Baobab
by Jeff Christman
This is a great little utility to determine hard drive usage. The link is to the screen shot and installation instructions. Its a pretty straight forward application.
Windows-based dell is exactly $25 more expensive | Ubuntu News
by Jeff Christman
Source : Windows-based dell is exactly $25 more expensive | Ubuntu News
Few hours ago we informed that Dell expanded its Ubuntu offering. They introduced a brand new Inspiron version, coded 1420 N. Unlike previously, this time we can make exact price comparison with a Windows-based model (Inspiron 1420). De-select a custom color of the Windows notebook (and save $20) and the only difference will be an operating system. Ubuntu ($774) vs. Windows Vista Home Basic Edition (the most crippled version, $799). So it looks like Home Basic costs Dell $25 what_it_gets_from_software_vendors_for_installing_their_crapware.
Raiden’s Realm: Review: CentOS 5
by Jeff Christman
Raiden’s Realm: Review: CentOS 5
CentOS, a derivative of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, was started back in 2002 with its first beta versions appearing in 2003. The first full version appeared in late 2003 as CentOS 3.0, which was updated a few months later to 3.1. The version number then changed to 2.1 to match the version number of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux version being used as the base for the distribution. In 2005 version 4.0 came out followed by 5.0 in early 2007. CentOS is designed to be a high end server OS that runs on a wide variety of different architectures, including x86, Intel IA-64 (Itanium 64-bit), x86-64, PowerPC/32, IBM Mainframe, Alpha, and SPARC. Given all this versatility, and its roots as a server OS, some may be lead to ask the question, “Does it make a good desktop distribution?� We’re about to find out.
Why almost Everyone Should Try Ubuntu
by Jeff Christman
Why almost Everyone Should Try Ubuntu - Robert Strohmeyer - Maximum PC
This is a great article about trying Ubuntu and first time users
Are there inconvenient truths about Linux?
by Jeff Christman
Linux 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
by Jeff Christman
Google 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
by Jeff Christman
Ok, 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.
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Is Red Hat Doing Its Part to Win the ‘Open Source’ War?
by Jeff Christman
“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
by Jeff Christman
Google 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
by Jeff Christman
The 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
by Jeff Christman
Inside 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
by Jeff Christman
Set-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
by Jeff Christman
Tectonic: 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
by Jeff Christman
Pimp 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
by Jeff Christman
Still 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.
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Tux Watch will search the web for the best resources of software, top articles and tips and even have tutorials to get you started. Linux is a free and open-source operating system that has seen tremendous growth in the past several years. Linux is stable, secure, and very powerful. It is also has tremendous capabilities, far beyond those available with other operating systems. .
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