Just read this example of how Microsoft and it's Representatives are using manipulation to explain why Microsoft was the way to go, taken as it is from Christopher Dawson's blog
Tectonic repo...
Incase you ever had the weird inclination to sound like a chipmunk, or Jabber the Hut, now you can!
all you need is the Asterisk Voice Changer and you're a chipmunk.
This apllication will disgu...
All of us are familiar with the insane pace the programing world lives in, and in which a programmer can "die" in (metaphorically speaking) if he (or she) does not keep up.
Sco...
Just found an interesting post explaining the advantages of using Perl to write shell script instead of Bash.
Advantages of using a Shell Language
* Its supported in even the tinest li...
I've been having problems with viewing Apple movie trailers on Linux recently and trying to solve all the problems I could think of I came across this post and got some solutions.
I don't ...
If you have read the very interesting discussion on Linux Hater's Blog and the wise response of Jeremy Allison on his blog (sorry Jeremy it is a blog) you might have your own opinion by now.
S...
I don't know about you but after reading this post I realized that my life with thunderbird can be much easier.
I was very happy to realize that I can save my thunderbird address book and us...
Bear in mind this is the choice of Linux vendors and developers so I might not be the top 3 on the list of an home user.
You can read the whole discussion with the comments here . This is the con...
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KNOPPIX is a bootable Live system on CD or DVD, consisting of a representative collection of GNU/Linux software, automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, s...
I've just read on Open Source Security about a a comprehensive step-by-step guide to enabling disk encryption in your choice of RHEL 5.2 or SLES 10 SP2.
If you want to use the guide check th...
Matasano.com as just released a new version of thier first product: Playbook v1.2. Playbook is a web-based command center for network firewalls. From a single console, Playbook allows firewalls te...
Turboprint is a utility that lets you use various printers that don't yet have a Linux driver.
The TurboPrint printing system for Linux not only offers high-quality printer drivers, but also comfo...
If you have Linux and you want to play you should always check the computability of the game before bringing it home.
Downloading games is much easier as it usually says that t...
An interview with Linus Torvalds by Richard Morris is really a reason for taking the time and read.
I don't know about you but I really enjoy hearing what the creator of Linux has to say so here...
Recently I've talked with quite a lot of people that have decided not to change their OS because of the difficulties to operates some of the software's they need in Linux environment.
There is app...
I see it as part of the growth process of Linux based technology but it is really annoying when it happens to you. So if this applies to you there is solution.
The problem from Ryan Naraine blog ...
If you use Fedora and have waited to see how the new version works before you upgrade your 8 version to the new 9 one you can probably feel free to install it by now.
There are some problems t...
Do you realize that linux is on 90% of the supercomputers? Thinking about it this is a great achievement for an operation system that was created in the dorm room of Linus Torvalds in 1991.
When h...
Peter Watson, an Australian software developer gives us his very possitive opinion of the ASUS Eee PC.
among other things, Peter Watson says
It comes pre-installed with the most user-friendly ...
Arch Linux is an operating system intended to be lightweight and simple. The design approach of the development team focuses on "simplicity", elegance, code correctness and minimalism. Arch is large...
It actually took about five minutes to install Puppy Linux on the computer!
There are two main reasons for using it the first is to restore files and the second is to make them di...
IBM has added a Linux desktop with new virtualization capabilities to its portfolio. The Virtual Desktop, which bundles Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux, Virtual Bridges’ KVM-based desktop virtu...
Another IBM guide for Linux users and this time it is about maximum performance of playstation 3 on Linux.
I have to agree that the contribution of Fedora is significant.
There should b...
When thinking of password management in a Linux environment there are slightly different considerations than in other environments as the risk of viruses and other malwares is much l...
Martin MC Brown, from computerworld .com is worried about the lack of intrest in programming in the younger generation
How do we get kids interested in programming computers, as opposed to jus...
Why did you switch to Linux?
If you want to answer this question I'd love to read your comments but you might want to answer the poll at NewLinuxUser .
For me it was first about the money. I d...
Intrepid Ibex was released on 2008-10-30, was Canonicals ninth and latest release of Ubuntu. It will be supported until April 2010. Ubuntu 8.10 has several new features including a new def...
All about Linux-blog has brought to my attention that kingston the major global players in the USB storage and memory market had unveiled the USB drive calld DataTraveler 150. The USB flash dri...
A very interesting experiment that Luke Maciak has performed on a formatted drive suggests that in fact Linux is much more compatible than the XP to many hardwares.
The problem that he fou...
The question of taking a chance on open source in mission critical application is discussed by Christopher Dawson in the context of the decisions that had to be made in the library where ...
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