items tagged with Ubuntu
Is Microsoft listening on Windows 7 pricing?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-05-25 23:25:05
A reader asks if my plea to Microsoft to offer realistic Windows pricing will ever be listened to. Of course Microsoft is listening, but will they do anything beyond announcing higher prices at the worst possible moment in history?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-05-25 23:25:05
A reader asks if my plea to Microsoft to offer realistic Windows pricing will ever be listened to. Of course Microsoft is listening, but will they do anything beyond announcing higher prices at the worst possible moment in history?
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Windows 7 netbook performance: can MS make it faster?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-05-25 00:31:08
Although Microsoft has reportedly dropped the ludicrous idea of limiting its Win 7 OS to running three main apps, starter version or no, my own testing of Win 7 RC on a couple of netbooks shows it to be slower than I expected. What’s going on?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-05-25 00:31:08
Although Microsoft has reportedly dropped the ludicrous idea of limiting its Win 7 OS to running three main apps, starter version or no, my own testing of Win 7 RC on a couple of netbooks shows it to be slower than I expected. What’s going on?
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Ekiga 3.2 on Ubuntu 9.04
Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-05-21 06:24:10
The other day my partner left the market shopping list at home. I took a few minutes off from cleaning the house to try SMSing it to her using Skype, rather than using the small keyboard on my mobile. However I found that the latest Linux Skype client, version 2.0.0.72, does not include SMS functionality (amongst quite a few other features that Windows users have). Frustrated with Skype's treating Linux users like second-rate citizens, I resolved to see what alternatives there are to Skype. I started with Ekiga, which is pre-installed on Ubuntu. Read on to find out how I went getting rid of Skype and its limitations.
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Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-05-21 06:24:10
The other day my partner left the market shopping list at home. I took a few minutes off from cleaning the house to try SMSing it to her using Skype, rather than using the small keyboard on my mobile. However I found that the latest Linux Skype client, version 2.0.0.72, does not include SMS functionality (amongst quite a few other features that Windows users have). Frustrated with Skype's treating Linux users like second-rate citizens, I resolved to see what alternatives there are to Skype. I started with Ekiga, which is pre-installed on Ubuntu. Read on to find out how I went getting rid of Skype and its limitations.
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Dell brings touch-screen netbook for education to life
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-05-18 23:25:32
Although Asus originally intended its first Eee PC 701 to be used in an educational setting, rather than being the catalyst that ignited the netbook revolution, Dell is the first company to have properly designed a netbook that can withstand the rigours of teenage and classroom life – and have outfitted it with a(n optional) touch-screen, while also making Ubuntu 9.04 an Australian netbook option for the first time.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-05-18 23:25:32
Although Asus originally intended its first Eee PC 701 to be used in an educational setting, rather than being the catalyst that ignited the netbook revolution, Dell is the first company to have properly designed a netbook that can withstand the rigours of teenage and classroom life – and have outfitted it with a(n optional) touch-screen, while also making Ubuntu 9.04 an Australian netbook option for the first time.
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Kerio MailServer adds Ubuntu, Debian support
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-05-12 03:10:10
Kerio MailServer 6.7 features a global address list, support for Ubuntu and Debian Linux, and speedy migration from other IMAP servers.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-05-12 03:10:10
Kerio MailServer 6.7 features a global address list, support for Ubuntu and Debian Linux, and speedy migration from other IMAP servers.
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Does GNU/Linux need cult figures like Jobs?
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-05-11 22:20:56
Does GNU/Linux need a cult figure like Steve Jobs to spread the word and convert the doubters? And does FOSS lend itself to the development of such egos, where technical merit alone does not count?
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-05-11 22:20:56
Does GNU/Linux need a cult figure like Steve Jobs to spread the word and convert the doubters? And does FOSS lend itself to the development of such egos, where technical merit alone does not count?
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AVG releases malware solution for Linux
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-10 23:36:20
AVG has released a new anti-malware solution for Linux which combines email and file server protection in a single distribution package.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-10 23:36:20
AVG has released a new anti-malware solution for Linux which combines email and file server protection in a single distribution package.
