Been running Mandriva Linux 2007 for a few days with Compiz running. At first I was not sure about all the whiz bang visuals, but now I can’t live without them. I see why Microsoft put cool 3d effects into vista, the eye candy is cool to look at. Sucks that you have to have a ripper machine to run it. My 4 year old machine runs all the 3d stuff without a hitch. My $50 original video card handles it just fine, an nVidia GeForce4 MX 420.
Under the hood, Mandriva 2007 is much better with removable media, the automounter is improved from 2005. When I started using Linux in 1999, I remember taking notes as how to mount CD-ROMS and removable media correctly–from the command line! We’ve come a long way baby! Amarok (an Itunes like player/manager) now sees our Rio Carbon perfectly.
Glenn is doing well, the little guy is almost crawling. I am looking forward to having my sister over this weekend to watch over him for a while. We all just need a break from time to time.
It’s supposed to get colder than a witches’ teat soon, I am not looking forward to that. I have been re-caulking the windows, which really helps keep the cold out.
Work has been busy, we are finally getting cubicles, instead of 11 guys sharing 2 small offices! It will be weird to have an office of my own again. I had my own cube at my last job, and it was one thing I missed. My new cube will be 2 feet shorter, but it is a windows seat. Never had a window seat before. I’ll take photos after I move to show everyone what my job looks like.
Compiz and normal stuff
Been running Mandriva Linux 2007 for a few days with Compiz running. At first I was not sure about all the whiz bang visuals, but now I can’t live without them. I see why Microsoft put cool 3d effects into vista, the eye candy is cool to look at. Sucks that you have to have a ripper machine to run it. My 4 year old machine runs all the 3d stuff without a hitch. My $50 original video card handles it just fine, an nVidia GeForce4 MX 420.
Under the hood, Mandriva 2007 is much better with removable media, the automounter is improved from 2005. When I started using Linux in 1999, I remember taking notes as how to mount CD-ROMS and removable media correctly–from the command line! We’ve come a long way baby! Amarok (an Itunes like player/manager) now sees our Rio Carbon perfectly.
Glenn is doing well, the little guy is almost crawling. I am looking forward to having my sister over this weekend to watch over him for a while. We all just need a break from time to time.
It’s supposed to get colder than a witches’ teat soon, I am not looking forward to that. I have been re-caulking the windows, which really helps keep the cold out.
Work has been busy, we are finally getting cubicles, instead of 11 guys sharing 2 small offices! It will be weird to have an office of my own again. I had my own cube at my last job, and it was one thing I missed. My new cube will be 2 feet shorter, but it is a windows seat. Never had a window seat before. I’ll take photos after I move to show everyone what my job looks like.
Posted by admin on February 1, 2007 in General Comments
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