Comments on: My Desktop in April 2009 http://blog.lckymn.com/2009/04/27/my-desktop-in-april-2009/ IT, Java, Ubuntu, Linux Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:02:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kevin http://blog.lckymn.com/2009/04/27/my-desktop-in-april-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-343 Kevin Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:29:46 +0000 http://blog.lckymn.com/?p=76#comment-343 Hi, Anirudh. Unfortunately I can't just vote for Mac4Lin so I checked the other ones as well and found I like Mac4Lin the most after all. :D Thus I voted for it. By the way, I didn't mention this on my blog but I already installed Mac4Lin 1.0 several days ago, and it works fine on Ubuntu 9.04. Thanks for your good work! :) Regards, Kevin Hi, Anirudh.

Unfortunately I can’t just vote for Mac4Lin so I checked the other ones as well and found I like Mac4Lin the most after all. :D Thus I voted for it.

By the way, I didn’t mention this on my blog but I already installed Mac4Lin 1.0 several days ago, and it works fine on Ubuntu 9.04. Thanks for your good work! :)

Regards,
Kevin

]]> By: infra_red_dude http://blog.lckymn.com/2009/04/27/my-desktop-in-april-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-342 infra_red_dude Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:57:17 +0000 http://blog.lckymn.com/?p=76#comment-342 I'm very happy to announce that Mac4Lin has been declared as one of the finalists at Sourceforge.net Community Awards 2009 in the Best Visual Design category. The final phase of voting began today and will run till July 20th 2009. Please vote for Mac4Lin, if you feel it deserves to be voted. To vote click on this image: http://sf.net/community/cca09/vote/?f=414 Optionally, you can also click on the first box in the right frame on my blog (http://phoenix-ani.blogspot.com). You do not need to Sourceforge.net login id. All you need is a valid email id. Each vote is associated with an email id, which needs confirmation that you actually voted (you will get an email giving a confirmation link, so all you need to do is click it). The whole voting process takes just 3 clicks. I urge patrons to vote for Mac4Lin if they feel it should win. Mac4Lin is completing with projects like Xbox Media Center (XBMC) etc. I once again thank everyone for their continued support, feedback and appreciation. Mac4Lin exists today because of you all :) Do spread the word around about this. I’m very happy to announce that Mac4Lin has been declared as one of the finalists at Sourceforge.net Community Awards 2009 in the Best Visual Design category. The final phase of voting began today and will run till July 20th 2009. Please vote for Mac4Lin, if you feel it deserves to be voted. To vote click on this image:

http://sf.net/community/cca09/vote/?f=414

Optionally, you can also click on the first box in the right frame on my blog (http://phoenix-ani.blogspot.com). You do not need to Sourceforge.net login id. All you need is a valid email id. Each vote is associated with an email id, which needs confirmation that you actually voted (you will get an email giving a confirmation link, so all you need to do is click it). The whole voting process takes just 3 clicks.

I urge patrons to vote for Mac4Lin if they feel it should win. Mac4Lin is completing with projects like Xbox Media Center (XBMC) etc. I once again thank everyone for their continued support, feedback and appreciation. Mac4Lin exists today because of you all :) Do spread the word around about this.

]]> By: Kevin http://blog.lckymn.com/2009/04/27/my-desktop-in-april-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Kevin Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:37:58 +0000 http://blog.lckymn.com/?p=76#comment-245 You are welcome. :) This is the one <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/search.php?q=Atahualpa" rel="nofollow">http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/search.php?q=Atahualpa</a> and you can easily find 'Listen Music Player' from the 'Add/Remove Applications'. You are welcome. :)

This is the one
http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/search.php?q=Atahualpa
and you can easily find ‘Listen Music Player’ from the ‘Add/Remove Applications’.

]]> By: eha1990 http://blog.lckymn.com/2009/04/27/my-desktop-in-april-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-243 eha1990 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:11:25 +0000 http://blog.lckymn.com/?p=76#comment-243 I'm referring to the WordPress template that you are using for your blog by the way. I’m referring to the WordPress template that you are using for your blog by the way.

