Opening Windows
For the past few years I have rejected the Microsoft Windows operating system in favor of Linux Ubuntu. Open source software, software upgrades and updates every 6 months are all very appealing. However, I am tired of trying so hard…
THE WRITTEN RECORD
Tag: Ubuntu
Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail)
Time to update
Digital House Cleaning
Since my digital sabbatical started yesterday morning, I’ve decided to clean up and purge a few things. I removed the Linux and Windows 7 partitions and did a clean install of Ubuntu 13 Beta Raring Ringtail as the primary operating…
Black Sheep
Completely customized desktop running Linux. Clean, minimal and eye-catching in it’s simplicity.
Integration Testing
In another effort to de-complicate and simplify my digital world, I reworked my dual-boot Hybrid laptop. I deleted the Windows partition and added that hard disk space towards the Linux Ubuntu side. Hybrid PC no longer. Ubuntu has won over…
Ubuntu Upgrades 11.10
Recovered from the Internet Archive.
Teach Your Children Well
With the latest update and release of the open source operating system Edubuntu, little Daphne now has a computer of her very own. Edubuntu is built on the Linux Ubuntu system and is designed for educational functions. Used by students…
Powered By Ubuntu
I just received some Ubuntu Linux stickers to cover up the Windows advertising labels on my machine. Now if I can get one that is big enough to cover up the manufacturer engraving on the laptop’s lid then I’d be…
Ubuntu Sunrise
I just installed a new opening sequence or “splash screen” to my Ubuntu machine. Instead of boring text I get this animated feature. Want it for yourself? Go here to download the images and files To install: -Copy ubuntu-sunrise folder…
Why Linux Ubuntu?
Besides being stable and secure (no viruses or malware), there are numerous reasons. Ubuntu makes the personal computer, well…personal again. You decide everything that you want your machine to do. Customize it. Use only the software you want and need…
Why I Reinstalled Windows 7
I really enjoy open source computing. For the past 2.5 months I used nothing but Linux Ubuntu 10.04 as my operating system. It is fast, reliable and bug-free. I love discovering customizable software and figuring out how things work. However,…
Ubuntu Promo Video
I love the fact that Dell has partnered with Ubuntu to offer PCs that are not just Windows based. Also love their statement that Ubuntu is more reliable than WIndows as well. Here is a promo video from last year…
Success?
One of the great pleasures of running on Linux is how the open source community sees a need and then builds a solution. Thank goodness for Virtualbox for allowing me to create virtual environments that allows me to run Windows…
Images Editors In Ubuntu
One of my major concerns about making the switch from Windows 7 to Ubuntu 10 was my post processing image work. As a photographer, I rely on Adobe Lightroom to help organize, tag and add metadata and geotagging to my…
Why I Switched from Windows 7 To Linux Ubuntu 10.04
My history with Microsoft Windows goes all the way back to version 3.1 and that was in the mid 90ś (eternity in PC worlds). I watched the development both grow and stagnate. Sometime around 2004 a co-worker introduced me to…