Ubuntu via VMware

Posted by Greybeard on Mar 25th, 2010 in Local, Technology and Music | 1 comment

I’m now writing this post on Ubuntu running on a VMware virtual machine.   First impressions,   I think I still prefer XP,   but I’ll continue to play around with Ubuntu.   So far I’ve had no problems with Ubuntu’s internet access,   and it’s running “nat’ed ” through the Windows connection.  I’m not sure what kind of resources Ubuntu really wants,  it doesn’t get anything to generous as a virtual machine,  and it’s speed probably suffers.  Also consider,  I’m running a pretty old version of VMware.  I wonder how my laptop would do running Ubuntu.  It’s an older Toshiba,  1 Ghz processor, and 512mb’s of Ram?

At any rate,  Firefox is running pretty well right now and I’m able to get to web sites via XP and Chrome,  or Ubuntu and Firefox.   It’s nice to be back online!  Sure wish I could figure out what hosed IE-8 ?

Internet ON, by way of an old copy of AUDITOR Security Collection

Posted by Greybeard on Mar 25th, 2010 in Local, Technology and Music | 0 comments

Well,,,, I found a way to browze the Internet. All I have to do is insert and boot from an old AUDITOR Security CD. Totally bypassing anything Windoze. (Its interesting that my keyboard mapping is off though).Where I now stand: Windoze, I cant load most web pages, but I can successfully ping them.AUDITOR Sec. CD, Browse web pages freelyThese two statements hold true for my desktop, and my laptop. Either OS. My Charter Tech, (whos been very helpful) thinks the problem is Internet Explorer ver. 8 causing the problem, because AUDITOR uses Mozilla Firefox. I suppose thats my next step, install a new browser under Windoze.       UPDATE:  It appears that installing Google Chrome (against my better wishes) has also cured the InterNot problem.  (If so, chock one up for Charter Tech, J— ! )     Update #2:   Reinstalling Internet Explorer 8,  Did NOT help my other computer!  Currently downloading Chrome on it!      UPDATE #3  Chrome is now install on both PC’s,  (laptop and desktop) both are working almost perfectly,  (one glitch time in a couple of hours use).  This crap has got me to thinkin’ hard,  and Ubuntu ver. 9.10 is currently downloading.   If all goes well with the download (690 mb’s) , I’ll be installing Ubuntu on a VMware virtual machine later tonight or tomorrow.      It’s been a while since I’ve played with it,  but maybe it’s time to try again.

InterNOT Day #28

Posted by Greybeard on Mar 25th, 2010 in Local, Technology and Music | 0 comments

Still have crappy Internet.   Ran full AVG virus scan,  then download and ran McAfee’s Stinger.  Both scans came up clean.  (it took nearly an hour to get the McAfee connection to work).

INTERNOT DAY #27

Posted by Greybeard on Mar 24th, 2010 in Local, Technology and Music | 0 comments

Another Charter tech. scheduled for Thursday

INTERNOT #26

Posted by Greybeard on Mar 22nd, 2010 in Local, Political, Technology and Music | 0 comments

I’ve revamped my Internot number system, to reflect how many days I’ve been without full internet access. (It took, trying all day long to get the connection I’m currently using).
Charter Line Tech came today and apologized for the problem, but obviouly didn’t get it fixed.
TWENTY SIX DAYS, is a little much, don’cha think??

And on a political note:  I suppose we can now celebrate a political action that has never before taken place in the history of our Democratic Republic,  or for that matter,  in ANY Democratic Republic! (Though I expect it happens in socialist countries Alot!)