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TechHaze.com : Ubuntu 10.04 E17 LiveDVD

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:34:19 +0000

The answer is in the article: "Now for the point of this post, I would like to announce the release of a pet project I have been working on for the last week: Pinguy E17 Remix" This is an announcement. Please read before you criticize.

TechHaze.com : Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" Review

Sun, 10 Oct 2010 21:17:31 +0000

I see that our musical tastes agree where our theme tastes don't! Good points anyway. As it is famously said in the Linux world, it's all a matter of taste in the end, and there is no perfect ****** for everybody. Thanks for your tips. I didn't use any external storage device so I hadn't noticed that. Thanks :-)

TechHaze.com : Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" Review

Sun, 10 Oct 2010 20:21:21 +0000

I agree. As far as I can see, this release is particularly stable. I hope they'll keep this level of quality for the next ones.

TechHaze.com : Why This Ubuntu Fan Roots for Apple

Mon, 2 Aug 2010 09:05:57 +0000

Yes, but that's probably just because they realize that 1 offering would piss off the Ubuntu community. I don't have the impression that they are thinking about getting serious about Linux

TechHaze.com : Our GUI is getting old

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:37:19 +0000

I agree, but even opensource desktops should try to move away fro the norm. Gnome Shell is promising though, even if I'm not entirely convinced that they are doing it right. Ubuntu Unity is nice too.

TechHaze.com : Ubuntu with a K

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:29:33 +0000

on a 9-inch screen! You're sure you don't want a netbook interface with that?

AndroidGuys : Generation Gap? How I Got my Mother to Switch to Android

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:10:58 +0000

you rule, whoever you are

TechHaze.com : Use GNOME, Pray for KDE

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:16:33 +0000

You have stability problems related to KDE? Which OS do you use? I agree about the "start menu" clone, it's just terrible. I wonder why it's still there; most people I know hate it.

TechHaze.com : Ubuntu with a K

Thu, 8 Jul 2010 10:46:57 +0000

That's how open source works, true, but most people can't program, even in the Linux world. For other distros, I'd say there is a lot more work to do than programming, but for Kubuntu it's mostly about implementing Ubuntu features and fixing bugs.

TechHaze.com : Google Buzz: Quality vs. quantity

Thu, 8 Jul 2010 10:23:50 +0000

I don't think Buzz can be compared to Facebook. The lack of symmetrical "friending" makes it more akin to Twitter. For a Google vs. Facebook comparison, we'll have to wait for "Google Me" (if we ever see it)

TechHaze.com : Gnome-Shell and Unity: The Future Ubuntu Interfaces

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:06:14 +0000

I completely agree with you but I don't understand your reaction. When did I say that unity was a new OS?

TechHaze.com : What Supercomputers Mean to Linux

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:03:54 +0000

I couldn't find "Linux and it's kernel" anywhere above so I don't see what you mean. The rest of what you say is absolutely true. However, I prefer to use "operating system" instead of distribution because I feel that distribution is too vague as a term. For me, Ubuntu, Debian or OpenSuse are OS's. Linux is their kernel. The reason why I don't want to use the term "operating system" when I talk about Linux propper is because it can't realy be used as a standalone OS (for most end-user -related tasks) and that it is replaceable (see Debian GNU/kFreeBSD, debian GNU/OpenBSD, etc.)

TechHaze.com : The Future of Our GUI is Demoed

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 09:55:58 +0000

I agree with you, but I think that more complex tasks in 3D are much easier to do when you actually interact with the machine in 3D, something that you can't do with a mouse, keyboard or even touchscreen. However, I think the point of this is intuitiveness. The mouse is a genius invention, but keyboard manipulation is far from intuitive. Also, gesture based interaction allied with other technologies may very well facilitate day to day tasks in the future, though I can't speak until I've tested it myself (which won't happen for a while)

TechHaze.com : Google Buzz: Quality vs. quantity

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:06:17 +0000

Hi ileane,

First of all, thanks for sharing you thoughts. I'd like to see hardcore statistics too, but I guess we would have to wait for Google to do that. Until then, we're left in the shadows.

I agree with you about ads and Buzz, but I don't think we should be all black and white.

The way it is, buzz can be monetized by attracting potential users to Gmail. If Buzz was to open to everybody however, that wouldn't work anymore. I like free services too, but there should be a way for Google to make profit.

Yes, I know about the extension. I've heard some users talk about it, but I've never even remotely felt the need to install it. If ever Buzz becomes chaotic I'll do so, but I don't see how that could happen anytime soon.

TechHaze.com : Ubuntu with a K

Tue, 8 Jun 2010 17:50:08 +0000

What makes it monolithic and inflexible compared to GNOME?

TechHaze.com : Ubuntu with a K

Tue, 8 Jun 2010 17:47:01 +0000

With Gnome shell is a couple of months, Gnome users won't either, but that's not the problem.

TechCrunch : An iPhone Lover's Take On The HTC EVO 4G

Sun, 30 May 2010 17:49:43 +0000

because, umh, multi-tasking?

TechHaze.com : Ubuntu with a K

Mon, 10 May 2010 18:22:22 +0000

GNOME's nor really changing in anything. GNOME 3.0 is just some new features added, a new WM and GNOME Shell (which looks both both cool and a very good idea). There will be no 3.0. Instead we will have 2.32 with a new name. That's not a bad thing, but you can't say that GNOME has a new version coming soon, or that it will be revolutionized.

TechHaze.com : Ubuntu with a K

Mon, 10 May 2010 18:13:52 +0000

"I believe that Canonical's goals are actually more compatible with KDE than with Gnome." Yes!

TechHaze.com : Ubuntu with a K

Sun, 9 May 2010 21:28:28 +0000

I agree with you, that's the way most distro's work: they chose the desktop that suits their purpose best and then do variants for those two or three weirdoes who like to chose DE's independantly from their distro. In Ubuntu's case, the DE of choice was GNOME. It was an intelligent choice at the time because KDE 3 did nothing to serve Ubuntu's interest. I feel like this has changed, and KDE would now be a better investment for Ubuntu than GNOME.