There are a few good points in this video, but you have to laugh at how out there it is in the way it is presented.
Category: Technology
I just upgraded my PC-BSD install to 1.5. Apparently the upgrade broke my wireless again.
Thankfully, I fixed it in 5 minutes versus the hours it took to configure the first time. This time I ran a script and double-checked the settings. Once I rebooted, all was well.
I have to say that I’m still ‘blah’ about the apparent lack of programs in PBI format to install, but their site was down that holds the programs. I’m still reserving judgment.
The interface is stunning compared to Win or even Linux. The old laptop’s display is amazingly bright and clear. The nVidia driver was installed simply by my selecting it and confirming that it worked.
The few things keeping me from jumping to BSD and leaving Linux are my wireless, more programs, and the sound buttons on the laptop not working. Yes, I know the volume and mute buttons are silly things to base a change on, but I use them when listening to podcasts.
I’ll keep playing.
I just saw a commercial whose tag was “Report Internet theft anonymously.”
Wow, there are so many things wrong with that statement I don’t know where to begin. One issue raised by the commercial is ‘How do you steal the Internet?’ The Internet cannot be stolen. Internet defined by AT&T – “The globally interconnected collection of IP protocol based networks.”
I mean, you could theoretically steal the servers that house the documents and media reached via the WWW, but this commercial is just trying to scare people.
What happens when Bobby beats Timmy at their next game? Can Timmy tell the “Internet Police” that Bobby is using his families’ WiFi and get them in trouble?
Yes, you can look at your access point and tell what MAC addresses are connected, but those are easily spoofed.
Just a couple of points about how horrible this commercial is and what kind of crap it could start.
PCBSD is a very slick interface. The install is pretty simple and straightforward. You pick your partition to install, set the bootloader choice, and any extra programs you may want.
To be honest, it was much simpler than I had been led to believe. Fortunately, my personal favorite desktop is the default (KDE).
Once I spent 3 hours researching how to set up my wireless card, after manually setting my wired network (DHCP did not work properly), it seems to be a decent desktop. There are programs that most anyone should need, if they are only surfing, sending email, and maybe some light office work.
I know I’m only at the beginning of my BSD road, but there are very few programs available in the repository (PBI downloads). Perhaps I’m missing some magical site or program, but there are only the most basic of downloads available. OpenOffice, Firefox, and Thunderbird are the best known programs available, and also are about all there is to get.
I’m going to keep hacking and thrashing my way through the growing pains. More information to come, but I advise everyone but the VERY adventurous to wait for BSD.
