It’s easy to forget with all the source compiling, the conspiracy theories, and the OS flaming going on in every corner of the Internet, that there is a fun side of our beloved OS and Open Source applications. I have compiled a list of 10 easter eggs found in Open Source project (actually you will »
Linux beginners are usually advised to learn the command line, or at least I usually pass out that advice. There is probably nothing you can’t do using a terminal, you just need to know what you are doing. Hell you can even order your own Pizza! Cory Arcangel and Michael Frumin created a Linux command »
Could hardware vendors be deliberately blocking and sabotaging Linux? What would their incentive or motivation be? One would think that would be just stupid, since no matter how small the Linux market is, at the end of the day there will be money exchanging hands. Why would a company say no to paying customers? In »
I have already ranted about my displeasure with the iPhone because it’s locked down like a brick and cannot be really used effectively on a Linux box. But if you thought that was bad then you have seen nothing! The Free Software Foundation published an alarming article titled 5 Reasons to Avoid iPhone 3G.
ffmpeg is a very powerful tool to edit your videos, I would wager that it’s all you will ever need. Unforunately ffmpeg is somewhat cumbersome, and I admit it isn’t really “top of mine” when I want to convert video files. I usually go around googling for GUI tools and totally forget about this tool, »
One thing that I would probably have on my “50 Things I Should Do Before I Die” list (remind me to compile that), is create my own distro. And of course all of us Linux geeks would immediately think Linux From Scratch! LFS is definately the way to go, but not all of us have »
While I am not really big iPhone fan, I must admit it’s a sexy piece of hardware, that captured the hearts of millions in a heartbeat. But the fact that Apple decided to lock it down, is a deal breaker for me. I have had the misfortune of buying a 32 GB iPod touch, and »
For 8 month now, I have been blogging about Linux and Open Source. It has been a great journey so far, full of highs and lows, diggs, burries, and stumbles. But yesterday, a milestone has been achieved, something that I am really proud of, something that tells me that I must be doing something right! »
Around 3 month ago OpenOffice.org released its 2.4 boasting quite an impressive arsenal of advancements. However if you thought 2.4 was major release, then you have seen nothing! Come September, OpenOffice.org will release it’s 3.0 version! That must be quite a big jump! The upcoming 3.0 version is widely regarded as an important milestone in »
Exactly 2 hours and 47 minutes ago, my mom wanted to print something quickly from our HP Photosmart c3100 printer. So she hooked up her Vaio, but it started complaining about drivers. She started to panic, and asked me for help. I calmed her down, and navigated to the HP site to find the printer’s »
