Tag Archives: Linux

Resolved: to try Linux this year!

Posted on January 4, 2008 by steve

For those who might make a New Year’s resolution to try linux this year, Download Squad has a nice article. It is helpful and not distribution specific. Check it out! Also, the latest incarnation of some of the most popular … Continue reading →

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Get Free – It’s Easy!

Posted on April 17, 2007 by steve

Free replacements for many commercial apps are already available. Here is a good list to help you get started looking, once you have your basic Linux system up and running. (Some of these apps will already be bundled with many … Continue reading →

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New Site – LinuxBiometrics.com

Posted on April 10, 2005 by steve

LinuxBiometrics.com has opened its doors to explore this upcoming security field and Open Source software. Join in! [via slashdot]

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Under $100 Notebook?

Posted on February 8, 2005 by steve

“We have to get the display down to below $20, to do this we need to rear project the image rather than using an ordinary flat panel.” Continue reading →

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Check out ONLamp’s tutorial of Ruby on Rails, an excellent and easy web-application framework.

Posted on January 21, 2005 by steve | Leave a comment

Business Week on Linux

Posted on January 21, 2005 by steve

The latest Business Week has a lengthy feature on Linux. It explains the unique development model and how it is being adapted and adopted in industry. Not a bad article overall, it shows the maturization of Linux and open-source devel … Continue reading →

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Arial is everywhere

Posted on September 24, 2004 by steve

This article by noted graphic artist Mark Simonson, who specializes in lettering, typography and identity design, explains why Arial font-face is everywhere and why that’s not a good thing. The history of the use of fonts in digital media is … Continue reading →

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A cryptic aside

Posted on September 17, 2004 by steve

understanding on MD5 hashes and digests. Continue reading →

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Hardware spending hits its stride with Linux

Posted on September 7, 2004 by steve

Spending on Linux servers grew in double digits for the eighth straight quarter in Q2, according to International Data Corp.’s worldwide quarterly server tracker. Lots of details here.

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SuSE 9.1 on a laptop from HP

Posted on August 27, 2004 by steve

H-P’s first Linux laptop a winner. MSNBC columnist Gary Krakow’s first impressions were positive and that’s good news. The nx5000 “works right out of the box”. The main complaint he had was that you still need to know a lot … Continue reading →

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