Archive for December, 2007
Loving my New Operating System, Gutsy Gibbon
Dec 17th
Hello guys! This is my first post using Ubuntu OS. I spent almost my whole day learning what Ubuntu is and the variations it has. At first I was hesitant to try Ubuntu when I got the disc last week, worrying that my files from Windows XP will be wiped out and completely unrecoverable. But then of course I have my back-up, it’s just that I don’t want to re do again all the installations and updates that I have on my XP machine. Nevertheless I ran the ubuntu disc and see what’s inside of this OS.
My whole day
- Just a brief story on what transpired this day. Early this morning I check my site, a new site that I bought yesterday and the one that I will be working on next year. This will be my third project. Unfortunately, it hasn’t been propagated yet so I just went on and install first the Ubuntu 7.1 (Gutsy Gibbon).
- Installed Ubuntu 7.1 (Gutsy Gibbon) on my Windows XP’s partition. Yup, I installed it on the same partition.
- It took 35 minutes to install Ubuntu. During installation, an option to import your desktop setting from XP can be set which I found very cool.
- Dual booting is set automatically. No need to worry on how you can boot Windows XP back.
All my day was spent testing Ubuntu. It was a fun experience learning new things and all I can say is, I love this operating system. Although I haven’t check on what softwares will be applicable from my windows xp, I still find it much better. I like the way they animate the windows when you drag it, it’s uberly amazing. That is only of the features that I like with ubuntu. I’m looking forward to install more desktop effects in the next few days. Anyway, it’s midnight already and I’ll cut it here. For the meantime just enjoy reading this wiki regarding ubuntu, this will give you insight on what to expect with this Operating System. Good night!
Gin in a Sachet
Dec 16th
They say that it has been around for a couple of months already but it was just about yesterday when I saw this gin in a sachet from my co-worker here in Convergys. Believe it or not.
Image Courtesy of http://websaytko.com
Switching and Learning Ubuntu
Dec 13th
Finally I have now my Ubuntu disc 7.1, I got the info from Eli that you can receive a free ubuntu disc aside from waiting for the entire file to be downloaded. Yehey! It’s about time to try something new. Although linux was introduce to me before, I did not pay much attention to it because of the limited resources and support that I can get. Today, since internet is almost instantly available everywhere, researching wouldn’t be a problem at all.
My fascination with linux begins with the introduction of open source softwares this past few years. As a regular internet user, I tend to look for something FREE online weather it would be a game, application or software. And as you can see and if you’re a regular visitor of the site, most of the post that I have on here has a title tag of FREE. Why? It’s simply because of you– yes you. You would like to have something for free always right? An operating System which can be much better than windows is now on the rise and is available for FREE, so why pay Microsoft for their OS’s license?
A Couple of Reason to use Ubuntu, Linux
Google introduces their gOS which runs under linux. Since I am an online partner of google and an avid user of their software like picasa, google earth, google docs etc., I’ll definitely love to have the uber amazing gOS. You’ll be delighted how beautiful it is running in your desktop. Firefox is an open source browser in which I really love the most. Ares, a P2P software for downloading mp3′s videos and documents is also an open source application. And the most important thing of all, everyday there are thousands and thousands of contributor that are participating in the open source application development, particularly linux. Unlike with Microsoft, you have to pay for their technical assistance. So with all these, you can expect the support every time without any strings attached.
This day officially marks my hardcore dedication of learning Ubuntu.
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