+ Still good with it

Recently I found myself in the middle of choices. A lot of choices that potentially change my way of life. I accept those challenge though. I have chosen 2 choices. And choices always come with sacrifices. I choose to work harder than ever to replace the missing thing. Anyway, back to the topic.

I am no pro in Ubuntu, not even a beginner yet. But I’ll try to share as much as I could to support open source and people’s mind about Linux Macbook is now a part time machine for me. An entertainment machine that play music and movie while I’m working with Ubuntu. It is a design tool for me.

Windows function

I find they are the same as Windows. The familiar windows, windows sidebar and etc. Funny thing is, there are still people thought that Linux use only Terminal command. This is so yesterday! Especially Ubuntu, *.deb is the installer like *.exe.

Flexibility

Ubuntu combined both Windows and Macintosh into one. Well, not exactly Macintosh, Mac can’t customise at all with fresh install machine, unless installing some application. Windows has a few option though, especially Vista, basic, Aero and classic. Basic theme will look like Windows Classic, but taskbar and the menu is way customisable compare to Windows.

What I am lacking is the multimedia and design tools Ubuntu can support. I’m not saying GIMP is not good, but it is somewhat not on the same like as Adobe Photoshop. From the key shortcut, interface and features. I am too used to Adobe applications to be honest, if it aren’t for Adobe applications, I wouldn’t need the Macbook as well.

Now that I have 2 laptops at home and a big LCD monitor, I seriously need some discount lighting as well as a bigger table

{ 2nd July 2009 } { Linux, Mac, Windows } { 0 comment }

+ Mac OSX Tiger 2 days

I changed to Macbook for 2 days, test drive again after 6 months. Well, still the same, I think all these shits happen on my Macbook only and not others…

Slow

Opening windows and application is way slow comparing with Vista and Ubuntu. Though the system is faster, but I still believe a vendor who created the operating system and hardware should have a better performance.

Mouse

I need to stress this again. Without laser mouse or 1000dpi mouse, Mac OSX Tiger just don’t run that smooth. I am using a 800dpi mouse, in Vista and Ubuntu it runs well. Not in Mac OSX Tiger. That’s a down turn. I just cannot afford a mighty mouse. I am giving chance to Apple by buying their product, but they did not give me a chance to use/buy their product in long term.

Fragile

Macbook white 1.83GHz, bought 3 years ago. As fragile as it gets. Let’s see, I get battery defeated, DVD-ROM down, screen flickering… Almost everything that can be taken down has been broken. I don’t know how long it can stand anymore.

Anyway, just a few side note here:

1. Going to be busy due to some big personal event.
2. Friend went to Singapore to get an opportunity but ended up the medical check out that he need Mesothelioma treatment so he has been bounce back home again.
3. Parent is coming on August. Spent some money for their ticket already.

Obviously I wouldn’t be able to update too much on all my blog. But of course I will try my best for update my experience with the OS I have with me

{ 1st July 2009 } { Blogging, Mac } { 0 comment }

+ Ubuntu again

Yes, I’m back nagging about Ubuntu again. This time, it’s both good and bad experience I have had this past 2 days. I finally get the whole system running as I want it to be. I’m going to briefly give a walk-around of how I achieved. What I did were:

1. Install LAMP
2. Install multimedia codec
3. True Typeface

Installing LAMP

Basically Ubuntu (or maybe all Linux distro) run very well with Internet. This is the one thing Windows and Mac cannot achieve. In Ubuntu, anything I want to install, I can simply go to System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager. When Synaptic Package Manager window pop-up, go to Edit -> Mark Packages by Task…, and you’ll see LAMP server, check on it and click ok. Simple as that. Your localhost foldder will be on /var/www/.

Installing multimedia codec

Basically all you need to do is to open the files (mp3, avi, wmv you name it) then it will tell you that those are restrict (read: money) codec, however, it allow you to click on “Search” so it can installl the necessary codec for you.

