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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.
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Available Now: $349 With Linux
by Ken on Sep.06, 2008, under Linux, Tech
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.
Mac vs. PC – The REAL Truth [PIC]
by Ken on Aug.19, 2008, under General, Humor, Linux, Tech
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A Third of New PCs Being Downgraded to Windows XP
by Ken on Aug.19, 2008, under General, Tech
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.
IBM, Canonical/Ubuntu, Novell, Red Hat…
by Ken on Aug.06, 2008, under Linux, Tech
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.
