Im using OSX

This makes me feel dirty.

I was wrong

In my previous article about fedora I commented on how the boot screen was scaled back to a text console state in order to speed up the boot process. Although a great deal of work has gone into speeding up the boot process, disabling the fancy graphics was not a part of that endeavour and the screen I was experiencing was a bug. The true boot screen is decorated beyond the scope of any boot screen I've ever seen featuring a full animated backdrop.
So now I present the true fedora 10 boot screen:

Fedora 10 (Cambridge) - New Exciting Linux distribution

Fedora 10 was released a couple of days ago (25th of November 2008 at 3pm GMT) bringing about the second twice annual system overhaul of my computers. I've downloaded the Fedora 10 install dvd and installed it on my desktop. So what's changed since Fedora 9?

The set up experience differed minimally from the experience offered by Fedora 9. As usual the artwork has changed to reflect the theme but the rest of the wizard procedures as you would expect with no surprises.

The most evident change is the boot sequence. In previous versions the boot sequence was
elaborately decorated. It depended on the X server starting early on in the boot process. In Fedora 10, the boot graphic is very simply a blue bar on a text console. As such, X no longer needs to be started twice and the start up time is theoretically quicker. However, I find this approach to feel heartless in comparison to its predecessors.

The rest of the system from login to shut down behaves almost exactly as Fedora 9 did. As always with a new release, Fedora 10 has better hardware support over Fedora 9 but I didn't really notice this since Fedora 9 worked with all my hardware out of the box.
Fedora 10 handles uninstalled codecs better than its predecessors. When i tried opening an MP3 file the system fired up yum, then tracked down and installed the appropriate plug-in. This is a much friendlier system than the one implemented in Fedora 9. Through I don't know what would have happened if I'd have done this before setting up third party repositories.
Ext4 is now apparently supported, though the option to set up an ext4 partition is seemingly hidden on the install wizard. The main benefit over ext3 being support for larger partitions (an exabyte, approximately one thousand million gigabytes) and larger files. This feature won't be much use to desktop users since the limits of ext3 have not yet been met by domestic hard drives. Early support ext4 was probably added to Fedora with future editions of Red Hat in mind.
As always. all the software on the system has been updated to the latest major branch.

And that's my first impressions. For a full list changes since Fedora 9, see the Fedora 10 release notes. You can download the iso legally free of charge from the Fedora download page. if you're new to linux and want to try Fedora you should download one of the live CDs. Live CDs allow you to try a Linux Distribution in on your system without making any lasting alterations to your existing set up. If you decide to get it via bittorrent then please seed for a day or so after you're done downloading. If you do decide to install Fedora 10, you may consider enabling the RPM Fusion and Adobe Flash yum repositories.

That's all for now, bye.

GOOGLE ME!

This probably isnt going to last long so I'm enjoying it while I can.

Portfolio Site

My portfolio site is finally in a presentable state. On it are a selection of projects I've worked on in the past, complete with images and videos. I'm ecstatic at this creation. It is powered by XML files. One change to the file will propagate over the site and keep everything up to date. Adding sections to the XML file will create new pages and update old links. All at the slightest of effort on my part.

In the future I will add other projects I have worked on. My Christmas demonstration will probably be uploaded next. After that, I'm planning on adding a code snippets section to the site. It will be similar to the projects section but will feature individual components which can be used in projects.

Now thats up, the Job hunt can really begin.

Jesus Runs Away from Boating Accident Unscathed

Originally from The Raytractors.

Carlsberg Don't do Hand-Held Games Consoles

But if they did, they'd be like the PSP but with pre-installed custom-firmware. There's only so much time you can spend playing portable GTA before you inevitably surrender to all of the annoying flaws the GTA series is plagued with and decide to play Sonic 2. Due to security features designed to limit the consoles functionality, the PSP is incapable of running unauthorised code and therefore unable to run an emulator and therefore unable to be used to play Sonic 2. Fortunately, these 'features' can be disabled by installing a custom firmware on the PSP. After following several guides from across the internets my PSP is now running Dark Alex's custom firmware: M33 and can now play Sonic 2.

there are only so many times you can complete Sonic 2 before you decide to start killing people again in a bloody rage. So back to GTA. Since the PSP is now running M33, it is now possible to run UMD dumps on the console. I've dumped all my PSP games onto my new large memory stick. All my best games are on hand immediately. The games now load much faster than usual and there's no need to carry the discs around any more. Since the disc drive isn't used during game play, the battery life is extended.