Project Page: https://github.com/cosmos72/twin
So, picture this: A window manager that is 100% text user interface (TUI). It’s simple and to the point. You open a terminal in Linux or maybe you are working on headless system with no GUI. You use /usr/bin/twin and now you can open multiple terminals in one terminal without the weird shortcuts of Screen or Tmux. It works like every other GUI environment and has the feel of early 90’s MSDOS.
On October 17th, I was laid off from what was supposed to be a long term contract at IBM after having previously laid off at another job at a certain ailing mortgage company. Job hunting as been really tough and the only thing that has looked really good so far is sales job at Tiger Direct.
What’s holding me back, besides the terrible economy, is the fact that I may have 8 years of experience working at a help desk, but I don’t have a single technical certification to “prove” what I know. Sadly, too many hiring decisions are made by folks who can’t tell a cd-rom drive from a cup holder, and technical certifications are the only things they have to tell them if you know what you’re talking about. Personally, I find the dependence on technical certifications to be silly at best, but those are the rules that we have to live by.
(from xkcd.com)
I’ve been interested in Damn Small Linux for a while. The frugal intallation’s ability to load the entire OS into RAM is awesome. The ability to mount different add-on programs to the OS (ala OSX) and have a very up to date OS is another. It doesn leave a bit to be desired, but overall, it is a very good Linux for slower hardware. I’m currently running the standard HDD installation on the 866mhz P3 with 256megs or Ram. It is fast and reliable. I do have a few complaints though.
I first saw Qemu again on the Elivecd development live cd, and I was certainly intregued. I’ve been looking for an open source alternative to VMWare, and I think I’ve found a good one. The version found in the Ubuntu repository left a lot to be desired. After a bit of Googling, I found a walkthrough for compiling it from source here. Surprisingly, the directions worked well with only a couple minor changes.
I’ll post some links later
Is e17 the killer app that Linux has been waiting for?
I downloaded the Ubuntu binaries for e17 last night, and I was blown away. My computer’s specs are modest by most geek-machine comparisons, but the eye candy was brilliant. The speed of the desktop was very good and everything was nicely arranged by default to give a pleasent view of this desktop manager. Mac snobs like to gripe about how easy everything is to use and how well everything is laid out. With the slight lurning curve of understanding how Linux packages work as opposed to the hunt, download, and install philosphy of Mac and Windows users, I think a well thoughtout Linux based on a clean e17 desktop could be the bridging point for those on the fence between the Mac’s and PC’s. A Linux box will be, by design, will be cheaper than a Mac and runs on the same hardware as Windows, but has the same ease of use as a Mac. In my opinion, the biggest problem with Linux going mainstream is native hardware support and 3rd Party software.
From Lockergnome and Penguin.SWF.
My question is, will Flash 9 for Linux be available right in time to see Flash 10 for Windows?
What about shockwave?
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Well, I’ve successfully installed DamnSmallLinux, and I like it. 50 Megs, and I have everything that I want. Right now, I am writing this using Flock, which does not come with D.S.L. It is being processed by my main pc and is being displayed on my laptop though something called X11 Forwarding. I’m just thrilled. This kicks some real butt!
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