A Bios é o primeiro programa que o Windows inicia. Nela você pode mexer no horário da placa-mãe, ver quem deve ser inicializado primeiro: a unidade de CD/DVD – ROM, o Disco rígido (HD), a unidade de disquete entre várias outras unidades. Mas qualquer coisa mal configurada na Bios, você vai ter que trocar a placa-mãe. A Bios primeiramente faz a leitura do CMOS, onde as personalizações do usuário estão armazenadas.  Por segundo, a Bios vê se tudo esta funcionando normalmente, e responde através de bips se esta tudo correto ou algo esta errado. Depois ela vê se a dispositivos instalados na placa-mãe (Ex: placas de vídeos etc.). Depois ela descompacta todo o disco (arquivos, programas, pastas).Isto é feito para não perder tempo na transferências de dados.por ultimo ela faz a leitura dos dispositivos de armazenamentos.

Porque devemos ter cuidado ao atualizar a Bios?   

Qualquer modificação feita na Bios ira afetar todo o computador e poderá estragar seu PC então cuidado.

Это ошибка свидельствует о том, что контрольная сумма биос не совпадает со стандартной.

Первым делом, нужно сбросить настройки биос на безопасные (Fail-Safe). Если поможет, можно обратно переставить их в оптимальные (стандартные).

Второе – попробовать заменить батарейку на материнской плате. Отковырять её можно отверткой, только аккуратно, маленькие контакты материнки окружают батарейку со всех сторон. Нужно не помять их и перед выниманием батарейки впервые, внимательно посмотреть на то, как она крепется.

В третьих, нужно смотреть в сторону тестирования материнки. Т.е. отдать мать железячникам.

About the Authors

Brian Alexander, guest judge for Best Sex Writing 2009, is the writer of MSNBC.com’s “Sexploration” column, author of America Unzipped: The Search for Sex and Satisfaction (2008), and a frequent contributor to national magazines. He is also at work on another book. It has nothing to do with sex.

Jesse Bering is director of the Institute of Cognition and Culture at Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland, where he studies how the evolved human mind plays a part in various aspects of social behavior. He writes a weekly online column for Scientific American magazine called “Bering in Mind.”

David Black is a journalist, novelist, screenwriter and producer. His articles have been published in the Atlantic, the New York Times Magazine, Harper’s and Rolling Stone. His novel Like Father was named a notable book of the year by the New York Times and he received Writers’ Guild of America Award for The Confession.

Violet Blue is the sex columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, notorious blogger, high-profile tech personality, best-selling author and editor, podcaster, GETV reporter, technology futurist, public speaker (ETech, Google Inc.), sex-positive pundit in mainstream media (such as CNN and Oprah Magazine), and a Forbes Web Celeb. Find her at tinynibbles.com.

After spending years working on an arcane and socially irrelevant doctoral dissertation, debauchette dove into the world of sex work. She has worked as a nude model, a fetish worker, a call girl, and a courtesan, before retiring to work on the online magazine F/lthyGorgeousTh/ngs, which she cofounded with a fellow sex enthusiast.

John DeVore writes the “Mind of Man” column for The Frisky.com. A former Maxim Magazine editor, John has written for Comedycentral.com, Playboy.com, and for the infamous political parody Whitehouse.org. For two and a half years, he cohosted the radio show “DeVore and Diana” on Sirius Satellite Radio.

Betty Dodson (dodsonandross.com) has been one of the principal voices for women’s sexual pleasure and health for over three decades. Her books include feminist classic Liberating Masturbation: A Meditation on Selflove, Sex for One and Orgasms for Two. In 1994, she earned a PhD in clinical sexology. She presented the first feminist slide show of vulvas at the 1973 NOW Sexuality Conference.

Seth Michael Donsky is a filmmaker whose work has screened at the Berlin, Seattle, London and Cinequest International Film Festivals and MoMA, New York. As a journalist he has been published in Los Angeles Confidential, Gotham, the New York Press, and the online versions of ELLE Décor, Metropolitan Home and Home. Contact sethmichaeldonsky.com.

