Google Chrome in Ubuntu: Impressive.
This thing is speedy and stable. Google just announced the release of Chrome 5, which officially supports OSX and Linux.
New Website, New URL
You may have noticed the new website. If so, that means you’ve read the blog before. Cool! I’ve had a few hours of downtime today, but everything should be up and running smoothly. My new home is mikesubuntu.com. I’ve got some more actual ubuntu-related posts coming up, too. I just thought this was worth mentioning.
Move Window Controls
The new Ubuntu theme looks great [screenshot], and now the window navigation buttons are on the left. Mac users might welcome this change, and perhaps there is an argument to be made for this arrangement. Either way, I am used to having the controls on the right, and I am sure I am not alone. [...]
Test Firefox 3.5 Beta 4
As noted at tuxradar.com, the new firefox 3.5 beta for has significant speed improvements for running native on linux. Bloggers have complained that the current version is unnecessarily slow, and even that they prefer running the windows version in wine. To compare the speed changes for yourself, or just to take a look at how [...]
Run Google Chrome on Mac and Linux with Crossover Chromium
The folks at crossover office, the makers of the commercialized version of wine, have developed a package which allows google chrome to be run on macs and linux. Just go to their site and download an install the respective package for your system, and you should be good to go. Download
Disable tap to click while typing
run this at startup (system > preferences > sessions) syndaemon -t -d
Shoot Bill Gates!
I bumped into a little package today called xpenguins. It generates a bunch of cartoons that could be anything from penguins to Bill Gates. Install it with sudo apt-get install xpenguins Then run this to generate 256 Bill Gates that will crawl across your screen with little computers. xpenguins -t Bill -n 256 -s Click [...]
Flickr Wallpaper
Follow these instructions to install webilder, an app that downloads photos from flickr (no account necessary) and can set them as your wallpaper and rotate them at set intervals. Just download the .deb file from getdeb: install: http://www.getdeb.net/app.php?name=webilderright click on panel, select add to panel. add ‘webuilder desktop applet’
