JT on April 10th, 2007

AMD Customer Care has made their point perfectly clear. Support for Linux is poor - and you better be thankful for it.
This explains the piss poor performance on my ThinkPad’s ATI video card, but the workstation with a Nvidia 5200FX and half the cpu kicks its ass.
Queue the rocking chair squeek and old timer music…
I [...]

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JT on April 10th, 2007

I’ve been transitioning from purchased software to open source. My biggest leap is going to be making the jump from an old version of (pre-Adobe) Macromedia Fireworks to GIMP.
My life just got a tad easier with this collection of GIMP Tutorials. Now I’ve got a greater understanding of Gimp controls and features. I’ve been [...]

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JT on March 24th, 2007

openSUSE has become my Linux distro of the day. It seems to run very well out of the box on my ThinkPad R52. Although I had the best luck using the DVD form of distribution because it included the firmware for my Intel Pro 2915abg wireless card. The CDs will require you to install it [...]

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JT on March 16th, 2007

Free powered by Ubuntu stickers. If you’re in the United States you can send a self addressed stamped envelope to:
System76, Inc. (Free Sticker)
1582 S. Parker Rd. Ste. 310
Denver, Colorado 80231
Or follow this link for international addresses!

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