This is from my Lenovo T60: and this is from my Compaq Presario CQ61-140EI: Notice the difference? Yes, the FN and CNTRL keys are swopped around. Imagine the confusing it is causing. I am pressing CNTRL-C and CNTRL-V but nothing gets copied. That is because of pressing the CNTRL key, I am pressing the FN […]
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From Bob Sutor’s blog … partnership between IBM and Canonical to provide a software package for users of netbooks and other thin clients in Africa. The package, which can be configured in several ways to provide both netbook-based and cloud-based software, is expected to drive new business for local partners by taking advantage of open […]
As mentioned in yesterday’s post, I got a new Compaq Presario CQ61-140EI Notebook. I did not had much choice in the hardware so had to take what I got. The specs of the machine is as follows: Intel Pentium Dual-Core T3400 (2.16GHz) 15.6 LED HD Brightview Widescreen 250GB Hard Drive 3GB DDR2 SDRAM 802.11 b/g […]
I just got a new Compaq Presario CQ61-140EI and installed Ubuntu Karmic Alpha 6 on it. More about that in a future post. One of the main issues which a lot of people had is that sound works through the headphones but not through the internal speakers which btw is Altec Lansing speakers. The first […]
And that ‘under me’ mean literally, I work in the same building and the IBM Innovation Centre is right below me, so yes, I technically sits right on top of it :). As reported in the press, IBM has opened their second African Innovation Centre in Cape Town, the first being in Johannesburg. Although I […]
From Ari Jaaksi, he heads Maemo @ Nokia It is all about1) Internet (browsing, chatting, sharing, talking ….) first2) Open source & collaborative development for consumers3) True computer experience in a small package and I have added a 4th — Be able to make calls with it anywhere, anytime. This is exactly what I want […]
Via Linux Magazine 360.000 IBM workers have been told to stop using Microsoft Office and switch to the Open Office-based software Symphony. As an IBMer, I am not so sure about the “told to stop”, well not in South Africa at least. At the moment we are encouraged not to use Microsoft products as far […]
How much radiation does your cell phone emit? It’s easy to find out the answer thanks to the Environmental Working Group’s new online guide to cell phone emissions. The non-profit research and advocacy group ranked over 1,000 different cell phones according to radiation levels. It looked at the publicly available, but difficult to find, specific […]
There is this meme going around to indicate how much Free and Non-free software one has installed on one’s workstation. To determine it, just run vrms. If you do not have it installed then just do sudo apt-get install vrms mariusb@mariusb-t60laptop:~$ vrms Non-free packages installed on mariusb-t60laptop 3270-common Common files for IBM 3270 emulators and […]
With more than 250 men and women vying for the U.S. Open championship, it’s a wonder that each and every ace (and fault) is seamlessly shown on the scoreboard, your iPhone, and online. How do they do this? This is all thanks to IBM technology and people that has provided the systems for the US […]