Linux Geek Wannabe?

Been playing around with a new OS... Linux Ibuntu. I played with open disks of 2 versions earlier and decided to go all out with this one and go for a full install on my hard drive...

I'm using it right now. It installed easily enough.. No geeky stuff really just a few clicks and it was installed right along side windows... Then came some challenges. I could not play any mp3 files or watch any dvd's. After several hours of searching geeky forums I finally found the codecs and stuff to be able to do play these.. They work great now... But it wasn't a walk in the park...

Other issues: Minimizing... If I minimize this firefox window right now it "disappears" into the bottom left side of my screen... Never to be found again... I have played and played with that... I assume it is still running but can't be maximized again...Frustrating...

I also have to contend with a 800 x 600 resolution... The solutions I found for that seem quite geeky... I don't know what video card I have and will have to spend some more time working on that if I want this deal to be a success...

Still... For free... I'm impressed... If I were to build a new box and didn't want to shell out the 150 plus bucks to get windows installed this would certainly be an option I would consider... It is fun playing with it to try and make it work. And there are tons of programs to install with just a few clicks... Even if it takes several attempts to get it running... Re-install...Re install... Get's frustrating...But I guess I'm deterimined ya know?

Linux Geek Wannabe?

Record Favorites 3

The Prodigy Experience - This was the first techno album I ever heard. More than just "outer space" or "dance" music. A real listening experience... New and original.
Pink Floyd Animals - Like audio animal farm on acid... Great guitar solos. "Dog's" is one of my all time favorite Pink Floyd songs...
The Who Sell Out - Some of Pete Townshend's earliest stuff... Psychedelic and awesome.. Campy too! The double album Sell Out & Happy Jack were one of my favorites as a kid... And today..
The Police Zenyatta Mondatta - The critics kinda bagged this record... I bought it in a bargain bin at the little store down the street while in Jr. High... It's the best record they did. Awesome drumming.. And songs.

Movie Time 3

American Hardcore - I was playing in some of the clubs at the end of this era... I guess I didn't realize how violent it was... Of course it was here in Tulsa and near the end... It's to bad they didn't mention or have footage from this area of the country. A lot of those bands kinda sucked I thought... NOTA here in Tulsa was one of the best... (My opinion)
United 93 - Pretty scary stuff... If that is the way it actually went down... To do that now on a plane is of course impossible... And as a result we have to wait hours to fly at the airport... But how easily they took over that plane...Without even knowing English, is unbelievable.
Facing the Giants - Sure it made me feel good... Bad acting and all. I often wonder how that filmed earned a PG rating. It's funny too how when the team and coaches turned to God that they started winning and how everything got better... This of course is not necessarily taught in scripture. Is it?