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Something to Watch for with the Install in Windows Option
06.Jul.08 | 1 Comment
Here are two true statements:
My home computer, when running Vista, seems to lockup or crash when hibernating (I should probably try to fix that someday…)
I’ve been running Ubuntu via the Install in Windows option and sometimes, when attempting to start it, I get a funky error and no pretty UI
The funky error? A brief boot [...]
Wordpress Image Uploader Challenge
05.Jul.08 | 2 Comments
Hmm… When using WordPress 2.5.2’s media uploads I can upload images from Firefox 3 when running Vista. But I can’t when running FF3 from Ubuntu. Last I checked they’re running the same extensions.
No luck from Opera/Linux either. With either case, I end up with an HTTP error.
Guess I have some research to do. Switching to [...]
Continuing to Enjoy Ubuntu
30.Jun.08 | 5 Comments
For the past week I’ve been using Ubuntu (via the Install Inside Windows option) almost full-time on my home machine. I’m digging it so far and am thinking I’ll re-install it as dual-boot to get a bit more performance (although it really runs quite well as the Windows Install as a perk of being on [...]
Followup on my Ubuntu / Mouse Issue
23.Jun.08 | Leave a Comment
In this morning’s post I mentioned I was having some challenges with Ubuntu (Heron / 8.04) and my mouse. In short, after a few minutes the mouse would stop working.
Unplugging and plugging back in did nothing. Ctrl-alt-backspace would just hang instead of reset X. Very annoying.
I did some web searching with little inspiration until I [...]
Ubuntu: Install Inside Windows
23.Jun.08 | 4 Comments
I downloaded and burned[1] the latest (as of this writing) Ubuntu ISO yesterday. This is version 8.0.4 and has something new for installation options as compared to previous versions.
What’s new? Check it out:
See that second option? Install inside Windows. Ubuntu can be installed just like any “regular” Windows application. When you next reboot you see [...]
