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Friday, August 15, 2008

Ubuntu, OS X, Etc....

I recently moved so I've been setting up my office space, network, and re-evaluating my operating system and computer use. Here is what I'm using these days.

Ubuntu:
As I was packing up my things I decided to hit the upgrade button on my Ubuntu box. It was an effortless move to 8.04 Hardy Heron. Once complete I packed my desktop computer away and loaded it into the truck. It's unpacked now and I'm typing this post on it. My only complaint continues to be lack of peripheral support, but that will come with time.

Frequently Used Software:
･Word Processing / Work Productivity: OpenOffice One of my favorite features is the ability to quickly open PDF's as text. I know there are lots of other ways to do this, but this way works for me.
･Browser: Flock The media bar is what keeps me coming back to Flock!
･Music: I still don't have a single application I like. I'm always trying new things.

OS X:
Most of my time is spent on my MacBook. It's the right size to carry and the keyboard is comfortable for long typing sessions. Nice hardware and software, worth the price.

Frequently Used Software:
･Word Processing / Work Productivity: NeoOffice Continues to serve me well. No complaints.
･Browser: Flock. Same thoughts as Flock for Ubuntu, media bar is great.
･Music: Spotify. Still using Spotify and I like it. I'm curious to see what happens when it comes out of beta.
･Photos: Flickrbooth. Very cool. Lets me get a stream of my kids playing with the built in camera anywhere.
･Security: Trucrypt. Easy to use encryption program.
･WiFi: iStumbler Easy to use, no frills.

I still have a PC based laptop and desktop. I'm not going to detail those here as they're the most common in the marketplace and I use them the least. I haven't bothered to upgrade to Vista as the PC has become less relevant in my life.

Posted by Steve Ross on Technology
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Spotify looks really cool. Is there anyway to get a invitation ?

# 1 | Sent by: DC – Sunday, August 17, 2008 (13:54)

Hi, I'm not sure if he has invites left but take a look at www.martinvarsavsky.net

# 2 | Sent by: Steve Ross – Monday, August 25, 2008 (01:03)

I don’t really know what we have to wait from Spotify, since websites like http://www.deezer.com/en already offer free and legal music-on-demand, on a veeeery vast catalogue! What else?

# 3 | Sent by: Matt – Tuesday, September 16, 2008 (11:51)


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