Going Linux

00:00 Going Linux #169 Computer America #48 00:15 Introduction 05:43 Tim: Why Linux? 14:06 Choosing the right Linux for you 15:31 Linux Chooser 21:32 zegenie studios 28:52 Getting support after you choose 32:39 Niko: Comments onHanna Montana Linux 42:06 Annie S: Compaq troubles 48:06 Gomez: Suggestion for Charlie's clock, Linux from Scratch 56:21 Niko Freezing problems in F 66:10 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 66:56 End

00:00 Going Linux #168 32-bit or 64-bit 00:15 Introduction 00:51 NVidia joins Linux Foundation 04:26 Disclaimer 06:16 Definitions 08:57 64-bit - What's in a name? 11:09 Can you run 32-bit apps on a 64-bit machine? 11:45 More RAM 18:02 How do I know if I have a 64-bit machine? 21:13 Larger file sized 22:44 Disadvantages of 64-bit 27:34 Our recommendation 33:54 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 35:06 End

00:00 Going Linux #167 Listener Feedback 00:15 Introduction 01:44 The minion 02:24 Bill has hopped to PCLinuxOS 04:31 Making a persistent thumb drive 08:18 Nautilus is slowing down 10:07 Nathan: Linux experiences and ideas 14:44 Karim: Keeping Windows and Linux on the same time zone 16:49 chattr: Provides a correction 20:54 jimzat: Switching Users on "W" 21:55 Mattew: Installing Apps 23:23 Chris: More on multiple users 27:06 Sean: Multiple x-sessions 30:44 Jim: An email within an email 36:33 Jes: He's a "he" 39:19 Aidan: Asks a few questions 45:19 Walter: Correction on Hulu 46:15 Aldo: Talks technical 48:55 Anonymous: Gone Linux 56:52 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 58:47 End

00:00 Going Linux #166 Computer America #47 00:15 Introduction 00:47 Hello and welcome 01:59 Topic: Listening to Podcasts: gPodder 07:41 Definition: What is a Podcast? 09:12 Charles: Installing Linux Mint on a specific partition 16:33 Windows doesn't keep the correct time, but Linux does 21:24 Podcatchers 27:43 Botsync: Wireless sync gPodder to Android 31:54 Richard: Calls Larry out on a comment 37:09 Why not just dual boot? 40:34 Handling hardware under WINE 44:28 Brian: What is Gnome Shell? 50:54 Gregory: Unity Dock fix 54:14 Macbuntu 55:39 Dick: Authenticating on publick computers 59:06 Daniel: Audible client? 63:15 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 65:12 End

00:00 Going Linux #165 Switching Linux Desktops 00:15 Introduction 00:49 USB hardware issues 02:44 Skype causes recording issues 04:28 Bill switches to Mint Debian 05:12 XFS tested 06:46 Unity tip: never hide setting 09:14 Will HUD help Ubunut regain popularity on Distrowatch? 19:27 Definitions: X Windowing system, window manager, desktop environment, desktop shell 12:01 Examples 16:07 Switching to KDE 19:24 Switching to XFCE 21:36 Is it Gnome, Gnome or Gnome? 22:05 Switching to Gnome 3 Shell 24:12 Switching to Gnome 2 25:30 Switching to LXDE 30:00 Switching to Cinnamon 41:10 Switching to MATE 43:17 Hardware pick: KDE Tablet 45:33 Software pick: Google search 46:16 Software Pick: Minitube (again) 47:58 Software Pick: Latex and Tux Type 50:13 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 51:58 End

00:00 Going Linux #164 Listener Feedback 00:15 Introduction 00:46 Welcome back Tom 02:29 Rant: Google Chrome 05:15 Bill switches to OpenSuse 12.1 07:34 Bert: Comment in the Forum 11:18 TwistedLucidity: Forum post on episode 163 18:47 David: LMDE continued support? 26:11 Bob: Space... the Linux frontier 28:01 Robert: Did my performance improve? 31:06 Sam: A perspective on desktop environments 36:56 Martin: Needs to find old episodes 39:50 Tom's Zenity script 42:02 Eric: Provides a solution to the zoom issue 44:59 Tom: A "Gone Linux" story 47:37 Pick: botsync, ssh and gpodder 48:45 Knightwise 52:01 Pick: Zymeaway 52:31 Pick: Hulu and Remind (TkRemind) 55:22 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 57:12 End

00:00 Going Linux #163 Computer America #46 00:15 Introduction 00:46 Hello and welcome 01:59 Ben's brother Aaron installs Linux Mint 05:47 Microsoft Skype crashes under Linux 08:18 Faulty SSD causes 12 hour install 11:55 Installs from USB stick 12:18 Why would Mint 11 work when Mint 12 did not 13:24 Success! 14:54 Has Ben installed it yet? 15:37 How long does it take to get used to using Linux? 16:45 Common reasons for converting to Linux 17:23 Linux designed for new users 19:36 With Windows, you're a criminal 21:09 Playing Windows games on Linux 24:38 My son goes to Harvard AND uses Linux! 26:30 Linux in academia 27:28 I don't think he'll be using Windows again. 28:27 You don't need a copy of Windows to use WINE 29:16 Charlie: Upgrading Linux Mint 32:06 SOPA and SMNL 36:25 Charlie is back 38:28 Upgrading from CD or DVD 41:14 Richard: Linux commands on the Windows cmd 43:59 Chris: Playing with Linux/Itunes 49:32 R3AV3R: App to convert .avi to DVD format 52:40 Richard: OggCamp, Unix-based Operating systems, and programming 64:06 End

