Posts by revdjenk

Core facts: Windows 8 truthiness dissected, Mango sliced

... and ...

And most schizophrenics have at least two accounts.... ahem.

waiting room internet?

Most in the US have it, yes.

Google's Facebook: It rocks, but who cares?

wha???

I didn't have to give a mobile # to begin with Google+ ?

Google in preemptive strike on Microsoft Office 365

... more fodder to the pile ... fuel for the fire ...

... or one can always use LibreOffice when offline ... to satisfy more complex document formatting than available with Google Docs ... and remain free of MS tax. (Happily utilizing Star/Open/LibreOffice since late 1999.)

Hackers pierce network with jerry-rigged mouse

usb live ...

...couldn't you have this begin a usb live linux, on the next start. All user interfaces are locked out, while the screen reads: "Update in progress" with a X minute countdown timer; and it would have relatively free reign within the machine.

Paris, because she would leave for a break...

GNOME 3: Shocking changes for Linux lovers

Thought the same...

I thought the same...until I tried one of the live iso's from the gnome3 site. I find that the desktop seems to get out of the way. I find it much easier to work changes in gnome3 using the keyboard, meaning controlling the apps and workspaces with out strange key combinations [these can be personalized], or needing mouse/touchpad input.

It is also lighter by half on resources, compared to my current system.

UK gov 'draws US attention' to Bradley Manning concerns

surprise...

I sent an email message to one of my Senators (Rockefeller) asking if these circumstances concerning Manning's treatment were true. Haven't heard anything...

mine's the one with empty pockets...

Microsoft: IE9 not yet 'broadly' available

...of course...

...I don't plan to update FF4 until it is in my Linux distro's repository (app store). So will Gavin acknowledge that count to be added to FF4, too? (Using chromium usually, anyway.)

Google copyright purge leaves Android developers exposed

Bad argument

Microsoft equals Windows creator. Google is not the creator of Linux, but user/abuser of it.

There are free, open source apps made available for flavors of Windows, too, are they shizzle?

How does MS treat devs? How many devs have written apps for Windows that suddenly have a MS developed "duplicate" added straight into the operating system which hurt/killed their business? Browser, games, AV, media player, etc.?

Westboro Baptist Church taunts Anonymous over supposed attack plan

biblical hackers ... and other titles

Oh, there were hackers in the bible...

Malachi 3:10 NRSV ...says the LORD of hosts... I will not open...windows...for you...

Grief and disbelief greet Elop's Nokia revolution

Qt development will stop?

Since Qt is the underpinning (as I understand it) for one of the two major desktop versions in Linux, KDE, could killing this development be one of the intentional effects of this barter deal that Microsoft has made with Nokia?

And to think I had just tried the new LinuxMint KDE rc this morning, too!

HP reveals inaugural Palm webOS tablet

dalvik virtual app transport?

Since WebOS and Android are related, maybe using the dalvik vm will offer an instant "app store."

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/02/08/alien_dalvik/

iPad's biggest rival? Microsoft's dead Courier

This is not the Courier you are after...

http://tinyurl.com/33lh8ha

Microsoft ends year with Patch Tuesday bang next week

TO: anon cow

...The Linux updates do not have the same hoopla made of them because none are not held back for a scheduled release, but made immediately available. This continues to assure a more secure OS. It is a great trade-off.

4chan invades Tea Party website

context is everything...

If the Oregon Tea Party is full of "God-fearing" conservatives, it is VERY surprising they use the 'we are Legion' phrase...as is noted in another post, the Bible context is about a large collection of demons.... hmmm.

Thieves jam key-fob lock signals in mystery car thefts

Get physical with your keys...

...use them to lock the auto...how quaint!

Swedish far-right party defaced on eve of general election

Qu'ils mangent de la brioche

something said in/by Paris?

Rackspace claims credit for shushing Koran-burning 'pastor'

freedom of speech...

...is a us federal government commitment...rackspace (when last I checked, was not the us federal govt.) has its own speech rules. Good luck on suing...

The Reg guide to Linux, part 1: Picking a distro

Another Title

Mint user here( 2 yrs) although was very happy for about a year each with elive and PCLinuxOS. All three have bottom dwelling "task bars" to make it easier switching (it seems to me) from Windows. All three provide all the codecs needed for media play. All three have their own unique additions/tweaks from their "parent" distro. All three have vibrant, helpful communities.

I currently prefer Mint for its look, safety in numbers, and its unique useful tools (like backup, software manager ) and its richer re-working of the ubuntu base.

F*ck you, thunders disgruntled fanboi Apple user

The Apple fanboi says,

"I can't jump, 'cuz there isn't an app for that."

Which helped the Linux penguin to become brave enough to retort, "and I can't fly without more support."

As the two turned toward the Windows luser, they saw he had already jumped at the idea of "open" Windows.

Windows 8 possible July 2011 release?

like any good calendar...

...the Mayan calendar starts over again...don't panic.