USB Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon install

Paul

USB Ubuntu 7.10 install from Linux: This tutorial enables you to install, boot and run Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) from USB. In addition to installing Ubuntu to a USB device and then booting Ubuntu from USB, this tutorial will enable you to automatically save your changes and settings back to the stick and further restore them on each boot using a second “casper-rw” persistent partition. The tutorial was written for those already familiar with working from Ubuntu or another Linux desktop environment. If you do not have access to or prefer not to use a Windows computer, this Ubuntu Linux on a stick tutorial is for you.

Ubuntu 7.10 takes slightly longer to boot than previous releases. However, once it’s up and running, it performs much better than running from the Live CD.

USB Ubuntu 7.10 Essentials:

  • Ubuntu7.10 ISO
  • CD Burner
  • 1GB USB flash drive (2GB+ recommended)
  • U710fix.tar


It’s a very good article and how to!!

Our Leopard Review Matrix

Paul

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Don’t have time to read over the full reviews from NYT’s David Pogue, USA Today’s Ed Baig and WSJ’s Walt Mossberg? Read our handy review matrix instead, where we break out everything that wasn’t merely feature description in an easy-to-compare chart. You can thank us later!

It’s kinda of a big article go check it out!!

Starbucks Tests Free Wi-Fi In California

Paul

I told you October 11 about my prediction that Starbucks would offer free Wi-Fi within a year. Well, the prediction is happening… sort of. Starbucks is TESTING FREE WI-FI at some 1,000 Southern California stores (until October 31). I think this is a trial run for much wider free Wi-Fi.(props to djchuang.com and the ubiquitous Chris Pirillo)

Figured it will come this way!!! I am sure of it!!

Quicksilver Updates, Prepares for Leopard

Paul


Mac OS X only: The keyboard shortcut loving Mac owner’s favorite app, Quicksilver, has received a received a minor updated, presumably in preparation for the upcoming release of Leopard. Aside from the version update (it’s B52 from B51, despite what Quicksilver’s homepage says at the time of this writing), the most significant difference I’ve noticed is what appears to be a very slight refresh of the preferences, triggers, catalog, and plug-ins manager (I saw a spinner when I switched tabs that’s new to me). But there actually is a little more.

The only other new “feature” that’s obvious on first install is the request to help Alcor and the folks at Blacktree improve Quicksilver by sending them a little usage data (see screenshot). Quicksilver saw a somewhat silent new release a week or two ago (to build 3812), but it wasn’t pushing out automatically with the update check and so it mostly floated under the radar. However, posts in the Quicksilver forums (which are down as I write this) indicated that that release was, as I stated above, mostly in preparation for Leopard.

Well, it’s nothing new or especially fancy, but it is very exciting to see some active development for Quicksilver, and it’s good to know that my favorite Mac app will still be running like a dream when I upgrade to Leopard this weekend. To grab the new version, either head to the Quicksilver homepage or open your Quicksilver preferences and check for an update. Quicksilver is freeware, Mac OS X only. Thanks CWB71!

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Yep this is the week for Leopard and everyone is talking about how-to’s. I don’t have a Mac but I play one in my MIND!! 😛

Buffalo expands LinkStation NAS lineup

Paul

f you’ve been yearning for a well-spec’d, feature packed NAS, Buffalo’s latest additions are certainly not what you’re interested in, but for those who just need the basics, these units just might fit the bill. The 750GB LS-L750GL, LS-L750GL / M and 1TB LS-L1000GL / M (the M interestingly stands for “Mac-compatible”) all sport a fairly unexciting enclosure and an even less entrancing set of amenities. Taking a peek around back (psst, it’s after the jump) shows only a fan, lock port, AC plug and an Ethernet jack, but that should be all you need to get an external HDD set up on your network. The 750GB models are set to land early next month for ¥42,300 ($369), while the 1TB iteration will demand ¥63,800 ($557).

[Via AkihabaraNews]

For people like me who doesn’t have enought space, it still quite a bargin!!