Ellen Friedrichs lives in Brooklyn where she teaches health to middle and high school students. She also teaches human sexuality at Brooklyn College and runs the GLBT teens site for About.com. More of her writing can be found on her SexEdvice.com website and on the gURL.com State of Sex Education blog.

William Georgiades worked in Manhattan media for over a decade, as the editor in chief of BlackBook, as the book reviews editor at the New York Post, as an assistant editor at Esquire, and as a contributor to Vanity Fair, GQ, The Advocate and The London Times, among others.

Johanna Gohmann has written essays, articles and reviews for Bust, Elle, Publisher’s Weekly, Red, Babble.com, the Irish Independent and others. A native of Indiana, she spent nine years in New York City writing about everything from werewolf erotica to the Queens Mineral Society. She currently resides in Dublin, Ireland.

Chris Hall is a bicoastal sex nerd who keeps one foot in San Francisco, one in New York, and his mind permanently in the gutter. Chris is cofounder of the website Sex in the Public Square (sexinthepublicsquare.org) and senior editor of CarnalNation (carnalnation.com).

The author or coauthor of ten books about relationships and sexuality, Janet Hardy has traveled the world as a speaker and teacher on topics ranging from ethical multipartner relationships to erotic spanking and beyond.

Diana Joseph (dianajoseph.net) is the author of I’m Sorry You Feel That Way: The Astonishing but True Story of a Daughter, Sister, Slut, Wife, Mother and Friend to Man and Dog.

Paul Krassner (paulkrassner.com) is the founder, editor and frequent contributor to the free-thought magazine the Realist. He currently writes columns for AVN Online and High Times. His books include In Praise of Indecency, Pot Stories for the Soul, Tales of Tongue Fu, One Hand Jerking and Confessions of a Raving Unconfined Nut.

Judith Levine (judithlevine.com) is the author of four books, including Harmful to Minors: The Perils of Protecting Children From Sex, which won the 2002 Los Angles Times book prize. She is an activist for women’s freedom, civil liberties, and peace and currently serves as a director for the National Center for Reason & Justice and the American Civil Liberties Union’s Vermont chapter.

Thomas MacAulay Millar is a New York-area litigator, a parent and spouse, a feminist, a progressive, a Scottish-American, and a cis-het-white male, not necessarily in that order. He contributes to Yes Means Yes Blog, Feministing Community, and sometimes Feministe.

“Michelle Perrot” is a pseudonym to protect her marriage. She has published four books and her work has been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post and Brevity, as well as other anthologies, magazines and journals. She lives with her family somewhere in the United States.

Kirk Read (kirkread.com) is a writer, performer, and event-maker based in San Francisco’s Mission district. His books include How I Learned to Snap (American Library Association Honor), a memoir about being openly gay in a small Virginia high school, and This is the Thing, a collection of performance essays. He co-curates San Francisco’s two longest-running queer open mics, Smack Dab and K’vetsh. He has toured the country twice with the Sex Workers’ Art Show.

Rachel Sarah is the author of Single Mom Seeking: Play Dates, Blind Dates, and Other Dispatches from the Dating World (Seal Press). When she’s not contracting for Match.com, Rachel hosts a juicy blog at singlemomseeking.com for single moms and dads.

Christine Seifert is an associate professor of communication at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah where she teaches professional writing and rhetoric. She earned a PhD in English from Oklahoma State University. Christine is currently working with an agent to revise her own young adult novel…sans vampires.

Monica Shores is an editor of and regular contributor to $pread magazine. She has also written for Alternet, the Rumpus, DCist, Popmatters, Boinkology and the Feminist Review. “Red Light Rights” is her biweekly column on CarnalNation.com.

Rachel Swan is a staff writer at the East Bay Express newspaper in Oakland, California.

John Thursday is an erotic philosopher who has devoted his adult life to doing field research for his dissertation on Kant’s lesser known work, The Pure Critique of Fellatio. In his down time he enjoys dancing, cooking and masturbating. You can find his work at Johnthursday.com.

