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double arghh! and hockey sticks
By basd on Feb 25, 2010 | In kde4, opensuse, arghhh!! | Send feedback »
I am lost in the land of perpetual beta. Self-inflicted, since I insist upon perpetually trying stuff out. I am further locked in the trichotomy of hardware/software combinations. Oh, whatever. Here is what I don't understand. My two 10 year old 5… more »
majorly issues
By basd on Feb 25, 2010 | In kde4, opensuse, arghhh!! | Send feedback »
Well, my hp zd7000 OpSu 11.2/KDE 4.4 install has gone cuckoo. Not only does it use considerable cpu at idle, when the power management kicks in and turns OFF the screen, cpu usage skyrockets to 60% and the fans kick on full blast.
Life was better with… more »
just another malcontent post
By basd on Feb 24, 2010 | In kde4, opensuse, arghhh!! | Send feedback »
Sometimes I find progress puzzling. My two newer computers are running just fine with OpenSUSE 11.2 and KDE 4.4. I think. OTOH, my two 10 year old computers are not faring so well. As reported somewhat previously, I had to roll back my Toshiba A15 l… more »
software overload
By basd on Feb 23, 2010 | In kde4, linux, opensuse, gnome | Send feedback »
So, since my screen is dark in KDE, I've been getting more familiar with LXDE. It's somewhat perplexing, but working really nicely. The perplexing part is that it adopts bits and pieces from KDE4, Gnome and Compiz. I thought initially that it did not… more »
haiku operating system
By basd on Feb 23, 2010 | In off-topic | Send feedback »
Wouldn't you know I would go to a Linux computer show, as an exhibitor no less, and come home enamored with a not-linux operating system.
Okay, well it's not ready for prime time and who knows when or if it will be. The exhibitor I talked to said it h… more »
so much for live blogging
By basd on Feb 23, 2010 | In kde4, linux | Send feedback »
Ok, so I was busy! I spent Saturday and Sunday demonstrating KDE 4. Which was good and I generally use it, although right at the moment I am on and LXDE desktop because, well ... Off and on I have been having a problem with screen brightness. I f… more »
Live blogging -- kde at SCALE
By basd on Feb 20, 2010 | In kde4 | Send feedback »
Yes, I am here at SCALE in Los Angeles at the Westin near LAX. I'm telling people about KDE at the KDE exhibition table.
The openSUSE table is right across from me. Lots of people, mostly already Linux users though.
Fun! more »
what is eviler than microsoft or apple?
By basd on Feb 15, 2010 | In off-topic | Send feedback »
Microsoft AND Apple, combined, of course. So, my wife and daughter buy a two-pack of iTouches. This all came about because Palm apparently does not market an actual PDA that is not a phone anymore. So, my wife's secretary decided that an iTouch wo… more »
simon legree
By basd on Feb 15, 2010 | In off-topic | Send feedback »
Because what I really want to know is, "who is the evil bean counter at Microsoft who decides which windows features should be disabled in windows 7 "starter" so that you if you want an actual normal version of Windows, you have to upgrade?
Commercial… more »
need for speed
By basd on Feb 8, 2010 | In linux, opensuse | Send feedback »
I recently became aware of the lxde desktop. The concept is that it is a low overhead desktop, good for old computers and net books. (Or, making anything else go faster, I suppose). I had some trouble getting it to install on my netbook, though it in… more »
opensuse 11.2 errata
By basd on Feb 4, 2010 | In opensuse | Send feedback »
Just a few things happening on my install(s). Running the KDE 4.4 RC3 from the Factory repositories. For some reason, when my Gateway comes back from hibernate, the connect speeds are awful and I have to reboot. This is new. I stumbled across LXDE,… more »
