How I Use Mac OS X Lion - My Workflow

Tomorrow will mark the one week anniversary of the Mac OS X Lion release from Apple. In that time, we have all grown to use the operating system in our own, unique way. Thanks to new features such as Mission Control and full screen apps, each individual Lion user has had to develop a new workflow over the past seven days. In this video, I give you guys a glimpse into how I've been using Mac OS X Lion.



My workflow has definitely changed but I find this setup to be much more productive and organized! I would love to see how YOU use Mac OS X Lion. Feel free to share your workflow in the comments below! Thank you for watching.

Ubuntu 10.04 Review

I have been using the free operating system Ubuntu 10.04, and so far I'm loving it. The main reason I switched in the first place was because I just couldn't take anymore of Windows Vista, which is understandable. I'm very impressed with the way it is so easy to customise and install programs using this OS, and due to these reasons my desktop now has a dock and no task bar, which I'm very happy about.

Ubuntu has a nice little program called Ubuntu Software Centre, which allows you to browse for any peice of software you would like to install onto your computer, using names or keywords. When you find the program you're looking for you simply click the "Install" button, and everything else is taken care of for you. If you decide you want to uninstall a program, all you have to do is go back into the Ubuntu Software Centre, find that program and click "Remove." It couldn't be easier!

Now let's talk about one of the main factors that really impresses me about Ubuntu; it's FREE! In my opinion it is so much better than Windows Vista. In fact, it's better than any Windows operating systems before Windows 7, so why use an OS that isn't so good that you have to pay for, if you could get a much better one for free?

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Mac OS X Snow Leopard - Available August 28th

Earlier this morning, Apple updated their online store to include Snow Leopard. With a release date of August 28th. If you pre-order, Apple is guaranteeing that Snow Leopard will be delivered by 28th. You can purchase Snow Leopard for $29 for a single license or $50 for a family pack of five licenses.

Pre-Order Snow Leopard

For those of us MacHeads out there who are eagerly anticipating the release of Snow Leopard, Amazon sympathizes. They are currently allowing users to pre-order Snow Leopard including bundles with with iLife ’09 and iWork ’09. The downside is that Amazon is only selling upgrade versions for Leopard, so if you have any other OS you'll have to wait for Apple. Whether you have Leopard or not, Snow Leopard is going to be an amazing operating system, so I suggest ordering your copy as soon as possible.

Pre-Order Snow Leopard

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My Thoughts on the Future of Linux

In 1991 Linus Torvalds, a Finnish software engineer, created a small operating system kernel he called “Linux”. Back then, there was only one user; him. That quickly changed. Now there are millions of users and numerous different flavors of the operating system that was once one man’s pet project.

But what’s the future of Linux? With many different people being able to contribute to the source code, you would think that eventually everything would fall apart and Linux would become a giant mess.

But that hasn’t happened. But why? There are many different reasons. The reasons are the care given to the project, it’s open source platform, and the love of the community.

One of the ideals that keeps the Linux project alive and well is care. Without care, the project would simply fall apart. While Microsoft, Apple, and other companies that make commercial operating systems care about their projects, they also care about making a profit. In order to make a profit, they have to meet deadlines. The Linux project is different in the aspect. Since it’s an open source and free they don’t have to worry about missing a deadline and loosing profit. The work they do on the project is one set goal: to make it better.

Unlike Windows or Mac OS X, anyone can download and change the source code. In that aspect, anyone can add their own ideas to help improve the project. Although not all ideas get into the final version, every idea matters. That’s what makes this project great; anyone can help and contribute.

With millions of users, it’s safe to say that Linux is loved by many people (including me). That’s off the things that keeps it moving forward. Without the love of the community Linux, and any project, would fail. The love of a community is not an easy thing to get. The project has to be special in order for people to love and care for it.

Do I think Linux is going to continue to improve in the future? Absolutely. In fact, I know it will continue to improve. How do I know this? The love and loyalty of the userbase and the dedication of the contributors will keep the project growing in the many years to come.