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Written by WebRuss
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Sunday, 05 July 2009 13:09 |
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Welcome to my website! Thanks for stopping by.
This is the portal for Russ Wright, better known as WebRuss. Here I talk about my work and development projects that interest me. You can also see some of my previous work and if you are looking for a contract developer, you can look at my resume or even contact me.
What's up with the images in the header graphic? The images across the bottom are my toolbar in gnome. In order they are: Show Desktop, Nautilus, gedit, Firefox, Evolution, GIMP, OpenOffice, FileZilla. Rhythmbox and Terminal. These are the most common apps I use everyday and the ones I will write about most often in my linux blog.
Regards
WebRuss
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Last Updated on Sunday, 05 July 2009 21:27 |
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Upgrading to Fedora 12 Via USB |
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Written by WebRuss
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Monday, 01 February 2010 14:50 |
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I recently upgraded my Fedora 11 box to Fedora 12. No big deal, download the ISO and burn a CD, reboot and upgrade. Well then I read a cool article on upgrading from a usb drive. I thought I would give it a try. I was not disappointed.
I simply followed the directions over at: Live-USB-Creator and turned my 2GB USB flash drive into a portable Fedora Install Device.
I am recreating the process on my FC-12 box so if you are using FC 11 your package numbers will be slightly different. Following the instructions, I opened terminal, my favorite console window tool, and swithed user to root the typed the apporopriate install command:
# yum install liveusb-creator
On my computer it needed a couple of additonal dependencies. I pressed Y and let it finish the install I then went to the Menu-->System Tools-->LiveUSB-Creator and authenticated as root, the screen popped up.
The process from here was easy I selected the distribution I wanted and let it do it's thing. A few mimutes later I had a bootable thumb drive with FC 12 on it ready to go. I have heard that some people have issues with the download of the image. The tool does provide an option to select an ISO image from your local drive to install.
Overall this is a great tool. I reccomend it.
Regards
Russ
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Last Updated on Monday, 01 February 2010 14:52 |
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Converting VB and VB script apps to php |
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Written by WebRuss
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Sunday, 05 July 2009 13:14 |
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I recently tried a conversion of an old asp website to php. The process went pretty well using the asp2php converter located at http://asp2php.naken.cc/
The problems cropped up in the custom ADODB connection. That really doesnt work. But no biggie I was able to complete the conversion with not too much effort.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 05 July 2009 14:41 |
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Ethical and Moral Impact of Technology |
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Written by WebRuss
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Tuesday, 04 August 2009 20:03 |
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This is an exerpt from my master thesis on the Ethical and Moral Impact of Technology
According to Greek legend, Prometheus stole fire from the chariot of the Sun and he carried it back to Earth. Fire, perhaps the first gift of technology, is a gift of both wonder and terror. At the core of the internal combustion engine, which powers nearly all of our vehicles, is fire. Our homes are heated by oil that is burned to heat water that is then pumped into radiators. On September 11th 2001 terrorists used airplanes filled with fuel as giant flying bombs to destroy the World Trade Center. Fire is an amazing and powerful tool that can be used to build or destroy.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 04 August 2009 20:40 |
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Written by WebRuss
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Tuesday, 03 November 2009 20:20 |
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As an avid, some would say rabid, Linux user and all around open source advocate, I like to try out new distributions and see what is new. I just recently upgraded my Fedora and Ubuntu computers. I use Fedora 11 on my development box. I find Fedora has the edge when it comes to balancing the needs of an experienced Linux user who wants command line and GUI. Ubuntu has the advantage with the new user.
I just recently upgraded my laptop that I use for Linux training to Ubuntu 9.10. This old IBM A31 is a rugged workhorse and is perfect for traveling and presenting. I also use Yugma and Skype on it to teach remote classes. I'm doing my part to save the environment and drive less and hold on-line training.
For some reason people often give me old computer hardware. I guess it has something to do with my socks and sandals approach to life, but I'm not sure. I do my best to get this hardware into the hands of people that could really benefit from it. Any computer I give away I wipe clean and install Ubuntu as it has the best configuration for the beginner. Besides running really well on minimal hardware, their attention to detail for the new user puts them way ahead of anybody else.
Because I'm always looking at the latest Linux advancements, I've noticed an interesting trend. Fedora and Ubuntu are playing feature and refinement leapfrog. My qualitative findings are based on my experience of upgrading and installing each new iteration of Ubuntu and Fedora and using them. Fedora 10 was ahead of Ubuntu 8. Ubuntu 9.04 beat out Fedora 10. My recent upgrade to Fedora 11 exceeded the Ubuntu 9.04 version. Now Ubuntu 9.10 has a slight edge over Fedora 11. Looking at the release notes for Fedora 12 I think they will exceed Ubuntu.
This is a good thing The winner in the game of feature leapfrog is the end user. With each iteration, the spiral upward towards ease of use and user acceptance gets tighter and tighter. I predict that future feature sets for both open source and propietary operating systems will start to use Fedora and Ubuntu as the standard by which successful inteface design is measured.
Regards
WebRuss
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 03 November 2009 20:20 |
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