Archive for April, 2007

Ubuntu’s Gutsy target: Windows-level device support?

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

From: http://www.linuxworld.com.au/
Excerpt: Less than a week after the latest Ubuntu Linux release - version 7.04 “Feisty Fawn” - users are already crying out for driver support to rival that for Windows in the next release.
The Ubuntuforums.org Web site is a public bulletin board for discussion of Ubuntu Linux, including the next release […]

Ubuntu, Vista and The Importance of Backups

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

From: http://www.thecrumb.com/
Excerpt:  There has been a lot of discussions lately about backup and using online backup services like Mozy.
Unfortunately Mozy isn’t available for Linux (Windows and Mac only).
Today Information Week has an interesting article: Ubuntu Linux Vs. Windows Vista: The Battle For Your Desktop comparing the two popular desktops. It’s a good comparison and I’d […]

A Beautiful Dock For Ubuntu

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

From: http://openswitch.org
Excerpt: Finally, the time has come. I’ve been looking high and low for a stable, easy to install, usable and good looking dock for ubuntu. My search has ended (for the time being) with AWN. Time for a screen shot.

Ubuntu “Feisty” Unmount Bug

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

From: http://www.marengo-ltd.com/
Excerpt: The new version of the most popular Linux distribution - Ubuntu - is brilliant. However there is one small problem I’ve come up against which is an annoyance. I rely a lot on external USB hard disks - for instance three video projects of mine recently required 200Gb of […]

Adventures with XP and Ubuntu

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

From: http://gengnosis.blogspot.com/
Excerpt:  About a month ago I got a new laptop at work. A nice one (or at least, nicer than my old one) — a Lenovo ThinkPad T60p. The little bundle of computing power has a Core 2 Duo processor, 3GB of memory and a 100GB hard drive. Emboldened by the success stories of […]

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