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Apexing the Linux learning curve
Upgrading Ubuntu Linux made easy
by Hamish Taylor   
Saturday, 31 October 2009
There has been a significant amount of media coverage on upgrading to Windows 7. Reports are emerging of upgrades taking a long time, with typical times of 4-5 hours and some reports of up to 10 hours. Upgrading from a 32 bit version to a 64 bit version is not possible and requires a fresh install. In comparison, let's see how easy to is to upgrade to the latest version of Ubuntu Linux.


 
Is Microsoft pricing itself out of the consumer market?
by Hamish Taylor   
Thursday, 29 October 2009
Late October 2009 is proving to be an interesting time in the world of computer operating systems. Within the space of eight days we have seen Apple dramatically dropping their prices, Microsoft releasing Windows 7 and on Thursday 29 October Canonical will release Ubuntu "Karmic Koala" 9.10.


 
Linux users: frag your online enemies without installing an application!
by Hamish Taylor   
Thursday, 08 October 2009
This afternoon after I got home from work, I fragged my online enemies! What makes this remarkable is that I use Ubuntu Linux, and as everyone know gaming doesn't work on Linux (tongue-in-cheek comment there). What is even more amazing is that I didn't install an application to do this.


 
Software Freedom Day 2009 taking shape around the world
by Hamish Taylor   
Wednesday, 16 September 2009
Saturday September 19th 2009 is Software Freedom Day, a global day of celebration of Free and Open Source Software. One of the main goals of Software Freedom Day (SFD) is to educate the public about the benefits of Free and Open Source Software.


 
More LUV for Donna Benjamin
by Hamish Taylor   
Monday, 07 September 2009
At the Linux Users Victoria (LUV) Annual General Meeting, held on Tuesday 1 September 2009 at Trinity College, Melbourne, Donna Benjamin was elected to the position of President for the second year running. With a membership of 1793, LUV is a significant organisation in the Australian Free and Open Source software community.

 
New Skype Beta Client For Linux
by Hamish Taylor   
Monday, 31 August 2009
The Linux community has been waiting for a long time for an updated Skype client. Recently Skype released a Beta client, version 2.1.0.47, with many new features and bugfixes, bringing Skype functionality on Linux much closer to that available for Mac and Windows.

 
Ekiga 3.2 on Ubuntu 9.04
by Hamish Taylor   
Thursday, 21 May 2009
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.

 
Ubuntu 9.04 UNR on Asus Eee PC 901: good and fast
by Hamish Taylor   
Wednesday, 06 May 2009
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.

 
Ubuntu 9.04 Boot Times
by Hamish Taylor   
Thursday, 30 April 2009
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.

 
Internet Explorer 9 to use Mozilla's Firefox code base
by Hamish Taylor   
Wednesday, 01 April 2009
Microsoft Corporation today quietly announced the end of internal development of Internet Explorer. A spokesman said that one of the senior managers saw a car-bumper sticker which said "The only good use for Internet Explorer is to download Firefox", which prompted some soul-searching within the company.

 
Easy image resizing and rotating in Ubuntu
by Hamish Taylor   
Friday, 30 January 2009
Easy, quick and simple image resizing and rotating is important to many people. When using Windows, you're able to download and install the Image Resizer "PowerToy". You can then manipulate images directly from Windows Explorer. But how do you do the same task in Ubuntu?

 
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