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Happy mother's day, Linus Torvalds
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-09 21:57:57
Today, May 10th 2009, is Mother's day for many countries around the world from Anguilla to Zimbabwe. How fitting, then, to offer a tribute to Linus Torvalds, the "mother" of Linux.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-09 21:57:57
Today, May 10th 2009, is Mother's day for many countries around the world from Anguilla to Zimbabwe. How fitting, then, to offer a tribute to Linus Torvalds, the "mother" of Linux.
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Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04 on an entry-level netbook
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-07 01:06:32
The newest operating system out right now is Ubuntu 9.04 which has as one of its options Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) designed for, you guessed it, netbooks. Earlier this week I loaded Windows 7RC on an Acer Aspire One. Let's try UNR on the exact same machine.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-07 01:06:32
The newest operating system out right now is Ubuntu 9.04 which has as one of its options Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) designed for, you guessed it, netbooks. Earlier this week I loaded Windows 7RC on an Acer Aspire One. Let's try UNR on the exact same machine.
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Ubuntu 9.04 UNR on Asus Eee PC 901: good and fast
Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-05-06 04:46:51
Last night I downloaded the Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix (UNR) and installed it on my Asus Eee PC 901. Here’s how it all went.
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Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-05-06 04:46:51
Last night I downloaded the Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix (UNR) and installed it on my Asus Eee PC 901. Here’s how it all went.
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Installing Ubuntu Netbook Remix from a USB stick
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-03 21:15:24
Most netbooks do not ship with an optical drive. Here is how you can make your own bootable USB memory stick with Ubuntu Netbook Remix - the special netbook-optimised version of Canonical's Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope and try out the newest and hottest operating system available today.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-03 21:15:24
Most netbooks do not ship with an optical drive. Here is how you can make your own bootable USB memory stick with Ubuntu Netbook Remix - the special netbook-optimised version of Canonical's Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope and try out the newest and hottest operating system available today.
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Ubuntu 9.04 Boot Times
Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-04-30 01:01:16
Charles Dickens wrote that "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times". I have a feeling that he wasn’t referring to computer operating system boot times, but that's what I’m going to discuss today. More specifically Ubuntu 9.04's boot times.
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Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-04-30 01:01:16
Charles Dickens wrote that "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times". I have a feeling that he wasn’t referring to computer operating system boot times, but that's what I’m going to discuss today. More specifically Ubuntu 9.04's boot times.
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Desktop Linux great white hope hits the canvas
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-29 00:51:11
At the beginning of 2008, the landmark Eee PC netbook running Xandros Linux left an unprepared red faced Microsoft with 0% share of a burgeoning new market. Nine months later, thanks to a resurrected Windows XP, Microsoft had 70% of the netbook space. Six months on and recent reports suggest that Linux on netbooks is down to single digits and heading south. True or false?
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-29 00:51:11
At the beginning of 2008, the landmark Eee PC netbook running Xandros Linux left an unprepared red faced Microsoft with 0% share of a burgeoning new market. Nine months later, thanks to a resurrected Windows XP, Microsoft had 70% of the netbook space. Six months on and recent reports suggest that Linux on netbooks is down to single digits and heading south. True or false?
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Are Linux netbooks becoming extinct?
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-28 07:38:28
The netbook ought to have been the domain of Linux. It certainly started that way, with the inaugural 7" ASUS Eee Linux PC sporting Xandros. Then Windows XP came back into vogue and the vendors backed away. Both ASUS and Dell confirmed today that Linux features little in their future plans.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-28 07:38:28
The netbook ought to have been the domain of Linux. It certainly started that way, with the inaugural 7" ASUS Eee Linux PC sporting Xandros. Then Windows XP came back into vogue and the vendors backed away. Both ASUS and Dell confirmed today that Linux features little in their future plans.
