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 [...]

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The long rumored, long awaited “Eee PC Killer” from Dell, now called the Dell Inspiron Mini 9, is now shipping! The Windows XP version, available now, costs $399. The Ubuntu Linux version, available in “a few weeks,” will cost just $349! These prices are actually much lower than ASUS’s for comparable systems.
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Don’t diss the PC, man.
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Vista may be what Microsoft sells, but XP remains popular. August 18, 2008 (Computerworld) More than one in every three new PCs is downgraded from Windows Vista to the older Windows XP, either at the factory or by the buyer, a performance and metrics researcher said today.
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Excellent news for Linux lovers around the world.
For the first time, IBM and leading Linux distributors Canonical/Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat will join forces globally with their hardware partners to deliver Microsoft-free personal computing choices with Lotus Notes and Lotus Symphony in the one billion-unit desktop market worldwide by 2009.
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A promising looking entry into the EEEPC market segment. GAME ON!!!
Lenovo (former IBM OEM manufacturer) also entered the fast growing Netbook market with their Ideapad S10. Like the Eee PC 1000 this Netbook also features a 10-inch widescreen LCD. In the US it will be available with Windows XP Home & at other parts of [...]

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Looks great I can’t wait to get one of the new EEEPC’s for using while I’m on the road. I’ll put Ubuntu on it as soon as I get it.
A modified version of the latest Ubuntu for the EEEPC.
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Just a warning note: Read the install file and the README before using this to save you from wasting time.
Switzerland is an open source software tool for testing the integrity of data communications over networks, ISP’s and firewalls. It will spot IP packets which are forged or modified between clients, inform you, and give you [...]

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It’s official - NVIDIA has extremely poor closed source drivers that do not work properly on Linux systems. The KDE 4 issue is a widely known problem amongst Linux users. I created the thread to raise awareness of those who were left in the dark after purchasing expensive, high end NVIDIA cards that do not [...]

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This is follow up to one of my previous posts on this topic.
It affects MSI and ASUS boards that have an American Megatrends (AMI) BIOS as well. The issues prevent Linux from functioning properly on these systems. Foxconn says they expect the update before the end of the week.
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Much like the fiasco over Daniel_K’s modded Creative drivers, the Internet community has once again given a voice to the angry people against the big companies. This time the company facing the wrath of Joe Public is Foxconn, which is alleged to have deliberately ‘sabotaged’ the BIOS on some of its motherboards to stop them [...]

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This is one of the best reason’s to never have supported a company that offered DRMed music. Say, “So long” to hundreds if not thousands of dollars of your hard earned money that you spent on it. You’d better find a way around that DRM if you want to keep your music, that you rightfully [...]

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Garmin has posted Linux source code for its Nuvi 8xx and Nuvi 5xxx-series GPS navigation devices. The Nuvi 8xx offers a 4.3-inch, 480×272 display, and appears to be based on a Marvell PXA-3xx processor, Gnome Mobile Linux, and GeoClue location technology.
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The ultimate collection of cheat sheets for linux users. Enough to fill up your whole wall with commands yielded by the geek gods!
Be sure to digg this so more people can have the opportunity to get ahold of all these in one place.
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/15272/1023/
by Stan Beer
Sunday, 11 November 2007
For any parent, myself included, setting your kids loose on the net is a daunting prospect. We have to do it because the net is a fact of life - it’s in our schools, the workplace, public libraries and in many if not most homes of the developed world. Therefore, [...]

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One commenter on Digg said we all loose as consumers and I have to agree. I am sad to see the end for HD-DVD even though Blu-Ray was my format of choice. More options/choices for consumers equals more competition and that’s always a good thing in the technology market.
Toshiba just made a statements saying, “It [...]

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What we’re going to do is hypermile these cars. Although, much like Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men, we’re not sure you can handle the truth. To be perfectly honest, we were shocked ourselves. Shocked and giddy,
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To be honest, I didn’t see this one coming. Certainly not in the opening month of the year and after the holiday rush. But here it is anyway, courtesy of the NPD, whose numbers are some of the most reliable in the industry. So I’ll just cut to the chase and give you those January [...]

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This sucks since I just bought a Toshiba HD DVD player at Wal-Mart for $148.88 with 7 free movies. Fortunately, I have my Playstation 3 for Blu-Ray duties.
HD DVD fans, we hate to do this to you, but it’s time we called it. HD DVD is now officially on Engadget deathwatch. We haven’t put anything [...]

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In this PopularMechanics article, Jamie Hyneman, most famous for the show “Mythbusters” describes his Tech Headaches, including his frustration with the “bloated” features in Vista among other irritations. He offers solutions to many of the problems, and apparently, Ubuntu is the solution to Vista.
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