Comments for Things n' Stuff http://geek.co.il/wp Thoughts about the universe in general Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:32:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-alpha hourly 1 Comment on Another Mac-styled update for Ubuntu – Window buttons to the left! by Oded http://geek.co.il/wp/2010/03/07/another-mac-styled-update-for-ubuntu-window-buttons-to-the-left/comment-page-1#comment-218690 Oded Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:32:29 +0000 http://geek.co.il/wp/?p=1432#comment-218690 I've been trying to use the new theme, and the one thing I find annoying is that the order of the buttons is reversed. I finally understand why the MacOS buttons are ordered that way - I mostly use the close button, and with the new Ubuntu theme I can never hit it on the first try - I get to the corner of the window then move it a bit to the right to hit the button, and its hard. I’ve been trying to use the new theme, and the one thing I find annoying is that the order of the buttons is reversed. I finally understand why the MacOS buttons are ordered that way – I mostly use the close button, and with the new Ubuntu theme I can never hit it on the first try – I get to the corner of the window then move it a bit to the right to hit the button, and its hard.

]]> Comment on Another Mac-styled update for Ubuntu – Window buttons to the left! by Arik http://geek.co.il/wp/2010/03/07/another-mac-styled-update-for-ubuntu-window-buttons-to-the-left/comment-page-1#comment-218660 Arik Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:45:43 +0000 http://geek.co.il/wp/?p=1432#comment-218660 Who knows it might be the last straw that will make me switch to KDE after all. We'll see it when it happens, i.e. in a month or so. -- Arik Who knows it might be the last straw that will make me switch to KDE after all. We’ll see it when it happens, i.e. in a month or so.

– Arik

]]> Comment on Cloning VirtualBox VM Snapshots by David http://geek.co.il/wp/2009/03/18/cloning-virtualbox-vm-snapshots/comment-page-1#comment-218273 David Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:38:52 +0000 http://geek.co.il/wp/?p=866#comment-218273 Thank you Oded - just what I wanted to know :) Thank you Oded – just what I wanted to know :)

]]> Comment on Cloning VirtualBox VM Snapshots by Oded http://geek.co.il/wp/2009/03/18/cloning-virtualbox-vm-snapshots/comment-page-1#comment-218259 Oded Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:59:28 +0000 http://geek.co.il/wp/?p=866#comment-218259 With VirtualBox 3.1 It will be as you plan. The way to do it is: 1. install your base OS, then shut it down and get a snapshot. 2. Run your VM and install whatever extra stuff you need, then shut it down and take a snapshot. 3. Choose the first snapshot from VirtualBoxe's Snapshots tab and click "Restore". It will warn about losing the current state so just OK that (the current state is identical to the last snapshot). 4. Now run the VM and install other extra stuff that you need, shut it down and take a snapshot. What you will have then is 3 snapshots: - Snapshot 1: Just your base OS ready to install other stuff - Snapshot 2: Base OS with software setup A - you can always restore to it and boot your VM and you'll get that setup. - Snapshot 3 (from step 4 above): Base OS with software setup B - you can always restore to it and boot your VM and you'll get that setup. Also - when you're done with one setup and want to switch to the otherside of the fork, don't bother shutting down properly - just close the VM and tell it to "restore to snapshot" and then it will revert to how it was just after the snapshot - ready to be run again with no messy shutdown process, and no "current state" to worry about. You can also get the snapshot while the VM is running, and then when you restore to the snapshot and power on the VM it will immediately be running! I personally am still using my original setup (before VirtualBox 3.1) because I want the ability to run both copies of the setup at the same time :-) . With VirtualBox 3.1 It will be as you plan. The way to do it is:
1. install your base OS, then shut it down and get a snapshot.
2. Run your VM and install whatever extra stuff you need, then shut it down and take a snapshot.
3. Choose the first snapshot from VirtualBoxe’s Snapshots tab and click “Restore”. It will warn about losing the current state so just OK that (the current state is identical to the last snapshot).
4. Now run the VM and install other extra stuff that you need, shut it down and take a snapshot.

What you will have then is 3 snapshots:
- Snapshot 1: Just your base OS ready to install other stuff
- Snapshot 2: Base OS with software setup A – you can always restore to it and boot your VM and you’ll get that setup.
- Snapshot 3 (from step 4 above): Base OS with software setup B – you can always restore to it and boot your VM and you’ll get that setup.

