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Alright, I’m wondering what distro people out there prefer. I know among many Ubuntu is quite popular, but I’m curious what other distros strike a fancy with you and why.

I’m trying to decide what to install on my second partition and am currently undecided on what Linux distro it shall be. I need something that is easy to use, and preferably boots fast and comes with decent multimedia support built in. I know I can always strike out on my own to install the multimedia drives but frankly I’m a tad lazy :) and not all that great at working with Linux. Currently I’ve tried Ubuntu, openSUSE, freespire, and I have the latest version of Dreamlinux downloaded to check out. I also plan to check out Ubuntu Studio once it gets released (damn the screen shot looks nice).

Update: I’ve pulled up a link to Amazon’s UnSpun list. Currently it is Ubuntu (4304), Redhat (1913), and openSUSE (1000) for the top three.

Also, because I’m expecting very little input (alright no input) on this post I’m going to just go ahead and install Ubuntu 6.10, but I’m still open for input.

Update2: Anyone know how to get VitualBox to boot from a cd properly? I keep getting fatal error when it starts to try and boot the system.

This is just an update to my last post. I have been made aware of Microsoft’s Zune theme for XP. I haven’t personally tried it yet, but it looks similar the Royal Noir theme (I’ve read that it is not too similar). For now I provide you with Microsoft’s download link and a link to downloadsquad’s November article.

I’ll post some screen shots later.

EDIT: Didn’t even notice the comment on CodeJacked about this. Also added images.

This by no means is new, but I feel like posting it anyway (you never know who might find it useful).

In the past I’ve always turned to plugins, mods, and third-party software to get a new look for my desktop (I personally like glossy colors like black, white, and darker blues and greens). But thanks to CodeJacked’s helpful article, I was able to re-find the Windows Royal/Royal Noir XP theme (it is based off the Media Center Edition theme).

Simply download msroyale.zip, extract to your windows theme folder (ex. C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes), and
click on luna.msstyles to install.

Hop on over to CodeJacked for their article. (It’s a great site btw) (Thanks to Mystique Wavefront for the file and close-up images)

Large pictures after the jump.
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Last Friday (1-19-07) Sneakmove decided to host a contest to see who could make the best remix of the iPhone ringtone. Well yesterday they announced the winner, but I’m posting this because I was surprised at the variety of the entrys! They range from your standard techno to funky alternative style mixes. Check out the list of submitted remixes here.

iPhone Ringtone (via Sneakmove)
iPhone Ringtone (midi) (via Gizmodo)
(via Gizmodo)

Well the new Mac Pro has arrived. The outside appearence doesn’t look much differnet from the G5s but the inside specs are very different. It starts at $2499 but I managed to get the price up $17,482.

Photo originally uploaded by Danny / BloatedBunny.