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Opinion: First Look at Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Beta [Screenshot Tour]

01 Oct 2009 14:00:00 PDT

Written by Kevin Purdy
Ubuntu One We still think it looks like a less feature-rich Dropbox, but having it installed by default and integrated into the file system might make regular Ubuntu users a little more familiar and trusting of the 2 GB of free space given to every Ubuntu user.

Original story at Lifehacker .

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Opinion: Five Features We Want to See in Ubuntu [Lifehacker Wishlist]

09 Sep 2009 17:00:00 PDT

Written by Kevin Purdy
Ubuntu isn't the only Linux operating system, but it's where the dream of a usable, completely free desktop is closest to reality. If every Ubuntu developer were assembled at one place, here are five things we'd ask them to accomplish.

Original story at Lifehacker .

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Opinion: Nine Must-Have Features We Want to See in a Google OS [Google Chrome OS]

08 Jul 2009 14:15:00 PDT

Written by Kevin Purdy
We asked on Twitter what features users wanted to see in Google's Linux-based, web-focused operating system, due to be released in code later this year, then on sponsored netbooks in the second half of 2010. We've compiled ten must-have features that we'd like to see from Google's upcomi...

Original story at Lifehacker .

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Opinion: Q&A: What's in a Linux Name?

09 Jun 2009 11:00:53 PDT

Another popular Linux distribution, Debian, gets its moniker from its developer's wife and his own name: Debra + Ian = Debian. At least one blogger has compiled a list of Linux-name origins and sites like DistroWatch and Linux.org have information on ... Ubuntu Server review PC Advisor

Original story at New York Times .

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Opinion: Ubuntu Desktop: Plenty of sizzle, not much steak

31 May 2009 22:02:25 PDT

It reminded me of Microsoft's janitorial services for Windows desktops and there's little doubt that Linux desktop systems can become as constipated as those running Windows. There's also a Windows migration tool that can be used to migrate many ...

Original story at NetworkWorld.com .

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Opinion: Five Best Linux Distributions [Hive Five]

15 Mar 2009 09:00:00 PDT

Written by Jason Fitzpatrick
There are many, many Linux distributions, and a lot of unique reasons to like them. Read on to see which open-source operating systems inspired our readers to provide our biggest Hive Five response to date. Now that you've seen the options for the open-source operating system crown, it's t...

Original story at Lifehacker .

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Linux news and blogs - November 10, 2009

10 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Linux news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Before Ubuntu Was SimplyMepis: A Long-Term Review -- from LinuxPlanet
• Opinion: Visual Proof That Windows 7 Blows Mac OS X and Linux Away -- from jkOnTheRun
• Opinion: The Great Linux Mint Political Train Wreck -- from Extreme Tech
• Opinion: Top Web Hosting - Win Hosting Vs Linux Hosting -- from Özel Web Tasarım
• Opinion: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Is (Almost) All Things to All ... -- from eWeek
• Opinion: Operating Systems -- from ZDNet
• Opinion: Ubuntu is anything but good on the AcerOne -- from OS News
• Opinion: Kudos to Amazon: A good first step with Kindle iPhone app -- from ZDNet Blogs
• Host Gator Review, Linux Web Hosting, Domain Name Web Hosting -- by rss@youtube.com (hostgatorreviews99) from YouTube :: Tag // linux
• Review: On Atom, gOS Is Good -- from ChannelWeb

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Opinion: /` 100% Ubuntu Linux /`: Deskbars on Ubuntu and Xubuntu

05 Feb 2009 23:46:42 PST

Written by rss@youtube.com (rofthorax)
This is why I use Ubuntu with Gnome, than Xubuntu with XFCE.. XFCE is for low memory machines, such as old Pentium 2's.. For instance I just bought memory and a new drive for an old laptop that I just can't throw away, I may try to get Xubuntu running on it, if not that, I'll use Puppy Linux which can wo...

Original story at YouTube .

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Opinion: Get Graphic with The GIMP

05 Jan 2009 13:43:24 PST

Written by jack
Related posts Get Vertical Titlebars in E16 Themes (0)Understanding Linux /etc/fstab (4)Ubuntu Privacy Remix (2)Add Youtube Videos to Your iPod with Floola (0)Ghacks Linux Article Compilation December 2008 (16) I almost hesitate to offer up any sort of review for the Linux version o...

Original story at gHacks technology .

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Opinion: Everything You Need to Know How to Do in Windows [Windows]

29 Dec 2008 00:00:29 PST

Written by Gina Trapani
Dual-boot Windows XP and Windows Vista (Published 2006) Trim Down Windows to the Bare Essentials (Published 2008) When you're installing Windows in a virtual machine or on old, slow hardware, you want the leanest, meanest and fastest-running configuration possible."

Original story at Lifehacker .

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Opinion: LimeWire 5 Alpha Adds Private Peer-to-Peer File Sharing, Integrates with Gmail [Early Adopter Download]

11 Dec 2008 09:12:58 PST

Written by Adam Pash
Once you've found a friend you want to share with, just pick the files you want to share and go nuts (assuming your friend has installed LimeWire 5). Head over to Wired's review for an extremely detailed rundown, or download the alpha and start sharing with your friends. LimeWire 5 Alpha is a f...

Original story at Lifehacker .

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Opinion: Hands on: Revive an old PC with Linux

17 Oct 2008 03:00:00 PDT

Written by Barry Shilliday
As it is considerably more efficient than Windows Vista and generally performs better than Windows XP on equivalent hardware, Linux has found a niche area and thrives on these devices. If the computer has 128MB or more memory, the entire operating system can run from memory.

Original story at VNU Business Publications LTD, London UK .

