A great PC without the M$ tax

I received my new MythTV PC from efficient PC UK.
It took a bit more time for them to send it out as they had to fixed the latest bugs, configuration of the new Ubuntu 7.04 and MythTV. But the results is good :

• A SILENT desktop PC based on Asus barebone PC (borebone PC meaning that the motherboard + Case + power supply are all design as one bloc, making the PC more efficient in term of space, and noise) the most noisy part is the CD/DVD when working. A big change for my other PCs, no more factory noise fans to listen to, and I can now appreciate the music and videos thru the PC.
• A low price option compare to the thousand pounds needed for a M$ equivalent system. This system gives you open office (.org) to do all office works, a lot of open source software which can be added easily through a Graphical interface no more command lines needed (Well, almost... except maybe for Nviada driver)
• I can even use it to go to Second Life, as the desktop is ready for the open GL standard.
• My most used software on the desktop are : Firefox, OpenOffice.org, SecondLife, Azarus (a bit torrent client), QuantaPlus (for web design) and more....
• There is even a very nice software to create genealogy Trees .... and much more... Picasa to sort out your photos can also be installed.
  
• oh I forgot... the replacement of itunes, or windows media player, without the intrusion, or the eye of the providing company. A great software for music, it's Amarok a really good example of the power of the IT community.

I think I almost free from M$, I wish my company desktop could follow the same path....

Thanks to the community, Ubuntu and efficient PC, to give us our freedom back.

Googles really have senses...

Yes the Google team are not just surfing the net and playing, they answer to my problem very quickly with a pseudo-personalized email. I was quite impressed, I thought what their would never have time to take care of my problem since they must have thousands of request a day... but they did it very quickly.
In case that this happen to you and can't log in to Google Adsense when using your Google account after registering, you can try again again but check you use the user as name@gmail.com and not the name@googlemail.com. Small bug init? ...

So I will now reactivate my Ads and hope for some little cash... Well it's always good to hope...

Google no senses...

I have tried to setup google Adsense with my google account, which worked almost straight away. But I can't log in to the Adsense account. I was supposed to log globally with the google account and then I would not need to log again with Adsense. Well it is what they say when you fill the form...
But when I try to log in with adsense is saying that it wants a different log/password than the google one, and I don't have one...

The option during the online application was whether to use google account or another way, I should have chosen the later.

I can remove the ads of the site from now until the problem is solved ...
Shame it was a good motivation to write good blog....

Laptop with ubuntu, ready to go

An new era has started with ubuntu 7.04 arriving, dell is now shipping its computers with linux installed, but they are not the only one.

Already one small company started to take the risk to build great PC with Ubuntu. This company, "efficientPC" targeted at first the PVR market. They build several silent desktop with MythTV, and they used good technology too with Asus motherboard and Nvidia graphic card they created great PC, which can be used as PVR.

And the are now continuing they effort and releasing Asus Laptop with all the needed gadgets and tools for a starting price of £599 including VAT... I think that they came right in time as the new ubuntu 7.04 is now ready to compete against ....

hasta la vista....

more more info see their site at http://efficientpc.co.uk