Linux integration - glad i got it -

Hi I’m KG the Techie –

Well Hello again..I am inspired to write another blog moment. Today, I was working on a clients computer, and they lost communication and activity to their Window Vista Machine. They knew my wife, and of course my wife told them maybe I can get them back in order. First thing I notice about the machine, that it was moving slowly on performance wise… so I suspect it was probably some kind of malware or spyware causing the issue(but for the sake of this blog, I’m not going to tell the whole story). Even after a bit rebooting in safe mode, it was very slow bringing the desktop up. They told me, do what I can to get the machine back in working order; they also wanted their data backup as well. I told them to get an external USB drive to help in the backup process. I was very excited they took my and wife advice and they got a ” Free-agent Go-FLex Seagate external USB drive”. This Drive is awesome… I believe I need to get me one. They got a 500GB drive, but it’s works well for quick backups. Well since their machine hanged even in safe mode, it was time to bring out the Linux Integration, using “PCLinux OS” Live CD, I managed to backup their data. Proving once again Linux will save the day, when there’s a windows issue. Well… this concludes this blog moment for now, always remember, it’s just my 2 cents.

PC-Linux OS aka Phoenix - impressive -

Hi I’m KG the Techie –

Hello again folks, wow… how time flies, as they say, when you are having fun. Well for me time just flies. Hey… well, let me tell you, finally I changed Linux Distros, no longer using Fedora 15. However, I’m currently using “PC-Linux OS aka – Phoenix” – and wow, what a different in style, performance, and just the overall feel of the OS. First off, let me share with you the desktop environment itself. It’s not “GNOME” that's for sure. In fact to me, it is a-lot better than GNOME 3. XFCE 4 is the desktop environment starter point for “PC-Linux OS”, it feel s like “KDE” environment. I like the style of it, and it’s performance is outstanding, under a “ 1 GB” of ram system. This system I’m running “PC-Linux OS” on is a old, with a 40GB HDD, and 1 GB Ram, the performance is medium but does the trick of running Linux Distros of choosing. I loaded all the software I like to use under this OS, however you will have to know which package manager to use, especially if you going to use the command line interface for it. It does have the Synaptic Package Manager frontend installed for your software installs and downloads, if you don’t like the CLI approach. How can you not like CLI, if in you in the world of UNIX and Linux. Well… this concludes this blog moment for now, always remember, it’s just my 2 cents.

Fedora 15 experience - Experiencing Fedora -

Hi I’m KG the Techie -

Hello folks, it’s another blog moment, time to share with you my experience using fedora release 15 (lovelock) edition. I have used this OS (Operating System) for about 2 months now. The one thing I notice, it works much better on 1GB of Ram then 512 MB. So when I upgraded the ram to 1 Gigabytes, the OS flourish. However that happens with any OS in general, respectfully, the more RAM you have, the better the performance of the OS. Performance level is sluggish some-times, as some applications seems to lock up don’t respond. I know in pass Linux distos if an app lock up, it wouldn’t bog the OS. Fedora 15 using the new Gnome 3 GUI interface as default and like I said in my previous post, it is very heavy on the resources. Now it’s time for another Linux disto check out. Stay tune, and always remember, it’s just my 2 cents.

Many Flavors of Linux - Happy Linux administration

Hi I’m KG the Techie –

Hello folks, well it’s been a few moments in time, since I post something on the blog, I guess I haven’t been inspired, just tired. Hey… Hey…. Hey… I have been experimenting with different Linux Distros. The one I’m currently using is Fedora 15. I like it, very good and robust OS. The desktop interface call Gnome 3 is very nice. Gnome 3 is very heavy on the resource though, you need to have at least 1 GB of ram to really function with the desktop. So far I have test driven Ubuntu 11, and Fedora 15 Project. I will be testing other as well. Finally, reading up on Linux administration. I have a book on Linux admin on my kindle. Very nice in it’s approach. Don’t let many distos of Linux fool you. Linux will kick back a lock up on the screen, and applications can crash. But-over-all, the many faces of linux flavors works way much better then Windows. That’s just my 2 cents.

How is your social media experience -

Hi I’m KG the Techie –

Hello folks, how are you doing with your social media experiences? These days, social media plays a big role in sharing information. The big thing is what you sharing and can get you in trouble or make you a national hero.
To me social media makes bloggers or writers a like to have some sort of balance toward being notice. Watching every post as it flows though the controls of the Internet.
I’m sure you have been reading about that NY Congressman that got in trouble for “tweet-mackin” on Twitter. The number one rule on twitter is to be careful how you tweet. I bet he wished he never joined twitter. We should never take anything for granted, and think you going to get away with it. Everything has a benefit and Consequent. That’s my 2 cents.

Is it the end of Skype as we know it?

Hi I’m KG the Techie –

Hey folks, when I read the article that Microsoft is set to buy Skype, I said yep.. it’s time for another blog moment. As you know, over the years when big tech companies buys a small companies trade mark applications, it’s usually for; one they see more profit.. or two, they can’t compete against the software so the buy it; The old saying “if you can’t beat them, then join them” method. I mean come on, let's face it; what is Microsoft going to do with Skype? Can you say not make if free anymore? Yes say it… you know it…

It would be interesting to know why Microsoft wanted to buy Skype, maybe Skype wanted to sale the software anyway. Let's wait and see what will be of Skype, will it be the same, or will things change. That’s my 2 cents.

Keep the Desktop PC units hopes alive -

Hi I’m KG the Techie –

Hey folks, just read an article about the slow sales of Personal Computers desktop units in the past year of 2010. I must say, I like technology and innovation, put those 2 together, rest of assured, change is coming. I appreciate the PC Desktop Unit. I hate to see it fading away. I’m a System builder hobbyist, an Enthusiast about the technology; PC building is an art form to me. Times are changing, and with that, so is the way we view our computer experience. The invention of the tablet PC like the “Motorola” Zoom, and the Dreaded “Apple” iPad, the Desktop unit is about to make its’ day-view out the door. As for me, it will be a long, long time to see the disappearance of the Desktop Unit in my house.

As Computers get smaller and more what I call embedded, we will see the slow migration from Desktop Units to tablets or similar such technologies. Smart phones and Tablets PC, are making the migration faster than one would think. Man…. I hate to see the Desktop unit disappearing though. That’s my 2 cents.