Comments for Ardent Meridian http://www.ardentmeridian.com/blog ... incoherent rambletastic techno-babble ... Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:09:24 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 Comment on A Week in the Life of Three Operating Systems: Setup – Linux – Part 1 by Kurt Harriger http://www.ardentmeridian.com/blog/2009/06/30/a-week-in-the-life-of-three-operating-systems-setup-linux-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Kurt Harriger Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:09:24 +0000 http://www.ardentmeridian.com/blog/2009/06/30/a-week-in-the-life-of-three-operating-systems-setup-linux-part-1/#comment-97 I run ubuntu as my primary desktop w/ windows xp running in virtual box. Aside from having a powerful programmer friendly command line , one of the other things I really like about ubuntu is I can install most anything using apt-get install, no need spend all day downloading latest binaries for this and that. Kernel compiles are mostly a thing of the past as modules have pretty much fulfill that role now. We have the HP Color Laserjet 2605dn and mine prints color without issues. Add new printer scanned network found and installed pretty much automatically. I did have to activate proprietary hp driver, but it downloaded and installed it all automatically. Might check that you have activated non-free drivers in the Administration -> Hardware Drivers. I have 3 monitors at work, but one is actually another machine and I use synergy to share keyboard and mouse. 2 monitors are pretty easy to setup, but I have a feeling you'll need to manually edit xorg.conf to for your second video device. You might find the following useful http://ryonsherman.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/multiple-monitor-setup-using-both-nvidia-and-ati-video-cards-in-linux/ I run ubuntu as my primary desktop w/ windows xp running in virtual box. Aside from having a powerful programmer friendly command line , one of the other things I really like about ubuntu is I can install most anything using apt-get install, no need spend all day downloading latest binaries for this and that. Kernel compiles are mostly a thing of the past as modules have pretty much fulfill that role now.

We have the HP Color Laserjet 2605dn and mine prints color without issues. Add new printer scanned network found and installed pretty much automatically. I did have to activate proprietary hp driver, but it downloaded and installed it all automatically. Might check that you have activated non-free drivers in the Administration -> Hardware Drivers.

I have 3 monitors at work, but one is actually another machine and I use synergy to share keyboard and mouse. 2 monitors are pretty easy to setup, but I have a feeling you’ll need to manually edit xorg.conf to for your second video device. You might find the following useful http://ryonsherman.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/multiple-monitor-setup-using-both-nvidia-and-ati-video-cards-in-linux/

]]> Comment on iPhone 3G Battery Life by Ardent Meridian » Blog Archive » iPhone 3GS Battery Life http://www.ardentmeridian.com/blog/2008/10/05/iphone-3g-battery-life/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Ardent Meridian » Blog Archive » iPhone 3GS Battery Life Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:19:02 +0000 http://www.ardentmeridian.com/blog/2008/10/05/iphone-3g-battery-life/#comment-93 [...] wrote last year about the battery life of the iPhone 3G, following on from lots of forum chat about perceived issues with it.  At the time I [...] [...] wrote last year about the battery life of the iPhone 3G, following on from lots of forum chat about perceived issues with it.  At the time I [...]

]]> Comment on Ion Drum Rocker – Rock Band Drum Kit by Electronic Drums Pro http://www.ardentmeridian.com/blog/2008/10/12/ion-drum-rocker-rock-band-drum-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Electronic Drums Pro Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:56:40 +0000 http://www.ardentmeridian.com/blog/2008/10/12/ion-drum-rocker-rock-band-drum-kit/#comment-82 Electronic drums are the way to go. Manageable - and you can control the sound. Electronic drums are the way to go. Manageable – and you can control the sound.

]]> Comment on Ion Drum Rocker – Rock Band Drum Kit by Ardent Meridian » Blog Archive » Pedal Metal - Rock Band Drum Pedal Repair http://www.ardentmeridian.com/blog/2008/10/12/ion-drum-rocker-rock-band-drum-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Ardent Meridian » Blog Archive » Pedal Metal - Rock Band Drum Pedal Repair Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:33:03 +0000 http://www.ardentmeridian.com/blog/2008/10/12/ion-drum-rocker-rock-band-drum-kit/#comment-10 [...] wrote recently about the Ion "Drum Rocker" I had purchased, partially in response to a broken Rock Band [...] [...] wrote recently about the Ion "Drum Rocker" I had purchased, partially in response to a broken Rock Band [...]

]]> Comment on Electronic Entertainment: Price vs. Value by Maj Malfunction http://www.ardentmeridian.com/blog/2008/10/07/electronic-entertainment-price-vs-value/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Maj Malfunction Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:58:06 +0000 http://www.ardentmeridian.com/blog/2008/10/07/electronic-entertainment-price-vs-value/#comment-4 I think you need to calculate and enter $/hr for say Everquest. I think MMOs for the truly addicted come in as a huge value. I think you need to calculate and enter $/hr for say Everquest. I think MMOs for the truly addicted come in as a huge value.

]]> Comment on Pac-Man has Gone Insane! by Maj Malfunction http://www.ardentmeridian.com/blog/2008/10/06/pac-man-has-gone-insane/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Maj Malfunction Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:08:33 +0000 http://www.ardentmeridian.com/blog/2008/10/06/pac-man-has-gone-insane/#comment-3 No kidding, I have no clue why this pricing is out there. No kidding, I have no clue why this pricing is out there.

]]>