]]> By: eha1990 http://blog.lckymn.com/2009/04/27/my-desktop-in-april-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-242 eha1990 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:10:55 +0000 http://blog.lckymn.com/?p=76#comment-242 Thank you for answering my question. I will have to download and install Listen Music Player, I haven't heard that one before. I will probably hold out for a few more versions before I switch to the 64-bit version of Ubuntu. Everything works in the 32-bit version of Ubuntu 9.04 for me. I like the blog template you are using for your blog too. What is the template that you are using and where can it be downloaded from? Thank you for answering my question. I will have to download and install Listen Music Player, I haven’t heard that one before. I will probably hold out for a few more versions before I switch to the 64-bit version of Ubuntu. Everything works in the 32-bit version of Ubuntu 9.04 for me. I like the blog template you are using for your blog too. What is the template that you are using and where can it be downloaded from?

]]> By: Kevin http://blog.lckymn.com/2009/04/27/my-desktop-in-april-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-236 Kevin Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:58:07 +0000 http://blog.lckymn.com/?p=76#comment-236 Oh, there is another issue with 64bit version. The Flash player is very unstable yet I've got sort of workaround. Although it is still not perfect, it is better than using one from the repository. I'll post about it soon. Probably in one or two days. Regards, Kevin Oh, there is another issue with 64bit version. The Flash player is very unstable yet I’ve got sort of workaround. Although it is still not perfect, it is better than using one from the repository. I’ll post about it soon. Probably in one or two days.

Regards,
Kevin

]]> By: Kevin http://blog.lckymn.com/2009/04/27/my-desktop-in-april-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Kevin Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:50:19 +0000 http://blog.lckymn.com/?p=76#comment-235 Hello, thanks! The theme for my desktop is Mac4Lin. If you google mac4lin, you can easily find it but here is the link. :) http://sourceforge.net/projects/mac4lin Download the file and extract the archive file to somewhere like your home directory and run the script file that you can find in the mac4lin directory you just extracted. I don't think I even need to explain about this based on your blog. :) Mac4Lin is still in RC stage yet I haven't got any problem so far, so you would probably not get any trouble with it. I've used it since Ubuntu 8.04. And yeah. I did have some problems with some software products which do not really support 64bit Ubuntu or the other way around. However, I don't really have any serious problems anymore. I used to have problems with Umbrello, MySQL Workbench yet it's all good now. The Umbrello problem's gone as soon as I upgraded from Ubuntu 8.10 to 9.04. The problem with MySQL workbench's solved when its development team released a new version. Oh! I forgot one thing though. I now have a problem with Amarok. It displays an error message related to my sound card when it starts and it doesn't work at all. Yet, as you know, I can still use plenty of other applications such as Rhythmbox and Listen Music Player. I'm using Listen Music Player by the way. Anyway, my sound card works fine with other applications. It is only Amarok that doesn't work well but it used to work well until 8.10. Another one is that XVidCap Screen Capture application cannot capture more than 8 or 10 frames (not really sure) per second but according to its homepage, that is because my graphics card does not support capturing more frames. So I guess it's OK in general. I just recommend you to use LiveCD of 64bit first and install some applications you want to use and see how it turns out. Good luck! :) Regards, Kevin Hello, thanks!

The theme for my desktop is Mac4Lin. If you google mac4lin, you can easily find it but here is the link. :)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/mac4lin
Download the file and extract the archive file to somewhere like your home directory and run the script file that you can find in the mac4lin directory you just extracted. I don’t think I even need to explain about this based on your blog. :)
Mac4Lin is still in RC stage yet I haven’t got any problem so far, so you would probably not get any trouble with it. I’ve used it since Ubuntu 8.04.

And yeah. I did have some problems with some software products which do not really support 64bit Ubuntu or the other way around. However, I don’t really have any serious problems anymore.

I used to have problems with Umbrello, MySQL Workbench yet it’s all good now. The Umbrello problem’s gone as soon as I upgraded from Ubuntu 8.10 to 9.04. The problem with MySQL workbench’s solved when its development team released a new version. Oh! I forgot one thing though. I now have a problem with Amarok. It displays an error message related to my sound card when it starts and it doesn’t work at all. Yet, as you know, I can still use plenty of other applications such as Rhythmbox and Listen Music Player. I’m using Listen Music Player by the way. Anyway, my sound card works fine with other applications. It is only Amarok that doesn’t work well but it used to work well until 8.10.