Mollena Williams is a New York City born and raised writer, actress, solo-performer, BDSM Educator and Executive Pervert. She travels hither and yon speaking on a broad spectrum of subjects within the Leather Lifestyle. She’s a founding member of the Crowded Fire Theater Company, lives in San Francisco and blogs at mollena.com.

About the Editors

Guest judge Esther Perel, one of the world’s most respected voices on erotic intelligence, is the author of Mating in Captivity, now available in twenty-five languages. Esther was named one of Elle Magazine’s 2007 IntELLEligentia and she is the recipient of the 2009 book award for The Society for Sex Therapy and Research. She has appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “The Today Show,” and “CBS This Morning.” Fluent in nine languages, Ms. Perel is a frequent keynote speaker around the world and serves on the faculty of The Family Studies Unit, Department of Psychiatry, New York University Medical Center and The International Trauma Studies Program affiliated with Columbia University. She is a member of the American Family Therapy Academy and the Society for Sex Therapy and Research. More at estherperel.com.

Rachel Kramer Bussel (rachelkramerbussel.com) is a New York-based author, editor and blogger. She is the editor of Best Sex Writing 2008 and 2009, and has edited or coedited over twenty books of erotica, including Peep Show, Bottoms Up: Spanking Good Stories; Spanked; Naughty Spanking Stories from A to Z 1 and 2; The Mile High Club; Do Not Disturb; Tasting Him; Tasting Her; Yes, Sir; Yes, Ma’am; He’s on Top; She’s on Top; Caught Looking; Hide and Seek; Crossdressing; Rubber Sex; Sex and Candy; Ultimate Undies; Glamour Girls and Bedding Down. Her work has been published in over one hundred anthologies, including Best American Erotica 2004 and 2006, Zane’s Chocolate Flava 2 and Purple Panties, Everything You Know About Sex Is Wrong, Single State of the Union and Desire: Women Write About Wanting. She serves as senior editor at Penthouse Variations, and wrote the popular “Lusty Lady” column for the Village Voice.

Rachel has written for AVN, Bust, Cleansheets.com, Cosmopolitan, Curve, Fresh Yarn, TheFrisky.com, Gothamist, Huffington Post, Mediabistro, Newsday, New York Post, Penthouse, Playgirl, Radar, San Francisco Chronicle, Tango, Time Out New York and Zink, among others. She has appeared on “The Martha Stewart Show,” “The Berman and Berman Show,” NY1, and Showtime’s “Family Business.” She has hosted In The Flesh Erotic Reading Series since October 2005, which has featured everyone from Susie Bright to Zane, about which the New York Times’s UrbanEye newsletter said she “welcomes eroticism of all stripes, spots and textures.” She blogs at lustylady.blogspot.com.

จดไว้คร่าวๆเกี่ยวกับการบูตพวกอุปกรณ์ที่ไม่ได้รองรับโดยตรงจาก VMWare
ในที่นี้คือ USB ที่ผมเอา ChromeOS ลงไว้

ประเด็นปัญหาของผมคือ ได้รับ ChromeOS ที่ใช้ได้บน USB Flashdrive จาก Makeuseof.com แล้วพอนำไปบูตจริงดันไม่สามารถเปิดอุปกณฺเครือข่าย (ในที่นี้คือ WLan – Intel 2200BG) เลย Login ไม่ได้

แต่ทีนี้คือ ตัว ChromeOS เนี่ย จะามารถเข้าระบบด้วย Account ที่เคย Login ในเครื่องนั้นๆได้ ผมก็เลยหาวิธีให้มัน Login สักครั้ง แล้วจะลองเอาหลับไปบูตจริงๆอีกที

ผมเลยลองไป Google ดูวิธี ก็เจอเว็บนี้เข้า vladan.fr แลดูน่าสนใจ
(และทดลองแล้วใช้ได้!)

