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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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Penguins can fly

Yet again, don’t we all wish we could fly? Linux gives us wings… This is a well thought out youtube video mashup of the April 1, 2008 BBC joke. Enjoy if your flash player works or the site is not blocked.

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 [...]

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 [...]

Southeast LinuxFest

Southeast LinuxFest
This is something new and something LUG members want… I drove all the way to Ohio for OLF last October… Lets do what we can to support this endeavor and maybe, just maybe we’ll have our own LinuxFest near enough to home!!
Their wiki page has very little information at the moment, but I would [...]

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 [...]