Another one is that XVidCap Screen Capture application cannot capture more than 8 or 10 frames (not really sure) per second but according to its homepage, that is because my graphics card does not support capturing more frames. So I guess it’s OK in general. I just recommend you to use LiveCD of 64bit first and install some applications you want to use and see how it turns out. Good luck! :)

Regards,
Kevin

]]> By: eha1990 http://blog.lckymn.com/2009/04/27/my-desktop-in-april-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-234 eha1990 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:14:30 +0000 http://blog.lckymn.com/?p=76#comment-234 Excellent video and information about your desktop. I would like to know more about the desktop theme that you used to get your Ubuntu to look like OS X. Your OS X theme is the best implementation I've seen of an OS X theme on Ubuntu to date. Do you encounter problems with using the 64-bit version of Ubuntu when try to install certain applications? I previously experienced some incompatibility issues with the 64-bit version of Ubuntu with some of the frequent software I used, so I switched back to the 32-bit version of Ubuntu. Ubuntu is definitely light years ahead of Windows and OS X in many ways. You can have all the benefits and features of OS X, plus not have to break the bank to get it. Excellent video and information about your desktop. I would like to know more about the desktop theme that you used to get your Ubuntu to look like OS X. Your OS X theme is the best implementation I’ve seen of an OS X theme on Ubuntu to date. Do you encounter problems with using the 64-bit version of Ubuntu when try to install certain applications? I previously experienced some incompatibility issues with the 64-bit version of Ubuntu with some of the frequent software I used, so I switched back to the 32-bit version of Ubuntu. Ubuntu is definitely light years ahead of Windows and OS X in many ways. You can have all the benefits and features of OS X, plus not have to break the bank to get it.

]]> By: Stefan Schmidt http://blog.lckymn.com/2009/04/27/my-desktop-in-april-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Stefan Schmidt Mon, 18 May 2009 06:53:37 +0000 http://blog.lckymn.com/?p=76#comment-192 Nice, I wasn't aware you could upload ogg there. Thx! Stefan Nice, I wasn’t aware you could upload ogg there. Thx!

Stefan

]]> By: Kevin http://blog.lckymn.com/2009/04/27/my-desktop-in-april-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Kevin Mon, 18 May 2009 04:06:29 +0000 http://blog.lckymn.com/?p=76#comment-191 Hi, Stefan. Thanks. :) Well, compare with your ROO, my screencast is nothing. :D I used gtk-recordMyDesktop too, and yes you are right. It is painful when converting Ogg to Flash but youtube handles that so I just upload ogg to youtube. Youtube converts Ogg to low quality flv, high quality flv and high quality mp4 files so my screencast does not really lose its quality if watching high quality ones. It is good enough then again it takes youtube about half an hour to convert. :) So my process is use gtk-recordMyDesktop to capture -> Result: Ogg -> upload to youtube. I found that 'XVidCap Screen Capture' application works better yet my graphic chip, Intel G33/G31 (on board), does not support high resolution capture with more than 6 frames per second so I cannot use it. Regards, Kevin Hi, Stefan. Thanks. :)

Well, compare with your ROO, my screencast is nothing. :D
I used gtk-recordMyDesktop too, and yes you are right. It is painful when converting Ogg to Flash but youtube handles that so I just upload ogg to youtube. Youtube converts Ogg to low quality flv, high quality flv and high quality mp4 files so my screencast does not really lose its quality if watching high quality ones. It is good enough then again it takes youtube about half an hour to convert. :)

So my process is
use gtk-recordMyDesktop to capture -> Result: Ogg -> upload to youtube.

I found that ‘XVidCap Screen Capture’ application works better yet my graphic chip, Intel G33/G31 (on board), does not support high resolution capture with more than 6 frames per second so I cannot use it.

Regards,
Kevin

]]> By: Stefan Schmidt http://blog.lckymn.com/2009/04/27/my-desktop-in-april-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Stefan Schmidt Mon, 18 May 2009 01:55:43 +0000 http://blog.lckymn.com/?p=76#comment-190 Hi Kevin, Nice video :-). Which tool did you use for the Screencast? I usually use recordMyDesktop but find converting Ogg to Flash rather painful. What is your process? Stefan Hi Kevin,

Nice video :-) . Which tool did you use for the Screencast? I usually use recordMyDesktop but find converting Ogg to Flash rather painful. What is your process?

Stefan

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