Key ของวิธีนี้ก็คือ การไปใช้เครื่องมือตัวนึงของ PloP ที่มีชื่อว่า Bootmanager

คุณสมบัติ

CD/DVD boot without BIOS support
USB boot without BIOS support (UHCI, OHCI and EHCI)
Floppy boot
Different profiles for operating systems
Define up to 16 partitions
No extra partition for the boot manager
Hidden boot, maybe you have a rescue system installed and the user should not see that there is another system installed
Boot countdown
Hide partitions
Password protection for the computer and the boot manager setup
Backup of partition table data
Textmode user interface 80×50
Graphic user interface 640×480, 800×600, 1024×786, 1280×1024
MBR partition table edit
Start of the boot manager from harddisk, floppy, USB, CD, DVD
Starting from Windows boot menu
Starting from LILO, GRUB, Syslinux, Isolinux, Pxelinux (network)
The boot manager is freeware

เออ..ที่น่าสนใจก็ตรงที่ Highlight ไว้นั่นแหละ

ตัวนี้ดูจะทำอะไรได้หลายๆอย่าง แต่อย่างที่เราสนใจตอนนี้ก็คือที่ทำตัวหนาและเอียงไว้

VMWare 7 ไม่รองรับการบูตจาก USB Flashdrive โดยตรงหรือยังไงไม่ทราบ (ลอง Add Harddisk แบบ Link กับ Physical แล้วก็ยังใช้งานไม่ได้) จึงบูตไม่ได้

อารมณ์นี้คล้ายๆกับคอมพิวเตอร์เก่าๆ ที่บูต Flashdrive ไม่ได้ ลองเอาวิธีนี้ไปใช้ดูก็ไม่เลว!

เริ่มกันเลยดีกว่า

ให้เข้าไปโหลดไฟล์ ลิงค์จะอยุ่ในหัวข้อ Introduction (เผื่อหาไม่เจอ)
ไฟล์ขนาดไม่ใหญ่มาก เมื่อเปิดมาแล้วจะเจอแบบนี้

ส่วนที่เราจะใช้คือไฟล์ ISO เพื่อนำไปบูตกับ Virtual Optical Drive ใน VMWare
เลือกไฟล์ที่ชื่อ plpbt.iso (เพราะผมใช้อันนี้แล้วบูตได้อ่ะ) Extract ไว้ที่ไหนสักที่ ผมเลือกที่ Desktop เพราะมักง่ายดี

คือ..มันไม่จำเป็นต้องใช้ VM ตัวใหม่ ผมก็เลยเอา VM ตัวเก่าแก้ไขเอาไฟล์ ISO ใส่เข้าไป แล้วบูตเข้า USB Flashdrive เลย ง่ายดี
…ดังนี้

1. Browse ไปยัง ISO แล้วกด OK ออกมา
2. เสร็จแล้วก็กด Start VM
3. ให้กด ESC อย่างไว (Enter Boot Menu) แล้วจะได้หน้าตาแบบนี้มา
4. หนุ่มสาวเอย พวกเธอจงเลือก CD-Rom Drive
5. ช้าก่อน ให้ไป Connect อุปกรณ์ก่อน ดังรูป
   
6. แล้วเคาะ Enter เบาๆ
7. ถ้าบูตสำเร็จ จะได้หน้าตาแบบนี้
   
8. พวกเธอว์จงหรรษาตามต้องการ

ชักจะนึกมุกไปเล่นอะไรกับคอมพ์เครื่องเก่าๆได้บ้างแล้วแฮะ

หึหึ…

Sip, tenemos los primeros informes desde Noruega en dónde confirman mutaciones en la gripe porcina. Qué curioso,… justo cuando comienzan la campañas de vacunación de cara al invierno… no me hagan hablar …

Al parecer la mutación sigue respondiendo “bien” a la medicación … en fin.

