Comments on: Track and Trace your stolen or missing Laptop with Adeona, on 32 and 64 Bit Ubuntu http://www.64bitjungle.com/ubuntu/track-and-trace-your-stolen-or-missing-laptop-with-adeona-on-32-and-64-bit-ubuntu/ Linux and Programming Tips and Tutorials, Technology and Rants from the Jungle Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:24:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: guy http://www.64bitjungle.com/ubuntu/track-and-trace-your-stolen-or-missing-laptop-with-adeona-on-32-and-64-bit-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-18652 guy Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:46:24 +0000 http://www.64bitjungle.com/?p=193#comment-18652 I'm amused that your critics have complained about your syntax. It's too bad that adeona only gives you ip address and local network topology. The photo grab part of the program is a real plus for those who have macs. A recent excursion to try to recover a stolen iphone would have yielded better results had we had a photo to show the cops.... thanks guy I’m amused that your critics have complained about your syntax. It’s too bad that adeona only gives you ip address and local network topology. The photo grab part of the program is a real plus for those who have macs. A recent excursion to try to recover a stolen iphone would have yielded better results had we had a photo to show the cops….
thanks
guy

]]> By: marin http://www.64bitjungle.com/ubuntu/track-and-trace-your-stolen-or-missing-laptop-with-adeona-on-32-and-64-bit-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-16657 marin Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:34:24 +0000 http://www.64bitjungle.com/?p=193#comment-16657 Well, for a geek.. yeah.. is a snap. For some guy.. like my father for example, that only opens he's laptop to read mail, speak with me on skype and sometimes watch a movie (sometimes, because if a codec is requiered, he's just .. stunt.. because he has no idea what to do..) and probably for about more than 60-70% of the computer users .. what you describe like a "snap" is a .. wtf??? So.. wanna call it a snap.. go ahead. But make us a favor, specify to what category and what level of difficulty in using a computer that "is a snap" refers to. A snap you may call a package that install itself when you double click it. Or if it was preinstalled. Well.. for the geek i am, yeah.. pretty good description of what you need to do. Sorry for my english, i know is full of errors. Well, for a geek.. yeah.. is a snap. For some guy.. like my father for example, that only opens he’s laptop to read mail, speak with me on skype and sometimes watch a movie (sometimes, because if a codec is requiered, he’s just .. stunt.. because he has no idea what to do..) and probably for about more than 60-70% of the computer users .. what you describe like a “snap” is a .. wtf???
So.. wanna call it a snap.. go ahead. But make us a favor, specify to what category and what level of difficulty in using a computer that “is a snap” refers to.
A snap you may call a package that install itself when you double click it. Or if it was preinstalled.

Well.. for the geek i am, yeah.. pretty good description of what you need to do.

Sorry for my english, i know is full of errors.

]]> By: Lorcan http://www.64bitjungle.com/ubuntu/track-and-trace-your-stolen-or-missing-laptop-with-adeona-on-32-and-64-bit-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-2652 Lorcan Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:45:25 +0000 http://www.64bitjungle.com/?p=193#comment-2652 Great! Thanks a lot, would have tons of work without U ;) Great!

Thanks a lot, would have tons of work without U ;)

]]> By: Hodge http://www.64bitjungle.com/ubuntu/track-and-trace-your-stolen-or-missing-laptop-with-adeona-on-32-and-64-bit-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-2560 Hodge Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:05:11 +0000 http://www.64bitjungle.com/?p=193#comment-2560 Excellent, my first ever complaint! :D Unfortunately, I have no control over what Google displays in its search results. I would apologise on their behalf, but there's probably all sorts of legal imprecations and such. To be honest, I really don't think the article is misleading. Installation on a 32 Bit system IS a snap - compile, then install. The rest of the article covers installation on a 64 bit system - admittedly a more complex process - followed by generic post installation and configuration steps for both architectures, which, apart from rewriting the source code myself, I have no control over. But as for the installation on a 32 bit system - which the particular sentence you point out clearly states (32 Bit, that is) - it's really not that difficult. Also - and unfortunately, this is another "unfortunately" - considering the nature of the installation process, I have to guiltily admit that no, I didn't consider users new to Linux when writing the article, because I didn't envisage i) new Linux users searching on how to compile and install what is by its nature, a fairly complex application, and ii) Google displaying a rather obscure part of the article which could be taken out of context. However, in my usual way of trying to placate everyone, I've edited the article for you :) Excellent, my first ever complaint! :D

Unfortunately, I have no control over what Google displays in its search results. I would apologise on their behalf, but there’s probably all sorts of legal imprecations and such. To be honest, I really don’t think the article is misleading. Installation on a 32 Bit system IS a snap – compile, then install. The rest of the article covers installation on a 64 bit system – admittedly a more complex process – followed by generic post installation and configuration steps for both architectures, which, apart from rewriting the source code myself, I have no control over. But as for the installation on a 32 bit system – which the particular sentence you point out clearly states (32 Bit, that is) – it’s really not that difficult. Also – and unfortunately, this is another “unfortunately” – considering the nature of the installation process, I have to guiltily admit that no, I didn’t consider users new to Linux when writing the article, because I didn’t envisage i) new Linux users searching on how to compile and install what is by its nature, a fairly complex application, and ii) Google displaying a rather obscure part of the article which could be taken out of context.

However, in my usual way of trying to placate everyone, I’ve edited the article for you :)

]]> By: helios http://www.64bitjungle.com/ubuntu/track-and-trace-your-stolen-or-missing-laptop-with-adeona-on-32-and-64-bit-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-2557 helios Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:23:56 +0000 http://www.64bitjungle.com/?p=193#comment-2557 "Installing on a 32 bit system is a snap:" And then it goes on with a full page of cryptic terminal commands and some "oh and by the way you have to open a few text files and modify them with your favorite text editor" stuff. Unfortunately a google search of this app has your "Installing on a 32 bit system is a snap:" blurb in some main headers. No a "snap" would be a .deb file for the new linux users among us. Identifying complex instructions like this and identifying them as a "snap" is what drives new users away. Don't get me wrong...I appreciate your work and the time it took to post this but please don't mislead the newer users. I get the impression that they were not even considered when you wrote this. h “Installing on a 32 bit system is a snap:”

And then it goes on with a full page of cryptic terminal commands and some “oh and by the way you have to open a few text files and modify them with your favorite text editor” stuff. Unfortunately a google search of this app has your “Installing on a 32 bit system is a snap:” blurb in some main headers.

No a “snap” would be a .deb file for the new linux users among us. Identifying complex instructions like this and identifying them as a “snap” is what drives new users away. Don’t get me wrong…I appreciate your work and the time it took to post this but please don’t mislead the newer users. I get the impression that they were not even considered when you wrote this.

h

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