I’ve been thinking about switching from Fedora to Ubuntu. I downloaded the latest Ubuntu version a few weeks ago. Today I took the plunge and booted it up.
First thing I noticed, no wireless networks. It detected my card and it seemed to work, but no networks were listed by NetworkManager. I unplugged the power and [...]
Tag Archives: Open-Source
Early adventures with Ubuntu
Posted in Open Source, Techy, Videos Also tagged Fedora, Linux, livna, truecrypt, ubuntu, ubuntu versus fedora 4 Comments
RIP Bennett Robinson
This morning I learned that Bennett Robinson passed away about a year ago.
I met Bennett on a flight from Singapore to Bangkok, he gave me the push to actually install Linux on my laptop. He was running it himself (a man in his sixties), and convinced me it was easy to make the switch. We [...]
Open source and adding value
There has been an interesting shift in Intellectual Property over the last few years. Particularly, the rise in popularity of open-source software. Companies like MySQL, Zend, RedHat, and others are pioneering a new way of doing business. Their core “product”, the software, is freely available. Not only is the product free to use, but you’re [...]
I’ve Been Fired!
This morning I woke up to find an email in my inbox telling me that my volunteer services are no longer required by CouchSurfing.
Apparently I have “fundamental differences in ideology and communication styles”. I’ve asked for clarification on that, fundamentally different from whom. I’m not holding my breath for an answer!
One thing was stated clearly [...]
Posted in CouchSurfing, OpenCouchSurfing Also tagged Callum-Macdonald, CouchSurfing, Hospitality-Exchange, Hospitality-Networs, OpenCouchSurfing 1 Comment
