Ubuntu 8.04 + Broadcom Wireless

After a pretty smooth install of Ubuntu Studio 8.04 (Hardy Heron) Beta on my wife’s HP Pavillion dv6000 everything seemed to work well. Everything that is, except for the Broadcom Wireless. I just could not get it to switch on.
When trying to activate the proprietary drivers, the system would tell me I [...]

Ubuntu 8.04 + Avant

Yesterday I wrote a little on my wife’s laptop and removing Microsoft Vista and replacing it with Ubuntu Studio.  It has gone really smoothly so far.  I have put Compiz Fusion on with Emerald Theme Manager as well as used some of the Mac4Lin project to change the Metacity Theme, Icons and Cursors to be [...]

Ubuntu Studio 8.04 + Easter

For those that celebrate Easter as I do I would like to send out a big “Happy Easter”.
I am busy upgrading my wife’s laptop to Ubuntu Studio 8.04 Beta.  It is a HP Pavilion dv6000 that  came with Microsoft Vista Home Edition which started giving rediculous problems like freezing.  I finally convinced her that Linux [...]

No more FB

As of today I am off FaceBook. Unfortunately the powers that be in the FaceBook relm do not think it appropriate that you can delete your own account. You can deactivate it but to actually delete your account off their system you need to go to their Customer Support page and inform them [...]

Vista Ready/Compatible

I read an interesting article this morning at The New York Times. Basically outlines some of the problems with Vista, it’s incompatibility issues, it’s state of “readiness” and Microsoft’s way of dealing with it all. I would not say that I am not a fan of Microsoft, but rather a fan of good [...]

Married Life

Well I am back in sunny South Africa after an awesome honeymoon in Phuket.  We stayed in Amari Coral Beach Resort which was right on the sea with a private beach, three restaurants, swimming pools, a jetty out into the bay… man I could go on.  Nicole and I loved it completely.  It was crazy [...]