Archive for October, 2008
New Linux Broadcom Wi-Fi drivers arrive
by Ken on Oct.11, 2008, under Linux, Tech
It’s only taken too many yeard for this. ‘Bout time Broadcom. I’ve been using an Atheros chipset for a couple years so I don’t really need those drivers now. Thanks though really.
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Linux has had a hate/hate relationship with Broadcom. Linux users need Broadcom Wi-Fi drivers. Broadcom does a lousy job of supporting Linux. Now, a combined effort from Dell, Canonical, and Broadcom has lead to a new Linux driver for many popular Broadcom chipsets.
Linux Mint: Introducing mintNanny
by Ken on Oct.11, 2008, under Linux, Security
One of the features Mint has been lacking as a family desktop is the ability for parents to prevent their children from accessing certain websites. Parental control is easy to set up in Microsoft Windows and we got a lot of feedback from people who migrated to Linux and who missed this feature.