This Week’s Biography is centered around Professor Highpants:

Prof. H has been around our school for a long time, and I’d have to say that he is one of the best teachers we have. True, most of his classes are filled with lectures but I actually enjoy this immensely, they make me think and the topics are intresting too (if you know what subject he teaches you know how weird this is). Prof. H always manages to teach his students something new and interesting, if they are willing to pay attention that is (I beleive a certain pudgy black-haired boy fell asleep in class today). The weird thing a bout Prof. H is that i can not guess his age!!! At first i thought he was around 55 but now im thinking a little younger because he has a son that is currently a freshmen. Speaking of his son, i wonder how it feels to have a dad thats the ******** teacher? I bet it sucks hard core ass, come to think of it, thats probably why the child doesnt have any friends, sad. Another thing that intrests me about Prof. H is that he knows allll the juicy gossip in our school. He knows the teacher gossip of course because he is one, he knows the administrative gossip because he is

I just got back from a week in Cascade, Idaho. It’s as far away and insignificant as it sounds—a great place to get away from it all.

Well, I couldn’t get away from all of it, as I was speaking at a YWAM discipleship training—in the mornings, anyway. In the afternoon, I was writing. And periodically I had to check in at work. But given my place in life, this is about as good as getting away gets. In one work email, the correspondent said that he felt bad that he was bothering me while I was on vacation. I wrote back and said answering emails while looking out a view of a starkly beautiful valley, a glimmering lake, framed by snow-covered mountain ranges was hardly a burden.

We live in a society in which it is nearly impossible to take a biblical Sabbath—that is, to carve out even an entire day in which no “work” is done. That’s especially true of those who give themselves to the church—Sundays can be one of the most work-filled days of the week.

And given the nature of modern capitalism—when more and more things are available–and demanded—24/7/365, if you’re enmeshed in any part of the economy, it may well be that there is no 24-hour period when you are not as someone’s beck and call, or when you simply have to do something non-Sabbathy (what a terrible word, but you know what I mean). And yet that does not excuse us from taking a Sabbath, or even mini-Sabbaths.

Still, the main purpose of a Sabbath is not to get R&R, or to re-connect with God. We’ve managed to turn the Sabbath into a day about us, about our refreshment, about our spiritual renewal. No, the main purpose of the Sabbath is not me but God: to stop the incessant doing, striving, planning, dreaming and to just live. To be reminded that I’m not in charge of the universe (not even my universe), that God is perfectly capable of running things without me, and that if I should die tomorrow, things would go along swimmingly.

The Sabbath is about God. And one of the best things we can do on the Sabbath is to not take ourselves, our faith, our spirituality, our goals, our dreams, our anything so seriously. That’s why worship is so important on the Sabbath: “Blessed be God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.” That’s why play—something completely useless in the grand schemes of things—is also a good idea.

Taking a Sabbath day can be a wonderful thing, but if it becomes a “spiritual discipline,” I have to watch out: I’ve just made it about me again. Or, to rush around nervously six days of the week, then shut it down on the Sabbath, only to reignite feverish activity the next six days—well, that’s a sign that I’m not getting the Sabbath idea. If our Sabbaths, however we take them, don’t start to affect the rest of our hours and days, we probably still don’t believe God can manage the universe without us. There is a way to be busy and be restful and trusting. In the end, Sabbath is not a new law, but a way of life.

Homes for Heroes would like to introduce Diana Kirsch!

When I first learned about Homes for Heroes, I knew this was a real estate niche in which I could whole-heartedly participate. Growing up as the child of an Air Force officer, I gained an appreciation for the service and sacrifice given by the military and their families. I enjoy working as a full time professional Realtor as it gives me great satisfaction to earn a living while helping people achieve their real estate goals and dreams; I take great pride in serving my clients with honesty and integrity, guiding them through every step of the home buying process. Homes for Heroes is the perfect complement to my business , providing a way to say, “Thank You,” to those who serve our local community.

Diana Kirsch Realtor

Keller Williams Heritage

San Antonio, TX

210-788-3350 – cell

210-638-6451 – fax

DianaLKirsch@aol.com

This the tutorial for the installation perhaps the most user-friendly Linux OS in history, Ubuntu!

