Amir M. Sahib » Tech

Diving into Ubuntu (again)

Amir Sahib — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:08:32 +0000

A while ago, I attempted to start using Ubuntu, but failed to install it on an old gateway laptop that didn’t have any linux drivers for audio, visual and wifi devices. Or at least I couldn’t find any online for the laptop. Due to the failure in getting it to work, I stopped my Ubuntu journey. I wasn’t ready for it. Skip forward a year later and I found myself installing Ubuntu 10.04 on my newer HP laptop. Installation was a breeze and everything worked out of the box except for some issues with double fingers on the touchpad and the right/left click ares on it. I was impressed. Wifi, bluetooth, sound, video, and pretty much everything worked instantly with Ubuntu.

As soon as I started to use it for a few hours, I noticed they took a some of their UI from Apple’s OS X and Windows. It’s the best from both OSs combined into one. Workspaces is cool. I’ve never experienced that working on Windows. I find that very useful when multitasking. I also like the way alt-tab works when switching from one item to another.

The best part of it all is developing with Ubuntu, which is the main reason I switched. I was having a hard time dealing with Windows and developing with Ruby on Rails. On Ubuntu it was extremely fast for obvious reasons. I haven’t tried developing in PHP or Java yet, but will soon.

Bomb proof Wallpaper

Amir Sahib — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:54:00 +0000

Wow.

ShoutReel

Amir Sahib — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:20:36 +0000

My friends and I have been building this basic app called ShoutReel. The idea is basically taking the forum and making it simpler. An easier way to explain it is Twitter is micro blogging while ShoutReel is micro forums.

Check it out here. Of course it’s still basic and still in beta or pre-beta. Let me know what you guys think.

The Future of the Mouse and Keyboard? – 10/GUI

Amir Sahib — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:56:32 +0000

Looks very interesting. The only way to truly see it’s benefit is to actually use it. Will wait for testing it out before commenting on it.

Here is their website.

Piano Stairs, Deep Garbage Bin – The Fun Theory

Amir Sahib — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:33:16 +0000

Interesting and fun idea.

Here is another one:

PhoneGap

Amir Sahib — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:44:29 +0000

Anyone use this before?

Looks interesting. Planning on trying it out soon.

Matrix Windows XP spoof

Amir Sahib — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:37:05 +0000

Ubuntu? I’m going to learn Ubuntu?

Apple’s Animal Farm

Amir Sahib — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:55:15 +0000

Interesting article on Apple turning into Microsoft:

I’m sorry, Microsoft. On behalf of Silicon Valley, I’m sorry.

We cursed you, mocked you, labeled you the Evil Empire. Your crime: trying to control the technology world. Sure, we had reason to be upset. During the dawning of the PC era, the Windows operating system made you the most powerful company in tech, and it went to your head.

Your detractors say you intimidated PC makers, crushed Netscape, and tried to turn the web into an extension of the Windows platform. As it turns out, local darling Apple (AAPL) probably would have done the same thing.

Continue reading here.

Water proof nano carpet

Amir Sahib — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:22:37 +0000

I need this for my home.

The Enicycle – Pretty cool

Amir Sahib — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:51:08 +0000

Learn more here.