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Next Meeting – Feb 18, 2012

2-4pm Atlanta Bread Company 2624 Watson Blvd Warner Robins, GA 31093

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HAPPY 17th BIRTHDAY DEBIAN!!

Congratulations the Debian developers!! Today marks the 17th birthday of the oldest second oldest Linux distribution (thanks to Len who corrected me… Slackware being older by one month). more info. btw… I’m using Debian to type this. I converted a … Continue reading

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MGALUG.org on Computer America!

I sent a short email to Larry and Tom from the Going Linux podcast (back in April 2010) and it got airtime on the live radio show Computer America. I was listening to Going Linux podcast #103 and heard M.G.A.L.U.G … Continue reading

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Use a Linux CD For Banking

That’s what the Washington Post says in this article.  Of course Linux users have known Linux was safer, and now the rest of the world knows.

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Linux – Stop holding our kids back!!

Dec 9, 2008, 17 :05 UTC What follows is a blog posting from Helios’ blog… When will our Educators Learn? –nomasteryoda “Mr. Starks, I am sure you strongly believe in what you are doing but I cannot either support your … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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, … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a wonderful technology when it works. I have been using a laptop with built-in Bluetooth support for over 5 years. I’ve upgraded from a tiny IOgear mouse to a Microsoft bluetooth travel mouse 5000. Having internal bluetooth makes … Continue reading

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