Techy Dan’s Blog

Archive for September 2008

Why Linux isn’t the best option for me

Posted by: Danny on: September 21, 2008

Linux, specifically Ubuntu, is a brilliant operating system. I’ve used quite a few distributions of Linux. Including:

Ubuntu
Kubuntu
OpenSuse
DSL (Damn Small Linux)
Knoppix

And more.
As you can see, by my old posts, showing shots of my Ubuntu Desktop, I have tried to use Linux as my main operating system. Yes, for some people, it does work. But, there are [...]

My top 5 addon’s for firefox

Posted by: Danny on: September 21, 2008

Here are the 5 best addon’s that I find useful. These may not be what everyone thinks. Its just what I use.

Remember The Milk Addon for Gmail – This addon gives users the usability of both Gmail and RTM (Remember The Milk). All you have to do is go onto Gmail, and you see all [...]

Why My Next PC May be A Mac

Posted by: Danny on: September 21, 2008

I’ve never used a Mac, I have never seen the operating system in real life. But, over the last couple of years, Mac OS X has gained a lot of hype. This may have something to do with Windows Vista, and Microsoft losing trust with its consumers. While this has happened, Apple have been making [...]

Are you reliant on the Internet?

Posted by: Danny on: September 21, 2008

Right now, I am typing this using Windows Live Writer, as my land line and broadband Internet are down. I, like many people, are reliant on the Internet. This outage, is a eye opener.
I use a lot of web applications in my daily life, including Google Mail, Google Reader, Remember The Milk, Skype and Windows [...]