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  • OS Chasing: The Usability Gap

    I've written many times before about my trial runs of various Linux distributions and I feel like I've said most of what I have to say about the matter. However, I recently saw a post entitled, Is Ubuntu Useable Enough For My Girlfriend? and I decided to have one more go at explaining my ambivalent...
    Posted to Peter Miller (Weblog) by pmiller on 05-02-2008

  • OS Chasing (Part 7): The gPC Appliance

    (gOS Desktop) In my previous post I mentioned gOS, a customized version of Ubuntu that is the default OS on the low cost gPC from Walmart. The initial supply of these PCs quickly sold out and gOS itself has been getting some good reviews, such as the this one from Linux.com . After spending some time...
    Posted to Peter Miller (Weblog) by pmiller on 12-09-2007

  • OS Chasing (Part 6): Making an Appliance?

    Over Thanksgiving, I had the task of setting up of a new PC for my mother-in-law over the holidays, a task which I was happy to do, but gave me another chance to get up close with Vista. At home, I have reverted to running XP, for reasons which I discussed in the last post of this series. I had higher...
    Posted to Peter Miller (Weblog) by pmiller on 11-28-2007

  • OS Chasing (Part 5): Vista's Turn

    I was not surprised to see that Microsoft has released a private beta of a "Performance and Reliability" patch for Vista. As described here , this patch or mini service pack is targeted at the legion of minor annoyances that plague Vista. I was initially very impressed with Vista, but as I've used it...
    Posted to Peter Miller (Weblog) by pmiller on 08-05-2007

  • OS Chasing (Part 4): Running In a Big Circle

    I took advantage of one of the Dell deals recently to get myself a second desktop computer. After my experiences with various forms of Ubuntu and Linux through virtual machines I felt confident and ready to install Linux for myself on a real physical machine. Pride goes before the fall and after running...
    Posted to Peter Miller (Weblog) by pmiller on 07-14-2007

  • OS Chasing (Part 3)

    Ubuntu: Options, Options, Options After a few more nights of playing around with my install of Ubuntu I have learned a decent amount about Linux. I had the pleasure of easily installing* and switching between three different window managers. For now I'm using XFCE, a lightweight manager that comes packaged...
    Posted to Peter Miller (Weblog) by pmiller on 06-12-2007

  • OS Chasing (Part 2): More VirtualBox and Ubuntu

    After taking a break for a day or two from the fun of making VirtualBox and Ubuntu play nice, I started up again with the goal of fortifying my install into something more useful than just a clean install. I managed to get stymied by VirtualBox again, as I struggled and ultimately failed to setup a shared...
    Posted to Peter Miller (Weblog) by pmiller on 06-06-2007

  • OS Chasing

    Some people are storm chasers, chasing after spectacular storms for photographs, thrills or science. Chasing storms can be a long and uneventful process of driving around to find the storm, punctuated by brief, thrilling and dangerous encounters with the storm itself. I have jumped out of a plane (with...
    Posted to Peter Miller (Weblog) by pmiller on 06-03-2007
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