“But WhatsApp is working so well!!!” – random person on the street
This is phone territory, which I thought I wouldn’t write about, but like most people, I use a smart phone which has now encroached into desktop/laptop territory.
“But WhatsApp cannot be installed on any other device apart from your phone!”
“Exactly… Thats why we have Telegram”
Telegram VS Whatsapp: Let the wars begin!
Screenshot from Telegram website (Android)
“For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” – Luke 7:8-9
Lubuntu, unlike Ubuntu, is a light and efficient system that has no launcher on its own. Whilst Ubuntu users are given Dash to use, Lubuntu users are instead given the opportunity to choose what kind of launcher suits them. A dock is not sufficient at this day and age. Imagine you tell your computer ‘Go!’ but you still have to open a folder, find the file, and double click on it. Now all you need to do is tell the computer what you want and it will execute it for you.
Typing ‘libre’ shows all the options for LibreOffice
Most people would find that the Zeitgeist Indexing system to be the most useful and that allows the person to search for ANY file in the computer system. Thus springs the ‘type what you want’ system. The software has been removed from the default repository in 14.04 and most users are unable to install/make the program work on 14.04. This guide covers the ability of the program as well as on how to install and troubleshoot the software on 14.04.
Wine is a great system to running programs, but there are many alternatives in Linux. The biggest thing people use wine for is games and the most common complain about games running under the WINE compatibility layer is performance. Naturally, most people would default to the propriety drivers to try to optimise performance, which has been the case for a long time until…
Gallium Nine, demonstrating increased performance for Direct3D 9. Continue reading
Release: 19 September 2014
Genre: Tactical RPG
Developer: inXile Entertainment, co-developed by Obsidian Entertainment
Relations: Fallout series, Wasteland.
This is the first review and guide on our site of a relatively recently released game called Wasteland 2. The reason for selecting this game is because it runs natively and it would be good to highlight the rare gems in the limited linux game library, populated by games which feel incomplete or lack the polish of old school RPGs, such as those resembling more like phone apps rather than full featured games.
The very fact that this is storyline based and has its relation to fallout made me pick it up. This is a personal review, so I will cover my gameplay experience although the developers advertised that the gameplay will differ for every playthrough. Continue reading
After considering our requirements, we have decided not to proceed with using Aftershock PC as a base for our operating system.
We offer the Toshiba Portege z930 and Z30 model due to their low weight, high portability and SSD option.
The Z930 is 1.12 kg and is one of the world’s lightest ultrabooks. This maximises portability with a relatively decent battery life. The Z30 has almost identical chassis but is slightly heavier and thicker. It offers a longer battery life and slightly more firepower.
Price
Z930: 1595 SGD (at time of writing, may be less, please check for latest prices.)
Z30: 1720 SGD (at time of writing, may be less, please check for latest prices.)
Ram/HD upgrade available.
Installation of Microsoft Office (under WINE) also available.
See the rest of the post for specifications.
“Do not fear difficulty. Hard ground makes strong roots” – Ventari Tablet (Guild Wars 2)
The good thing about Linux is that we were better off than when we first started. Linux has progressed forward, a lot more than I had expected. A good example would be support from browsers. The dominant winner used to only be supported on windows. Not only has Linux been able to run IE with WINE, IE is no longer the preferred browser with almost every website now being Linux compatible. I place this chart from W3 counter for easy reference.
Chrome is a success story with Linux. Android is based on Linux and Chrome is very friendly when it comes to supporting Linux. I remember the days when IceWeasel was the default browser in many linux distributions and despite being identical, many websites still do not support it simply because it wasn’t firefox.
“Free software is software that respects your freedom and the social solidarity of your community. So it is free as in freedom.” – Richard Stallman
I have always wanted to contribute to open source as much as I can despite my busy schedule. I have provided help to others for free with software issues and hardware selection. However, providing my OS led me to realize that this is a volume that I cannot handle.
“We become what we behold. We shape our tools, and thereafter our tools shape us.” ― Marshall McLuhan
Hardware selection is difficult. Amidst my busy schedule, everyday i consider, before I start a project, I consider what tools would benefit me in my work the most. Many people relate this to software, for example Microsoft Word vs notepad vs LibreOffice, each has its own perks. Likewise, the hardware matters too. It would be terrible to write an essay on a tablet or a smartphone.
Laptops are the in-between between functionality and portability and are neither here nor there. Therefore, for us to select a laptop is hard. It requires knowing what our customers want which is impossible to predict. Price is a factor too. We should always shape our tools before our tools shape us, otherwise we become crippled slaves. Hence, we should list down our requirements and stick to it.
Hello, welcome to this tutorial. This was originally posted on playonlinux.wordpress.com but I have decided to consolidate the information here.