Native Instruments Komplete Ultimate 9
Although there were all kinds of rumours around, it seems my prediction was correct. Well, it was actually a no-brainer. When Native Instruments put their Komplete 8 collections on sale, it was quite obvious that a new edition is coming. That new edition, Komplete 9 was launched today for pre-order. I myself consider the basic … Continue reading
MacBook Pro with Retina Display – quite hard to upgrade but does it really matter?
About a week ago Apple launched new MacBook Pro models (among other things). Yes, these new Retina Display models are sleek and gorgeous, and they should by fast and furious too, considering that they are all SSD. Other improvements were addition of USB3 and HDMI connector. USB3 has been a long awaited feature, and I … Continue reading
VirtualBox, OS X and upgrading Ubuntu guest from 11.04 to 11.10
For some time now I have been working on a shiny new MacBook Pro. Before I got it I had already made a decision to leave OS X on it and continue my research and development on Linux virtual machine. I just made an exact disk image of the disk in my Linux laptop, transformed … Continue reading
Ubuntu upgrade troubles
Finally I had time to upgrade couple of machines from Ubuntu 11.04 to 11.10. I usually postpone these upgrades anyway, since it is always possible that there is some fundamental problem. If all forums and news feeds are quiet on this matter, then I assume that upgrade is basically safe. But long experience on several … Continue reading
Dashing desktops, Unixman!
Having slept over this new Ubuntu Natty experience, I am still doubtful.. at least a bit. Ok, it was not bad. The Dash and the launcher have their benefits, once you get used to them. On the other hand, a finely tuned classical desktop is quite quick to use. In some ways the dash/launcher combo … Continue reading
Ubuntu 11.04 (cont.)
To continue my previous post, the NVidia drivers seem to be working after all. It was a bit confusing, since installation tool told me that they are installed but not activated. But in reality they were working properly. On the other hand VMWare Player is not working, and seems that it will not work without … Continue reading
Ubuntu 11.04 – First impressions
So Ubuntu 11.04 is out and feeling adventurous I upgraded one machine from 10.10 to 11.04. What can I say… I am kind of baffled, confused and a little annoyed. I know from hard experience that there is always a possibility for problems of all kind while upgrading from one version to another, so I … Continue reading
Installing Ubuntu software without network (off-line)
Nowadays many users have only 3G Internet connection. As we have seen, 3G modems can be quite tricky in Linux, and it is possible that you have a 3G modem that does not work since you have not latest version of some package installed. In order to get it work you should install these packages … Continue reading
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