Windows Marketplace: Product details for Ubuntu Desktop
by Jeff Christman
Windows Marketplace: Product details for Ubuntu Desktop
This is interesting. You can purchase Ubuntu Desktop from Windows Marketplace. Is this a prank ?
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by Jeff Christman
A complete Linux manual online. This should be a daily stop for new Linux users
Run Internet Explorer with IEs 4 Linux - Lifehacker
by Jeff Christman
Featured 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
Ubuntu wants nothing to do with Microsoft
by Jeff Christman
Canonical head Mark Shuttleworth discusses his position on the whole Microsoft “intellectual property” claim regarding Linux and open-source software and what, as the man behind Ubuntu, he’s comfortable and not comfortable doing with Microsoft. Here is his comment in its entirety:
10 Linux Shell Tricks You Dont Already Know. Really, we swear.
by Jeff Christman
Download Skype for Linux
by Jeff Christman
Finally a version for Linux
Skype is a little piece of software that lets you make free calls to anyone else on Skype, anywhere in the world. And even though the calls are free, they are really excellent quality. If you and your friends, family or business contacts are using webcams, you can also make free video calls. You can even call landlines and mobile phones at really cheap rates.
InternetBoot - VamosProject
by Jeff Christman
InternetBoot - VamosProject
With http based filesystem and virtualization, you can boot any livecd image you want strait from the mirror. You don’t have to wait for those 700MB (or more in case of a LiveDVD), and you don’t have to burn the anything. Simply mount the mirror and launch your favourite vitualization engine!
Fedora v. Ubuntu: A Performance Look
by Jeff Christman
[Phoronix] Fedora v. Ubuntu: A Performance Look
We have compared the 32-bit and 64-bit performance of Ubuntu and started a performance comparison of Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu, but how does the performance of the upcoming Feisty Fawn release compare to that of Fedora 7? In this article we have enclosed benchmarks from Fedora Core 6, Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft, Fedora 7 Test 2, and Ubuntu Feisty Fawn Herd 5. In gaming and desktop benchmarks, which of these Linux distributions is faster? We hope to answer that question today.
Feisty Performance - “Fly Like A Butterfly�
by Jeff Christman
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This is a great guide to tweak the performance of your Ubuntu box. Not that it runs fine without tweaking.
course:start [LBo]
by Jeff Christman
course:start [LBo]
This course is free as in free beer. However, a goodwill contribution in the form of active participation, revisions, suggestions or ideas would be appreciated.
Basic requirements are a desire to learn, to do reasonable footwork reading the material, googling the topics at times, gathering information on your own system, to respect fellow learners, and to follow netetiquette. This course being more specifically targeted to beginners, there aren’t really that many requirements. However, keep in mind that questions will range from very basic to more advanced. Beginners will have to be bold and ask the questions they have at their level there are no stupid questions and not be intimidated by more advanced questions from more advanced users who are learning too. More advanced users will have to “remember when�, as they once were introduced themselves to Linux, and hopefully contribute answers to basic questions as well as more advanced ones.
Print Story
by Jeff Christman
Print Story
After Ubuntu, Windows Looks Increasingly Bad, Increasingly Archaic, Increasingly Unfriendly
Saving power with Linux on Intel hardware
by Jeff Christman
Saving power with Linux on Intel hardware
PowerTOP is a Linux tool that finds the software component(s) that make your laptop use more power than necessary while it is idle. As of Linux kernel version 2.6.21, the kernel no longer has a fixed 1000Hz timer tick. This will (in theory) give a huge power savings because the CPU stays in low power mode for longer periods of time during system idle.
Learn UNIX in 10 minutes
by Jeff Christman
Learn UNIX in 10 minutes
Learn UNIX in 10 minutes. Version 1.3 Preface This is something that I had given out to students (CAD user training) in years past. The purpose was to have on one page the basics commands for getting started using the UNIX shell (so that they didn’t call me asking what to do the first time someone gave them a tape). This document is copyrighted but freely redistributable under the terms of the GFDL . Have an idea for this page? Send me patches, comments, corrections, about whatever you think is wrong or should be included. I am always happy to hear from you. Please include the word “UNIX” in your subject.
Canonical Announces Details of Ubuntu for Mobile Internet Devices | Ubuntu
by Jeff Christman
Canonical Announces Details of Ubuntu for Mobile Internet Devices | Ubuntu
Following discussions at the Ubuntu Developer Summit in Seville Spain and a great response from the developer community generally, the target specifications and technical milestones for the project have been agreed.
Is Ubuntu for You? - Ubuntu Forums
by Jeff Christman
Is Ubuntu for You? - Ubuntu Forums
This is a great article on how to know if ubuntu is for you. Its free of hype and FUD. Fear , Uncertainty and Doubt
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