Ubuntu Unity

Unity + CairoDock = Mac. err....

I'm not going to complain about that. I wouldn't use Unity without cairodock. It gives me a fall-back "start menu." Seriously... if you installed a program and then forgot about it... how would you ever find it again?

But if you have lightweight hardware... Ubuntu is no longer a viable distro. But that's fine. It never was the best for light hardware anyway. There are lots of other distros for that.

I can see how Unity has evolved to a point where you can do "real work." I actually like that I get more screen space when maximizing windows.

Now please... get it on a real handset device... no side-saddling with android!

what would you do?

What would you do if you were a red blood cell and you learned that the body you were part of was a serial killer?

Linux freed me from tech support

People used to always ask me to fix their computer, so i did.

Then more people asked, so I started charging money.

Then I got tired of it and started just saying 'no'.

Now, I can honestly say 'I can't'. I have been using and loving linux for so long, I no longer know how to fix or administer a windows system.

Is your windows broken? So is mine!

Cloud Backups

I would never use "the cloud" to backup my sensitive or personal data. Why are people doing this? It just seems like a bad idea to me all-around.

First of all, many user agreements transfer ownership of your data from you to them when you upload it.

Second, what are they going to do with your data? Sell it to advertisers? Divulge it to law enforcement? Police need a warrant to search my hard drive. They don't need a warrant if the cloud service just lets them in.

What if the cloud service gets hacked and my data is stolen? A service with gobs of data from thousands of people is a big target. My little ftp server is not.

What happens (as in the case of megaupload) if the service runs into legal trouble and my data is frozen, out of my reach... that sucks.

No i think i will stick with my personal, off-site ftp servers for backup. Cloud services are just trying to attract you, with the prize that you get to be lazy. And they get all your datas. not cool.

Touchscreens

Touchscreens can not replace a hardware keyboard... not until they evolve to provide tactile feedback to enable touch typing.

You can type with a mouse and an on-screen keyboard too. But nobody does.

The touchscreen is a great replacement for the mouse, touchpad, etc. It's a pointing device.

So why do laptops STILL come with touchpads instead of touchscreens?! lame.

CES 2012

Very disappointed in CES this year. Haven't seen very much I found interesting. Seems manufacturers are stumbling over themselves to port android to everything and in the mean time haven't made anything new.

PuppyLinux

O-M-G! Puppy Linux!!! It's got puppies!!!

(and it installs to USB, boots to RAM, runs lightning fast on damn near any machine, and leaves no trace of itself. )

wicked!