I have been using this preview of Fedora 10 and it is great. I have timed the boot from start to finish and it was on this virtual machine 30 seconds. I believe it is well worth the effort to try this one when it comes out. Empathy the new Instant Messenger for Fedora 10…

I would like to thank all the people who fought for Canada in the Wars of the past, present, and future (lets hope there are none, but in all likelihood there will be some.) I will remember the people who have fought for the country and who died because they wanted to bring peace to…

Yes Fedora 10 Preview is hot on Ubuntu 8.10s’ heels as the preview has been released on November 4th 2008. I have decided to test out Fedora 10 in a virtual machine while using Ubuntu. There will be a few things I am going to test: 30 Second boot speed How fast it is in…

You can get these applications that monitor your folding at home. I am using a Windows Program call FahMon in wine. You can get FAHmon here. I chose the Windows client as I did not want to compile the source for Linux as I am not skilled with doing so. I  started using FAH about…

This is how to install Folding@Home on Ubuntu. Create a folder: mkdir folding Get into the folder you just made: cd folding/ wget http://www.stanford.edu/group/pandegroup/folding/release/FAH6.02-Linux.tgz You have to untar that tarball: tar xzf FAH6.02-Linux.tgz Now you have to configure your system: ./fah6 -configonly Enter your username: Enter your team nuber: 153162 There is no passkey so…

These laptops are similliar to the one I have at home. These run Windows but you can wipe it off and put on Intrpid Ibex from Ubuntu after you get it. You will get the same experience on the laptops that are like mine as you would get from a laptop that runs Ubuntu on…

It is a great day for birthdays as it is my Nana’s birthday today. Have a Great Day Nana! Ryan Orser

I have a problem with this card. I bought it on September 3rd and I upgraded to Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex or Ubuntu 8.10 and I could get nothing on the login screen. I am wanting to return this and get a refund as I have a 1 year warranty on it from Diamond Multimedia. It…

Today is Hallowe’en and I love candy so I will most likely be eating most of the candy that I have for the trick or treaters, which is good for me and sad for them. So To everyone have a Happy Hallowe’en and eat your candy before the munchkins get it or just leave out…

Another wonderful day has come, not only that Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex has been released! I have been running Ubuntu 8.10 since the Alpha 5 came out. So People must be wondering what it has in it that makes it so wonderful: The Graphical User Interface (GUI) that I have chosen to use as my…