Well, reality finally took hold on me this week. Yeah, I am a ardent fan of Arch, Gentoo, and FreeBSD. I really like Linux Mint. Unfortunately for me, the Linux distribution of choice in Vietnam is Ubuntu. Roughly 90 percent of Linux users I meet in Vietnam are now Ubuntu users. The other 10 percent are people like me seem to be the old school Linux propents who feel that … [Read more...] about Compromising to Ubuntu
Archives for 2008
Storm from Hell
Sorry, no pictures, just words for this post. I meant to get some pictures of the storm but things turned into chaos in a short period of time. The storm hit other parts of Saigon first late afternoon, I started noticing some power fluctuations in my house. Then the power went out. About 30 minutes later, the storm hit. It started out as light rain and then came the … [Read more...] about Storm from Hell
Vietnam News Links for July 21, 2008
The bigs new of the day was the lifting of prices for fuel in Vietnam by the government and the fears of inflation that may result. The dollar is fetching a higher price in the black market again. Umm, I do not think they made a smart move here especially with a population that is still young to market economics. I expect my sinh to, pho, cafe sua da, etc., to be increased … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Links for July 21, 2008
Twitter Success! :-)
Just an update, over 50 of my students signed up for Twitter accounts. They are addicted. I was impressed at how popular it became with them. Unfortunately, due to the bandwidth problems in Vietnam, Twitter is down at times which can be frustrating. Downtimes occur during the afternoon here. Here is my Twitter account if you are interested in adding … [Read more...] about Twitter Success! :-)
Bringing out the best in Vietnam’s bloggers – VietnamNet Bridge
Here is a recent article from VietnamNet Bridge discussing the impact of Bloggers in Vietnam: The Thao Van Hoa (Sports and Culture) Newspaper has launched a writing competition entitled "Your Entry – The Life Around Us" to create a playground for Vietnamese bloggers to test their writing skills and share their thoughts and feelings about social issues and everyday life. This … [Read more...] about Bringing out the best in Vietnam’s bloggers – VietnamNet Bridge