True Typeface

Linux don’t go well with Windows and Mac? Think again, until today, some geek friends even tell me that Linux typeface is ugly. So what? You can change the typeface, you can even download font from DaFont and install it on your system and use it as the main typeface. I use Vista typeface for my system though, they seems nice

Here is the rough idea of what I thought about previously… I want a Vista user interface, with Macintosh system smoothness and Linux customisation. Am I greedy? Not really, this is just a purely consumer right of thinking

I’ve spend 2 days working purely with Ubuntu only. Working with it on one of the client website installation and one client theme adjustment on Ubuntu. Quite a nice machine I have to say. Heh, company is giving out free New York Yankees tickets tonight. I’m thinking about going or not. Because I just feel too happy in the same time don’t want to leave my Ubuntu at the moment

Now that I am experiencing a better in-depth of Ubuntu, I really recommend it if one want to ask for an alternative. Oh, did I mention about I’m blogging with it now? Not to mention, upon the installation, my network all run smoothly, even my Celcom broadband, which need driver for Windows, it just work with Ubuntu and Mac

{ 28th June 2009 } { Blogging, Linux } { 0 comment }

+ Ubuntu and Celcom mobile broandband

A whole day exploring and learning of Ubuntu did give me a wider view of open source operating system. This is good, I like how much I can customise with it. I have not yet get myself a meal yet the whole Saturday Sometimes, when excitement came appetite suppressant is the only way to help me, as well as some constipation pills. I get these 2 a lot of time. Must adjust my time to suit this whole fulltime + freelance environment…

Anyway, today was good, cause I’m getting a decent learning of Ubuntu from the net and self exploring. Speaking of Internet, I was afraid that Celcom mobile broadband doesn’t work on Ubuntu. It turns out quite impressive. I don’t need to setup anything at all, well, beside choosing country and service provider. It works out of the box with Ubuntu, both my P1 broadband and Celcom doesn’t require me to setup anything at all (I wonder if I call in P1 support and tell them I’m using Ubuntu, how they going to instruct me?).

Anyway, previously I blog about how to force Celcom to do faster connection, I can’t seems to find any non Ubuntu. And yes, it gets slower and faster quite unstable. Now that doubt me about Celcom broadband. I’m not saying I want to cancel it after half month of subscription. It works well in Windows, if I adjust it to WCDMA.

Speaking of Internet, I tested on the download speed by downloading stuff myself By using P1, I get up to 100KB/s download speed, the first time I experience such a fast connection from Malaysia ISP. The best download speed I get previously in Vista was 48KB/s. However, I don’t know it is the operating system or the mood (of P1) that differ the speed.

{ 28th June 2009 } { Internet, Linux } { 0 comment }

+ Ubuntu root access

The other day when I install Ubuntu, and run LAMP, I get to install Wordpress. I only use Wordpress and work a lot on Wordpress themes. However, when I changed back to user account, I cannot edit /var/www/ folder, not a bit. Even I use the Terminal to gain root access, I still can’t get it work until I find a way to manipulate root access – User Group.

If all you need is to delete a file in File System disk, you can use the Terminal command to gain root access by typing:

sudo nautilus

Then key in password. It will open main folder with root access. It is not recommend by lots of Linux user, mainly because not everyone familiar with Linux and once you go wrong, the whole system will be down.

Well, if you hate to use Terminal command, you can change system access to root only. Which mean once you login, turn on your computer, you’ll be as root (you can’t change name though) and everything basically is adjustable. Strongly not recommend by the Linux community. I doubt that though. With no virrus attack, why bother?

Last option, do like what I did, which is similar to above mentioned method. I change my user into root group. So I gain all the root access with my name on it By going to System -> Administration -> Users and Groups. Click on your username and c lick “Properties”…

Then you’ll gain access to /var/www/ without the need to get root access to copy-paste.

{ 26th June 2009 } { Linux } { 0 comment }