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If you have tried to install Tweetdeck on Ubuntu it can be hell if you don’t know it puts the link in the accessories folder and you also need to use Adobe Air to install Tweetdeck, though it wouldn’t do it without errors on 8.04 it worked perfectly on 8.10.

The fact that it works so smoothly though not effeciently as you would like, I found it holds up processor time when the Ubuntu loads up from suspend or hibernate but other than that I have found no problem at all.

This is how easy it was.

Step 1. Download Adobe Air + Tweetdeck.
Step 2. Unzip and open folder, click on install.
Step 3. Follow instructions.
Step 4. Setup Tweetdeck with your Twitter account details.

Easy.

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I have been using Ubuntu for just over 2 months now and have found it to be much easier and more reliable than windows, though with some research I have found that people have different opinions (I know), it seems to be the hardware and software mix that truly shows the reliability. The first ever time I used Linux was Redhat 2.0 I still have the disc somewhere, it was a nightmare as I was not a command line type of person, still not I actually like automation.

But what I want to say here is Ubuntu is the best Linux distribution I have ever tried, previously my favourite was Suse,  the ease of use that Ubuntu brings and also the style the ability to change the look and feel as well have access to a mass of programs in the synaptic’s library is just amazing.

There is only one problem which I can live without, that is my Microsoft Windows compatible USB digital TV tuner does not work with any program, I found the driver for it and it appears to be active, but when 3 of the programs I have tried cannot locate device I wonder but one METV found it and recognized it but it fails in one most important area, once you go through the config at start up it believes that is the be all and end all of the config and no way of changing the settings because I was using a small aerial.

The software especially the games are simple and fun, play tuxcart, billiards and a lot of clone games such as Gnometris a Tetris clone, so you have some games while your waiting for your email to download or just passing the time, you have all the tools you need to accomplish just about everything, adding and removing programs with ease.

Try it today, you can also dual boot with windows, but after a few days you will think why bother, Ubuntu Linux will do nearly anything you want it to do all you have to do is follow instructions and have fun.

I am  serously thinking of going full Ubuntu and removing everything Microsoft in the future.

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Well the last month has been up and down, the good with the bad, to start with the laptop decided to freeze up when an update from three big companies came through on the same day and I always do the updates due to I trust they know what they are doing.

Adobe with an adobe reader update which was incompatible with the Firefox plug in as well as a flash plug in update that I also made Firefox unstable, as well Microsoft and then Firefox does an update possibly to fix the other problems and then all in they all do another update later on to fix it all, but when I rebooted the Vista no longer booted up, hard drive failure.

This Week my Grandfather passed away.

Yesterday my Car is very sick, the transmission has stopped working no warning nothing, going to have to sit and sort through everything and hopefully it is a simple and cheap fix.

Now for the good stuff.

Ummm.

Got the laptop fixed and installed Ubuntu Linux Works fine and Now Vista is gone from the laptop from now on, Ubuntu works perfectly and is really easy to use.

Tidied up some of the websites on my down time and playing with a bit of advertising hoping to earn enough to upgrade to VPS or a dedicated server, so it will be more fun.

Added You Tube videos to 7meditations.com as well as the stats increasing nicely but still not many people participating in the project.

Numinousjourney.com please visit, I write in the blog everyday on thought emotions dreams and much more.

Have 130 followers on twitter now up from 60 last month.

Started a conspiracy blog which I have not been that motivated to get started just yet, conspiracytrader.com, I just find most conspiracies negative and dangerous for peoples health so I doubt that its going to go ahead, I always want to put a positive spin on it.

And poop up from kittens who haven’t learnt that kitty litter is there for a reason.

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