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  • — Distribution Release: UberStudent 1.0 "LXDE"

       (Friday, 03 September 2010 17:03)

    Stephen Ewen has announced the release of a lightweight edition of UberStudent, an Ubuntu-based distribution designed for learning and teaching academic computing at higher education and advanced secondary levels: "Like the full edition of UberStudent, the lightweight edition is designed around a 'core skills' approach, which centers on....


  • — Distribution Release: Legacy OS 2010

       (Friday, 03 September 2010 09:17)

    Legacy OS is a new name of a distribution formerly known as TEENpup Linux, a Puppy-based operating system for older computers. Version 2010 was released yesterday: "After eight months of development I am proud to offer Legacy OS for download. This release marks the moving away of Legacy....


  • — Development Release: Ubuntu 10.10 Beta

       (Thursday, 02 September 2010 19:01)

    Robbie Williamson has announced the availability of the beta release of Ubuntu 10.10, code name "Maverick Meerkat": "The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 10.10 beta." Some of the interesting new desktop features include: "The GNOME base platform has been updated to the current....


  • — Development Release: openSUSE 11.4 Milestone 1

       (Thursday, 02 September 2010 09:26)

    The development of openSUSE 11.4, which is expected to ship in March next year, launches today with the first milestone build: "openSUSE 11.4 Milestone 1 is available today for developers, testers and community members to test and participate in the development of openSUSE 11.4. Milestone 1 starts off....


  • — Distribution Release: Kiwi Linux 10.08

       (Wednesday, 01 September 2010 22:55)

    Jani Monoses has announced the release of Kiwi Linux 10.08, an Ubuntu-based distribution with pre-configured media codecs, full support for Romanian and Hungarian, and Google Chromium as the default web browser: "Finally, after a hiatus of over a year, the Ubuntu derivative tailored for Romanian and Hungarian Linux....


 
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  • — Tablet Skirmish Heats Up With Toshiba Entry

       (Friday, 03 September 2010 08:00)

    Toshiba has announced its own entrant into the tablet market with the Folio 100, which will run on the Android 2.2 operating system. Sporting a screen just over 10 inches, the device will be larger than other early competitors to Apple's iPad tablet computer, such as the Dell Streak. The Folio will debut in late October in Europe as a standalone device with WiFi capability.

  • — Samsung's Galaxy Whirls Into the Tablet Universe

       (Thursday, 02 September 2010 10:55)

    Samsung has unveiled its much-discussed Galaxy Tab Android-powered tablet at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, Germany. The device runs Android 2.2, has a seven-inch display, and focuses on connectivity and entertainment. It also enables video conferencing and can be used as a mobile phone.

  • — Sony's Shocking 'Other OS' Win and Suspect Distro Popularity Trends

       (Thursday, 02 September 2010 08:00)

    Despite the best hopes of many of us in the community, the man suing Sony over the removal of the "other OS" feature from its PS3 has apparently lost his case. The bad news is that the man won't get the money he had requested to compensate for an upgrade to his newly crippled PS3; the good news is that he reportedly wasn't forced to pay Sony's legal bill to boot.

  • — 2 Smart Backup Apps Show You the Way to Go Home

       (Wednesday, 01 September 2010 08:00)

    In my dumber days when I ran Microsoft Windows, I was more concerned with backup programs. After I moved into the Linux desktop, I became much less paranoid about system failures. The Linux environment just never crashed. That does not mean that I never make backup copies of my critical data files.

  • — Cloud Computing Calms Open Source Warfare

       (Wednesday, 01 September 2010 08:00)

    Cloud computing, technology delivered over the Internet, has become a hot area in the last few years. The technology marketplace moves at breakneck speeds, but it is still shocking when innovation almost completely wipes out squabbles like those over open source vs. proprietary software.

 
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  • — KDE SC 4.5 - Desktop Activities Exposed

       (Saturday, 04 September 2010 08:17)

    Recently, I wrote a post about the KDE 4.5 SC release candidate. In that post, I was a little bit critical about the discoverability of desktop activities. I wasn’t too sure of what the purpose of these were, and there was nothing in the interface for creating these activities that gave the user any hint of what they were. This article provides an update on desktop activities.

  • — Ridiculous Findings

       (Saturday, 04 September 2010 07:20)

    I have to make a small departure from my normally fair stance on things. I am the first to admit that Windows has better 3D performance than Linux, BSD, OSX, Solaris, and other systems. I am the first to admit that the amount of business software developed for Windows makes it an attractive business platform too. That is fine and good, but things are getting completely ridiculous.

  • — Your Linux system keeps falling and it can't get up

       (Saturday, 04 September 2010 06:23)

    Once in a while a Linux PC technician will encounter a system that has problems with lockups (a.k.a. hanging or freezing). Sometimes it is failing hardware but other times it's a software problem. Here are the common causes for this and how to identify which is the source of your problems. While I predominantly use Ubuntu (and some Mandriva) these tests are valid for most any distribution.

  • — Considerations For FLOSS Hackers About Oracle vs. Google

       (Saturday, 04 September 2010 05:25)

    Many have already opined about the Oracle v. Google lawsuit filed last week. As you might expect, I'm not that worried about what company sues what company for some heap of cash; those sort of for-profit wranglings just aren't what concerns me. Rather, I'm focused on what this event means for the future of software freedom. And, I think even at this early stage of the lawsuit, there are already a few lessons for the Free Software community to learn.

  • — uTorrent Is Finally Available For Linux (Headless - WebUI Only For Now)

       (Saturday, 04 September 2010 01:35)

    Like you probably know, the uTorrent developers said they will be releasing uTorrent for Linux a while back. The first step has already been made with the release of a headless uTorrent client for Linux which you can control through the WebUI (Web User Interface). There is also work ongoing for the GUI (graphical user interface).