Going Linux

Open source is the only way to go

Must say I'm so sick and tired of Microsoft products now. Everytime one needs a program or need to update or whatever, there are costs, problems in finding the item of your choice, and not to mention all these licenses and certifications and crap. Let alone the instability of the OS and all (almost) software installed onto this. Everything in mind to create a steady flow of the mighty dollar. Well, I have grown real tired of this, and turned my eye's towards Linux, which has been proposed to me several times over the years. I haven't had the expertise, though, as Linux mostly have been a tool for even more geeky persons than me (pardon my french). But now, or rather for sometime but it came to my knowledge just now, there is this easy Linux based OS called Ubuntu which seems really nifty.

Ubuntu is a community developed, linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need: a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more. - How nice doesn't this sound ?

I did go download a copy of the desktop CD (there is a server version aswell) and tried it out. You know, it's so cool, you can download the ISO file, burn it onto a CD, and try it out from the CD without installing anything (runs really slow, but...), further if one chooses to install, Ubuntu does it all for you (so they say, hehe).

I have but one webdesign job to do, and after that's done. I'm, oh so, going Linux.

Comments (4) 14.01.2008. 12:32

Finally ! New sNews version.

"the cobbler's children are the last ones to get shoes"

...even at p-ahlqvist.com. God, that has taken it's sweet time. I have been running 1.5.42 since it got out and where cleared as stable, and thought that the changeover from that to 1.6, when it got released, was to much work, really.

So, now when having deleted my old index.php and CSS by mistake (what a mistake to make) and for the first time ever not having a backup, I thought to myself, why the hell not. If I'm about to do a new index page, why not do the engine change aswell ? Said, thought and done. A couple of days now, p-ahlqvist.com have been running off of sNews version 1.6, not a day to soon, eh...

Comments (2) 14.12.2007. 11:03

Fun with forms

How's your form ?

If you're anything like me, you don't like all too generally looking items on a website. I've been looking for a way to change my contactform so that it looks a tad differently than most do.

I found this excellent article by Sören Madsen at picment.com, which illustrates how to achieve a form that isn't like others. I have yet to test it though.

And furthermore, think... Is this change of form not ok with some readers, how can I achieve that those see the default form. Some consideration is called for...

Comments (2) 12.12.2007. 09:24