Ubuntu and Mac Update

Hi Steve,

Once you're ready to have a go at the webcam, if it doesn't work for you after a little while, try installing EasyCam: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EasyCam

That worked for me. However, there are some webcams which are not supported by Linux yet.

It's very nice to hear your stories.

Gustavo

Hi.
As for your printer I recommend buying a HP printer.
HP has done a lot concerning open source software and driver development.
Another good source for which printer or all-in-one-device is www.linuxprinting.org
So make sure you check there before you go out and get a new printer. :-)

Have fun with Ubuntu and your MAC.

Just came across an alternative word processor for OS X, Bean (http://http://www.bean-osx.com/Bean.html) which might be worth a look.

Congratulations on making the change.

- Neil.

Steve--it *appears* that the wi-fi encryption issue is with older encryption schemes (say, 64-bit). Thus, the Mac is expecting something stronger, and won't "dumb down" as the drivers are newer. I'm willing to bet that you are talking about an older (4+ years) Linksys or Netgear wireless router.

Thanks for the Ubuntu update. I'm going to load it on an old G4 tower at work and play with that a while.

Okay, next question: how many active FON spots are there in the USA? How can we Foneros help you get more online?--Mike

Mike- there are about 12,000 FON spots in the USA. I think La Fonera 1.5 (with a LAN port) will be a huge help in growing that number. Most people I know have a desktop PC as well as a laptop so they couldn't use the current version of La Fonera without purchasing additional hardware. With this limitation gone I know a lot more people can join FON. I think telling people about FON is the best way I know to help us grow!

Undercover, for the Mac, I have it installed and well... I have no freaking clue if its actually doing any thing. I think its working. However if you want something you can control a little more check out http://www.zdziarski.com/projects/maclojack/ its perl and does basically what I wanted. Plus you can test if its working which I like. Undercover has no method for me to test except to report the laptop stolen it seems. Now with a little reworking I bet you could even get maclojack to do some of the basics under Ubuntu even..

For those who want to test Ubuntu without much effort, I found a nice freeware application called Wubi, that lets you install and run Ubuntu on your Windows machine without creating a boot CD or partitioning your hard drive.

http://cutlersoftware.com/ubuntusetup/wubi/en-US/index.html

95% of the world computer run windows it a very bad plan to not cover windows.. only 80% of my hardware runs work in linux. wireless network car does not work in linux.

its good for people not to use windows to save money and not all be on the same os. but windows has 95% of the users.

Thanks for link to maclojack