edafe.org » windows http://edafe.org edafe.org is the personal site of Edafe Knabe. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:24:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Windows applications making GRUB 2 unbootable http://edafe.org/2010/08/windows-applications-making-grub-2-unbootable/ http://edafe.org/2010/08/windows-applications-making-grub-2-unbootable/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:03:05 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=5837 Continue reading →]]> “We need to defend ourselves against the predatory practices of some companies making us look bad: a relatively small number of people do enough detective work to realise that it’s the fault of a particular Windows application, but many more simply blame our operating system because it won’t start any more.” Debian developer Colin Watson asks for your help in an effort to mitigate the problems caused by antifeatures built into Windows software that result in broken Windows/Linux double-boot systems.
www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~cjwatson/blosxom

]]> http://edafe.org/2010/08/windows-applications-making-grub-2-unbootable/feed/ 0 Desktop Linux for the Windows power user http://edafe.org/2009/06/desktop-linux-for-the-windows-power-user/ http://edafe.org/2009/06/desktop-linux-for-the-windows-power-user/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:33:25 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=5652 Continue reading →]]> “As a lifelong Windows user, system builder, ex-gamer, and performance freak, I’m not drinking anyone’s Kool-Aid. I just want the most amount of control over my system as possible, and at this point in time, Ubuntu is the best follow-up to Windows XP.” Adam Overa walks the Windows user through the Ubuntu installation process from downloading the CD image to finding help online.
www.tomshardware.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2009/06/desktop-linux-for-the-windows-power-user/feed/ 0 What exactly is LaTeX for? http://edafe.org/2009/01/what-exactly-is-latex-for/ http://edafe.org/2009/01/what-exactly-is-latex-for/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:56:06 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=4431 Continue reading →]]> “Many people discover LaTeX after years of struggling with wordprocessors and desktop publishing systems, and are amazed to find that TeX has been around for over 25 years and they hadn’t heard of it.”
Peter Flynn

LaTeX is a free document preparation system that enables you to create beautifully typeset pages. It implements a set of commands designed to control TeX, the typesetting engine developed by Donald E Knuth. LaTeX stores the information about your documents as plain text, thus avoiding the risk of vendor lock-in and ensuring that your documents will still be editable twenty years from now. LaTeX processes the plain text data and, with pdfTeX working in the background, generates PDF output of the highest typographic quality—perfect for viewing on-screen or printing on paper. LaTeX runs on many platforms and is included as standard with most Linux distributions. Ready-to-run LaTeX systems are also available for Windows and Mac OS X.
miktex.org, tug.org/mactex

]]> http://edafe.org/2009/01/what-exactly-is-latex-for/feed/ 0 Still sending naked email? http://edafe.org/2008/11/still-sending-naked-email-get-your-protection-here/ http://edafe.org/2008/11/still-sending-naked-email-get-your-protection-here/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:17:38 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=3755 Continue reading →]]> “In a world of repressive governments and a growing reliance on insecure networks, there’s no way anyone can be sure their most sensitive messages aren’t intercepted by the forces of darkness. But you can make it mathematically improbable that all but the most well-funded snoops could ever make heads or tales of your communications.” Use Dan Goodin’s step-by-step guide to email encryption and keep your communications private.
www.theregister.co.uk

]]> http://edafe.org/2008/11/still-sending-naked-email-get-your-protection-here/feed/ 0 Switch to Ubuntu Linux not Apple Mac OS http://edafe.org/2008/10/switch-to-ubuntu-linux-not-apple-mac-os/ http://edafe.org/2008/10/switch-to-ubuntu-linux-not-apple-mac-os/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:20:16 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=3591 “Umpteen number of reports have been published telling people why they should consider switching to the Mac OS now that Vista has failed.” Prosenjit Bhattacharyya suggests Ubuntu as another alternative.
prosenjit23.wordpress.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2008/10/switch-to-ubuntu-linux-not-apple-mac-os/feed/ 0 Switching office suites from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice.org http://edafe.org/2008/04/switching-office-suites-from-microsoft-office-to-openofficeorg/ http://edafe.org/2008/04/switching-office-suites-from-microsoft-office-to-openofficeorg/#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:50:08 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=2948 Continue reading →]]> “Think of this as a virtual guide, the written version of me coming over to your house on a Sunday afternoon to help get to know OpenOffice.org and figure out all the things you’re not quite sure about.” Solveig Haugland offers a virtual hand to hold.
www.fanaticattack.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2008/04/switching-office-suites-from-microsoft-office-to-openofficeorg/feed/ 0 Analysis of Microsoft’s suicide note http://edafe.org/2007/02/analysis-of-microsofts-suicide-note/ http://edafe.org/2007/02/analysis-of-microsofts-suicide-note/#comments Fri, 02 Feb 2007 19:41:16 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=606 “If Windows XP was Microsoft’s attempt to embed a browser into the operating system then Vista is the attempt to embed Digital Rights Management.” Oliver Day worries that Windows Vista is of real benefit only to content producers, not consumers.
badvista.fsf.org

]]> http://edafe.org/2007/02/analysis-of-microsofts-suicide-note/feed/ 0 A practical introduction to GNU Privacy Guard http://edafe.org/2005/11/a-practical-introduction-to-gnu-privacy-guard/ http://edafe.org/2005/11/a-practical-introduction-to-gnu-privacy-guard/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2005 16:22:51 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=755 “In this guide, I will show you how to use the most important GPG commands.” Brendan Kidwell introduces GnuPG for Windows users.
www.glump.net

]]> http://edafe.org/2005/11/a-practical-introduction-to-gnu-privacy-guard/feed/ 0 What is the X window system? http://edafe.org/2005/09/what-is-the-x-window-system/ http://edafe.org/2005/09/what-is-the-x-window-system/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2005 17:05:55 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=780 Continue reading →]]> “Most people today run one of the desktop environments, KDE or GNOME. But if you look underneath, you’ll find the X Window System managing the display and you’ll find a window manager sitting between X and the desktop.” Ellen Siever sees through the X Window.
www.linuxdevcenter.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2005/09/what-is-the-x-window-system/feed/ 0 Microsoft’s sacred cash cow http://edafe.org/2004/07/microsofts-sacred-cash-cow/ http://edafe.org/2004/07/microsofts-sacred-cash-cow/#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2004 20:22:21 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=663 “Recently, I’ve had a crisis of faith. Perhaps I’ve rebooted Windows one too many times.” Former Microsoft employee Jeff Reifman tells on why addiction to Windows revenue, mediocre products, and missed opportunities could spell doom for the software giant.
www.seattleweekly.com

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