Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) is the latest and certainly greatest from the Ubuntu flavor of Linux. Shipping with Ubuntu 9.10 is a heavily modified version of the classic bootloader “GRUB“. This is honestly the only thing I find negative about Karmic, I feel that GRUB 2 is certainly a downgrade, at least from an end-user standpoint. Not only do I feel that it does not look as good, what with its solid and primitive appearance, it is incredibly more complicated to configure than the previous bootloader. Read More »
Posted in Hardware, Linux, November 2009, Software, Tricks, YouTube, firefox, information | 1
Tags: Booting, Distributions, GNU GRUB, Linux, List of Ubuntu releases, Operating System, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 9.10
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Posted in Microsoft, October 2009, Software, Tutorials, Windows, YouTube, firefox, new |
![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=6d76e61a-50bd-4bcb-a4b8-54b8f02193b1 "Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0b4 Review")
Tags: Clients, E-mail client, Mail, Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Foundation, Mozilla Thunderbird, opensource, User interface
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For those of you that don’t already know: Mozilla Thunderbird is an E-mail client, just like Outlook, except its free. That’s pretty much it. The only real difference is the UI, it just looks different but functions the same way. Especially the new 3.0 beta, which has more added features and an improved UI. So check it out: Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0 beta Release Page.
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Posted in Linux, Mac, Microsoft, October 2009, Software, Tutorials, Windows, YouTube, firefox, information, new |
Tags: browser, Clients, Netscape, Opera, Safari, Web browser, Web page, WWW
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Opera is quite the cockroach of web browsers. First created in 1994 as a free alternative to the IE and Netscape giants, it is still around and kicking, it’s most recent release is Opera 10. Opera has progressed by leaps and bounds over the years, and is still coming out with new ideas and innovations. Read More »
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Posted in August 2009, Games, Hardware, Linux, Software, Windows, firefox, information, website |
![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=17493594-2696-49e6-8f02-aa1402652145 "The Linux Challenge")
Tags: Distributions, Linux, Linux distribution, Microsoft Windows, Operating System, Ubuntu, Unix, Windows
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You’ve probably heard of Linux, if you haven’t you probably don’t belong on this site. If you haven’t heard of Linux maybe “Ubuntu” sounds familiar. No? Well whether or not you’ve heard of it, you really should try it. At least, according to a post on Overclock.net. This post, which currently has 117 pages of replies btw by the way, is a complete argument about why a common Windows user should really consider trying Linux as a full time alternative to Windows. It actually has a challenge included, it challenges the reader to choose a Linux distro of their choice, it of course recommends Ubuntu, and dual boot it with their Windows install. You must then take the time to properly set it up (installing all your programs, adding all your Firefox add-ons and bookmarks, etc.) and then run it for a few weeks without booting into Windows unless you absolutely have to and see if you want to go back. I would bet that quite a few of you would choose to dual boot all the time or maybe even run Linux exclusively. Give it a try!
Never been convinced by Linux? Here is a challenge for you. [Overclock.net]
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Posted in August 2009, Feed, Software, Tutorials, Uncategorized, YouTube, firefox, website |
![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=553d09ba-9c36-4b0c-943e-2627b1b90f89 "How to Connect Your New Domain to Your Website")
Tags: dns, DNS Providers, Domain name, Domain Name System, IP address, Name server, Protocols, website
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One of the questions I get the most is asking how to connect a website to a DNS domain. When I set up this for this site I too had a problem understanding how these “nameservers” were supposed to work and how to use them. For this very reason, I created this tutorial on how to connect your domain to your website’s hosting.
It’s pretty simple to do this but the method itself is not very clear. If you have further questions about this process you can always ask your questions at http://forum.quesomanrulz.com/.
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Posted in August 2009, Games, Linux, Software, Tutorials, Uncategorized, YouTube, firefox, information |
Tags: Burn, CD, Fedora, Install, Linux, Media, Operating System, OS, Tutorial
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Previously I’ve gone through the process teaching How to Install the Ubuntu Linux Operating System, today I’ve created a similar tutorial but instead this tutorial is on installing Fedora, the second most popular Linux Operating system. IMHO In my honest opinion Fedora is a better more aesthetically pleasing operating system and seems to be a bit ahead in new innovation. Fedora has a very similar learning curve and many things in Fedora are similar to Ubuntu but with a couple tweaks. Unfortunately there is not as big of a support community for Fedora as there is for Ubuntu which makes it a bit more of a challenge for inexperienced users. The best way to go to Fedora is by making the switch there after using Ubuntu for some time. You should be fine in Fedora if you could already function in Ubuntu. In this tutorial I will walk you through the process of installing Fedora onto a partition on your hard drive. This tutorial involves needing to know how to partition your hard drive and have basic knowledge of how to burn and boot to a CD. If you ever need help with Fedora a good place to look for help is http://fedoraforum.org/, its the biggest Fedora support community but as I said is not as large as http://ubuntuforums.org/, you can also of course post your questions on http://forum.quesomanrulz.com/ and I or one of the community will help to the best of our ability.
Downloads:
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Posted in Apple, July 2009, Linux, Mac, Microsoft, Software, Windows, firefox, information, new |
Tags: browser, firefox, Mock, Redesign, Up, update, Web
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There has been a lot of talk lately about the potential redesign that the Firefox may undergo during the 3.7 or 4.0 update. The UI appears to completely redesigned in the mock-ups posted on the Mozilla Wiki. For a quick example of what we’re talking about here is an all around picture of the basic idea of the UI:
Firefox 4.0 UI Mock-Up
There is also a version that features the tabs on top:
Firefox 4.0 Tabs on Top
Now: my thoughts.
I have to say I have very mixed feelings about the redesign. The UI is a mix between IE8 and Chrome. Both browsers I have not been very impressed with thus far, not necessarily for design but performance reasons. But why does Mozilla want to associate their amazing browser with such ones less impressive as their own?
The bookmarks bar is not included by default in the mock-ups but it may be replaced by a bookmarks menu as shown in the tabs-on-bottom preview although not on the tabs-on-top, I feel that with this new design a bookmarks bar would clash with the rest of the design but I would be ok if the menu bar was included. If the bookmarks menu were left out that would a serious flaw in my opinion as i use the bookmarks bar everyday.
The only thing that I have to say that I completely dislike is the tabs-on-top version. I have used the Safari 4 beta and Chrome and have to say I find the idea of having the tabs on top very misguided. When I use a browser I like to have everything I use often right at hand, and obviously tabs are used most often than really anything else in the browser. Most of the time when browsing the web the mouse is within the webpage, either clicking on links or scrolling. With the tabs right above the webpage its never hard to open a new tab, its right there. With the tabs on top of the browser that means moving the mouse further to get to the tabs, and that’s it. I can see no advantage for the user to have the tabs further away, and that is something I never liked about Chrome or Safari 4 beta. Plus, I’m pretty sure Apple had a good reason for removing the tabs-on-top idea from the final version of Safari 4.
I could deal with the tabs-on-bottom version as I, of course, prefer the tabs below and I need the bookmarks menu if the bookmarks menu pulls a Houdini. At this point though, my final opinion is that if it isn’t broken don’t fix it. I love the UI the way it is, its 1/3 of the reason why I prefer Firefox over any other browser (the other two being add-ons and performance). If you guys have opinions on the idea of a Firefox redesign or how you would like it done feel free to leave a comment, all opinions will be appreciated!
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