00:00 Going Linux #162 What's Different? Mint 12 00:15 Introduction 00:43 Black mold in "Studio C" 01:55 AirPrint for Linux 05:45 Autoplus for Fedora 06:58 More on PinguyOS 07:34 Nook ebook reader as media player 08:31 Gnome overview 09:41 Gnome 3 vs Unity 13:20 Similarities: Gnome 2 and Mint 12 with Gnome 3 17:31 Window Managers and Extensions 18:47 Gnome 3 Extensions 22:24 Mint Community vs. Ubuntu Community 26:33 Gnome Shell and Gnome 3: What's the difference? 28:50 Innovation and resistance to change 30:49 Key differences: Gnome 3 vs. Gnome 2 31:33 Additional Gnome 3 extensions 34:39 The Flippery 37:53 Cinnamon 43:48 How do I find settings in Mint 12? 45:41 Where are the categories? 47:48 What's going on with my virtual desktops? 49:26 Desktop zoom and accessibility 52:48 Screen sharing with Skype 54:37 Panel Applets 54:49 Drag windows between virtual desktops 55:54 Default desktop themes 56:13 Synergy issue 61:15 Software pick: Google Docs 62:16 Amazon and Ubuntu music stores 63:25 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 65:01 End

00:00 Going Linux #161 Listener Feedback 00:15 Introduction 04:24 Karim: VOIP on Linux 12:26 George: EFI and Linux 21:13 PinguyOS installs on Mac easily 22:00 AJ: Can't control fan under Lubuntu 27:09 Steve: Making switching languages easy 32:31 Rich: Feedback on Linux desktops 38:36 RadioTray 39:50 Tiny Core Linux and Conky 44:24 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 46:15 End

00:00 Going Linux #160 Recording with Skype-Advanced 00:16 Introduction 00:50 Welcome Bill Smith 02:18 Linux in the Ham Shack 03:15 Managing podcast listening with an Android phone and Linux 04:12 Forums 05:52 Linux Mint 12 vs. Ubuntu 11.10 11:06 Recording using Skype 12:28 Bill's recording setup 13:54 Our article has pictures of the setup 14:53 Photo: The connections 16:15 Why the "Y"? 17:01 The mixer 18:48 Skype-call-recorder 20:39 Timing the podcast 22:03 Audacity for recording 22:34 Google Docs for notes and outline 22:53 Skype Chat 24:50 Audacity description 26:20 Supporting the podcast 41:31 Recording the Computer America episodes 30:35 Software pick: Open Media Vault 35:17 Software pick: Opera Unite 39:41 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 41:31 End

00:00 Going Linux #159 Computer America #45 00:15 Introduction 03:42 Topic: Synergy 04:05 Charlie: Got his computer running 12:45 Wy Larry prefers Mint 18:10 Skype crashes 19:45 We're back 20:28 What is Synergy? Which version should I use? 28:14 How Synergy works 32:47 Paul :Tip for LibreOffice users 35:39 Aldo: Trouble with Ubuntu 11.10 40:51 Fred: His Linux goes "poof" 44:50 Martin: Gone Linux 49:24 Paul: Hast trouble installing Linux 54:34 George: Installing any OS can be scary 60:40 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 61:27 End

00:00 Going Linux #158 Listener Feedback 00:15 Introduction 02:01 Malcore: Don't use my last message 03:36 Mike: Backups and IPod help 10:09 Richard: Has a problem with PDF files 14:57 Bill: Worries about LMDE are well-founded 17:24 Bill: Internet shortcuts under Linux 20:31 Richard: Goodbye to Unity 25:25 Martin: Support of the monetary kind 26:44 Eddie: Has been listening to early episodes 28:07 Mark: Has an issue with Synergy 32:58 John: Gone Linux - no more iTunes! 37:22 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 39:06 End

00:00 Going Linux #157 Recording with Skype-Introduction 00:17 Introduction 00:51 Synaptic in Hardy looks old now 01:39 Tiger Direct gets kudos... sort of 04:32 Google Talk works! 05:12 Welcome Steve McLaughlin, CES 05:38 We've got forums! 07:54 David: Inspired the episode 09:08 Quality of Service (QOS) 10:01 How do we record the Going Linux Podcast? 10:29 What's the magic? 11:41 What we have tried in the past 11:51 Skype call recorder 12:46 Using 2 computers 14:35 What is comfort noise? 16:04 Make a 'safety recording' 19:06 How we record both ends with one computer 22:48 Tom's setup 23:39 Recording Google Chat - where's the button? 24:46 Forums - Thanks DoorToDoorGeek 25:58 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 27:44 End

00:00 Going Linux #156 Computer America #44 00:15 Introduction 02:18 The App Store for Linux 33:50 The Internet issues continue 35:10 Jenni: User agent for Firefox 43:24 Grandmaster B: Wants to know about Linux certification 53:39 Sean: Going Linux 62:02 Marc: Uncertain about the future support for the Linux version of Skype 67:39 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 69:17 End

00:00 Going Linux #155 Listener Feedback 00:15 Introduction 01:47 Ubuntu 11.10 still a no-go 05:04 Bob: Got a non-Linux printer working with Linux! 08:34 Sister Amy: A small CMS called get-simple.info 12:05 Malcor the techie: Backup strategies for videos and for business 15:40 Troy: Amazes his coworkers with Ubuntu 29:02 Primefalcon: Positive comments on Computer America 32:23 Klaatu: What's wrong with Linux? 34:58 Dave: Upgrade errors Ubuntu 11.10 37:56 David: Whats' taking up all that space on my fresh Debian install? 41:42 Rick: Ideas for safe password storage 43:54 Ryan: Offers to contribute content for us. 45:43 Leslie: Locking out Linux 53:38 Kevin: Government websites that insist on a lack of security 56:38 Advertising vs. Donations 59:28 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 61:17 End