2008 June

I earlier blogged about my frustrations getting Ubuntu Linux to play audio in multiple applications using the newly implemented PulseAudio technology in the distribition. Specifically my frustrations were playing sound from web applications (typically Flash) while playing music or video on the desktop.
The solution is fairly simple and just requires installing “libflashsupport” in synaptic. From [...]

One of the very few things I do miss about living in Linux is escaping a world full of viruses, malware and spyware that keeps on infesting machines running on all versions of Microsoft Windows.
After running Ubuntu Linux on my primary machine for a year, I came to take for granted the fact that I [...]

I’ve reached the end of the line with Ubuntu. After struggling with sluggish graphics performance, audio problems, networking hell, and a community of arrogant self-appointed zealots for weeks, I’ve made the decision to get rid of Ubuntu from my computer.
It’s clear to me - despite all the hype - that Ubuntu is far from being [...]

I can’t think of a better example to demonstrate how Ubuntu/Linux is still stuck in the 80’s/early 90’s in terms of computing than by putting forward the flawed implementation of audio in the Open Source Operating System.
Through the rapid rise of broadband and faster home connections, video and audio increasingly plays a role in how [...]

Mozilla’s download day has already turned into one impressive record breaker for the Open Source community.
Global servers for Mozilla.com crashed simultaneously three minutes before the official launch of Firefox 3 this morning, preventing angry users from gaining access to the latest version of the popular web browser. I’m awaiting official confirmation whether so many servers have [...]

I know plenty of people will be rushing to download a copy of the final version of Firefox 3 today when it’s released. But here are five reasons why you should wait a few days before you even think about downloading:

The Mozilla servers will crash today if too many people attempt to download the software [...]

If I could offer one piece of advice to Canonical and the rest of the development community behind Ubuntu Linux, my message would be plain and simple: don’t let anyone dual boot your OS with Windows Vista.
As I have discussed previously, I lived in a world of Ubuntu Linux for one full year up until [...]

Which is the worst software company you’ve ever had to deal with? My vote goes to Parallels, a company behind server management software, virtualization, and a bunch of other overpriced rubbish that they somehow manage to push out successfully to individuals and corporations with too much money to spend on software.
Parallels is the company that [...]

I just returned from a semi-important business meeting with an associate of mine.
Andy is one of those technology enthusiasts who just loves everything about Apple. He owns an iPhone, iPod, has one of those iMac desktop computers and gets all his music from iTunes. He also carries around a Macbook Air (shouldn’t it be an [...]

This mock commercial compares ultra-portable computers the Apple Macbook Air and the Lenovo X300 with brutal honesty. Sure the Air may look cool sliding into a large business envelope, but don’t forget all those cabled “accessories” you needed to buy as costly and bulky add-ons.