p.s.-i do plan to add to it, so please give any suggestions you might have
Full Version: comments, suggestions, questions..
i've added (as of yet small) linux question/answer page on my website, check it out: http://www.geektyme.org/linux.html and let me know what you think. Also, any suggested questions to add to it would be great.
p.s.-i do plan to add to it, so please give any suggestions you might have
p.s.-i do plan to add to it, so please give any suggestions you might have
Um, your a ho.....
Believe it or not, I think OpenLinux was my first install? Wasn't it a yellow box or something? I think I have it in my basement still....
Oh, you want suggestions. Just a few to ADD!
I ripped those off from another site.
QUOTE
What distribution do you run?
I'm a distro-ho, I tend to jump around from one to the next with no real warning and for no good reason. I've used: Caldera OpenLinux (not sure if it was called that when I used it, but it was the easiest to install), Mandrake Linux (I stuck with this one the longest), Gentoo Linux (fun, but compiling every program gets tedious), and currently I'm running Arch Linux (prebuild, well-optimized-i686-distro.).
I'm a distro-ho, I tend to jump around from one to the next with no real warning and for no good reason. I've used: Caldera OpenLinux (not sure if it was called that when I used it, but it was the easiest to install), Mandrake Linux (I stuck with this one the longest), Gentoo Linux (fun, but compiling every program gets tedious), and currently I'm running Arch Linux (prebuild, well-optimized-i686-distro.).
Believe it or not, I think OpenLinux was my first install? Wasn't it a yellow box or something? I think I have it in my basement still....
Oh, you want suggestions. Just a few to ADD!
QUOTE
Why Linux?
Linux is COOL! It's freely downloadable, secure and very stable. I can do everything in Linux that I could do with Windows and more. Linux is modular and infinitely customizable.
Linux is COOL! It's freely downloadable, secure and very stable. I can do everything in Linux that I could do with Windows and more. Linux is modular and infinitely customizable.
QUOTE
Security
Software updates, security updates and bug fixes are available in real time. Linux and most of the software available for it is open source, there are thousands of people worldwide pouring over source code, looking for bugs and submitting fixes daily.
Software updates, security updates and bug fixes are available in real time. Linux and most of the software available for it is open source, there are thousands of people worldwide pouring over source code, looking for bugs and submitting fixes daily.
QUOTE
Cost of ownership
Many Linux distributions are available for free download or you can order a copy on the internet for a couple bucks. These free or cheap versions of Linux come with no manual but help is as close as the internet newsgroups. When you buy the boxed version of Linux in the store, you're actually paying for the manual, technical support and any extra or commercial software that may be included. Most software available for Linux is free (Open Source), however if you find a Linux distribution that you really like, support the company by buying a copy or donating funds.
Many Linux distributions are available for free download or you can order a copy on the internet for a couple bucks. These free or cheap versions of Linux come with no manual but help is as close as the internet newsgroups. When you buy the boxed version of Linux in the store, you're actually paying for the manual, technical support and any extra or commercial software that may be included. Most software available for Linux is free (Open Source), however if you find a Linux distribution that you really like, support the company by buying a copy or donating funds.
QUOTE
Stability
Linux is a true multi-user, multitasking operating system. It's very stable and rarely needs to be rebooted. An application may crash once in a while but it will not bring down the entire system. While no operating system is "crash proof", in general it's extremely difficult to crash a Linux machine. With Linux you won't have to deal with Alt-Ctrl-Delete, Blue Screen of Death, Scandisk-Defrag, virus's or expensive upgrades.
Linux is a true multi-user, multitasking operating system. It's very stable and rarely needs to be rebooted. An application may crash once in a while but it will not bring down the entire system. While no operating system is "crash proof", in general it's extremely difficult to crash a Linux machine. With Linux you won't have to deal with Alt-Ctrl-Delete, Blue Screen of Death, Scandisk-Defrag, virus's or expensive upgrades.
I ripped those off from another site.
man, i didn't think i was going to get any comments at all!
good suggestions, but i'm sorta keeping it a little un-technical and easily understood by basically anyone who can figure out how to surf the internet and use Windows. which means i have to assume my audience if a bunch of morons ;-) j/k! that and i'm attempting to avoid the zealot attitude.
but i'll look at your suggestions and see if they can inspire me to write some more or change some things or something...
good suggestions, but i'm sorta keeping it a little un-technical and easily understood by basically anyone who can figure out how to surf the internet and use Windows. which means i have to assume my audience if a bunch of morons ;-) j/k! that and i'm attempting to avoid the zealot attitude.
but i'll look at your suggestions and see if they can inspire me to write some more or change some things or something...
FINE, :( j/k
This is still my favorite.
Why Linux?
Linux is COOL! It's freely downloadable, secure and very stable. I can do everything in Linux that I could do with Windows and more. Linux is modular and infinitely customizable.[/b]
This is still my favorite.
Why Linux?
Linux is COOL! It's freely downloadable, secure and very stable. I can do everything in Linux that I could do with Windows and more. Linux is modular and infinitely customizable.[/b]
I think it looks very professional... but I do find the 'cracked screen' effect a bit annoying!
does it make it hard to read the text or does it just bug you? (as in, is it functionally problematic or just a minor annoyance?)
It does make it hard to read the text as I'm distracted as I scroll... but then I do have the attention span of a.... erm...
