Online OS, latest screenshot.

I don't really recall how I stumbled across eyeOS, but it's really cool. You can make an account on their site, or download it to use on your own. I spent a few minutes playing with it on their page when I realized, "Hey, I have webspace!" and proceeded to install it at my wallooza page. You don't have to toy around with a database, it "just works". Download the tarball, extract it, upload to your site. Voila! I can see it being really useful for doing basic tasks when I'm not at my home pc. There are lots of apps you can install on it, available at eyeapps.org. Everything from games, to Meebo. Pretty cool stuff. Try it out! :)

Lastly I thought I'd show off my latest screenshot.

Beryl-SVN gets better and better.

Anybody using Linux these days has no doubt heard of the new community-developed, OpenGL enhanced window manager, Beryl. Originally known as Compiz, it later branched off from the main Compiz tree, becoming the community version it is now. And it keeps getting better. I've been running a daily-updated version of it, built from the Subversion tree, and they add cool new stuff every day.

You may have seen this video on Digg, now it's in SVN and available to the masses. I've got a screenshot of 3D world here. We've got new animations. You can burn down windows now, too.

It's getting pretty crazy what they can do with our desktops. The only remaining question is, what's next? :)

Good god.

You may have seen my little "Boycott Novell!" spiel on my Myspace page. Now, I thought this whole Microsoft/Novell thing was bogus in the first place, but now it's just getting out of hand. Steve Ballmer recently said some things about the Microsoft/Novell deal that bother me quite a bit. Particularly the constant lies.

And if you aren't aware, Ballmer's insane. Do you really trust what he says about Linux and patent infrigement against Microsoft?

All I can do is shake my head in shame. Microsoft's declaring war on Linux; a legal war. All we can do is stand our ground, I suppose. Keep your heads up!

Compiz themes online!

OMG I ACTUALLY DID SOMETHING!

hehe, I've been toying with a theme for Compiz. The idea came when I found this GTK theme, DigitalDark.

So, vote for it, leave comments! Ray has entered the compiz arena =)

yay xgl

Picasa!

So today, Google released Picasa for Linux. It's the Windows version, running (built?) against wine libs. It works great! Even the "Blog this!" function works without a hitch, as you can tell by my last two posts. Thanks, Google, and I can't wait to see Google Earth for Linux too. :)

Today I converted an Xbox controller to USB, simple wire-splicing, easy enough. Been playing games on it all night! :D

Today generally owns. That's all I have to say. :)

Gentoo is fun

I'm helping Nathan do a Stage1 install of Gentoo on his pc, it's taking forever, but we have caffeine and herbal time-passers to assist. Not too bad, we both have other stuff to do while it works. We just finished bootstrap about half an hour ago.. now we're emerging system.

Anyway, this is kind've funny. Check it out.
http://www.nata2.info/humor/pictures/americans.gif
This is a lighthouse. Your call.

In E17 news, I've made yet another modification to Slate, making it a blue-ish color. Tentatively titled "Chilled Assistance." It's a play on words, the theme was inspired by Kool-Aid, but I didn't want to infringe. =P

http://kingrayray.wallooza.org/ if you're interested.
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