Matt Hartley

Multitouch is pretty cool technology, no question about that. And for awhile there, many folks such as myself were feeling pretty skeptical as to whether or not we would ever be enjoying this technology on the Linux desktop.
But as you can see in this article and with the video below, multitouch has arrived for the [...]

I have been a huge fan of VideoLAN for what seems like forever. Both on Windows and for Linux, VideoLAN remains my all time favorite and frankly, most powerful video player I have ever used.
Likely due to the simple fact that it will play nearly anything out of the box, regardless of platform, is likely [...]

Why did ASUS suddenly stop supporting Linux on their hardware? What is the benefit of this and how could they choose this course of action? Considering the fact that a properly installed Linux distro runs better on lower end netbooks than Windows ever will, seems fairly obvious that Microsoft must have given ASUS a deal [...]

As the prices continue to drop on netbooks, it has some people wondering if the prices will end up falling even further? Still, with so many netbooks running specs that are just too low for daily use, the charge remains that many distros can run on them no problem. Sure, unless you use YouTube or [...]

People often wonder why so many Linux purists are against any use of Mono and Novell for promoting it as an open source answer to Microsoft’s .NET. If you read through this article very closely, you will instantly understand just how insidious Mono “could” be.
Some people fear that including or embracing Mono within the Linux [...]

Most desktop Linux users might find themselves to be more inclined with the usage of the G1, being it plays well with popular Linux distros. But as I learned from this article here, apparently the Palm Pre also is a phone to consider if you are a Linux user.
As you can see in the above [...]

NVIDIA has made their choice, they decided that Windows CE is where they want their names attached for the Tegra netbooks. My take? Who cares. It seems silly to continue on with those pointless “boycott NVIDIA” rants that we see everywhere when the fact of the matter is, going with ATI is not really “better”. [...]

To this day, most people find video editing in Linux to be a bit rough. I on the other hand, attribute this to the end user finding themselves using the wrong tools for the job. While there are a multitude of video editors available, half of them suck beyond words. The only two I rely [...]

Protecting your data is something that should be considered important. Thankfully, when it comes to securing said data, there are options such as Truecrypt.
But for those who prefer not to use Truecrypt, there is an alternative. ScramDisk works a lot like Truecrypt, but does not have the concerns over whether or not there is too [...]

Sometimes people read too much into numbers when in truth, it is they that are in many ways irrelevant. As you can see in this article, Matt Asay believes that the GPL is losing ground as web based software seems to use other open source licenses. Well, this is the way the numbers presented in [...]

Clearly the Linux Foundation has little patience with anything having to do with a potential Microsoft lawsuit. But rather than dwell on it, they have simply advised folks to avoiding using FAT on memory cards if at all possible. A reasonable idea, but one that may take a bit for it to catch on.
Then one [...]

Some people might point out that this is a long time coming. The road has been paved for Firefox to come to Android. Now I realize this might seem sort of odd, what with Android already providing a browser and all. Still, it never hurts to have choice.
Native code has something going for it, when [...]

It something that most Linux users struggle with almost daily. To merely point out that you are not a Windows user and instead, use an alternative or instead point out why you dislike Windows. Which is the best approach? Obviously from the standpoint of decorum, one would suggest taking the high road as belittling the [...]

Nothing more frustrating than installing a new OS, only to find that it is not working as expected. Hey, it happens. In a recent instance, a Lockergnome reader had installed Ubuntu onto his Acer Aspire 4520. As luck would have it, the default resolution is ridiculously at something like 640*480 - obviously not usable. He [...]

More often than I might like to admit, I see people frustrated after an attempt to install Linux onto their designed for Windows notebook. And even though 98% of the time it will install fine, there is always that one single show stopping issue for the other 2% that is spoon fed to the media [...]

Continuing you on from part two:
Question: Dual-booting?
If the user is working with XP, I would say that the chances are pretty good that this could be done pretty easily. However with Vista, I have heard mostly of problems due to how Vista does it MBR to some having success. Frankly, in my honest opinion, dual-booting [...]

Continuing you on from part one:
Question: What is WINE performance like?
Outside of launching IE4Linux out of need, I never use it. WINE is a great effort, it really is. But sadly, it is not as great as people like to think it is. I avoid it like the plague and instead use native programs designed [...]

Received an email today from someone who is currently using Windows, but is looking to Linux for a possible switch of operating systems. Overall, the individual sounds like someone who could make the switch so long as they realize that this is not Windows that they are switching to. In this series, I will highlight [...]

Compiz Fusion has allowed us to do some pretty amazing things, from a visual perspective. Granted, it really means utilizing proprietary video drivers in most cases. But in the end, the results we end up with can be a lot of fun to show off.
Then there is the question of function. While visually compelling, one [...]

It’s certainly fair to say that using SpamAssassin can be a fairly effective means of filtering much of the spam that manages to trickle down into your inbox. Yet despite it being pretty easy to setup, I’ve never been all that impressed with its performance myself.
Don’t get me wrong, from a server side perspective it [...]