May
29
Ubuntu Linux Help is Now on Twitter
May 29, 2009 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 1 Comment
Posted in Editorials
Just a quick not to all of you… UbuntuLinuxHelp is on Twitter! I’ve created a twitter account for the blog at twitter.com/UbuntuLinuxHelp If you’d like me to follow you, please send a twitter message and I’d be happy. If you follow me back, I’d be even happier. Also, I’ve made som updates to this blog: [...]
May
28
Asus Slaps Linux in the Face? – Not!
May 28, 2009 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 5 Comments
Posted in Editorials
I read an article on Techgeist that had a blurb about Asus backing Microsoft with the Eee PC. From their site: “Linux just got a major slap in the face today from Asus. One of the highlights of Linux going mainstream was the wildly popular Asus Eee PC preinstalled with a customized Linux distro geared [...]
May
27
Why is Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) Not LTS?
May 27, 2009 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 2 Comments
Posted in Editorials
It’s not LTS, because it’s not time yet… A short post: “Why is Jaunty not an LTS release, shouldn’t I just stay with Hardy?” That’s a question I received from one of my clients. For those not familiar, “LTS” means “Long Term Support”. Indeed 8.04 (Hardy) has a longer support life than 9.04 (Jaunty), in [...]
May
21
Top 10 Linux Video Applications – NOT!
May 21, 2009 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 8 Comments
Posted in Applications, Editorials
I recently read a Digg post “10 Free Apps that Turn your Ubuntu into a Video Studio” and it annoyed the heck out of me! Maybe I’m being too critical, but I don’t see 10 top video applications in Linux (I’m an Ubuntu user). In fact, I don’t even see ten productive, functional, Linux based [...]
Apr
7
The Trouble With Webcams and Ubuntu Linux
April 7, 2009 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 6 Comments
Posted in Editorials
Recently I ran into issues with using my webcam in Ubuntu. Specifically the video would freeze (or not appear at all) and the functionality was terrible (in that most features were not available). Needless to say, personally, I wish it would be something that the open source community could fix (I’m not a developer, so [...]
