Today being a Saturday in which I had no plans, I was in the mood to a) write a blog post, and b) do something even geekier than normal. You can see the fruit of my labor below, in the form of a two minute screen cast I did of my desktop. In this short video you can see Compiz Fusion in action, which is a program that gives Linux fancy graphical effects that blow mac out of the water. The quality of the video is a little lower than I would like, but I’m satisfied with it, considering this is my first screen cast attempt ever.
Monthly Archives: May 2008
Linux Installation Guide: So easy, even your grandmother could do it!
I’ve written this guide with non-geeks in mind. A year ago I always did installations for my friends. With recent advancements in Ubuntu Linux, this is no longer necessary. This guide assumes you are currently running Windows, and want to have both Windows and Linux on the same machine. Simply view the following screen shot gallery in order, following the instructions as you go. Do that, and a few mouse clicks and about an hour later you’ll be the proud owner of a computer running Linux!
Sometimes The Right Can Be Wrong (Gasp!)
My first, previous, and thus far only political party affiliation was the Grand Ol’ Party, aka Republican. This is because I was raised with (and still hold) strong social conservative convictions. My no longer being a card-carrying Republican was initially happenstance. My first state of residence was Florida, which has mandatory party affiliation. When I [...]
Pentagon Scandal Documents Released
As I mentioned in my post last week, the New York Times has released the results of a lengthly investigation into the Pentagon’s propaganda efforts during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, in the form of an 11 page report on the program. I will not go into details on this old news, but check out [...]
