Remembering March, 2008
Amazon MP3 now officially for Linux | 12th Mar 2008
I just saw that Amazon MP3 now officially supports Linux. Packages are available for the latest versions of Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and openSUSE. Sweet! Even though it’s not an ideal free software solution, it’s still exciting to see a service selling DRM-free music to the free software community. Seems like a [...]
Angry Resident | 11th Mar 2008
My friend Kiyoshi made a site called AngryJournalist as a place for journalists to rant anonymously where others could read it. Someone has apparently ported this for physicians in training: AngryResident. It wasn’t by me, but no doubt only because I’ve got another 3 years before I get to worry about ranting [...]
Eye Candy | 10th Mar 2008
The following video is of my computer, running Ubuntu 7.10, with some of the new features and applications I’ve been playing around with, including compiz-fusion, avant, and amarok. Best part? This is all free software! Enjoy!
A more detailed video, more features.
Can your computer do that?
GetDeb | 10th Mar 2008
Have you ever read about a cool new linux application, but it’s not available out-of-the-box with your current version of Ubuntu? You can go searching online only to find a bunch of instructions telling you how to compile the program yourself. That’s not very helpful if you’re unfamiliar with Linux. I’m leery [...]
Well that was quick | 8th Mar 2008
Apparently the new rig shipped (from China) this morning. Man, fast shipping just sweetened the deal even more! Expected delivery is Wednesday (to my mom’s house).
Free to apply | 7th Mar 2008
I need to renew my FAFSA for next year so that I am eligible for federal loans for school. I attempted to log in to the FAFSA website to do this, and I was greeted with the following message: “We have detected that you are using a non-certified browser.”
They proceeded to give me [...]
Spring into upgrades? | 7th Mar 2008
A few weeks after Drupal (runs RMstudents.com) got an upgrade to 6.0, Wordpress is scheduled to offer its next big release (2.5) next week, and Ubuntu will upgrade to 8.04 in a few weeks. Ah, the wonders of regularly updated free software packed full of new features!
Free “Powered by Ubuntu” stickers | 6th Mar 2008
So I’ve been looking into picking up a little decorative art for the new rig since the outside design is kinda plain. I saw today that you can get 4 free “Powered by Ubuntu” stickers by sending them a SASE (hat tip ubuntu.wordpress.com). If you prefer a wider variety and don’t mind DIY, [...]
The New Rig | 5th Mar 2008
The New Rig (just purchased):
Lenovo Thinkpad T61 14″ Widescreen model
Specs:
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T8300 (2.4GHz 800MHz 3MBL2)
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (no free OS offered )**
14.1 WXGA+ TFT
Intel GMA X3100 GM965
1 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (1 DIMM)*
100GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo 24X/24X/24X/8X Max, Ultrabay Slim
Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN [...]
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