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Opinion: Battle of the Linux Distros

25 Sep 2008 04:00:00 PDT

Written by Kevin Purdy
Background: Fedora is the free, consumer-oriented off-shoot of the enterprise Red Hat system, and is funded and founded by that same group. There's a focus on the latest free software and technologies getting onto the desktop quickly, and it supports 32- and 64-bit Intel platforms, alo...

Original story at Lifehacker .

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Opinion: More Solutions for Auto-Switching Linux Wallpaper

19 Aug 2008 08:00:00 PDT

Written by Kevin Purdy
You can grab Ubuntu-ready packages from his Ubuntu Forums post, or add his PPA repository list to your sources and keep up to date. Got any more desktop-switching tools or neat background ideas to share? Let's hear 'em in the comments.

Original story at Lifehacker .

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Opinion: Sync and Back Up Your Data with Conduit for Linux

18 Jul 2008 09:00:00 PDT

Written by Kevin Purdy
Admit it—even if your desk could be the cover shot for Organized Worker Monthly, your data is all over the place. Between desktop apps, online networks, and webapp tools, it's easy to lose track of data and duplicate tasks, simply because it's not all accessible, or it takes too much of your...

Original story at Lifehacker .

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Opinion: Hardy Heron Makes Linux Worth Another Look

25 Apr 2008 09:00:00 PDT

Written by Kevin Purdy
These are, of course, my own picks of productivity boosters and newb-friendly progress we've seen in Ubuntu since the last time we rounded up our favorite Ubuntu applications, and some still-worthy apps and tweaks before that. What drove you to check out the free, open-source OS? How wou...

Original story at Lifehacker .

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Opinion: First Look at Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" Beta

24 Mar 2008 09:00:00 PDT

Written by Kevin Purdy
Another tool long missing from Ubuntu (and Linux distros in general) is an easy-to-configure firewall. It doesn't get much more simple than ufw, or the Uncomplicated Firewall, which runs from the command line but doesn't require much to get started or set up. Starting ufw and making it per...

Original story at Lifehacker .

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Opinion: Top technology trends: ALA Mid-Winter 2008

07 Jan 2008 17:48:10 PST

Written by Eric Lease Morgan
January 7, 2008 Here, listed in no priority order, is a set of top technology trends/predictions for fellow librarians to chew on during the ALA Mid-Winter Meeting, 2008. The use of Linux as a server platform as well as a desktop platform will increase - The latest version of Windows seems t...

Original story at LITA .

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Opinion: Reputation: where the personal and the participatory meet up (installment 4 of 4)

16 Dec 2007 11:38:50 PST

Written by Andy Oram
Bob Sutor, VP of Open Source and Standards at IBM, pointed out that people's bad reputations can drag down the reputations of the things they rate. I'm not sure that's quite true, but would restate it to say that you don't benefit from being rated highly by people who lack high reputations th...

Original story at O'Reilly Radar .

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Opinion: "Pretty much anything [Mac] has, Linux can do better." Hogwash. Can we kill the zealotry?

24 Jul 2007 10:46:44 PDT

Written by webmaster@oreillynet.com (Jeremy Jones)
I just read an article at Linux.com about the OS habits of Linux users. The author of the article asked Linux Torvalds about his habits and found he exclusively used Linux. Torvalds said, “I don’t use either [Windows or Mac OS X]. OS X is kind of pointless (pretty much anything it has, Linux can do...

Original story at Onlamp .

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Opinion: Touch Me: Linux MPX Multi-touch Table May Become Free DIY Microsoft Surface One Day

16 Jul 2007 07:00:29 PDT

Written by Jesus Diaz
JD: Is anyone working in a MPX port to Windows or Mac OS X? JD: Do you feel there's now a race in the multi-touch, multi-user User Interface space? I mean, starting with Han's efforts but now really booming with the iPhone and MS Surface...

Original story at Gizmodo.com .

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Opinion: Todays Tech 5/31/2007

31 May 2007 09:59:35 PDT

Written by Jimmy Daniels
Google brings developers offline with �Gears�; new offline Reader �Google Gears,� an open source project that will bring offline capabilities to Web Applications � aimed at developers. From the Gears API Blog Gears is a browser extension that we hope — with time and plenty of input and co...

Original story at tipsdr.com .

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Hardware Review: Bubba - The Linux-Based Mini Server

21 May 2007 18:34:37 PDT

Written by Daniel Woolstencroft
Bubba's manual is astonishingly detailed. It covers pretty much every angle (including multiple operating systems), and offers both simplistic and advanced takes on many subjects. There's even a section on "hacking Bubba". For the curious, hacking Bubba involves connecting to it with...

Original story at Blogcritics .

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Book Review - Linux System Administration by Tom Adelstein & Bill Lubanovic

06 May 2007 19:52:19 PDT

Written by T. Michael Testi
What I personally like about this book is that it can be digested a chapter at a time. Granted you need to be somewhat versed in Linux, UNIX, or even Windows Server background; that said, Linux System Administration will give you the tools you need to become a better administrator.

Original story at Blogcritics .

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Opinion: By: UltraMegaChicken

28 Jan 2007 09:22:45 PST

Written by UltraMegaChicken
Take a look at Netcraft and review the trends. Microsoft is on the rise for the enterprise servers while Linux is on a steep decline. We all know that in the desktop world, the only functional choice is Microsoft, Mac does not like to play, and Linux, well it has and never will be a player.

Original story at Scobleizer - Tech Geek Blogger .

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Opinion: Hack Attack: How to triple-boot Windows XP, Vista, and Ubuntu

15 Aug 2006 10:30:00 PDT

However, as a Linux newbie, I'm not quite ready to give up my Windows desktop, or even my Vista Beta installation, for that matter. So this week I'm going to show you how I set up a triple-boot system running Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Ubuntu Linux.

Original story at Lifehacker .

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