Gutsy Gaming at it’s best

I’m not sure if this is the best use of my computer, forget that. I’m positive this is why I started messing with computers 30 years ago and that’s computer games. Linux is really starting to get on the gaming band wagon. With commercial titles being released for Linux almost as fast as the Windows titles (just take a look at Enemy Territory Quake Wars if you don’t believe me. Thanks ID software for thinking of us Linux users). Even the casual game market is getting in on the act if you like high quality games like that take a look at Runes of Avalon I spent allot of time on this one.

By far the most exiting gaming for Linux is all the top notch Open Source and Freeware games out there. The three I play again and again are.

Those Funny Funguloids

It one weird title but it sure is allot of fun, it’s a deb so download and install today.

Next on my list is Grid Wars 2

Trust me on this, it’s a time killer. The sound on this one is great.

The next one is near and dear to my heart, I spent so much time on this game well the coin op game Tempest when I was a youngster.

It’s Typhoon 2001

So go get them and kill some time, Linux gaming is here and don’t let anyone tell you other wise.

Beta Testing Landscape Canonical has a real winner here.

First what is Landscape? Lanscape enables IT professionals to manage multiple systems as easily as they manage one. Deploy software updates, manage users, monitor performance, create reports and inventory hardware all from a central console.

I’ve been beta testing this remarkable software from Canonical for a few days now and all I can say is it does what it says it will do. We have been going back and forth where I work on just exactly what distribution we wanted for our desktops (I’ve wanted Ubuntu all along), but now that I’ve seen this tool I can’t think about using anything but Ubuntu. If you would like more info about the software follow this link.

Yes it’s still beta and there are a few things I’d like to see the most important to me would be remote desktop, something like LANDesk or Scriptlogic. But having said that being able to push updates, and security patches, system inventory, check on processes and even disk usage is just fantastic.

Keep up the good work Canonical can’t wait to see the finished product. Now to get purchasing to work on that support contract.

Vista versus The Gutsy Gibbon

This is the best review I’ve read yet . Here

2 Screens in Gutsy still a pain in the ass!

OK I have an ati x600 two head card, why am I still fighting getting two screens to work after all this talk about how easy it would be in gnome. I installed envy didn’t work. I tried using the new feature in Gutsy nothing. Sorry I’m no developer so I just can’t go and figure out why no one can make this giant pain in the ass go away…. I need two screens and I want to use Ubuntu but if I can’t get this resolved I’m going to have to re-think this Linux thing. I don’t want to have to write scripts and manually configure files. I want a graphic interface to give me two or MORE screens. Windows has Linux beat hands down in this. Does anyone have any ideas why it will not work.

New Mexico’s Gutsy Release Party a real good time

Our Ubuntu LoCo has been a labor of love, just 4 months ago there were just two of us, we now have 15 official members and more than that show up at our weekly IRC meetings. We’ve even been fairly successful in keeping an open dialog with our states LUG’S. It was sure great to see someone from the MVLUG (Mesilla Valley Linux Users Group) at the release party as I know that’s about a 4 hour drive from Las Cruces. A special thanks to the NMLUG (New Mexico Linux Users Group) for the encouraging emails I received from it’s members as I tried to organize the party.

The party was allot of fun and I can’t wait till our next face to face meeting.

Heres a picture of just some of the folks at the party

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If you want to see more click here.

The Surface I could buy a car or a table.

Dr. Shuttleworth or; How we learned to stop worrying and love Open Source

I’m sure this is being blogged all over the place and I sure as hell wish I wrote this but damn, this just about says it all.

” Tomorrow Ubuntu 7.10 launches, and with it a whole new era in Open Source operating systems. Sure, it may be just another Linux distribution but, make no mistake, 7.10 is the tipping point.”

Please check out all that Grant Robertson has to say, it really good

Dell CEO: Linux server sales increasing

Claims made by Microsoft that Linux violates its software patent have not affected sales of Linux-based hardware, according to Dell’s CEO Michael Dell.

Read the rest here.

Well I can just bet, we will see some Microsoft Spin, any day now.

Ubuntu Open week Mon 22nd - Sat 27th

It’s that time again go here for all the details.

Radioheads New CD. Is this the future of music distribution. Plus it’s DRM free.

As a user of Linux and Open Office I’m use to getting high quality, professional things for little or no cost. Has music finally caught on that if it’s good people will pay for it and allowing music to be distributed DRM free will not be the end of the world.  So here is the deal goto  Radioheads web site fill out some info (even if you don’t send them any money they still get your email data) pay what you think the cd is worth and that’s it. They send you a code you go get the songs. Unfortunately, at least for me  this is  not their best work.  However I sent them $5.00, about .50 cents per song. It’s worth that amount for the idea alone. That to me is my magic number I feel .50 cents per song is just perfect, if bands cut out all the middle men they stand to do very well at that number. Sure this is not the first band to do something like this but it’s one of the biggest, I see other big names following this idea and I for one applaud it. So if you like Radiohead go get it, the price is sure right, cause  you  decided the price.