Could you decorate the side panels instead? Nothing ostentatious! Just a little colour, perhaps... :roll:
Could you decorate the side panels instead? Nothing ostentatious! Just a little colour, perhaps... :roll:
nope, side panels are staying the way they are :-P i want to keep it pretty uniform...besides, i was looking for comments on the linux write up ;-) i have a thread over in off-topic about the page i general... :-P
i might whiten (er, lighten?) the "cracked screen" affect a bit, so it's not so obtrusive.
i might whiten (er, lighten?) the "cracked screen" affect a bit, so it's not so obtrusive.
QUOTE
besides, i was looking for comments on the linux write up ;-) .
Sorry...but then I do have the attention span of a.... erm...
QUOTE
i might whiten (er, lighten?) the "cracked screen" affect a bit, so it's not so obtrusive.
I think the motion is also a problem... how about a watermark?
I will now shut up... (sidles off to the offtopic discussion)
the motion? you mean the fact that the background image doesn't move? but that's my fav effect! :-P
This is my last comment (no, really!).
I admire the skill involved... but do you want visitors to admire the special effects and forget the text?
If you must answer this, don't ask me any more questions! I didn't expect a kind of Spanish Inquisition... :shock:
I admire the skill involved... but do you want visitors to admire the special effects and forget the text?
If you must answer this, don't ask me any more questions! I didn't expect a kind of Spanish Inquisition... :shock:
:-P
it's actually a rather simple page compared to my previous pages (just saying). the only real effect is that background not scrolling when you scroll the page...other than that, it's rather simple i think.
spanish inquisition? the first question was to find out if it made it hard to read the text...someone else commented on that, so i was curious. the rest of it i thought was just a discussion
it's actually a rather simple page compared to my previous pages (just saying). the only real effect is that background not scrolling when you scroll the page...other than that, it's rather simple i think.
spanish inquisition? the first question was to find out if it made it hard to read the text...someone else commented on that, so i was curious. the rest of it i thought was just a discussion
Sorry, I'm showing my age. At one time, it was difficult to have a conversation without quoting Monty Python.
http://www.ai.mit.edu/people/paulfitz/spanish/t2.html
http://www.ai.mit.edu/people/paulfitz/spanish/t2.html
i knew what you meant by spanish inquisition (i've seen monty python and also history of the world) i just didn't understand how it applied here ;-)
It's just that I've taken your thread off topic and when I try to stop, you ask me a question.
I must be in a silly mood. :?
I must be in a silly mood. :?
pfft, it's my thread, if i wanted it back on topic i'd put it back on topic ;-)
In that case...
It didn't apply here - it's just a device for getting into the sketch. The point was that the Inquisition was unexpected - it interrupted a sketch where Yorkshiremen were discussing "one on't cross beams gone owt askew on treadle".
A non-sequitar.
QUOTE
i knew what you meant by spanish inquisition (i've seen monty python and also history of the world) i just didn't understand how it applied here ;-)
It didn't apply here - it's just a device for getting into the sketch. The point was that the Inquisition was unexpected - it interrupted a sketch where Yorkshiremen were discussing "one on't cross beams gone owt askew on treadle".
A non-sequitar.
and now, for something completely different......
A man with three buttocks? :?
In anything other than 600X800 resolution it's hard to read cause the print is so tiny. And there's nothing wrong with my eyes. 
But I like the content.
But I like the content.
i think there is something wrong with your eyes!! :-P i can read it perfectly fine, even at 1600x1200 ;-)
QUOTE
In anything other than 600X800 resolution it's hard to read cause the print is so tiny. And there's nothing wrong with my eyes. :P But I like the content.
"ctrl" + "+" to make text bigger in mozilla
i find it fine at 1152 X 864 on a 15 inch monitor here at work.
IMO, the black over blue is bad no matter how you cut it.
600x800 15" at work
1280x1024 17" at home
content is good but I wouldn't use "ho" :roll:
600x800 15" at work
1280x1024 17" at home
content is good but I wouldn't use "ho" :roll:
QUOTE
IMO, the black over blue is bad no matter how you cut it.
600x800 15" at work
1280x1024 17" at home
content is good but I wouldn't use "ho" :roll:
600x800 15" at work
1280x1024 17" at home
content is good but I wouldn't use "ho" :roll:
What are you talking about???
tymes site http://www.geektyme.org/linux.html ??
if so, i see black text white background with a little picture in the background.
what color is the image? :wink:
QUOTE
i think there is something wrong with your eyes!! :-P i can read it perfectly fine, even at 1600x1200 ;-)
There's nothing wrong with my eyes!!!
After all I couldn't be an admin with bad eyesight. I might acidentally check the wrong box or something and who knows what could happen?
QUOTE
what color is the image? :wink:
Why it is pink with yellow dots
QUOTE
IMO, the black over blue is bad no matter how you cut it.
600x800 15" at work
1280x1024 17" at home
content is good but I wouldn't use "ho" :roll:
600x800 15" at work
1280x1024 17" at home
content is good but I wouldn't use "ho" :roll:
...must say I agree: the blue star in the background is very annoying when reading the black text.
By the way, nice use of style sheets!
Darkelve
maybe if i faded the image even more it would look better? it's either that or get rid of it, because there really aren't any other colors i would like to use...nothing else would really fit...
QUOTE
maybe if i faded the image even more it would look better?
I think it would help a lot. If you can, you can just fade the blue.
This is a "lo-fi" version of our main content. To view the full version with more information, formatting and images, please click here.