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[QUOTE=Darkwater124;42349707]I'm looking to rent a VPS, I just want something a bit more powerful than a raspberry pi. Any recommendations for €10-20 a month? Preferably in the Netherlands or at least Europe.[/QUOTE] I've got a dedicated Atom box for like 12€ a month or something through OVH in France, it's been fine for me.

Holy shit, Firefox [i]is[/i] loads faster!

[QUOTE=Darkwater124;42349707]I'm looking to rent a VPS, I just want something a bit more powerful than a raspberry pi. Any recommendations for €10-20 a month? Preferably in the Netherlands or at least Europe.[/QUOTE] I use [url=http://digitalocean.com]DigitalOcean[/url] and it's $5/mo for 512MB RAM with a 20GB SSD.

[QUOTE=Darkwater124;42349707]I'm looking to rent a VPS, I just want something a bit more powerful than a raspberry pi. Any recommendations for €10-20 a month? Preferably in the Netherlands or at least Europe.[/QUOTE] [url]http://lowendbox.com/[/url]

Thanks for the recommendations, I think I'm going with RamNode. Anything I should look out for? Also, I've currently got a domain at GoDaddy, which I'm planning to use with the VPS - how would that go?

[QUOTE=Darkwater124;42358497]Thanks for the recommendations, I think I'm going with RamNode. Anything I should look out for? Also, I've currently got a domain at[b] GoDaddy[/b], which I'm planning to use with the VPS - how would that go?[/QUOTE] Why GoDaddy of all the options you had.

I got my domain from [url]http://www.name.com/[/url] and I am quite pleased.

[QUOTE=Mega1mpact;42358587]Why GoDaddy of all the options you had.[/QUOTE] When I first got my site someone else got it for me, he had a friend who owned a web hosting company so he could host it for free, and my friend bought the domain at GoDaddy. Should I transfer? I don't know shit about this stuff. [editline]30th September 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=kaukassus;42358604]I got my domain from [url]http://www.name.com/[/url] and I am quite pleased.[/QUOTE] [t]http://dev.novaember.com/s/13-09-30_21-30-18_093323889.png[/t] lol

[QUOTE=kaukassus;42358604]I got my domain from [url]http://www.name.com/[/url] and I am quite pleased.[/QUOTE] [URL="www.namecheap.com"]Namecheap[/URL] is also great, and quite [URL="http://lifehacker.com/5944127/most-popular-domain-name-registrar-namecheap"]popular[/URL]

[QUOTE=FPtje;42355801]Holy shit, Firefox [i]is[/i] loads faster![/QUOTE] Yeah, definitely much faster than I remember it being. It's also incredibly easy to match with your GTK theme/GNOME shell. I swapped back over to Numix, and with a few tweaks, Firefox looks like a native app: [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/215991327/Google%20-%20Mozilla%20Firefox_001.png[/img]

I got my domain from [URL="http://domain.fi"]domain.fi[/URL], very happy with my choice. Mostly because you can't get .fi domains from anywhere else.

[QUOTE=rilez;42360722]Yeah, definitely much faster than I remember it being. It's also incredibly easy to match with your GTK theme/GNOME shell. I swapped back over to Numix, and with a few tweaks, Firefox looks like a native app: [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/215991327/Google%20-%20Mozilla%20Firefox_001.png[/img][/QUOTE] [i]What [b]kind[/b] of tweaks?[/i] It looks like you straight-up removed tabs. Firefox on Linux works great with Unity, but you [i]can[/i] make it look more like the Windows version if the file bar's taking up space. View > Tool Bars > Menu Bar. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/0d6jCIw.png[/IMG] And you better be using some good extensions if you're using GNOME. Well, not like there's much choice in them. I'll recommend some. Heck, what version are you even using? I'm stuck on 3.6 and 3.10 recently came out. [url=https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/8/places-status-indicator/]Places Status Indicator[/url] - Puts a folder icon next to the Activities button similar to Places in GNOME 2. [url=https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/354/maximus/]Maximus[/url] - Undecorates maximized windows. [url=https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/353/window-options/]Window Options[/url] - Adds window controls to the "App Menu". Great if you're too lazy to drag the window off to unmaximize or go to Activities to close.

