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Entries Tagged as 'linux'

Easter egg in Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04?

June 16th, 2008 by Schizo · 4 Comments

I was fooling around trying to make a hot key for my tomboy notes, when i discovered that if you press the <start> button and “n” the window you have open goes black like this
Did not find this in a quick Google search

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I dont know if this really qualifies as [...]

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Tags: Technology · Ubuntu · linux

7 tips for Ubuntu developers : How To Kick Window Ass. Not

March 26th, 2007 by Schizo · 9 Comments

I do not have the gift of tongues
I speak English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, some Bengali and some Telugu, but not Geekese. I will not be able to install the damn thing if it’s not in easily understandable language. Shame on you, the evil autocrat Microsoft is more user friendly than you.
Lean is in,
Bundle the [...]

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Tags: Ubuntu · linux

Adventures In Ubuntu Part Two

March 17th, 2007 by Schizo · 4 Comments

Whoever thought that a day would come when I would actually blog from linux!!
Ubuntu is up, and functioning well. Guess why? Old man got me a DSL cable for my comp. All it takes to get ubuntu up and running is an internet connection and lots of patience while it uploads its gazillions of updates [...]

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Tags: List · Ubuntu · Words Of Wisdom · linux

Adventures with Ubuntu Part One [late edition]

March 17th, 2007 by Schizo · No Comments

This Post was suppposed to have been up ten days ago. 
What can I say, I finally managed to install ubuntu but I don’t know if I am the conqueror or the conquered.
Ubuntu is different from windows. There, I did it, I just won the Captain Eric Moody understatement prize.
I dont understand [...]

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Tags: Musings · Ubuntu · Words Of Wisdom · linux

Go spread some manure and dont be a closet blogger

January 31st, 2007 by Schizo · No Comments

What the hell am I doing on the net blogging five days form my exams? Well I am very distracted, the PG results just came and my best buddy Justin has qualified for DA and so have many other people I like. And even otherwise I am just simply not able to concentrate. So [...]

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Tags: Links · List · Theology · Wordpress · Words Of Wisdom · linux

Ubuntu Update: It sucks.

October 27th, 2006 by Schizo · 3 Comments

Linux is NOT for the uninitiated. In fact it is not for anyone who is not already good at command line magic or has lots of energy and time to expend.
I agree it looks way cooler, and it is open source and as a philosophy it has no equal, but user friendly? NO WAY.
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Tags: Ubuntu · life · linux

I am changing my orientation.

October 26th, 2006 by Schizo · No Comments

No, I am not turning gay. I am shifting the pc to Linux, Ububntu, to be precise. Windows is bugging me and I need some neuronal exercise. Hopefully I will put up a screen shot gallery of the change. I am blogging techno and not personal because I am still just dealing with [...]

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