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The offensive Microsoft anti-Linux netbook offensive
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-21 10:52:27
Ever since the unexpected advent of netbooks – who would have expected low-powered computing to be such a winner – Microsoft has been working to push Linux out. Unlike Vista, Windows 7 will run effectively on a netbook. However, Microsoft have reminded us they’re a proprietary company with the offensive Windows 7 Starter Edition being limited to three apps only. Are they trying to insult us or what?
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-21 10:52:27
Ever since the unexpected advent of netbooks – who would have expected low-powered computing to be such a winner – Microsoft has been working to push Linux out. Unlike Vista, Windows 7 will run effectively on a netbook. However, Microsoft have reminded us they’re a proprietary company with the offensive Windows 7 Starter Edition being limited to three apps only. Are they trying to insult us or what?
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Ubuntu circus set to start again
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-16 21:06:42
Six days from today, the Ubuntu circus will start all over again. The release of version 9.04 is scheduled for April 23 and lots of bandwidth will be consumed that day as people upgrade or else download the distribution for the first time.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-16 21:06:42
Six days from today, the Ubuntu circus will start all over again. The release of version 9.04 is scheduled for April 23 and lots of bandwidth will be consumed that day as people upgrade or else download the distribution for the first time.
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The best looking Linux is nearly here - and it's not Ubuntu
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-04-08 07:46:32
Ubuntu Linux 9.04, otherwise known as Jaunty Jackalope, will be released later this month. Forget Windows 7, this is going to be the hottest operating software release of 2009. Yet, the muddy brown and orange theme doesn't do it for me which is why this time I'm eyeing off something else from Canonical's stable.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-04-08 07:46:32
Ubuntu Linux 9.04, otherwise known as Jaunty Jackalope, will be released later this month. Forget Windows 7, this is going to be the hottest operating software release of 2009. Yet, the muddy brown and orange theme doesn't do it for me which is why this time I'm eyeing off something else from Canonical's stable.
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Enquiring minds want to know - why no Linux for NSW high school laptops?
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-04-05 06:17:10
It comes as both a surprise and not a surprise that the New South Wales (NSW) state government chose a "safe bet" of Lenovo and Microsoft to supply many thousands of taxpayer-funded laptops to secondary school students. Was Linux ever on the short list?
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-04-05 06:17:10
It comes as both a surprise and not a surprise that the New South Wales (NSW) state government chose a "safe bet" of Lenovo and Microsoft to supply many thousands of taxpayer-funded laptops to secondary school students. Was Linux ever on the short list?
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Linux beware: Microsoft acquires Novell, become UNIX copyright owner
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-03-31 08:51:30
In a shock announcement, Microsoft has today taken majority ownership of software house Novell. This immediately gives the Redmond giant control of Novell's intellectual property assets including the legal copyright over UNIX. Already Red Hat and Canonical (Ubuntu) have expressed their expectation Microsoft will aggressively seek to eradicate all distributions save for Microsoft Linux Vista, formerly SUSE. (APRIL FOOL JOKE!!)
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-03-31 08:51:30
In a shock announcement, Microsoft has today taken majority ownership of software house Novell. This immediately gives the Redmond giant control of Novell's intellectual property assets including the legal copyright over UNIX. Already Red Hat and Canonical (Ubuntu) have expressed their expectation Microsoft will aggressively seek to eradicate all distributions save for Microsoft Linux Vista, formerly SUSE. (APRIL FOOL JOKE!!)
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Letter from a CIO: why Conficker won't hurt our company
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-03-31 04:38:44
You know a virus is making it in the news when your network’s users start asking you about it (instead of the latest round of "good news virus" hoaxes.) It's prudent for those in technical leadership roles to send out encouraging messages why nobody need panic. Here’s a template e-mail you can copy-and-paste, with versions for Windows, Linux and Mac infrastructures!
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-03-31 04:38:44
You know a virus is making it in the news when your network’s users start asking you about it (instead of the latest round of "good news virus" hoaxes.) It's prudent for those in technical leadership roles to send out encouraging messages why nobody need panic. Here’s a template e-mail you can copy-and-paste, with versions for Windows, Linux and Mac infrastructures!
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