[QUOTE=Stonecycle;42363295][i]What [b]kind[/b] of tweaks?[/i] It looks like you straight-up removed tabs.[/quote] [url="https://addons.mozilla.org/En-us/firefox/addon/hide-tab-bar-with-one-tab/?src=search#id=429664"]I'm using an addon which hides the tab bar if you only have one tab.[/url] Gives me some extra space when I'm watching a video or reading something in a window. [QUOTE=Stonecycle;42363295]And you better be using some good extensions if you're using GNOME. Well, not like there's much choice in them. I'll recommend some. Heck, what version are you even using? I'm stuck on 3.6 and 3.10 recently came out.[/QUOTE] I'm on Linux Mint w/ Cinnamon, not GNOME. Although some of the addons you listed have Cinnamon 'applet' counterparts. Maximus isn't really necessary (and doesn't work on Cinnamon 1.8 anyway). The only thing that might need that extra space is Firefox, and for that I just use fullscreen mode. Rather than use a "Places" icon, I have all my frequently used folders on a Docky bar. Cinnamon also has window options built into the right click menu. One applet I just found works exactly like the W7 superbar. I wanted a list of my running apps, but Cinnamon lists your running apps with their names included, which is very messy IMO. So this thing groups them all into the icon, lists the number of windows you have open on the icon, and even shows app previews. I can fit a whole bunch of stuff on my desktop, and then there's workspaces if I ever need more. I'm done distro hopping and reinstalling for now, so this is what my setup will look like for awhile, plus or minus a few tweaks: [t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/215991327/desktopexample.png[/t]

Damn that's a lot of stuff, but I actually like it.

[QUOTE=Dorkslayz;42356909][url]http://lowendbox.com/[/url][/QUOTE] pfhah I have a VPS for €2/month with better specs than that Although from a shit host and at a recurring discount, but still [editline]1st October 2013[/editline] If you need a crapbox, just go through all those special offers on webhostingtalk, eventually you find something shit but cheap

[QUOTE=Tobba;42369767]pfhah I have a VPS for €2/month with better specs than that Although from a shit host and at a recurring discount, but still [editline]1st October 2013[/editline] If you need a crapbox, just go through all those special offers on webhostingtalk, eventually you find something shit but cheap[/QUOTE] ...what? There's hundreds of deals on there.

oh wait I'm an idiot, apply boxes

[QUOTE=rilez;42369649][url="https://addons.mozilla.org/En-us/firefox/addon/hide-tab-bar-with-one-tab/?src=search#id=429664"]I'm using an addon which hides the tab bar if you only have one tab.[/url] Gives me some extra space when I'm watching a video or reading something in a window. I'm on Linux Mint w/ Cinnamon, not GNOME... [t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/215991327/desktopexample.png[/t][/QUOTE] Whoops. My bad. Thought you were still using GNOME since that screenshot you posted a few pages back. I'll be checking out that Firefox plugin.

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[QUOTE=FPtje;42371491]He said it before, it's air [url]http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2989566[/url][/QUOTE] Thanks, but I meant GTK Theme. Anyways, I found a more fitting one.

[QUOTE=Ol' Pie;42371526]Thanks, but I meant GTK Theme. Anyways, I found a more fitting one.[/QUOTE] Numix [url]http://satya164.deviantart.com/art/Numix-GTK3-theme-360223962[/url]

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Probably gonna buy some cheap laptop and get Linux on it, problem is. Which kind of cheap laptop is great with Linux, I don't just want to get any computer ([I]had some problems with ATI as far as I'm aware[/I]) - Want to get it for working, but occasionally use it for other stuff as well. Any recommendations?

[QUOTE=Moofy;42376556]Probably gonna buy some cheap laptop and get Linux on it, problem is. Which kind of cheap laptop is great with Linux, I don't just want to get any computer ([I]had some problems with ATI as far as I'm aware[/I]) - Want to get it for working, but occasionally use it for other stuff as well. Any recommendations?[/QUOTE] How cheap is cheap?

[QUOTE=IAmAnooB;42376674]How cheap is cheap?[/QUOTE] I don't really have a budget but with logic its not gonna be Alienware expensive :v: Just anything where price and hardware is great!

[QUOTE=Moofy;42376556]Probably gonna buy some cheap laptop and get Linux on it, problem is. Which kind of cheap laptop is great with Linux, I don't just want to get any computer ([I]had some problems with ATI as far as I'm aware[/I]) - Want to get it for working, but occasionally use it for other stuff as well. Any recommendations?[/QUOTE] I'd buy a sexy ultrabook [editline]2nd October 2013[/editline] Not because of the whole touchscreen thing but because they are so slim and look sexy [url]http://www.vizio.com/thin-light/features[/url]

[QUOTE=Mega1mpact;42376955]I'd buy a sexy ultrabook [editline]2nd October 2013[/editline] Not because of the whole touchscreen thing but because they are so slim and look sexy [url]http://www.vizio.com/thin-light/features[/url][/QUOTE] I totally agree with this, would make an awesome linux notebook in my opinion.

[QUOTE=Mega1mpact;42376955]I'd buy a sexy ultrabook [editline]2nd October 2013[/editline] Not because of the whole touchscreen thing but because they are so slim and look sexy [url]http://www.vizio.com/thin-light/features[/url][/QUOTE] Not enough USB ports. Where is Ethernet port? Where's the mic port?

[QUOTE=Van-man;42377029]Not enough USB ports. Where is Ethernet port? Where's the mic port?[/QUOTE] I got the Asus Zenbook prime. It has no Ethernet port, and only 2 USB3 ports. But it provided an ethernet adapter by default for free, and I got a cheapo USB switch. Never really had a problem or a situation where I used more than 2 USB ports.