1. I don't experience this and I'm running 64-bit Heron. 2. I don't experience this either. 3. Use sessions. Go to System > Preferences > sessions. Check out the current sessions tab. 4. I've had no problems with SE phones but I'm looking forward to the next generation Android phones. Being linux based, I'm crossing my fingers that they're easier to work with on Linux.
Cheers, On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 6:01 AM, Johann Vincent Paul Tagle < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > When I bought a new notebook last year I decided to give Ubuntu Desktop x64 > a try for two things: I didn't want to waste 64-bit hardware by using a > 32-bit OS (last time I checked the 64-bit versions of some 3rd-party drivers > I would need for 64-bit XP or Vista aren't there), and because for me Ruby > on Rails development on Windows suck big-time. After almost a year, I can > say I'm happy with what I have. Some questions though: > > 1. For some flash content I sometimes have to reload the page or restart > firefox altogether to be able to view the content. Haven't seen any > solution for this, though I only searched once. Any pointers? > 2. Sometimes it seems firefox hangs up my whole system. I say this > because the hangups happen when firefox is taking time to load something or > can't seem to connect to a certain site. What happens is keyboard stops > responding, then later mouse, then I just force power-off and reboot. At > first I thought it was a keyboard stuckup, but then it happened to me again > while using a brand new usb keyboard. Btw, notebook is a Dell Vostro 1500. > 3. How do I make pidgin and some other desktop app start upon logon? > 4. Finally, my next investment this year will be on a smart phone. From > your experience what works well with Ubuntu? My main concern is a good task > manager application that syncs with a desktop version. When I was on > Windows+Palm I was using Life Balance (http://www.llamagraphics.com) - > would have loved to use this again, only sadly there is no version for > Linux. Note that it doesn't have to be a complete solution, meaning both > desktop and handheld apps don't have to be from the same developer/vendor. > What I need is to organize my tasks on my desktop, sync to the handheld, > have the handheld remind me, then I mark things as done on the handheld, > then sync back. So the handheld task manager can be plain-vanilla, but the > desktop should be more sophisticated, meaning more than just ordinary to-do > lists. Would appreciate if people share what they use. > > Thanks > > Johann > > -- > Web application and database consulting: www.sagadasolutions.com > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > -- « Odoroki Farms » -=-Namnam Coco Palm Sugars -=- p: 0063922-8946562 / 0063917-8946562 i: www.cocopalmsugar.sch.ph e: [email protected]
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