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Seven Essential Tips For Using Ubuntu Feisty Fawn
Ed Albro writes "Matthew Newton, a columnist at PC World, has a great article up on seven things you'll want to change as soon as you start using Feisty Fawn. Some are as simple as making sure the Alt key works right, another gives you step-by-step instructions for turning on the impressive Beryl interface. 'I could spend a whole 'nother column telling you about all the great packages that are not installed by default, but for now I'll just leave you with this bonus tip: If you're running Ubuntu on a laptop and your Wi-Fi card is not detected or supported, try installing the Ndisgtk package (listed as such in Synaptic, but as 'Wireless Windows Drivers' in Add/Remove Applications). Then select the new System, Administration, Windows Wireless Drivers entry in Ubuntu's menu bar.'"
In a world of acronyms, the words are the real victims.
i shall my Grandma to jump into a root shell and grep the package repository for those drivers, a quick make and compile and she should be good to go
my Cousin on XP however will just plug the card in and install the drivers from the CD
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This is a seriously valid complaint. The number of arguments I've had with various groups over the years regarding stupid product/version names makes my head hurt. The most recent brilliance I would like to highlight was SeaMonkey. Where the use the name along with the image of a brine shrimp. Given that the term Sea Monkey was created specifically to identify a branded package of brine shrimp, it seems like this is a pretty poor idea for a name and is just asking for a lawsuit. One of the devs got in my face about it and told me I was just wrong. "SeaMonkey" is a browser and the brine shrimp are called "Sea Monkeys" so they can do what ever the hell they want.
...and back to the subject at hand, one of the top rules of branding!
My jaw was on the floor. What a douche.
Make sure people can pronounce your damn product name. How the hell do you say Umnbutooo?!? Is that an African word? What does it mean?!?!
Know your audience... ok seriously is there a single geek here that wants to go around saying, "Gee boys I'm running Fiesty Fawn!" with gusto? Hell no, and what geek is going to suggest it to their friends and family...
"Hey guys, you should run the new Umbboobto, Fiesty Fawn"... which get the response of "Gee fella, is there something you're trying to tell us? We'll still love you. It's ok. Do you need a hug?"
I am sooo sorry. I just can't take it.
Here are some naming suggestions for future Ubuntu releases:
Angy Akata
Busty Beaner
Crackhead Coon
Ditzy Darkie
Eerie Erkel
Fisting Feminazi
Grubby Goombah
Horny Ho
Irate Inky
Jumping Jigaboo
Kinky Kike
Lame Limey
Morose Moolie
Nappy Nigger
Obscene Oreo
Pimply Popolo
Queefing Queer
Reeking Rafter
Sleazy Spic
Tipsy Tranny
Ugly UncleTom
Venomous Velcrohead
Wretched Whigger
Xenophobic Xena
Yellow Yenta
Zany Zebra
Because I didn't get any sleep last night doing work building a PHP based video repository system front end that I'm hoping to tie into LDAP at somepoint for a security layer.... in the last hour I've finally hit my silly zone though and I really I should go home and get some sleep but then I would be missing my 9-5 work hours. Blah!
FYI: it is spelled thingy not thingie
1) Reformat disk & try install Mac OS X only to find out you need overpriced ugly gay designer hardware
2) There is no 2
3) Buy said hardware and Un-Profit!
4) Become yet another obnoxious Mac fanboy who just can't shut the fuck up
5) Make your mom proud by presenting her your new boyfriend you just met at the sauna
6) Suck dicks all day long
Hmm, maybe you could pass on the message to them that "Bianca" is Italian and "Casandra" Spanish ... just in case they don't know.