rebooted, the GRUB boot loader offered to boot either...
[June 13, 2008, 10:30]
Triple Boot Ubuntu/Vista/XP - No Go So Far
Blog Comment It may be also possible to install the OS's in a different order and then recover the Vista boot loader, for instance, using a late Vista Beta installation disk or a borrowed retail or OEM Vista installation disk, this I have also done in order to...
[June 18, 2008, 9:26]
Vista SP1 - No Go For Me At The Moment
Blog Comment I plan to update my laptop Vista installation as soon as I get a chance, and then reassess it versus Ubuntu, which does almost everything I need on my Asus V1S laptop except three things: Recognise the built-in webcam, recognise the built-in 3G...
[March 20, 2008, 11:45]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment It is not necessary to make up BS about Vista just to make Ubuntu look good. Ubuntu has real merits. Overall, the system is a pleasure to use, and this takes absolutely NOTHING away from the goodness of Ubuntu and Mac OS X.
[October 24, 2007, 17:24]
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 7.04 review
Reviews Like Windows Vista's controversial User Account Control, a security feature that freezes the desktop screen and asks for a password in order to access administrator-protected features, Ubuntu also darkens the screen during its security prompts...
[July 13, 2007, 11:39]
3G Cellular Success With Ubuntu!!!
Blog My Sierra Wireless AirCard 880 is working with Ubuntu 8.04.1 (Hardy Heron)! In fact with Swisscom the User and Password information are actually not necessary, but the Ubuntu card configuration requires them.
[September 16, 2008, 13:06]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment There is probably one other thing, after vista has booted a few times it tries to get itself sorted, whenever you aren't using the cpu or ram you aren't using, its usually looking at it self, seeing what it can do to speed up, in fact after a...
[October 22, 2007, 14:41]
I Will Blog, Despite Vista's Best Efforts
Blog I could easily reboot into Ubuntu, and in fact was abot to so so, but something occurred to me. Until Microsoft truly gets that, I'll be sticking Ubuntu - or XP as a backup if I really need to run Windows.
[March 20, 2008, 20:56]
Ubuntu 7.10 review
Reviews Some of the new features in Ubuntu 7.10 are behind-the-scenes technical improvements. Better power management, increased application security, encrypted hard disk support and better thin client support won't make Ubuntu easier to use, but should...
[November 1, 2007, 15:14]
Good Reason Not To Use Vista
Talkback I tend to use Ubuntu a lot for development and like having a dual boot config on my machine. Service pack 1 should have sorted out the mess but instead has provided vary little and just made it all worse by trashing peoples dual boot configurations.
[March 25, 2008, 19:36]
Vista To XP - Two Weeks Later
Blog Comment The computer also runs very well with Ubuntu and/or SuSe 10.3 installed in a multi-boot situation but, unfortunately, my rather expensive printer is just a ‘paper weight’. I bought an HP laptop computer running Vista Business Edition, decent...
[January 3, 2008, 0:15]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog A healthier attitude would be to ignore it, and an even healthier one would be to move on to other software — having used Ubuntu for a month or so on a spare laptop, I'm going to make my main machine dual boot with the eventual aim of relegating...
[April 28, 2006, 18:25]
XP SP3 Problems
Talkback I have installed Ubuntu on my XP SP3 computer using Wubi (installs in the Windows partion without needing to partition the disk) and it runs very nicely. How quick and easy it is to install Linux compared to XP or Vista, and how quick it is to boot...
[May 13, 2008, 9:09]
