2006 October

OpenOffice.org is becoming more and more widely used. OpenOffice.org’s Open Document Format (ODF) has received both OASIS and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) approval - a first for an office file format - and some countries, such as Belgium and Malaysia, to name but two, will be migrating government offices to ODF. But for […]

As a rule, HPs have been very workable in Linux. Really, it’s been great. And this piece below works to illustrate what I think.
I recently replaced both my Epson CX5400 All-in-one printer/scanner and my Brother MFC-210C fax/copier with a single all-in-one Hewlett-Packard Officejet 5610. Not only does the new product do more than both of […]

NVIDIA has, more often than not, been extremely helpful when it comes to making sure it is supportive of the desktop market. Today’s post just goes to reaffirm this, I think.
NVPerfKit is a comprehensive suite of performance tools to help debug and profile OpenGL and Direct3D applications. It gives you access to low-level performance counters […]

So does this mean that Xandros is no more then? Hardly. Rather they are simply reexamining where they want the future of their company to be headed.

On Oct. 18, Linux distributor Xandros was reorganized, resulting in the loss of at least five jobs and a change in chief financial officers. The company, which positions its […]

Usually I prefer to review books one at a time. Since I like to not only read the book I’m reviewing but apply some of the suggestions, it makes to evaluate it from an average user’s point of view as well, trying to cover more than one book per review is difficult.
In the case of […]

Most Linux distributions are built to meet a specific purpose; address a specific audience. There are USB-bootable versions, live disks, and versions geared toward scientific research or desktop publishing. Ubuntu Linux is one of the few distributions designed around a philosophy.
You may have heard about Ubuntu’s founder and first developer, Mark Shuttleworth.
Shuttleworth gained worldwide fame […]

It’s here! It’s freaking about time, man! Flash 9 Beta is now live and here for you to try if you are feeling man enough…
I haven’t had a chance to try it out yet, but a publicly available beta of Flash 9 for Linux is now available. Kudos to the Adobe Linux Flash team for […]

If you are a fan of Ubuntu Dapper, then you are going to simply love Edgy. Ubuntu, now featuring Beryl!

Tonight I upgraded to Ubuntu Edgy and installed Beryl.
Sounds interesting. You mentioned Ubuntu, what is that?
Ubuntu is a free, open source Linux-based operating system that starts with the breadth of Debian and adds regular releases (every […]

OK, admit that Linux coming into play with Sony’s PS3 is not simply the wildest thing you have ever heard of?

Open source software firm Terra Soft is to produce a version of its Yellow Dog Linux specifically for Sony’s PlayStation 3.
Terra Soft said the operating system should be available in mid-November for subscribers to its […]

This is a problem with regard to many software titles when it comes to the Linux world. It appears that Linux is no exception.
Online auction giant eBay is continually upgrading and supplementing its services, and that means frequent users periodically discover something new when they log in — integrated PayPal, new messaging tools, and so […]

Personally, I think it is simply easier to simply install Kubuntu in the first place. Still, this is a good how-to for converting an existing Ubuntu install should the need arise.
In the Introduction to this book, I mentioned that there are several distributed versions of Ubuntu. These include Edubuntu and Kubuntu, both of which […]

Perhaps this will clear the air: there will be no Oracle Linux! Well, that seems to be the overall consensus, anyway.
Repeat after me: “There is no Oracle Linux.” I don’t care how many times you hear stock analysts say that Oracle is about to launch its own Linux. It’s just not going to happen.
The latest […]

Alright, so is this Nvidia code bug fixed or isn’t it? From what I am seeing, it appears that there are some conflicting reports.
Exploit code has been published for a security flaw in Nvidia’s Linux graphics driver that could let a remote intruder take over a system.
The proof-of-concept code shows how an attacker could launch […]

Well, it’s better than building bombs I suppose. It seems that Libya has opted to purchase 1.2 million low-cost laptops for their students.
Libya reportedly plans to purchase 1.2 million low-cost laptops, after signing a deal recently.
Nicholas Negroponte, founder and chairman of the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) nonprofit association, told the New York Times that […]

It’s great to see this happening in the various parts of the world. Would love to see this happening here in the states as well.
The European Commission is to spend €4m on an open source observatory and repository (Osor) to span the member states and enable them to share information across the public sector.
The Osor […]

While I can see how share of Red Hat could certainly drop should the situation call for it, I still don’t get how Oracle could be of any real threat.
RALEIGH, N.C. - Shares of Red Hat Inc., the largest distributor of the
Linux operating system, tumbled more than 7 percent Friday after a Wall Street analyst […]

It’s an interesting vote to say the least. Personally, I am familiar enough with my partitions that I have not had any problems myself.
An excellent question it seems even when my personal experiences are put aside - a friend of mine over in Norway attempted to dual boot everyone’s favourite distro (Ubuntu) on his laptop […]

I have not been a KDE fan in a longtime mainly because I feel that its UI falls short where GNOME picks up the pieces. Don’t believe me? Try dragging out a shortcut from your browser sometime.
The KDE Project today announced the immediate availability of KDE 3.5.5, a maintenance release for the latest generation of […]

With regard to software UI, it is gratifying to see folks such as the Portland software project take the bull by the horns in an effort to bridge the gap between GNOME and KDE.

Programmers have released version 1.0 of the Portland software project designed to help bridge the gap between two widely used Linux user […]

I have mixed feelings about the thoughts shared below. In some ways, I agree that Linux will be playing a bigger role in the future. Still, the software still could use a little spit and polish before we expect people to be dumping the alternative OS’ by the drove.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — There’s a […]