Why almost Everyone Should Try Ubuntu
Monday, July 30th, 2007Why almost Everyone Should Try Ubuntu - Robert Strohmeyer - Maximum PC
This is a great article about trying Ubuntu and first time users
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Are there inconvenient truths about Linux?
Monday, July 23rd, 2007Linux Online - Opinion: Are there inconvenient truths about Linux?
Here is an article that I feel really describes the main concepts about Linux. It is an interesting read and the author has some interesting ideas.
Google Eases Linux Users
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007Google Linux Software Repositories
Google’s Linux software repositories make it easier to download and stay up-to-date with current releases of Google Linux applications. Please choose one of the guides below to help configure your system to use these repositories.
Save Power on your Intel/Linux Laptop using PowerTop
Thursday, July 12th, 2007Ok, so now you have linux on your laptop and it seems to be draining the battery more than before.
Use this little utility to find out why.
Powertop: a
tool that helps you find what software is using the most power. By fixing (or closing)
these applications or processes, you can immediately see the power savings
in the tool. You’ll also see the estimated time left for battery power if
you are running a laptop. The Tips&Tricks page has fixes for a lot
of the issues that are already found.
Powered by ScribeFire.
Is Red Hat Doing Its Part to Win the ‘Open Source’ War?
Friday, July 6th, 2007“Should you believe Red Hat’s claims that its new Exchange
marketplace for ‘open source business applications’ contains nothing
but open source business applications? We say ‘no’–since not even Red
Hat appears to have a good answer for this question.“So far, Red Hat has filled its Exchange, also known as RHX,
with software from numerous companies, including SugarCRM, Zimbra, and
Alfresco. In posting their wares to the exchange, these software makers
have given Red Hat permission to lead sales and provide support.
Ultimately, all the vendors involved celebrate RHX as a way of boosting
the sale of open source software to small and mid-sized businesses…”
Google Linux Software Repositories
Thursday, July 5th, 2007Google Linux Software Repositories
Google’s Linux software repositories make it easier to download and stay up-to-date with current releases of Google Linux applications. Please choose one of the guides below to help configure your system to use these repositories.
The Linux Alternative Project - linuxalt.com
Monday, July 2nd, 2007The Linux Alternative Project - linuxalt.com
This is a great resource of Linux alternatives to windows programs. The site is updated often but still in beta.
Inside Google Desktop: Desktop for Linux
Friday, June 29th, 2007Inside Google Desktop: Desktop for Linux
For most Linux users, looking for files, documents, or emails usually involves some combination of find and locate, but sometimes these tools dont quite do what youre looking for, like finding that single PDF containing the specific topic youre looking for. Or you just wish there was a much easier way to find something than find /home/username -name .pdf and pdftotext pdf_file_name.pdf output.txt…
Set-up a Ubuntu webcam security system « InfectedProject
Thursday, June 28th, 2007Set-up a Ubuntu webcam security system « InfectedProject
Have you ever wanted to spy see on what is going on in your home while you are away? Motion is a piece of open source software that acts as a motion detector. It enables you to set-up a webcam server that you can have all your cameras connected too, so you can view them remotely and also upload them to a remote server. Motion should run on most linux distributions but for this exercise I’m using the desktop version of Ubuntu linux.
Tectonic: FNB switches 12 000 desktops to Linux
Wednesday, June 27th, 2007Tectonic: FNB switches 12 000 desktops to Linux
Following recent reports of a South African bank eyeing out Linux, Novell South Africa today issued a statement in which it said it had reached an agreement with First National Bank of South Africa to standardise the bank’s 12 000 desktops in its 680 retail branches on Novell’s Linux product.
Pimp Your Linux » More useful commands for the Linux Newbie
Wednesday, June 27th, 2007Pimp Your Linux » More useful commands for the Linux Newbie
f you are starting Linux for the first time, you’ll notice that most of the programs that you download from the internet come in a gzip or tar format. I will explain here how to uncompress these files:
Some VMware images
Wednesday, June 27th, 2007Still unsure about which linux to use. Use Vmware Player and try them all. Here is a list of virtual machines that you can down load and try.
Windows Marketplace: Product details for Ubuntu Desktop
Thursday, June 21st, 2007Windows Marketplace: Product details for Ubuntu Desktop
This is interesting. You can purchase Ubuntu Desktop from Windows Marketplace. Is this a prank ?
rute
Thursday, June 21st, 2007A complete Linux manual online. This should be a daily stop for new Linux users
Run Internet Explorer with IEs 4 Linux - Lifehacker
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007Featured Linux Download: Run Internet Explorer with IEs 4 Linux - Lifehacker
Run Internet Explorer with IEs 4 Linux
Not Exactly sure why you would want to but here is the tip non the less
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