Hack Job

I’ve been using Mac OS X alongside Debian since 2007 now, and I think I have a fairly good picture of how things work in both operating systems. In the end, the only feeling I got of Mac OS X is as if I were playing with Linux’ retarded little brother. Here are a few [...]

Well I guess I should join the Firefox 3 review bandwagon. I’ve been using Firefox 3 since beta 5, which came bundled with the new version of Ubuntu. I also upgraded my browsers on both my PC and MacBook, so I got an impression of the browser’s functions, bugs and most importantly speed on all [...]

I got lots of emails from people asking me what are my favourite apps to install after I get a new Linux box up and running, so here they are:1. Emesene - has support for MSN Plus nickname decoding, unlike Pidgin.2. FileZilla - better than gFTP, can use it on my Mac OS X, XP [...]

Finally, the long-awaited Ooo office suite, the best and most popular open source office suite sponsored by Sun Microsystems, has released an official beta of Openoffice.org.Image from the softpedia screenshot archiveVersion 3 has got a bunch of new features, these are my favourite improvements:Full Mac OS X Cocoa support (no need to install the Neooffice [...]

OK guys, here’s another fun list! Go easy on me, since I’m sure some of you knew it already.UPDATE: this story became popular! If you like it, digg it here! 1. ) Most of the things that are listed as ‘features’ in the new Hardy Heron release, are really just upstream development, they’re basically [...]

"One of the selling points of 'LiveCD' Linux distributions is that they allow you to try out Linux on your computer with out touching anything on your hard drive. Sometimes, however, you you want to do exactly that. While playing with a Ubuntu LiveCD on my Powerbook, I decided that I wanted to do exactly that. These are the steps that I followed, after some Googling led me to this thread on the Ubuntu forums.

Please Note: By default, the Ubuntu LiveCD will not touch your hard drive. This is for your safety. The steps below allow you read and write to your hard drive's OS X partition while running Ubuntu from the Live CD. If this makes you in any way nervous, don't do it. If you don't know why it should make you nervous, don't do it. I make no warranties. You could lose all your data, your job, or your hair. In fact, you should just stop reading now, and go watch television."