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Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment Ubuntu also runs faster, looks nicer than the new Vista Aero desktop, and uses FAR fewer resources. I did however get the games that were not running correctly under Vista to work fine under the WINE Windows Emulator included with Ubuntu!
[October 22, 2007, 23:27]
Triple Boot Ubuntu/Vista/XP - No Go So Far
Blog One of the more amusing permutations was when I first installed Vista, then copied XP into the next partition, and finally installed Ubuntu into the third partition. Ubuntu (Grub) correctly saw that there were two bootable Windows partitions on the...
[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]
More Pleasant Surprises With Ubuntu
Blog As I continue to test and work with Ubuntu, I have come across a few more very pleasant surprises: The Citrix Presentation Server Client is definitely much more stable on Ubuntu than it is on Windows.
[June 3, 2008, 11:01]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog There is one product that's worse than XP — and it's not Ubuntu, which does have its faults. Ubuntu is famed for its addiction to sudo, which is its attempt to get around the privileges paradox. No, the real stinker is Vista, a recent beta of which...
[September 1, 2006, 20:30]
That Plus...
Talkback The default setting for OS X is firewall off (I don't know why) while the default for Vista and Ubuntu is on. Ah well, it would've been nice to get one of those shiny new Macs, but no one would pay for the airfare and a nice hotel and beer for me...
[March 28, 2008, 16:23]
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? My Ubuntu boxes, I love. There, the computer has two partitions, and for historical...
[October 22, 2007, 1:43]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog No more, for two reasons: Vista, and Ubuntu 7.10 (ala Gutsy Gibbon). Ubuntu is fast, and is like a fresh breeze blowing through after my weeks of gazing at Vista, waiting for something to happen. Funnily enough my colleague Rupert Goodwins...
[October 21, 2007, 23:26]
Ubuntu On Fujitsu Lifebook S6510
Blog Having had so much success with Ubuntu on the older "test" laptop (Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook S2110), and not expecting to want to try Vista on the newer Fujitsu Lifebook S6510 again anytime soon, I decided to try installing Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron...
[June 5, 2008, 9:16]
Vista - Still Running And Stable After Six Weeks
Blog This blog entry is being written on Ubuntu, by the way.jw 21/9/2008 Six weeks ago, when I wrote Renewed Adventures with Vista, I wondered if Microsoft had finally managed to fix it sufficiently that I wouldn't be forced to give up on it after a...
[September 21, 2008, 8:18]
OpenSUSE 11.0 First Impressions
Blog As I told my brother (who is still using XP, and has sworn not to touch Vista until Hell freezes over), in many cases the average user who is accustomed to Windows XP would have no more trouble changing to Linux (openSUSE or Ubuntu) than they...
[June 20, 2008, 12:45]
Maybe Vista Really Is Getting Better
Blog Performance is still not as good as Ubuntu or Mandriva on the same laptop, but even that still seems better than before. This laptop (Fujitsu Lifebook S6510) has the optional 1 GB of "TurboMemory", and I can guarantee you that the previous times I...
[August 8, 2008, 7:51]
A Challenge To All Linux Users In The World
Blog Comment Given the user-orientation of desktop Ubuntu and its derivatives, the server version which installs in about 20 minutes, or less depending on hardware and bandwidth, and given how drop-dead simple adding all the functionality you seek if it should...
[May 30, 2007, 4:03]
Nubuntu? Schmubuntu!
Blog Comment Seriously, there are so many programs that ship with ubuntu that are far better than notepad++ with no configuration necessary (emacs for instance). This article confuses me because I have been using ubuntu for over six months now without the need...
[May 6, 2008, 9:34]
Vista 'really Good, Really' Says MS. 'Like We Care?' Says World
Blog Comment Perhaps I'll nab the next big-welly review box that comes through that's got Vista on, and give it a good thrashing for a while in daily use: I've spent most of my time this year on Ubuntu, which certainly has its own annoyances but has been...
[July 9, 2008, 14:58]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment Before you do that (Automatix has been known to cause serious stability issues that people then go on to blame on Ubuntu), try one of the new features in Gutsy:" Ubuntu isn't perfect - in some areas, it's still lagging behind XP.
[October 24, 2007, 21:14]
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. I used Vista for about 5 days before it drove me to distraction and I installed XP. This is just another good reason to ditch this load of rubbish.
[March 25, 2008, 19:36]
Gartner: Ignore Vista Until 2008
Talkback Currently I'm trying (and liking) the Debian-based (K)Ubuntu (free of charge, tons of software. See http://www.ubuntu.com/). I think that Vista will be to XP what ME was to 98SE: more eyecandy while functionality is not much increased (DRM anyone?
[November 12, 2005, 8:23]
PCLinuxOS 2008 Gnome On New Laptop.
Blog I first tried the latest version of Ubuntu, but it didn't find all the hardware and I've never been a real fan. It came pre-installed with VISTA, and I inquired about buying with the OS removed. The clerk informed me that if I had to send it in for...
[June 9, 2008, 9:41]
XP Service Pack 3 Delayed
Talkback Currently Ubuntu 6.06 LTS. Microsoft just doesn't support thier "end users" anymore.just because thier new Vista "Wonder O.S.is ready to roll.why should they care about home or small bussiness users that have XP home or Pro.or even 2003 server!
[October 23, 2006, 21:24]
