Shanktified!

And you gotta wonder how many folks are also doing like I did, and going to Linux?

Vista woes fuel Mac sales surge – analyst | Register Hardware
The 3G iPhone may be getting all the attention this week, but let’s not forget Apple’s other product line, the Mac family, which is enjoying new-found success thanks to… Microsoft.

According to US investment house BMO Capital Markets, cited by AppleInsider, Apple will have shipped up to 2.5m Macs between April and June inclusive – enough for a 39 per cent year-on-year growth rate.

More to the point, that rate of increase is more than three times the industry average of 12.2 per cent.

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Thanks again to the always-has-an-answer Ubuntu Forum.  I have E-sword running perfectly in Linux (under Wine).  Here’s the link

The only thing that would make me happier would be for Rick to release the e-Sword code as Open Source or at least make a full blown Linux version.  “Me toos!” and other comments welcome.

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Try as I might, I could not get java to run in Firefox 3 on Ubuntu 8.04.  Turns out to be a really simple fix.

Eirik Hoem’s Blog had the answer to my problem:

I’ve been struggling with lava support for Firefox after upgrading from Ubunut 7.10 to 8.04. All I had to do was to remove the package called icedtea-gcjwebplugin. Now, I don’t know my way around java anymore, but at least it did the trick. Worth a shot if you have problems.

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The Ubuntu 8.04 Beta Release is out.  I’ve upgraded and like what I am seeing so far. However, it has not been painless.  I continue to deal with issues related to proprietary hardware they (Compaq) put in this laptop to make it Vista Blista friendly.

So I’m a kernel version behind. I think I just need to find the right kernel for the AMD.  I’ll do a little more reading on this.  I’m also missing some of my Compiz settings because my Nvidia card is also a proprietary one (I know they have linux versions – this one isn’t however).  But I got it to work with 7.10.  I just need to find outwhat I did last time.  And depending what kernal I use, I loose my broadcom wireless.  That’s been a big issue in the past but they (Ubuntu) have come a long way on that, and expect them too overcome it again. Again I just need to do a little reading or post something to the Ubuntu Forum.

Don’t let any of that scare you from getting a live CD downloaded and trying Ubuntu for yourself.  For most people “it just works.” Let me know how it goes for you!  And if you have any questions, feel free to ask. I’m not an expert yet, but will help all I can.

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Here’s a great fix for those of you missing your Itunes store in Linux.

Amazon MP3 Downloader

Now, if they would just have .ogg files But great start Amazon – take a bow!

Footnote: Convert mp3′s to better sounding ogg files with oggconvert.
From terminal: sudo apt-get install oggconvert

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My Ubuntu has never look so good with this sweet theme.

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