My Art v2.0 (The Power Of Inkscape!)

I've talked about Inkscape before, and I must reemphasize . . . IT ROCKS!!! I made some new pictures on it, and they were completely made from scratch. Keep in mind I'm just an Inkscape-noob...I still have tons to learn. Anyways I hope you enjoy my pictures! Please note the details on the pictures, check out the gradients and shades. Some of the pictures might need a little fixing here and there, but they look cool (I think/hope).

One of my firsts... My Toshiba Satellite A135-S4527 (posted on a previous post)



Then my ESP LTD EC-1000 (still needs some fixing around the body shape and binding)


Then...Wall-E!!!!



And the newest one...Stitch!!! (This one might need some scaling and polishing)



I hope you guys liked my pictures! I'm really loving this whole Inkscape stuff! And I deeply encourage you to try it! If you like photography and drawing then Inkscape is for you!



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The Time Is Near. . .

YEEEAAAHHH!!! In 15 days the new and improved Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex 8.10 is coming home! I know I've been talking a lot about this lately, but today I want to help Toshiba Satellite owners with some bugs that were found in hardy...and luckily have been fixed in Intrepid!

Well, mostly Toshiba is not very friendly with Linux, at least on some models that use Atheros and Intel hardware. As I've stated before I own a Toshiba Satellite A135-S4527, and I must add it is a very nice laptop for the price. But with Ubuntu it tends to get a little freaky.

First off, the sound is extremely low or non-existent, and if you use the common fix found in other blogs and forums, chances are the headphones won't turn off the internal speakers when playing sound. Well, I have just the thing for you!

Simply fire up a Terminal and type:

gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base/

Once inside that document that will open go to the very bottom and type this in.

option snd-hda-intel model=lenovo

Now hit "Save" and close gedit. Now check that in Sound Control (double click the speaker icon on the notification area) and make sure HDA Intel (Alsa Mixer) is selected as the playback device, and that the PCM and FRONT levels are all the way up. Also check that the Headphones switch (in the Switches tab) is ticked. Reboot and you should have sound!!!...but a very harsh and tinny sounding one though!...

To fix this issue you must play around with PulseAudio...and since I'm gonna reinvent the wheel here you can check this great tuitorial psyke83 published on the ubuntuForums!

Ok, another issue that Hardy had was a violent overheating whenever the laptop got busy...I never guessed how the heck to fix that completely, but here is a sweet fix!

Open a Terminal and type:

gconf-editor

Now go to "Apps>gnome-power-manager>ui" and check the unchecked box that says something about the processor. Now you can go to the Power Manager in System>Preferences and decide the processor speed policy...to avoid overheating make it "Based on processor load" and that should cool it down quite a bit! Thank God this was fixed in Intrepid...no need for this fix since the Power Management on Intrepid is a whole lot better and keeps the laptop ice cold!

Another few fixes are:

- No more proprietary/restricted drivers for Atheros Wi-Fi cards.
- Xorg now uses Xrandr and that helps speed up the dual-monitor process. Now you can use the laptop's S-Video and VGA outputs with ease! (Still under testing though).
- The video resolution improved quite a bit, now the screen looks more crisp than on hardy.
- The overall system performance and stability feels stronger and a whole lot smoother.

These last fixes were made on Intrepid Ibex, almost no way to make them on Hardy, since they're very difficult.

Anyways, if someone has questions, suggestions or corrections for this post, just let me know by posting a comment below! I hope this has helped someone!
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My Art!

That's right, my art...in Inkscape! I'm a complete noob in photo-editing, let alone svg-making. I'd like to show you guys my Toshiba Satellite Loading Ubuntu picture! It was completely created by me except for the Ubuntu logo.

I'd like to know what you guys think! Let me know through comments below! It's a little wobbly, but it's my second svg creation (the first one was this blog's header). So remember leave a comment if you wish, I'll be very grateful!

Note: The following picture is in .png format. Feel free to use it if you want!

And now without further ado...



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Introduction to Ubuntu Dawn!

Welcome to Ubuntu Dawn! The place to find information about Linux Ubuntu and the tips and tricks that don't come in the manual! I called this blog "Ubuntu Dawn" because once you install Linux Ubuntu you'll feel like you're on the verge of a new dawn...full of opportunities and new challenges!

This blog will be focusing on tips for getting the most out of your computer running Linux Ubuntu!

And since I know how hard it is to find good documentation for specific computers, I'll be making guides for Toshiba Satellite laptops and Dell Dimension 4600 desktops. I own both of these computers and I have them running smoothly. It was a very hard task, but i managed to make everything work correctly and smoothly, hence I'll be sharing my experiences with you guys for easing up the task of making your hardware function correctly.

Don't be afraid! It's easy, just a little time-consuming! And I'll be guiding you through the process! Besides if you need help in spanish (or more in depth help in english) just let me know and I'll do whatever is possibl to help!

So come on! Visit my blog, I'll be updating it regularly with guides for doing cool things! And I can make Ubuntu look like XP, Vista or Macintosh with the help of other blogs, sites and some packages that need to be downloaded. I'll link to the specific sites and post guides for using the correct elements and settings to make you computer more friendly!

Hope to see you around my blog often!
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