Comments for Geek Speak http://www.swansonblog.com/geekspeak Paul Swanson's Technobabble Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:55:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Ubuntu 8.10 on a HP Pavilion dv5 by My Laptop and Linux at Geek Speak http://www.swansonblog.com/geekspeak/2008/12/ubuntu-810-on-a-hp-pavilion-dv5/comment-page-1/#comment-92 My Laptop and Linux at Geek Speak Mon, 25 May 2009 14:18:44 +0000 http://www.swansonblog.com/geekspeak/?p=9#comment-92 [...] a previous post I talked about my initial experiences in choosing an operating system for my laptop; the saga is [...] [...] a previous post I talked about my initial experiences in choosing an operating system for my laptop; the saga is [...]

]]> Comment on Ubuntu 8.10 on a HP Pavilion dv5 by Tadukau http://www.swansonblog.com/geekspeak/2008/12/ubuntu-810-on-a-hp-pavilion-dv5/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Tadukau Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:59:03 +0000 http://www.swansonblog.com/geekspeak/?p=9#comment-91 Hey, I've got an HP pavilion dv5 too.. but with ATI radeon graphics card... I tried to run Ubuntu from cd, but I can't run any visual effects. The same problem with my desktop pc... Hey, I’ve got an HP pavilion dv5 too.. but with ATI radeon graphics card… I tried to run Ubuntu from cd, but I can’t run any visual effects. The same problem with my desktop pc…

]]> Comment on RoboSnap by hua http://www.swansonblog.com/geekspeak/2009/01/robosnap/comment-page-1/#comment-13 hua Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:54:23 +0000 http://www.swansonblog.com/geekspeak/?p=50#comment-13 test test

]]> Comment on I Love My M-Audio Transit but … by CRU5H3R http://www.swansonblog.com/geekspeak/2009/01/i-love-my-m-audio-transit-but/comment-page-1/#comment-11 CRU5H3R Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:16:25 +0000 http://www.swansonblog.com/geekspeak/?p=89#comment-11 Yeah, I'm stuck with it too... And as I pointed here http://forums.m-audio.com/showthread.php?p=26383#post26383 I could downgrade to XP, it's a pain in the ass but if it's the only way I can use the transit, I'm going for it... but I have NO answer from M-Audio... I PMed the 'M-Audio support technician' about it but had no response at all... and if there's a chance to have soon a good driver, I would prefer no to go through all the downgrade hell. It's sad, such a great piece of hardware with such a bad driver support :( Yeah, I’m stuck with it too… And as I pointed here
http://forums.m-audio.com/showthread.php?p=26383#post26383
I could downgrade to XP, it’s a pain in the ass but if it’s the only way I can use the transit, I’m going for it… but I have NO answer from M-Audio… I PMed the ‘M-Audio support technician’ about it but had no response at all… and if there’s a chance to have soon a good driver, I would prefer no to go through all the downgrade hell.

It’s sad, such a great piece of hardware with such a bad driver support :(

]]> Comment on Ubuntu and Media Player Problems by Rhythmbox is Rad at Geek Speak http://www.swansonblog.com/geekspeak/2008/12/ubuntu-and-media-player-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Rhythmbox is Rad at Geek Speak Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:11:33 +0000 http://www.swansonblog.com/geekspeak/?p=27#comment-10 [...] the venerable title of Rad. In a recent post I mentioned some of the troubles I’ve had with media playback in Ubuntu but after a recent comment by Peter Lamb I decided it was time to talk about a success. Rhythmbox [...] [...] the venerable title of Rad. In a recent post I mentioned some of the troubles I’ve had with media playback in Ubuntu but after a recent comment by Peter Lamb I decided it was time to talk about a success. Rhythmbox [...]

]]> Comment on Everybody Loves Eyecandy by Paul Swanson http://www.swansonblog.com/geekspeak/2009/01/everybody-loves-eyecandy/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Paul Swanson Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:04:04 +0000 http://www.swansonblog.com/geekspeak/?p=98#comment-9 I just snapped that in the bathtub with a model ship :P I just snapped that in the bathtub with a model ship :P

]]> Comment on Ubuntu and Media Player Problems by Paul Swanson http://www.swansonblog.com/geekspeak/2008/12/ubuntu-and-media-player-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Paul Swanson Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:58:54 +0000 http://www.swansonblog.com/geekspeak/?p=27#comment-8 I hadn't actually heard of MediaMonkey before you mentioned it. It looks like a nagware version of iTunes, but with broader format support (which is a good thing). If you were on Ubuntu I'd say Rhythmbox delivers all (practically) of MediaMonkey, but totally free. Then there's Songbird (http://getsongbird.com), which is open source and supports iPods (somewhat), shoutcast & last.fm internet radio. It's still under development but works quite well at this stage and runs on all operating systems. If all else fails there's foobar2000. Couldn't hurt to try MediaMonkey, although I think they'll have a hard time convincing people to shell out USD20. Interesting though. I hadn’t actually heard of MediaMonkey before you mentioned it. It looks like a nagware version of iTunes, but with broader format support (which is a good thing). If you were on Ubuntu I’d say Rhythmbox delivers all (practically) of MediaMonkey, but totally free. Then there’s Songbird (http://getsongbird.com), which is open source and supports iPods (somewhat), shoutcast & last.fm internet radio. It’s still under development but works quite well at this stage and runs on all operating systems. If all else fails there’s foobar2000. Couldn’t hurt to try MediaMonkey, although I think they’ll have a hard time convincing people to shell out USD20. Interesting though.

]]> Comment on Everybody Loves Eyecandy by will http://www.swansonblog.com/geekspeak/2009/01/everybody-loves-eyecandy/comment-page-1/#comment-7 will Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:23:10 +0000 http://www.swansonblog.com/geekspeak/?p=98#comment-7 how far out did u have to swim to get that photo? how far out did u have to swim to get that photo?

]]> Comment on Ubuntu and Media Player Problems by Peter Lamb http://www.swansonblog.com/geekspeak/2008/12/ubuntu-and-media-player-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Peter Lamb Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:58:05 +0000 http://www.swansonblog.com/geekspeak/?p=27#comment-6 I tried ubuntu for a bit and thought it was o.k. would "Media Monkey" be any good to try? I tried ubuntu for a bit and thought it was o.k.
would “Media Monkey” be any good to try?

]]> Comment on Ubuntu and Media Player Problems by will http://www.swansonblog.com/geekspeak/2008/12/ubuntu-and-media-player-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-2 will Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:58:20 +0000 http://www.swansonblog.com/geekspeak/?p=27#comment-2 who is this ubuntu guy? i'll smash him in the face with my open palm thrust upward... that will fix the problem. lemme know who is this ubuntu guy? i’ll smash him in the face with my open palm thrust upward… that will fix the problem.

lemme know

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