Archive for August, 2008
Dell & Ubuntu
Dell is selling more Ubuntu desktops and laptops! If you want a good system, check Dell’s lineup. I use Dell systems and as consumer systems go, they rank quite high for a Linux box. You get support from Canonical, the parent company behind Ubuntu.
link to Dell’s Linux site
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Posted: August 28th, 2008 under external, hardware.
Tags: dell, hardware
Comments: 1
Penguins can fly
Yet again, don’t we all wish we could fly? Linux gives us wings…This Video was on Youtube for a while. It is a mashup of the April 1, 2008 BBC joke. You would be able to enjoy this on Youtube, but they are a bunch of babies, caving into the BBC and other groups out [...]
Posted: August 12th, 2008 under archives.
Tags: video
Comments: none
Pearson Education/InformIT
Check out a hot contest from our Book Review sponsor Pearson Education/InformIT.Just click to register EACH month and get chance to win cool prizes!!! No, really. These guys sponsor the books we review. Spend 1 minute completing the entry form and I’m sure you’ll be happier. Heck, do it in Firefox and let it save [...]
Posted: August 11th, 2008 under sponsors.
Tags: contest, sponsor
Comments: none
Jedi Skills?
Losing your Linux Jedi Knight abilities??
I found this bit in my iGoogle news feed today I realized this really is happening. The value of continuing to use your hard-earned skills is very important to maintaining any ability you even possibly hope to accomplish in the future…
Hope you enjoy reading… click the link to read the [...]
Posted: August 11th, 2008 under article, external.
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Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a wonderful technology when it works. I have used a laptop with built-in Bluetooth support for over 2 years. What I do mainly with my bluetooth is use a small IOgear bluetooth mouse. This makes things so simple with zero dongles for connection. Nothing to break your USB ports or get in the [...]
Posted: August 10th, 2008 under hardware.
Tags: bluetooth, hardware
Comments: none