Mo shows off five fun things in Fedora 12, the Linux distro more often used by savvy Linux users.

Well, gurus, it might be time to move over because with some of the powerfully fun stuff included in Fedora 12 (and now the latest edition of Fedora 13), newbies who might have bypassed this compilation will probably be willing to take a look.

Take a look at the videos below or click over to the documentation if you want a better understanding of what Fedora has to offer. If you’re ready to try a variety of Linux distros, visit my Try Linux site.

Fedora Videos

In the first video below, these 5 areas are covered:

1. including digital painting with a tablet
2. gaming with an open source MMORPG
3. taking notes
4. picking out color schemes
5. downloading and organizing movies

Didn’t get enough? There’s more! Watch Part 2 of the video below.

Note: Fedora 13 is now out in it’s first edition.

More on the Fedora Project

Get the latest version of the Fedora Linux operating system’s Desktop Edition. All on one LIVE CD (find out more about Live CD’s on my Try Linux Squidoo site)

* you don’t have to erase anything on your current system to try it out
* it won’t put your files at risk

If you like it, you can install Fedora directly to your hard drive straight from the Live Media desktop.

Get Fedora

Documentation – how to install and use the Fedora operating system and the software packaged by the Fedora Project:

• documentation for Fedora 13
• documentation for Fedora 12

Get Fedora :: Find Out More About Linux

Somebody liked it so much, he (or she?) wrote a song about it . . . and here it is: The Puppy Linux Song!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDTLJYDHX3g

Like the song? Try the distro! Get it at Puppy Linux Org

Tux the Linux Penguin has a life of his own after Sean goes home at night!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO5A-1tvfkg

(If Tux the Linux Penguin has made you a bit more curious about Linux, head on over to my Try Linux page at Squidoo to see what it’s all about.)

The focus of this episode was on Educating The Family: fathers educating sons about issues of life, mission and joy of schooling at home, and the experience of nontraditional students.

Guest speakers discussed:

• The Importance of Fathers Talking With Their Sons About Sex
• The Homeschooling Mission
• Life of A NonTraditional Student

Listen to Some Highlights

UPDATE: Now you can select just the segments you want to hear or listen to them all! How cool is that?! I removed the BlogTalkRadio player because I edited the audio and put all the segments into a playlist below. Can’t see all the segments? Use the vertical bar to slide up and down to select the segment you want to hear. Then, just click on it. Enjoy!

MORE

Want more details on the process? Click here to read the synopsis of the process, an outline of the topics of this first broadcast, and some highlights from the discussion.

Catch Future Shows

Wednesday Break With TaylorThyme on BlogTalkRadio
Listen to Taylorthyme on Blog Talk Radio Wednesdays at 2:00pm (1 hour long)

Listener dial-in number: (347) 850-1827

Main Page: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/taylorthyme

Topics vary. Some chosen by guests. Some chosen by me. Feel free to suggest a topic.

Thanks for listening!

Tune in over at Ustream.TV

If you want to ask questions or participate in the chat, register for a free Ustream.tv account in advance.

See you there!

Episode #2: Thursday, April 08, 2010, 7:15pm

This is my first (real) video recorded on Ustream internet TV. It has a few quite a few stumbles, mumbles, coughs, and other blemishes, but I decided to let it stand.

Although its not too bad, parts of it can still be viewed as an exercise in what not to do.

Ustream.tv is Hot Social Media Topic

While learning how to use Ustream, I’ve been monitoring any chatter on Twitter about it. Shortly after I recorded this video, I saw a tweet in which someone indicated a concern about doing a live broadcast (or recording a video) on Ustream; another person was proud to have participated in a Ustream broadcast via Skype. Ustream.tv is definitely a hot topic!

Not Perfect, But Good Enough

I can’t say I didn’t have a bit of fear about actually releasing my video to the public. Who doesn’t? Whether it’s your first blog posting, first orignal article, first web page, first radio broadcast, first Squidoo lens . . . It is difficult to say “good enough!” and let the public be further judge.

While this first one is not perfect (none of them will ever be perfect!), it is D.O.N.E. I enjoyed doing it and learned something in the process. You won’t see me in the video as I was testing how to “push” images and such while broadcasting.

Watch It’s TaylorThyme! As Seen On Ustream

Watch It’s TaylorThyme! Episode #1 below, then leave a comment below or over at the TaylorThyme Ustream.tv site.

TaylorThyme on Ustream.tv – First Video Recorded on Internet TV

More Info?

