As I spend more time with Linux I’ve been slowly modifying my most often used apps. I have been experimenting and trying alternatives to some old favorites as I quest for apps that work with both Windows and Linux. Perhaps a lofty goal, but I think I’ve been getting close. Not quite ready to update
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 February 2nd, 2010 |  Tags: adobe-AIR, Dropbox, Evernote, eWallet, firefox, Google-Chrome, Googsystray, openOffice, Pidgin, TweetDeck, wine, xmarks |  Leave a comment My new work PC developed an aversion to all things related to Adobe’s Flash and AIR earlier this week. Initially I thought it was just a Google Chrome / Flash issue. Then TweetDeck broke – it wouldn’t start up properly. Now, I don’t need TweetDeck on a work machine so that wasn’t too big of Continue reading Flash / AIR issues. System Restore to the Rescue January 30th, 2010 | Tags: adobe-AIR, flash, Google-Chrome, System-Restore, TweetDeck | Leave a comment Well, I thought Maxthon’s WebKit alpha would be the bee’s knees. Alas, no love there for Windows 2000 either. And so I asked myself, “Self, have we ever actually tried Windows XP on this ancient ThinkPad?” Ya know? I don’t think I ever have… a quick look at the XP minimum requirements got me thinking it Here’s a little story that I find amusing. Perhaps you will as well. Last month I got Google Chrome working on my trusty old ThinkPad (Pentium 2) running Windows 2000. I was very pleased — this turned out to be a wonderful way to keep the old laptop useful and responsive. However, over time Chrome started getting September 29th, 2009 | Tags: alpha, browsers, Google-Chrome, maxthon, thinkpad, windows-2000 | 6 comments More than once I’ve noted that the main issue with using older hardware is trying to use modern browsers. And yeah, that usually comes up when I’m writing about my ThinkPad 600E with its Pentium 2. Earlier this week I wrote about how well Puppy Linux ran on it. Then I put Windows 2000 Pro on |
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