Looking through posts tagged ‘linux’
Smoke and Mirrors | 28th Sep 2009
Apparently Lenovo has put a lot of work in making Windows 7 boot “unbelievably fast.” When you go on to read the article, you see that you’ll get a boot time possibly as “quickly” as 30 seconds, which is a significant improvement for Windows. Of course to explain how they get that, you get a [...]
Windows 7: Netbook killer | 22nd Apr 2009
The following is a prediction of things to come in the next year. I get the feeling that Microsoft is trying to kill the netbook market with Windows 7. In case you haven’t heard, Microsoft announced a new edition of Windows 7: Starter Edition. The Starter Edition is only capable of running 3 applications at [...]
Now Optimized for Linux Viewing | 7th Apr 2009
When I first designed this site, I was using Windows and MS Word full-time. The fonts I chose were Windows-centric. Since I had ubuntu-restricted-extras installed, which includes many Windows fonts, I didn’t notice any differences on Linux. However, after re-installing Ubuntu on my desktop, I decided to steer clear of ubuntu-restricted-extras and just installed Adobe [...]
Linux for Clinics | 29th Mar 2009
I ran across a new linux distro today that I thought was pretty cool. It’s called Linux for Clinics. It’s an Ubuntu-based linux distribution geared toward running an entire medical office. It utilizes a few project I’ve heard of before, like GNUmed, but this is pushing to be a full-fledged medical clinic OS. Development seems [...]
Breathing Life Into An Old Machine | 26th Mar 2009
Sadie’s family has an old Gateway desktop in their basement. Up until last Spring, it was the only computer their family had besides Sadie’s college laptop, which was starting to show its age. The desktop was probably purchased before the turn of the century, and it came with the lovely Windows ME operating system. By [...]
Proliferation | 1st Mar 2009
I was going to get coffee at ABP at school last week, and I overheard a random guy with his laptop in the hospital lobby chatting with the guy sitting next to him and saying that he uses Linux. As I walked past, I glanced over my shoulder to see Ubuntu 8.10 loaded. Last weekend, [...]
1234567890 Day | 13th Feb 2009
1234567890 Day is today at 1:30:31 5:30:31 PM CST (EDIT: Sorry I can’t do math). The time represents the number of seconds since the Unix Epoch (1/1/70) in UTC time. The only one more exciting will be in 2038, when we get to 9999999999. Check the link for a little more info on the day [...]
Ubuntu Review: One Year In | 22nd Dec 2008
After a somewhat belated New Year’s resolution last year, I did manage to complete my goal much more easily than I previously thought possible. In the last 9 months, I can probably count on my two hands then number of times I’ve booted into Vista or XP. I’ve been using Ubuntu on a regular basis [...]
Windows 7 finally catching Ubuntu? | 16th Nov 2008
There’s been a lot of talk since Microsoft’s PDC about what to expect from Windows 7. It’s due out in late 2009 or 2010, but MS gave a taste of what’s to come at their PDC. Gina Trapani over at Lifehacker posted a good list of the new features they’re working on for Windows 7. [...]
If there’s a Penguin inside, | 10th Nov 2008
Debian will be on it in a matter of days: Debian ported to G1.
I'm Jonathan Blackhall, a 4th year medical student at RMC. This is my blog, where I ramble about technology, medicine, free software, and other random stuff. 