For a more in-depth (and technical) blow-by-blow of what programs I used, how I did “this or that,” read the post on my CoachNotes blog over at Local Business Coach Online. (Check back; that post will be ready in a day or two.)

Visit My Internet TV, Online Radio, and Curated Video Sites

TaylorWebVideo Channel on Magnify.net :: RSS Feed

TaylorWebStuff Channel on YouTube :: RSS Feed

TaylorThyme Internet TV Channel on Ustream.tv :: RSS Feed

TaylorThyme on BlogTalkRadio :: RSS Feed

Go see for yourself. Kinda sweet. Kinda short. Really simple (not like the claims made for Really Simple Syndication).

Clicking here will get you a random entry from Vernessa Taylor’s Tumblr blog. (Not very original title, huh?)

Why do I use it?

I had to ask myself this question again. No, really. Five months after I signed up for one, I had to do a Google search and ask the question, “What is tumblr used for?” I didn’t see the point. And I didn’t even remember what inspired me to get one, anyway. Other than the fact that I could get my name. (Don’t you just hate when somebody else gets your name? Even if it’s their name too!)

The search . . . Thankfully, I came across one tumblr blog in my search that showed someone actually using it. Nevermind the fact that the writing I happened upon was one in which the author talked about why she was abandoning tumblr. Oh, my!

At least I could see how Melanie Chang had been using it. That sold me. I know, that seems a little twisted, so let me explain.

• She wrote little posts. Little gems, really.
• She posted pictures.
• She posted links.
• She posted quotes.
• She used it for notes – to herself.

Just what I needed! Something between a full-blown blog (I have too many) and a Twitter stream (got one of those too). And (thank God!) it’s not like FaceBook or MySpace or … whatever.

Oh, why was she abandoning it? For something as mundane as it didn’t show up in Google properly, not enough S.E.O. juice. (Don’t know what that means?) Who cares?

I’m liking tumblr. Two thumbs up. And, thanks Melanie!

Go check out mine. Get your own if it suits you. Did I mention that it’s free?

Leave a comment. Let me know what you think of Tumblr, my tumblog, this post … Just say it!

I had planned to test the inclusion of video using the Kaltura (www.kaltura.org) open source project tools in this post (hence the title).

Actually, it’s not happening yet.

I’m still trying to figure out how to get the editing features of Kaltura on this site. I’ve set up the account and read through skimmed over the documentation, but I’ll have to put in more time to get it going. I’ll update you on Kaltura when I’ve got a better handle on it.

UPDATE: Managed to get a player installed.  (I think I was having a cache problem.)  We’ll see how it looks after the video conversion process is complete.

The video below was inserted using Kaltura’s All-In-One Video widget for WordPress. However, elsewhere on the blog I also insert Kaltura-managed video using other methods.

[kaltura-widget wid="7cm8zcop3c" width="575" height="480" addpermission="" editpermission="" /]

Open Source Lovers and Techies

More Kaltura Stuff: Solutions Descriptions – Downloads – Project Page – The Technology

They come in three sizes (measured in pixels): 128 x 128, 256 x 256, and 512 x 512.  The size shown below is a thumbnail which has been reduced to about 150 x150.  To see the largest size, just click on an image.  It will open in a lightbox; use the forward and back arrows to see each one.

I’ve packaged them all up in a ZIP file for your convenience.  Look below the images to download them when you’re ready (or click here to download now).  Enjoy!

Packaged in a ZIP file  . . Click below to download.

[download id="2"]

Disqus plugin for WordPress insists on remaining on Pages, even after comments have been turned off for pages. This hack removes Disqus from pages in the Hybrid News Theme.

After a fair amount of research into how it would affect comments on my WordPress blog, I settled on using the Disqus Commenting System.

The only aggravation is its insistence on remaining on Pages, even after comments have been turned off.

Code Fix

This post shows a hack for removing it from pages entirely, whether comments are ON or OFF.

Changes based on Disqus plug version 2.11.4349

UPDATE: Version at time of this writing is 2.12.7121. Disqus may have fixed this issue since the post was written.

// For comment count script.
if ( !get_option('disqus_cc_fix') ) {
	add_action('loop_end', 'dsq_comment_count');
}
add_action('wp_footer', 'dsq_comment_count');

I removed: add_action(‘loop_end’, ‘dsq_comment_count’); so now it looks like:

// For comment count script.
if ( !get_option('disqus_cc_fix') ) {
}
add_action('wp_footer', 'dsq_comment_count');

Thanks to wiselywoven for sharing his fix over in the ThemeHybrid Forums