Archive for November, 2007
Posted in November 30th, 2007
Not only is Windows XP Service Pack 3 alive and kicking, but Microsoft also managed to leak details about what the refresh will contain. The Redmond Company’s policy when it comes down to future releases of the Windows platform is to gag all details. Windows
XP SP3 is old news for Microsoft.
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Posted in November 29th, 2007
Bit-tech.net Linux expert Ken Gypen returns once more to offer a comprehensive how-to guide to one of Linux’ most powerful features - using scripts to automate common tasks. Perfect for both Linux newcomers and old hacks, the article shows you step-by-step how to write your own image editing scripts as a time-saver.
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Posted in November 27th, 2007
For the uninitiated, bash is the default shell in many Linux distros, including Fedora, Ubuntu, Redhat etc etc. If you use a Linux based OS, then chances are that you are using bash. For this reason, I outline a few common annoyances, and the simple ways to overcome them.
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Posted in November 24th, 2007
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/ubuntu-804-hardy-heron-release-dates.html
In addition to Ubuntu 6-months stable releases and the next version of ubuntu is 8.04 with Code Name “Hardy Heron” but this release will proudly wear the badge of Long Term Support (LTS) and be supported with security updates for five years on the server and three years on the desktop.
Hardy Heron was announced on [...]
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Posted in November 23rd, 2007
If you are looking for a way to try out an easy to use BSD based distro, this is a great place to start that will make it easy on the first timers. http://www.pcbsd.org
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A update to PC-BSD has been released today, version 1.4.1. This new version may be obtained from our download page , additionally [...]
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Posted in November 23rd, 2007
I gotta say I really love this distro. It’s so elegant and beautiful. Excellent job!!! Try it out it’s well worth your time. http://www.linuxmint.com
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Linux Mint 4.0 is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon that has lots of packages in its repositories (like multimedia codecs, Adobe Flash, Adobe Reader, Skype, Google Earth, etc.) [...]
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Posted in November 22nd, 2007
http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2007/10/24//news/local/doc471f778352130557367503.txt
Hagar talks about Van Halen
By David Burke
Being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year wasn’t the experience that Sammy Hagar had hoped for Van Halen.
Hagar and bass player Michael Anthony accepted the award on behalf of the band, with guitarist Eddie Van Halen (who was in alcohol rehab at the [...]
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Posted in November 21st, 2007
Ubuntu is a great Linux distro, but there are a few tweaks that you should do after installing it that will make you life much better. This tutorial explains 10 things you should do just after installing Ubuntu 7.10.
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Posted in November 11th, 2007
How many of Linuxers have faced a problem that their WiFi card does not work? - most of them. And the lists of working WiFi cards are not right since the producer can change the chipset without changing the card number! Simple solution - Cannonical Store (Ubuntu) schould start selling WiFi cards compatibile with their [...]
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Posted in November 11th, 2007
Well, it’s been just a few days over a year that I’ve been blogging and it feels like I’m blogging to no one. My web stats show quite a bit of traffic but I’m sure most of it is Web Spiders and spammers. I enjoy posting about things I find interesting but some days it [...]
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Posted in November 10th, 2007
Ron Paul has broken the record for the most money raised in a single day as a result of the November 5th “Money Bomb” project that Paul supporters have organized over the internet.
By 6:30pm he had already broken Mitt Romney’s record of 3.1 million raised in a single day!
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Posted in November 6th, 2007
Now, here’s an Ubuntu Linux desktop that anyone can afford, and you know what? It hardware doesn’t sound too shabby at all.
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