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Phone: (203) 748-2960 (Danbury, CT) E-mail: dm@madmod.com |
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Phone: (203) 748-2960 (Danbury, CT) E-mail: dm@madmod.com |
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| Aug. 16, 2008 | What a difference a month makes! I am now ready to start installing Ubuntu 8.04 (Desktop version) on customer computers with at least 256MB ram (512MB RAM or more preferred) replacing an old Microsoft Windows version. Alternatively I can recommend the purchase of new computers (notebook or tower desktop) and then install Ubuntu 8.04 if it isn't installed already. Further, beginner to intermediate instruction with the Ubuntu environment and its application packages is available. The package price is negotiable with the open-source software free--making for an inexpensive package using a great state-of-the-art computing environment. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aug. 1, 2008 | On Aug. 20th, I'll be presenting a discussion to the DACS Linux SIG on using Grsync to do backups from a notebook computer to a server (Ubuntu environments) -- at the DACS Resource Center, Ives Manor, Main St., Danbury at 7:30 PM. (Come if you want to catch the presentation and other buzz about Ubuntu, though seating and space is somewhat limited.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| July 9, 2008 | After a struggle, I've finally got the Palm Tungsten E2 to syncronize with the J-Pilot program that Ubuntu uses for Palm PDA's! Whew!
I finally did was a complete clean reinstall of the J-Pilot program on the Ubuntu computer. |
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| July 8, 2008 | My Ubuntu laptop computer is now my preferred environment for getting my MadMod Computing office work done--business forms, graphics, webpage work, e-mail, encrypted password files, etc. All my most-important files have been moved over.
Windows XP on my older laptop is still useful, but it's slow and endlessly plays with anti-virus updates--which it has to do to stay secure. |
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| July 7, 2008 | Today I've finally got my Ubuntu laptop properly backing up to my Ubuntu file server. So now my laptop can safely move my business files from my Windows XP laptop to the Ubuntu laptop. I'm really happy to have passed these milestones. The Ubuntu computers start up quickly and just run! Here's a diagram of my Ubuntu environment: (other computers not shown)
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| June 30, 2008 | Here's a comparison of the Windows vs Ubuntu programs I'm using:
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| Spring, 2008 | I assembled a file server and loaded it with Ubuntu Server 8.04 LTS (Long Term Support--for 18 months). With a bit of a struggle I've got it working as I prefer. The laptop and server both start-up completely within two minutes. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 12, 2007 | I purchased a Dell Inspiron E1505n with Ubuntu 7.04 installed for $697 (software completely free). However, I decided to do a clean install with a magazine CD-ROM containing Ubuntu 7.04. Wow, what a laptop!
It's fast, found my wireless signal, my network and associated with my network printer in 5 minutes. What's not to like? OpenOffice.org and Gimp are fantastic. Updates are easy, including updates to all the software in the computer and each update usually doesn't require a restart. Updates lasting a few minutes to download and install come every day or two -- to fix issues or security. |
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| Late Fall, 2006 | I've decided to try out the Linux distribution called Ubuntu on an older unused computer that has over 256MB RAM. I installed Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft) from a magazine CD-ROM. So far so good on the install. The update process is magical though it does require DSL or Cable. The 6.10 translates year = 6 and month 10 = October. Free upgrades have proceeded to 7.04 (Feisty Fawn), then 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) finally to 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) this April. The upgrades just keep getting better with each half-year cycle. All my personal files are left alone during the upgrades. |