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CEO's Diary: Linux?

Gadgets & Tech – He has a set a number of practical tests. One was to test transitions to Windows Vista or Linux. People resisted both, but one no more than the other. So why not Linux?

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Interface Obsession Syndrome

Gadgets & Tech – Last post, I boldly proclaimed (using my proclaiming voice, which makes the font bold and a size larger), "There is not a single thing wrong with a single FOSS program's user interface, anywhere, period."

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Lawyers to Judge: Hans Reiser May Be 'Mentally Incompetent'…

News – Lawyers for Hans Reiser claim the Linux developer convicted of murdering his wife may be "mentally incompetent," an argument that, if successful, could send Reiser to a mental institution instead of prison.

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Linspire getting swallowed by Xandros

Gadgets & Tech – Linspire, the Linux company started by Michael Robertson, is ready to fully assume its place as a footnote in operating system history. The company is being swallowed by another smaller Linux player, Xandros.…

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Bill Gates leaves Microsoft software behind as well

Gadgets & Tech – Shock horror - Bill Gates not using Microsoft software. Whatever next, we catch him and Melinda on the bus with a Linux lappy running Firefox?

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Greate List of Freeware

Gadgets & Tech – Mac, Windows, Linux, and Pocket PC Freeware

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VC funding for open source rises again in Q2

Gadgets & Tech – VC funding levels rose again in the second quarter compared to last year, up just under 14% to $115.5m, compared to $101.5m in 2Q07. Given the overwhelming level of investment in open source vendors seen in the…

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Mandriva Linux - Wonderful and Maddening

Gadgets & Tech – Overall, my first impression of Mandriva Linux is very positive. It looks good, installs easily, and seems to work quite well. I will continue testing it, and eventually I will try installing it on my main laptop…

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10 Best Hacking and Security Software Tools for Linux

Gadgets & Tech – Linux is a hacker's dream computer operating system. It supports tons of tools and utilities for cracking passwords, scanning network vulnerabilities, and detecting possible intrusions. I have here a collection…

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Windows Hater (in response to Linux Hater)

Gadgets & Tech – Picture this, you just bought built a brand new computer and want to install the brand spankin' new Windows Vista Ultimate, you plop down $300, and away you go! What does $300 get you? A bare minimum operating system…

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Ext4 is now the primary filesystem on my laptop

Gay & Lesbian – Over the weekend, I converted my laptop to use the ext4 filesystem. So far so good! So far I've found one bug as a result of my using ext4 in production (if delayed allocation is enabled, i_blocks doesn't get…

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Everex to launch 10.2-in. ultraportable in November

Gadgets & Tech – Both laptops can run either Microsoft Windows XP or a Linux operating system. Their LCD screens are similar to the 10.2-in. model, with 1,024-by-600 resolution. They come with either 4-cell or 6-cell lithium-ion…

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Whitfield School Picks Linux and ThinkPad Laptops for Computing…

Gadgets & Tech – The program enriches the education of students by equipping each student with a computer. The program has given Whitfield's students and faculty new avenues for interaction and learning by using Lenovo ThinkPads…

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Making desktop Linux work for business

Gadgets & Tech – Today's IT managers face tough choices. PCs that run fine today have an uncertain upgrade path, now that Microsoft has chosen to discontinue Windows XP. Upgrade costs associated with Vista, coupled with the ever-escalating…

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The Six Kinds of Anti-FOSS Trolls

Gadgets & Tech – The Vandal - The most dangerous troll of all. Capable of literally destroying FOSS projects just by flaming them online. The vandal always takes the tactic of attacking the interface. It's almost always a graphics…

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Three reasons why GNU/Linux is better for Web servers than…

Gadgets & Tech – Updates and software installation can be a pain, and you're likely to find a cheaper, more flexible, better-working, and better-performing solution with GNU/Linux at a lower price.

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A Symphony For Viola: Parsix 1.5r0 Review

Gadgets & Tech – I can't praise Parsix 1.5r0 enough: It's stable while being cutting edge, stylish while being practical and is certainly in my top five favourite distributions, which is saying something given how low-profile it…

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Road warrior's weapon

Gadgets & Tech – Inflicting Microsoft's bloatware Vista Business on the Mini-Note seems cruel but, thankfully, HP intends to offer the option of Vista Home Basic, FreeDOS or SuSE Linux Enterprise desktop.

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Linux experiences 'prolific' growth, says Linux Foundation's…

Gadgets & Tech – Zemlin: The Linux platform is experiencing prolific growth in all aspects of computing, from embedded system to mobile applications and high-performance computing [HPC]. Linux is everywhere, from Google to Facebook,…

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Open source to 'blow mobiles open'

Gadgets & Tech – McCabe said that the impending release of Google Android would provide a "wonderful catalyst" for the breakdown of proprietary software and hardware bundles from telcos. Other open source handset software includes…

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Super Talent Bundles Ubuntu Linux

Gadgets & Tech – Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of Flash storage solutions and DRAM memory modules, announced today that, for a limited time its line of MasterDrive MX SSDs will include a free CD containing the…

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Microsoft tactics push India toward Linux

Gadgets & Tech – One of India's 28 states plans to distribute 100,000 Linux laptops to students there. It sounds like Tamil Nadu's volume purchasing agent decided to use Linux exclusively after being put off by Microsoft's bundling…

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Using Strings To Safely Get Program Usage Information On…

Gadgets & Tech – How to find out what options a command takes, and what it does, when you have no clue what it's used for and don't want to make a huge mess!

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Linuxy Declarations of Independence

Gadgets & Tech – It's almost the Fourth of July, and few things represent the freedoms we enjoy as Americans more than open source software. Now, if only the proprietary world would open up their drivers, quit violating the GPL…

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The Russian schools Linux pilot goes nationwide

Gadgets & Tech – The project, if successful, may be the first step towards large-scale migration of Russian secondary education instutitions and, consequently, of the other state agencies to Free Software as President Medvedev stated…

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