Add local temp next to your time on ubuntu 8.10

The first thing I like to do after installing Ubuntu is add my local temperature next to the time. This is easy and it only takes 6 clicks unless you want to change some options and that's only a couple more clicks.

Alternate click(right mouse button) the time at the top task bar > click preferences > click the middle tab locations > click add > type in your city > click ok and close. You may have to click the time and click set to apply the change.

Ubuntu Install on seperate partition

To get a little more into Ubuntu and have it run faster with more options you should install it to a seperate partition instead of installing it on the windows partition. This is not hard at all and ubuntu takes care of most of it for you so you can use defaults by having ubuntu partition your hard drive for you. If you want to select your own partition or seperate HDD(Hard Disk Drive) you can use manual as shown in the 2nd video clip below. The first clip just shows you the boot screens after you reboot with the cd in computer. This clip is cut short you will see the bar for about 3 minutes before you're on desktop.



The next is howto install and manual partition(do not select manual unless you know what you're doing)

Ubuntu 8.10

Here's a couple video clips on howto install Ubuntu from windows. This is the easiest way to install Ubuntu GNU/LINUX on your computer, however it is not the best. Livecd new partition installs take just a little more effort so I'll show you the easy way first.

If you have windows up just put in the cd and after a few seconds you'll see the Ubuntu cd menu in the middle of your screen. If you want to see a demo in full screen click it.


Once you click Install inside Windows you will see the ubuntu setup window that gives you some options(you can just stick with the defaults). You do have to make up a password that you will login with when you boot into Ubuntu. Take note of the default username being linux(change if you wish) make sure to keep your login name and password you chose wrote down. Click install and wait 10-45(depending on your computer) minutes. Once done click finish and click reboot. Then arrow down to select ubuntu on the boot screen (shown below) then ubuntu will boot and take more time (10min-1hr) to configure itself.


Next tutorial will be a fresh install from the livecd, just a few more steps, but the speed gain and flexibility is worth it.

Mandriva2009 is a great Linux distro!

Easy installs with rpmdrake shown above!


Here's some news you wouldn't expect from a die hard debian based distro user (Linux Mint, Ubuntu, Sidux, Mepis) Mandriva Linux 2009 (rpm based) is a great distro. I might convert back to rpm based, it seems faster. Here's some byzanz screen recordings of Mandriva 2009:

Update on DOW 8000!

Last Monday 10/06/08 I blogged about DOW 9000 next March, and marked 8000 as a low around December. No one can time it perfect, especially me. Friday 10/10/08 the dow hit a low of 7882.51 and a high 8901.28 with a close of 8,451.19. Since only a week has went by and the low I called at 8000 hit Friday, it may be close to a bottom.
Watch the DOW this week if it closes below 8000 I'm changing the low to 6000. The good news is THE POST INDUSTRIAL STONE AGE is now delayed by about 5-10 years. That will give the world time to switch from PETRO(GAS) to alternatives. What happened to "DOW 36,000" James K Glassman predicted? I read that book as soon as it came out (1999). I think the "END OF SUBURBIA" was a better book.

Here's how to setup auto login with mint. Menu(Daryna) > Administration > Login Window > Security Tab > Enable Auto Login > select User > close

Where will the DOW be March 2009?

In 6 months I say 9,000. What do you think the DOW will be? Instead of a poll I'm just going to leave the comments open. So just click on the little comment button at the bottom and let me know what you're thinking.

Will the next President be a one termer?

I was thinking no matter who you vote for, the next President will be a one termer. The next President is going to have a hard job ahead of him no doubt. Even if say McCain was to get elected and fire up our economy, then he would have to deal with Peak Oil. If Obama is the man and changes everything he might fix the system (LOL) but we are still in Peak Oil times. So I say 4 years and that's it. What do you think?

Obama or Mccain? Split house

My wife is for Obama, I'm for McCain which causes some heated debates in our house. This made me think, how many other households are split? Take the poll at http://www.misterpoll.com/polls/360304 and let me know.

Best Buy, Nudepenguin, geeksquad, a customer and UBUNTU

Now that Best Buy has UBUNTU in stock at a few stores, what do you think of it? I was in a Best Buy store to get another copy of UBUNTU (actually just to advocate Linux) and I got the opportunity to do so via the geek squad and a customer. My friends and family say this is weird, do you think so? Please post your comments. More about my visit to Best Buy later.

Microsoft, News Corp ABUSE against freedom

News corp (owner of fox news) and Microsoft have been in talks to join and buy yahoo. They will steal our freedom to browse the internet! Fox news video website has blocked LINUX users from viewing videos. This was originally found and dugg from another blogger. Is microsoft and newscorp against FREEDOM? If this deal goes through what's next? Blocking certain groups from going to facebook, myspace, or even yahoo itself. http://digg.com/linux_unix/Does_foxnews_com_Hate_Linux_Users
Here's my digg on it
http://digg.com/television/News_Corp_and_Microsoft_in_bed_together_to_take_over_yahoo
Microsoft is such an EVIL company the DOJ should come down hard on them this time.

Create_Launcher Mint video

Creating a short cut (launcher) in Linux Mint.

1. Right click on the desktop background to bring up a menu.

2. click on Create Launcher

3. type in a name for the short cut (lightscribe)



4. click browse





5. click the arrow at the top left of location in the choose application window then you will see the OPT folder and double click on it
















6. double click on the LightScribe applications folder






7. double click the SimpleLabeler icon and then you'll notice a new icon on your desktop that will allow you to burn a lightscribe cd

SYSINFO

I just thought I'd post my sysinfo from the Ubuntu sysinfo GUI utility for those interested.