To get Ubuntu click here. Download the .iso file, and burn it to a CD/DVD.

One more thing, the installation instructions here are for Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala release), currently the latest version.

Step 1: BIOS Changes – Make sure your first boot device is set to your CD/DVD ROM. Save your settings and exit BIOS.

Step 2: When you boot, this is the first screen you will get:

Step 3: Select your language and then select the “Install Ubuntu” option and press enter.

The images below are in sequence of the screens you will see. You will enter your details as per your preference and click on “Forward” after that.

Select your language and click “Forward” (image below).

Ubuntu will now configure the installation. (Nothing for you do here)

You will have to select your region here (basically where you’re from) and click “Forward”. Image given below:

Select your keyboard layout (best keep it to the default one as shown here if you’re not sure).

If you want to install Ubuntu on your hard drive as the only OS, then click on the first option “Erase and use the entire disk” as shown here. (If you want to set partitions, click on the “Specify Partitions Manually (advanced)”and set your partition size and specification) Its better to select the first option as shown here if you’re not sure.

Enter your name and username, password etc. If you dont want Ubuntu to ask you for passwords everytime you boot, select the “Log in automatically”

Click on Install. And wait… (as some weirdos say “Patience is a virtue” )

The installation progress bar, will stay on your screen for 10-15 mins. Patience is a virtue, remember?

After the installation is over/the bar reaches 100%, you will get this image on your screen. Click on “Restart Now”:

As directed simply remove the CD from the tray and press Enter.

Ubuntu will now restart and you will see the following screens:

And the really cool “Loading” bar (technically called the “Usplash screen”)

And then finally you get the Ubuntu desktop:

Thats it! Congrats on your new Ubuntu!

This the tutorial for the installation perhaps the most user-friendly Linux OS in history, Ubuntu!

To get Ubuntu click here. Download the .iso file, and burn it to a CD/DVD.

One more thing, the installation instructions here are for Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala release), currently the latest version.

Step 1: BIOS Changes – Make sure your first boot device is set to your CD/DVD ROM. Save your settings and exit BIOS.

Step 2: When you boot, this is the first screen you will get:

Step 3: Select your language and then select the “Install Ubuntu” option and press enter.

The images below are in sequence of the screens you will see. You will enter your details as per your preference and click on “Forward” after that.

Select your language and click “Forward” (image below).

Ubuntu will now configure the installation. (Nothing for you do here)

You will have to select your region here (basically where you’re from) and click “Forward”. Image given below:

Select your keyboard layout (best keep it to the default one as shown here if you’re not sure).

If you want to install Ubuntu on your hard drive as the only OS, then click on the first option “Erase and use the entire disk” as shown here. (If you want to set partitions, click on the “Specify Partitions Manually (advanced)”and set your partition size and specification) Its better to select the first option as shown here if you’re not sure.

Enter your name and username, password etc. If you dont want Ubuntu to ask you for passwords everytime you boot, select the “Log in automatically”

Click on Install. And wait… (as some weirdos say “Patience is a virtue” )

The installation progress bar, will stay on your screen for 10-15 mins. Patience is a virtue, remember?

After the installation is over/the bar reaches 100%, you will get this image on your screen. Click on “Restart Now”:

As directed simply remove the CD from the tray and press Enter.

Ubuntu will now restart and you will see the following screens:

And the really cool “Loading” bar (technically called the “Usplash screen”)

And then finally you get the Ubuntu desktop:

Thats it! Congrats on your new Ubuntu!

Many prefer Kubuntu to Ubuntu because of the stunning interface.

This is perhaps the most user-friendly tutorial on how to install Kubuntu afresh on your PC. To get Kubuntu, click here (as with all Cannonical releases, its totally free!) and burn the downloaded .iso file to a CD (you could also burn it to a DVD).

One more thing, the installation instructions here are for Kubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala release), currently the latest version.

Step 1: BIOS Changes – Make sure your first boot device is set to your CD/DVD ROM. Save your settings and exit BIOS.

