I work in customer service, so I get a lot of questions and requests for things that sometimes are odd or at least out of the ordinary. Last weekend, a customer wanted to find a circular saw blade that would … Continue reading
Today Jonathan Riddell announced that our favorite Linux distro will no longer have the same support that it has had for almost its entire history. It is very sad news to hear that Kubuntu will no longer have the “Official” … Continue reading
As I sit here and wait for Oneiric to install on this amazingly small Freescale i.MX53 dev board (I won it at UDS! yay!), I though it would be a good time to finish my second report about my time at … Continue reading
Honored. Privileged. Amazed. I like to sum things in a couple of words whenever possible. But that is simply impossible to do in this case, so I think I will break it down into smaller chunks. Honored First of all … Continue reading
An almost-overlooked addition to the upcoming Kubuntu 11.10 is the new Kubuntu Low-Fat Settings package. With this set of new default settings for various KDE bits, it is quite possible to reduce memory usage by as much as 32% and … Continue reading
As it get closer to release day, Kubuntu’s 11.10 is shaping up very nicely. KDE 4.7.1brings further polish on what is already a great desktop. Some things in my opinion aren’t really highlighted enough, things the everyday user might find … Continue reading
If you are a frequent visitor to kubuntuforums , you probably have noticed the increasing amount of downtime lately. Unfortunately, this is exacerbated by the fact that the site’s owner, Zack Brantley, is often away due to his military service, … Continue reading
As I mentioned in my last post , I was having trouble figuring out how to assign Desktop Activities in KDE 4.6 to virtual desktops. I like the concept of activities, especially being able to turn them off and on, … Continue reading
I was lucky at the end of this year, and was finally able to satisfy my hardware lust with the leftovers of a small-ish fourth-quarter bonus check. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to purchase something new. I was successful, however in … Continue reading
Kubuntu has had a few package managers over the years….. Anyone remember Kynaptic? Probably not. It’s primary complaint? “It’s not Synaptic” Adept many people remember from Hardy, though it had been in Kubuntu since Breezy. It’s lack of Synapticness was still a … Continue reading