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!
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.
After using Twitter for a while it can very easily become an addiction. If you follow me on twitter (@quesoman) you know that I tweet almost once an hour and many times more. It’s not hard to imagine then that when I am at school I get the dreaded “Twitter Fever” where I need to tweet so bad it hurts! Well, maybe its not that bad but it would be nice if I could tweet.
The reason that we can’t tweet is in most cases that the network administrator for your school or business has blocked that website and you receive a page saying that you don’t have permission to access the page. Well be that as it may that’s not necessarily the end, there are ways of going around the rules…
Sun has just released a beta of their new 3.0 version of their famous VirtualBox virtual machine software. With this release their are several exciting features but at the top of them all it seems that the integration of Direct3D support has got everyone most excited. Direct3D is used to render three dimensional graphics in applications where performance is important, such as games. The addition of these kind of graphics suggest that in the future we may see the ability to play high end games and other 3D applications within a 3D environment.
For now all we can manage is to render a couple of teapots inside pastel colored windows but that means that the technology is out there and we may see it eventually. We may even see Crysis on a VM in a few years, who knows?
Everyone on the internet seems to use one social network or another, but have you ever felt like none of them really applied to your interests? Well now theres a social network tailored just for us geeks and its all about software. Its called Wakoopa. Wakoopa is a social network that allows you to install a tiny, very low resource intensive tracker that checks which different software programs your using and allows you to “rank up” depending on your use of software and the amount of time you put it to your profile. By using different software or webapps as well as writing reviews and other related things you gain points and can raise your level of software know how. Its certainly a fun and entertaining prospect and very exciting to finally have a fairly major social network tailored for people like me and maybe you too! To sign up just visit http://wakoopa.com and if you would like to add me to your contacts my profile is http://wakoopa.com/quesomanrulz. Thanks For Watching Everyone!
Peggle, one of the most addicting games of all time according to MSNBC, has just been released for the iPhone. This port is one of the best I’ve seen in a long time. The graphics are excellent, the interface amazing, the features are above and beyond expected. This app will surely be one long remembered and loved. Read More »
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!![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=17493594-2696-49e6-8f02-aa1402652145 "The Linux Challenge")
