MS Windows Vista Aero Effects vs Ubuntu and Beryl

October 28, 2007

There are many videos on the web showing the effects of Beryl or Compiz compared to MS Windows Vista Aero Effects. This video show a quick summary of Linux Beryl possibilities.

If you watch this video, you can see the final part, when there is Bill Gates that… YOU CAN SEE!! I don’t want say you the final scene. Watch this video now! :)

(more…)

Install Wordpress locally with NanoWeb Server – Ubuntu Gutsy 7.10

October 25, 2007

nano web and wordpress logos

A Windows user can install EasyPHP to use Wordpress locally and develop new themes for it. A Wordpress theme designer often, don’t want use many resources for Apache installation under linux, because he would only install CMS to make a Theme Design for it.
In this post, we will see how to do this job under Ubuntu Gutsy 7.10.

Brief introduction to NanoWeb Server

NanoWeb server is a light web server for linux written entirely in php. NanoWeb Server is specially design for little website that don’t need Apache as webserver. So, with NanoWeb Server we have a locally installation of our preferred CMS to test it without expensive consume of resources.

(more…)

VirtualBox - Window XP virtualized in seamless modality on Ubuntu Gutsy 7.10

October 24, 2007

This is a screenshot of seamless modality. Cool effect!

Ubuntu Gutsy - Windows XP - seamless

Often there are many people that would like to use Windows XP because many software are only for Windows. If you install Ubuntu Gutsy 7.10 (Linux) and Windows XP in two divided partition you must reboot your system and choose every time a system to load when boot loader start up. There is a solution to make a unique desktop for both operating system: VirtualBox OSE in seamless modality. There are two version of VirtualBox: OSE and PE. OSE version is opensource, while PE version is free only for personal use. In this post we will use VirtualBox OSE. (more…)

Video - Ubuntu Gutsy 7.10 with Compiz Fusion cool effects

October 21, 2007