Alienware starts recycling: meet AlienExchange
Alienware starts recycling: meet AlienExchange
The Inquirer - If i took off the Wi-fi card and the OS (Ubuntu Linux for the time being) the estimate dropped to $13.94. I’ll pass on the exchange and just stick the old beige boxes in a closet for now. Never know when I’ll need a firewall or print server 
Alternative Installation Methods for Gutsy
Softpedia - Ubuntu can be installed using other methods as well, which might prove handy in some circumstances. For example, let’s say you want to install Ubuntu on a computer that has no CD/DVD-ROM drive. What do you do? Well, you can install Ubuntu from
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dBusinessNews.com - With support for Ubuntu in this latest release of Virtual Desktop Server, our customers and users can benefit from the partnership with class leading solutions,” said Malcolm Yates, ISV and Partner Manager at Canonical. “By maintaining existing
Archive for: October, 2007
ZDNet Blogs - re not sure how to build a PC but you’re willing to learn, you can follow this step-by-step picture guide . For $340 you will be able to build a NAS server running a free Linux server operating system from any of the major distributions like Ubuntu
Apple Unleashes Mac OS X Leopard
NewsFactor Network - Mac OS X Leopard is the sixth major upgrade Apple has made to Mac OS X since the operating system debuted in 2001. The previous major upgrade, Tiger, was released in April 2005. Mac OS X Leopard was originally due in June, but Apple said in April it
Hyperic charges after disgruntled Ubuntu upgraders
The Register - Comment Canonical’s release of a fresh version of Ubuntu has been met with plenty of grumbles. And now we find some other open source players trying to cash in on Ubuntu’s issues. Your reporter shifted from 7.04 to 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) right when the
Mac OS X Leopard - Friendly or Fierce?
NewsFactor Network - Samir Bhavnani, a research director with Current Analysis West, said that the reaction to Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard has “generally been positive,” and that of all the new features in Mac OS X 10.5, people seem to like Time Machine. Apple said on Tuesday
Vista deludes itself into thinking driver upgrades are major changes
The Inquirer - pirated software as it doesn’t, ironicaly, constantly accuse them of piracy and shut down.. If Vista is more sensative to changes this willonly make this argument more compelling.. Personaly I’m seriously considering perminantly moving over to Ubuntu
Future of Digital Media: Free with Ads?
NewsFactor Network - NBC made waves in recent weeks as it pulled its content off of iTunes and Google’s YouTube to consolidate its offerings on the new Hulu.com service. According to analyst Tim Bajarin, that’s proof that there is a lot of interest in creating new forms
Comcast caught blocking BitTorrent traffic
VNUnet - Several Linux distributions including Ubuntu, for instance, rely on the network to dispense their software. In the Associated Press test, the agency attempted to share and download a copy of the King James Bible, which is in the public domain. Comcast
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DailyTech - Perhaps you should understand that Windows isn’t the only operating system that people use. I actually run Windows MCE, SUSE 10.3×64 and Ubuntu 7.10×64 on my machine right now. Now, don’t get me wrong, in no way do I say that ATI sucks, but their
Living (and dying) with Linux in the workplace
Computerworld - If your needs end with e-mail, simple (non-IE-optimized) Web browsing, word processing and spreadsheets, desktop Linux distros, such as SUSE and Ubuntu, are ready for you today — even in the workplace. At the other end, if you’re a high-end
AntiX “Lysistrata”, 7.0 Version Released
Tectonic - Comment Canonical’s release of a fresh version of Ubuntu has been met with plenty of grumbles. And now we find some other open source players trying to cash in on Ubuntu’s issues. The “please” is not a request it is a hard, gloved hand pointing in
VIRTUAL BRIDGES ANNOUNCES MAJOR UPDATE OF VIRTUAL DESKTOP SERVER (VDS
dBusinessNews.com - With support for Ubuntu in this latest release of Virtual Desktop Server, our customers and users can benefit from the partnership with class leading solutions,” said Malcolm Yates, ISV and Partner Manager at Canonical. “By maintaining existing
Cable vendors could face lawsuits for P2P blocking
The Inquirer - They are one and the same, and I’ve noticed that it crashes while i’m trying to download the latest ubuntu, and that’s where the problems lie. While they might be able to justify blocking pirate traffic they can’t distinguish and are shutting down
Linux Blog Safari: Gutsy Gibbon, the Greenphone, GPLv3, Microsoft
TechNewsWorld - The release of Canonical’s Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon on Oct. 18 has been a particularly hot topic. Included in the release, which replaces Feisty Fawn, are streamlined Firefox add-on support, 3-D desktop visual effects, a new security layer, and a
VMware Server 1.0: Why Wouldn’t You Use It?
eWeek - We’d like to see VMware add the DEB package format used by Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu Linux, particularly since Ubuntu is listed among VMware Server’s supported host operating systems. VMware server is free, but not open source. Click here to read
Operating Systems
NewsFactor Network - The open-source Linux operating system has never gained much traction on the desktop, but with a new version of its desktop Linux distribution, however, Ubuntu is hoping to change all that. Mac OS X Leopard — the “best upgrade” Apple has ever
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ZDNet Blogs - TechReport has an early review on the new Intel QX9650 45nm 3.0 GHz quad-core extreme desktop CPU (due for launch next month) and the power consumption results are shocking. The new QX9650 quad-core based on the latest 45nm HKMG (High K Metal Gate
Open-Sourcing Java Will Create Incompatibility Risk, Sun Exec Warns
eWeek - Sun has engaged directly with the communities on this, with the Sun Java legal, marketing and engineering teams all engaging with the Debian, Ubuntu and Gentoo communities to work out what was wrong with the license and to come up with a new one that
Creators in Second Life Sue Virtual Pirates
NewsFactor Network - The virtual thefts in Second Life — leading to lawsuits against private citizens — appear to have been the result of an exploit of a bug in Second Life’s copy protection software. Some users apparently intentionally caused the software to crash
