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29 Dec 2009

Anandtech was nice enough to put out an article giving you the latest on running Major Release Windows games in Linux. The article goes into great detail about the various software packages you can use to run Windows games. It pits a monster Intel i7 overclocked to 3.97Ghz, 6GB of PC3 12800 ram, two 74GB [...]

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Tags: Gaming, Linux

Adventures in Installing Google’s Chrome OS

In: Technology

19 Nov 2009

I am going to try something new. I have some Buckethead music glaring, a whole season of My Name is Earl just came in on DVD, and I have some spare cycles to burn. What does that mean for you? It means I am going to go through these instructions and try to install [...]

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Tags: Chrome OS, Google, Linux, Ubuntu

The Linux who cried wolf

In: Technology

4 Jun 2009

Man am I tired of hearing and reading it. There are so many different flavors of this story. “2009 is the year of Linux”, “Linux ready to take on Windows” or in today’s ZDNet article: “Why Linux is ready for the desktop today.” It seems obvious to me that this is a classic case [...]

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Tags: Linux

CNET Says Ubuntu 9.04 “As Slick As Windows 7 and OS X”

In: Technology

25 Apr 2009

I am being honest when I say that I want Ubuntu and the Linux movement to get it. When I read articles like this one posted on CNET.com this week, I kind of chuckle at first, then reality sets in and I feel sorry for them.
Renai LeMay makes some huge claims in the article. Several [...]

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Tags: Linux, Ubuntu

The State of Tux: A survival guide for Linux

In: Technology

27 Feb 2009

My buddy Tac from newcommbiz.com called me out today for losing my OS Agnostic roots and not writing much about Linux lately. Of course blamed my employer for an affiliation switch, and that’s not true, but he is definitely on to something. Most of what I have had to say about Linux lately has come [...]

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Tags: Linux

What is an Average Computer User: Classic Linux User Thinking…

In: Technology

10 Jan 2009

I thought I would end my Linux friend bashing session with one more well placed blog post I hope will give some food for thought. While I have had great fun at my new friend Kevin’s expense and do not in any way harbor ill will or think poorly of him or his opinions, I [...]

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Tags: Linux

Confusing Words and Phrases that are Worth Avoiding or how to do bad stuff and not feel bad about it

In: Humor

7 Jan 2009

It turns out that the GNU Org has some recommendations for people who are releasing software using the GPL or General Public License, these terms and reasons were taken directly from their website. I find these suggestions humorous so I am going to add some comical commentary to this page on the GNU Project or [...]

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Tags: GPL, Linux

Sometimes I look at Linux and shake my head…

In: Technology

31 Oct 2008

I keep myself up to date on what’s going on with Linux, I think it’s a topic I should be knowledgeable on. When I popped open the latest Ubuntu build I had to ask myself the same exact question I have been asking for years. People want the OS to look sleek and sexy. [...]

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Tags: Linux, Ubuntu

HP Might Be Going Insane…

In: Technology

12 Sep 2008

First, read this:
HP Exploring Shift to Linux in Order to Bypass Vista, Compete With Apple [Hp]
By Sean Fallon on Vista
According to Businesweek, HP has been quietly working on two projects aimed at bypassing unpopular features in Vista and possibly competing with Apple down the line. The first involves developing software that modifies Vista [...]

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Tags: HP, Linux, Vista

Run Windows Apps 100% Seamlessly on Ubuntu

In: Technology

11 Sep 2008

Got your attention? Yea, it got mine too. I read this on an article I found on Digg today. I have seen this so many times before and I thought it was a good time to debunk some myths about things like wine and virtualization. As a matter of fact, we can also discuss another [...]

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Tags: Linux

The Vista Badmouthing Turns to Pure Lies….

In: Technology

3 Jul 2008

I recently read this article, posted on Digg.com, and really just want to post my own experience in this exact situation…
Picture this, you just bought built a brand new computer and want to install the brand spankin’ new Windows Vista Ultimate, you plop down $300, and away you go! What does $300 get you? A [...]

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Tags: Linux, Windows Vista

Linux Fanboy switches to Vista? oh boy…

In: Technology

27 Feb 2008

Yea yea, I work for Microsoft and I have been writing a lot about Vista lately. That also means I have been using Vista a lot lately. I have been using it on two work machines (32-bit Enterprise on desktop and 32-bit Enterprise on Tablet Laptop) and two home machines (32-bit Business on home server [...]

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Tags: Linux, Microsoft, Windows Vista

KDE 4 Blows first impression but makes up with 4.1

In: Technology

24 Feb 2008

I can’t figure out why they waited to bring the goods with 4.1, but here it is, and it’s a marked improvement.
Check it out here

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Tags: KDE, Linux

Can you be a Mac AND a Windows Fanboy???

In: Technology

22 Jan 2008

This morning, I woke up, reached for my phone to turn off the alarm, and looked at my unread emails. I sign up for Google Alerts and they tell me when philoking is mentioned around the web.
This morning I woke up to see a list of KDE reviews and my name was the last one [...]

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Tags: 10.5 Leopard, Apple, KDE, Linux, Microsoft, OS X, Windows

Review: KDE 4 Live Preview

In: Random

11 Jan 2008

I must admit I had very high hopes while downloading the unseen KDE 4 Preview. It’s a SuSe Live CD and was a snap to get running in Parallels. What was I expecting? With the state of next-Gen OSes, my expectations were nothing less than a good knock-off of OS X or Windows Vista. After [...]