Also – when you’re done with one setup and want to switch to the otherside of the fork, don’t bother shutting down properly – just close the VM and tell it to “restore to snapshot” and then it will revert to how it was just after the snapshot – ready to be run again with no messy shutdown process, and no “current state” to worry about. You can also get the snapshot while the VM is running, and then when you restore to the snapshot and power on the VM it will immediately be running!

I personally am still using my original setup (before VirtualBox 3.1) because I want the ability to run both copies of the setup at the same time :-) .

]]> Comment on Cloning VirtualBox VM Snapshots by David http://geek.co.il/wp/2009/03/18/cloning-virtualbox-vm-snapshots/comment-page-1#comment-218244 David Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:14:57 +0000 http://geek.co.il/wp/?p=866#comment-218244 If you "fork" as per your "Update" at the end of your article, is the old 'head' retained or do you lose it? What I want to do is create a 'base OS install' and then fork different VMs from that, so I only install the OS once. I don't want to damage my existing VMs if I fork from this base state at a later time. If you “fork” as per your “Update” at the end of your article, is the old ‘head’ retained or do you lose it?

What I want to do is create a ‘base OS install’ and then fork different VMs from that, so I only install the OS once. I don’t want to damage my existing VMs if I fork from this base state at a later time.

]]> Comment on Reasons I won’t by an Android phone (yet) by Arik http://geek.co.il/wp/2010/02/18/reasons-i-wont-by-an-android-phone-yet/comment-page-1#comment-218184 Arik Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:41:08 +0000 http://geek.co.il/wp/?p=1411#comment-218184 1. Come on. You're not going to root your device? Seriously? You'd have to install Hebrew fonts somehow. 2. Do you want cheese with that whine? Besides it does WiFi tethering too. -- Arik 1. Come on. You’re not going to root your device? Seriously? You’d have to install Hebrew fonts somehow.

2. Do you want cheese with that whine? Besides it does WiFi tethering too.

– Arik

]]> Comment on Reasons I won’t by an Android phone (yet) by Oded http://geek.co.il/wp/2010/02/18/reasons-i-wont-by-an-android-phone-yet/comment-page-1#comment-218183 Oded Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:54:34 +0000 http://geek.co.il/wp/?p=1411#comment-218183 meh. I'm not impressed, here's why: 1. It requires you to "root" your device, which while I understand its not as horrible as jail-braking an iPhone, it does void your warranty. 2. It does PAN and not DUN. I've only done DUN up until now so I don't know if its bad or not, but I'd have to rewrite my setup. That being said, NetworkManager currently has support for PAN (or at least that's what they tell me) so it might be easier then I thought. meh. I’m not impressed, here’s why:
1. It requires you to “root” your device, which while I understand its not as horrible as jail-braking an iPhone, it does void your warranty.
2. It does PAN and not DUN. I’ve only done DUN up until now so I don’t know if its bad or not, but I’d have to rewrite my setup. That being said, NetworkManager currently has support for PAN (or at least that’s what they tell me) so it might be easier then I thought.

]]> Comment on Reasons I won’t by an Android phone (yet) by Arik http://geek.co.il/wp/2010/02/18/reasons-i-wont-by-an-android-phone-yet/comment-page-1#comment-218136 Arik Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:26:34 +0000 http://geek.co.il/wp/?p=1411#comment-218136 This one: http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/ This one: http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/

]]> Comment on מתכון: עוף באננס ותפוחים by Oded http://geek.co.il/wp/2010/02/13/%d7%9e%d7%aa%d7%9b%d7%95%d7%9f-%d7%a2%d7%95%d7%a3-%d7%91%d7%90%d7%a0%d7%a0%d7%a1-%d7%95%d7%aa%d7%a4%d7%95%d7%97%d7%99%d7%9d/comment-page-1#comment-218053 Oded Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:07:42 +0000 http://geek.co.il/wp/?p=1376#comment-218053 אתה לא צריך *ללמוד* לבשל - אתה צריך לבשל. כמו שאומרים, "עם האוכל בא התאבון" ;-) אתה לא צריך *ללמוד* לבשל – אתה צריך לבשל. כמו שאומרים, “עם האוכל בא התאבון” ;-)

]]> Comment on Reasons I won’t by an Android phone (yet) by Oded http://geek.co.il/wp/2010/02/18/reasons-i-wont-by-an-android-phone-yet/comment-page-1#comment-217953 Oded Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:35:52 +0000 http://geek.co.il/wp/?p=1411#comment-217953 Which page? Which page?

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