Operating Systems

Triple-boot Macbook Pro: OSX Leopard, Vista 64-bit and Ubuntu 8.04 64-bit

I’ve just verified that this procedure works. It was created through the combination of a few threads out there on the topic that were missing pieces of the puzzle in one way or another.

Repairing GRUB after imaging Ubuntu with Symantec Ghost

The GRUB bootloader sometimes doesn’t survive imaging with Symantec Ghost.

After applying an image of Ubuntu Linux to a target machine, GRUB may need to be repaired before the machine will boot properly. To…

Ubuntu better than ever

I switched to Ubuntu about 8 months ago or so, and really started using it full-time about 6 months ago. As the sole IT person for an organization of 1200 users, 420+ WinXP machines, and three server centers, I can easily say that administrating everything out of 7.04 has been a breeze…

My easiest upgrade ever — Ubuntu 6.10 to 7.04

First of all, sorry for not posting in a while. Vacation, work stuff, wife surgery, etc. I’ll post the backlogged stuff I have in the admin backend, I promise.

Anyway…

Beryl on an Ubuntu laptop with Intel graphics

So I’ve been happy with Ubuntu so far, but wanted to show those Vista guys a thing or two by installing Beryl. The Beryl/XGL-Ubuntu instructions over at the Beryl Wiki are great, but didn’t have information for an Intel graphics card (for people like…

Connect automatically to shared folder in Ubuntu

In a windows environment, you automatically get connected to your H: drive (or sometimes Z:) when you log in. For people using Ubuntu, this doesn’t happen natively. Here’s how to restore this functionality:

Easy wireless networking in Ubuntu Edgy

Ubuntu 6.10 natively doesn’t handle connections to WPA-encrypted wireless networks too well. In fact, I wasn’t impressed with the way Edgy handles connecting to any network, for that matter.

Now 100% Edgy

I’ve been testing a dual-boot setup on my home/work laptop for the last week with WinXP and Xubuntu. I have to say, I’ve been enjoying it. Some parts are challenging, but simple searches on Google have given me answers from a very helpful community!

2007: How Microsoft launches the Linux Revolution

As I’m sure most have seen, Vista has launched with a less-than-$500-million result. In my home Chicago, I’ve been hearing about all sorts of midnight store openings with very poor turnout. There just seems to not be much enthusiasm about…