Full Circle issue 6: Letters
First off, the bad news: I think you misplaced a screenshot or two in the Top 5 category this month. Unless I'm badly mistaken, the screenshot shown for "Glest" is actually a screenshot from the wonderful game "Battle For Wesnoth".
Thank you very much for the excellent VirtualBox article. I had tried recently to install VirtualBox on Feisty, but I had had problems with user groups. This article clears up all my problems!
Stephen Nabholz
Ed: Yep, sorry about that, there was indeed a bit of a mix up between a couple of the Top5 screens. Glad to be of help with the VirtualBox article. Quite a few people have emailed us to say that they enjoyed it. Big pat on the back goes to writer Luca De Marini who's written several good articles for us.
I also have had a problem with .mkv files and anything above 1280x1024. I've found that mplayer is the software to use for these files. It's the only package that decodes the video files in a way that's not resource intensive. Please pass that info on to Walter for me. Thanks!
Anthony Stellato
Ed: Several people wrote in suggesting Mplayer as the best video player for large MKV files, some also suggested you install the restricted video drivers Walter. Do let us know how it goes.
I was recently introduced to Full Circle (Issue #5 is my first experience), and my wife and I are quite impressed. The entire issue comes across as professional, and the editing quality is very good.
We both enjoyed the article about CoLoCo (kudos to those guys for putting on what must have been an absolutely stellar presentation!) and we look forward to similar types of articles. In addition to that fabulous article, I think many new users would be particularly interested in the concise "My Desktop" article. If anything, this article should be expanded to a minimum of two pages. Having a spotlight on software (such as the Top 5 Strategy Games) is a wonderful idea that can help new and even veteran users become aware of the best of the software available. I wasn't aware of 4 out of 5 of those games you listed!
So, thank you guys very much for putting so much effort into this publication. I look forward to the next edition and I will be downloading the first 4 issues right away!
Mike Ireland
I absolutely love Ubuntu Linux. I love it so much that I really want to contribute. But the thing is, I can't program. Are there any tips you could give me on where to learn?
Tommy Alsemgeest
Ed: No comment! I'm throwing this one out to the programmers! Guys, what's the best language to learn for helping out in the Ubuntu community?
My question is about Linux Certification and in particular Ubuntu Certification. Could you explain a little more about the Ubuntu Certification? Where can I get the literature? What are the "must have" study books? Are there any online tools to prepare for exams? Thanks a lot
Akall
Ed: As far as I'm aware the Ubuntu Certification hasn't begun as yet but I'm sure the good folks at Canonical can answer this one?
For those who are not aware of the details of this car, it was debuted at the Mozilla 24 "Firefox Rock Festival" in Tokyo on Sept. 15th. It will go on to compete in the largest all-Japan custom car show in Nagoya later in September.
Gen Kanai (Flickr.com user)
MaximumPC magazines June issue promoted going to Linux and Ubuntu was the distro focused on.
I setup a Dual Boot with Ubuntu / XP and I could not be happier!
- Linux is Fast
- Everything is free
- All the information you could possibly need is out there. I became a forum member for the first time.
- The graphics improved without having to buy a new video card (Windows would need one to do the same thing!)
- I can keep this computer (AMD 2200 Sempron) for another 3 years easy with Linux!
- No viruses, etc.
I missed the command line and batch files but after 2 weeks of Scripts / Sudo / Anacron I have control over everything. It's more 'raw' but that's the fun part - total control.
I am truly enjoying using my computer again like I did during the '90's. But instead of buying hardware so frequently I can enjoy the free Distro's!
William Covington
Ed: <memories>Ah the 90's, I remember them well. My Atari ST being sold off to get that Amiga A500. My friend showing off his flashy 486 PC with Doom in a small window. Them were the days! </memories>
