Installing Popular Windows Software in Ubuntu
If you’ve hip to the world of Linux, you’ve probably heard of a program called Wine. It’s used to simulate a Windows environment, allowing Windows-oriented software to run inside of Linux. However, in...
View ArticleWhat’s Next For Compiz Fusion?
Compiz Fusion, for those of you who don’t know, is a Window Manager that is included by default with Ubuntu Linux and many other distributions of Linux. Using your computer 3D graphics card, it...
View ArticleDigg-style voting meets Ubuntu Development
A new website has launched called Ubuntu Brainstorm and it looks to be the seedling of a site that has a lot of great potential for driving the direction of the Ubuntu Linux operating system. At the...
View ArticleSkype 2.0 Final for Linux Out!
http://share.skype.com/sites/linux/2008/03/skype_20_for_linux_gold_seeing_is_b.html All the details you need are at the above link!
View ArticleAutomatix Development Discontinued
Automatix, a third-party program used for installing a select few popular software titles and video drivers in Ubuntu, has passed. The developers of this installer, more or less, have decided to go...
View ArticleCountdown to Ubuntu 8.04
So we’re getting down to the final days of testing before the official release of Ubuntu 8.04. There are several new features included with it, but we’re only going to take a look at just a couple of...
View ArticleIt’s been a while…
Wow, it’s been over a week since I last posted in here. Having been so long since I last posted, I had to muddle through over 100 comments, 99.5% of which were spam and maybe one legit comment… though...
View ArticleHow Sarah Palin’s Yahoo Mail Was “Hacked”
There’s a lot of buzz in the media today over Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin whose Yahoo! Mail account was recently compromised by an anonymous individual. The breach occurred just before...
View ArticleUbuntu Forums Closes Its Watercooler Hangout
For those of you out there who use Ubuntu Linux (or any Linux distro for that matter), recent events on the Ubuntu Forums might intrigue you. Ever since I became acquainted with this online community,...
View ArticleWhat’s Coming In Ubuntu 8.10: Intrepid Ibex
Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) Beta was just released and it is a routine event that precedes the fast approaching final release of the next major upgrade to Ubuntu Linux. A lot of hype and speculation...
View ArticleWikipedia Switches To Ubuntu Servers
Wikipedia, hailed as the shining zenith of collective human knowledge (and critizised as a “knock off” educational institution by those who fear their job will one day be replaced by it) has decided to...
View ArticleCool Ubuntu Screenshots
I was browsing over Ubuntu Forums yesterday and came across a cool thread filled with uploaded screenshots users have taken of their desktops. You’ll find this thread here, but please note that you...
View Article10 Things To Do After You Install Ubuntu Linux
Last updated Mar 11, 2010: This post was originally intended to be used along side Ubuntu 8.10, which is over a year old now. While many aspects of it still apply to today, there are a few differences...
View ArticleThe Matrix Runs On Windows XP
Just wait for the very end. Hey, Ubuntu freaks! I’m going to have another Terminal tutorial coming out on Wednesday with an introduction to creating bash scripts. Sit tight!
View ArticleIs Ubuntu Family Friendly?
Yesterday while I was browsing Ubuntu Forums I came across a thread posted by someone named EssexJames. He recounts a recent experience with showing his 10 year old son Ubuntu: I enjoyed setting up...
View ArticleVirtualbox/VMware Kernel Update Pow-wow
For the last couple of months I have been under the impression that the DKMS package that was developed by Dell and included with Ubuntu 8.10 was going to take care of all our worries regarding Linux...
View Article“CRITICAL” Internet Explorer Flaw! AGAIN!
As much as it would probably sooth the stiffness in my neck and shoulders from doing busy work inventorying computer equipment today, I’m going to try to not turn this into a sarcastic sounding slam...
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