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Open LINA - Useful Open Source Program

Gnomie NvidiaX from our live chat room writes:
Hello, Chris!
I’m NvidiaX from the chat room. You may remember me as the one that got the idea of paying you to Rick roll yourself with an iTunes certificate. I know you love Open Source software, so you may be interested in this. As you know most [...]

Interesting Links For Linux Users

Gnomie Cassiel Angelus writes:
Here are a few links I thought might interest you or your show’s Linux-savvy viewers!
Ext2 Installable File System: This Web site contains a download that will allow NT4.0 / 2k / XP / 2003 / Vista users to be able to write and read Ext2 formatted partitions. It could be very handy [...]

Top 5 Tips For Configuring Hardware In Linux

Gnomie Bryan Tidwell writes:

Use Ubuntu. Debian is too hard, especially for a beginner (take it from me)! If you’re not afraid to install codecs, you are golden.

Use forums — they are there for your benefit! Don’t be afraid to post multiple threads — if anything, this just puts more documentation out there for other people.

Upgrade, [...]

What Is The Deal With ActiveSync Feedback

Here’s the latest feedback from my ActiveSync article….

Nice sites for novices

Would you recommend some resources for those of us new to Linux?

TurboTax Responds

As I mentioned, my TurboTax posts brought in more feedback than most other articles I’ve posted. Beyond casual readers, I also received a response from none other than a TurboTax VP, Bob Meighan. His initial response was as follows:

Following Up on TurboTax

I got more than a few responses regarding the TurboTax issue. In fact, I probably got more feedback on it than any other post I’ve written. I guess it should be no surprise that when it comes to taxes, people are going to have an opinion. Heh.

Using the KDE Login Manager

In response to Tweak Your Login Greetings, Gnomie Ernest N. Wilcox, Jr. writes:
If the system uses KDE, there is a login manager utility in KCC / system.
I use Mandrakelinux, and the KDE login manager utility permits me to select
from any of several GUI styles, color schemes, and even choose between one and three
star echo modes. [...]

Missing The Point Of LSB v2.0?

In response to Raymond Mendoza’s “Linux Takes a Small Step in Desktop Acceptance,” Gnomie Steve Hoult writes:
Man, did you miss the point of LSB 2.0. One of the largest problems with
adopting Linux on the CORPORATE desktop is trying to pick the right distro.
The corporate desktop is ruled by two main factors:

Xandros + Win4Lin = Winner

Gnomie Adrian Williams read yesterday’s post about a user’s Xandros experience, and he had this to add:

A Gnomie Tries the Interactive Linux Manual

Gnomie Tracy tried the Interactive Linux Manual I linked yesterday, and she had the following to say:

Anyone Know Of A Bare Minimum?

In response to Kelly Schwartz’s Linux Can Save Your Computer, Gnomie Tracy writes in with this question:

Knoppix is superb in the correct environment… only trouble is that many times the older systems I’m looking at do not meet the minimum requirements for the GUI in these Live CDs.
Wish someone would come up with one that [...]

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