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Don’t confuse bad Linux support for bad Linux PDF E-mail
Wednesday, 02 July 2008
Anti-Linux evangelists try to level many claims against the free open source operating system Linux. Arguments against the base cost (nothing!) or about the turnaround time to repair security exploits don’t work. But there is one item in the anti-Linux arsenal which often hits hard: lack of support. Here's why it makes good Linux techies groan when they see it.
 
Make Firefox fly: building from a minefield of source PDF E-mail
Monday, 30 June 2008
The new, record breaking, Firefox 3 web browser is the fastest version of Firefox yet. But are you really getting the biggest bang for your buck (metaphorically speaking, because, of course, Firefox is free?) You can eke out a better disk and memory footprint and higher speeds by building it yourself from the original source code. I'll show you how, with genuine metrics to prove it.
 
The new wave of Linux Lite – lean, mean and green PDF E-mail
Thursday, 26 June 2008
Linux is coming to an ultraportable near you! Sure, the oft-touted “year of the Linux desktop” is seen in the same light as such notable phrases like “the cheque’s in the mail”, “I’ll respect you in the morning” and “Duke Nukem Forever is being released” but there’s no denying the smash-hit success Linux is enjoying in the budget price ultraportable market. These are the Linux desktops that will catch on and here’s why.
 
Google spice brings out open source aroma PDF E-mail
Monday, 23 June 2008
It's summer in the United States which means Google's annual season of code is in swing. This event has run over the past three years and is by all measures a successful happening. That it even happens is phenomenal enough and this year there's many great projects that will benefit, covering a wide range of fundamental open source applications as well as notable causes like the One Laptop per Child project.
 
Run Window apps on Linux? It just takes a drop of mature wine PDF E-mail
Thursday, 19 June 2008
While Mozilla’s Firefox 3 is aiming for a Guinness record for the most downloads in one day there’s another new important software release which may be breaking records: Wine version 1.0 has hit the Internet, and it’s taken 15 years.
 
It's time to download Firefox 3 PDF E-mail
Wednesday, 18 June 2008
It's out! It's here! Firefox 3 has been released for download today, thus concluding a two-year journey to build the best web browser ever. Do yourself a favour - and help set a record - by downloading it now.
 
Firefox 3, the Guinness Book of Records, and mobile phones PDF E-mail
Sunday, 15 June 2008
Firefox 3 is coming! It’s been years in the coming and computers users worldwide are waiting with baited breath. Here’s what’s new, how YOU can help get Firefox into the Guinness book of records plus news about an exciting development – Firefox for mobile phones!
 
Rapid Linux apps using object databases PDF E-mail
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
When you think of databases usually MySQL or Oracle or even Microsoft SQL Server come to mind. Yet, object oriented databases have the potential to cut down coding nuts and bolts and speed up app development time – particularly for those migrating to Linux from Windows. Here’s one such compelling SourceForge hosted open source system to do just this.
 
Rock star Linux: remixed, unplugged and live PDF E-mail
Monday, 09 June 2008
Ubuntu is on the verge of enhancing its already good name as the most end-user friendly Linux distribution by coming out with its own mobile-optimised release, Ubuntu Netbook Remix. We're on the tip of a revolution and here's why.
 
How Linux saved my life PDF E-mail
Thursday, 05 June 2008
Have you ever been in a situation where you realised the frailty of your own existence? It happened to me. I sat thinking this is the end of the line but how little did I realise that I had a saviour alongside me in the form of the free open source operating system called Linux.
 
Ubiquitous Linux, or, how to become a household commodity PDF E-mail
Sunday, 01 June 2008
Whether it was to your taste or not, there’s no denying the ASUS Eee Linux subnotebook was a massive sales success. Demand far exceeded initial production so it’s not surprising competitor models are on their way. And here’s why the hardware manufacturers are going to bring Linux to the masses far in advance of any amount of Ubuntu fanboyism.
 
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