Step 2: When you boot, this is the first screen you will get:

Step 3: Select your language and then select the “Install Kubuntu” option and press enter.

Step 4: The following images are in sequence. You will have to enter your details as per your preferences.

Select your region:

Select your keyboard layout (best keep it to the default one as shown here if you’re not sure).

If you want to install Kubuntu on your hard drive as the only OS, then click on the first option “Erase and use the entire disk” as shown here. (If you want to set partitions, click on the specify partitions and set your partition size and specification) Its better to select the first option as shown here if you’re not sure.

Enter your name and username, password etc. If you dont want Kubuntu to ask you for passwords everytime you boot, select the “Log in automatically”

Click on Install and get your cup of coffee coz its gonna take quite some time!

The installation bar which you will have to tolerate for around 10-15 mins. Did you get that coffee?

After the installation is over/the bar reaches 100%, you will get this image on your screen. As directed simply remove the CD from the tray and press Enter.

Kubuntu will now reboot and greet you with its amazing interface!

Thats it!

Many prefer Kubuntu to Ubuntu because of the stunning interface.

This is perhaps the most user-friendly tutorial on how to install Kubuntu afresh on your PC. To get Kubuntu, click here (as with all Cannonical releases, its totally free!) and burn the downloaded .iso file to a CD (you could also burn it to a DVD).

One more thing, the installation instructions here are for Kubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala release), currently the latest version.

Step 1: BIOS Changes – Make sure your first boot device is set to your CD/DVD ROM. Save your settings and exit BIOS.

Step 2: When you boot, this is the first screen you will get:

Step 3: Select your language and then select the “Install Kubuntu” option and press enter.

Step 4: The following images are in sequence. You will have to enter your details as per your preferences.

Select your region:

Select your keyboard layout (best keep it to the default one as shown here if you’re not sure).

If you want to install Kubuntu on your hard drive as the only OS, then click on the first option “Erase and use the entire disk” as shown here. (If you want to set partitions, click on the specify partitions and set your partition size and specification) Its better to select the first option as shown here if you’re not sure.

Enter your name and username, password etc. If you dont want Kubuntu to ask you for passwords everytime you boot, select the “Log in automatically”

Click on Install and get your cup of coffee coz its gonna take quite some time!

The installation bar which you will have to tolerate for around 10-15 mins. Did you get that coffee?

After the installation is over/the bar reaches 100%, you will get this image on your screen. As directed simply remove the CD from the tray and press Enter.

Kubuntu will now reboot and greet you with its amazing interface!

Thats it!

Well my name is Tyler Oehm. Most of my good friends know me as Tea_Oh. Im from a small town about 18 miles north of Pittsburgh, PA called Ambridge. I’ve been snowboarding for about 13 years now and love it its all i dream and think about till winter comes. I’m 20(soon to be 21) and have a steady job with great benefits. I know you’re wondering why i want to throw all this away just to snowboard more.

Well snowboarding is my life long passion. I got my first board when i was 8 from my grandfather as a christmas present. I only had small hills and little jumps to have fun on at that age. But when i turned 17, I took my first trip to a larger mountain. It was Killington, VT. It may not be Park City, Utah, but it was a wonderful mountain none the less. The jumps were bigger, the snow was softer and the runs were longer. It was everything i always dreamed snowboarding would be.

At the age of 18 i went on a trip with my Aunt, Uncle and 2 cousins out to Vail, CO. It was heaven, drops everywhere you looked in the 7 back bowls, big kickers and perfectly shaped rails and boxes. After my week stay in Vail, I knew this is what i wanted to do with my life. Unfortunately, I did not have the motivation right out of high school to do this. I needed a buddy to want to live this life with me.

Well, at the ripe old age of 20, I decided I better do this now before I become too brittle to handle the punishment I’m sure to endure. Having one of my best friends, Tyler Belfiore, by my side we are ready to get this show on the road and make a go at this life.

So now the question is… What is the life of a Ski Bumm??