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WMLUG Lucid Questions Answered

Posted on April 30, 2010 by brousch

I gave a demo and talk about the newly-released Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx LTS at the West Michigan Linux Users Group last night. There were a few questions for which I had inadequate or no answer, so I will try … Continue reading →

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Annoying Downloads

Posted on February 24, 2010 by brousch

Dear Autodesk,You’re doing downloads wrong. The default installer for Autodesk Design Review – a “lightweight” program for viewing AutoCAD drawings – is a stub program that downloads a full version. Nobody likes these stub installers; they’re worthless. Really, what possible … Continue reading →

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Pump Up the RAM

Posted on January 14, 2010 by brousch

The guys in #ubuntu-us-mi were talking about “pumping up the ram” in a System76 laptop, and as always happens whenever someone mentions pumping up anything, Tecknotronic‘s “Pump Up the Jam” started looping through my head. Due to being fueled by … Continue reading →

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Linux File Type to Opening Program Mappings

Posted on January 5, 2010 by brousch

I learned a few useful things while helping a chap troubleshoot a problem in #ubuntu-us-mi today. It seems that VLC had taken over as the default program for opening folders and directories on his Ubuntu computer, and he couldn’t figure … Continue reading →

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Moving to Linux, Part 2

Posted on January 4, 2010 by brousch

Perhaps the hardest part about moving to Linux from Apple will be losing iMovie for video editing. iMovie is incredibly simple to use and has a ton of good-looking, built-in themes, title scenes, and transitions. I tried many, many Linux … Continue reading →

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