It shouldn’t be too much of a stretch to assume that a good portion of those whom read this blog are Linux users, and so are involved to varying degrees in what is commonly called the ‘Linux Community’. Anyone who’s been into the whole Linux thang for a while has probably noticed this; I haven’t »
This is a contribution post discussing 2008 Blog Action Day theme, “Poverty“. Imagine you are the minister of education of an impoverished country, with a limited budget to improve your schooling system. You realize the importance of computers in education, and also realize that failing to provide a proper IT infrastructure to your country’s youth »
Google is a wonderful tool. No I am not talking about how it helps us locating the information we seek, unearthing valuable gems. But rather how it reveals trends. It’s only logical, the more people are searching a keyword the more revealing of current trends. a pretty simple and straightforward hypothesis. So it’s only normal »
Touchscreens existed for quite some time. I knew they did, you knew they did, everybody knew they did. So why the hell have I not seen these videos before? I feel almost ashamed that these were uploaded back in 2006! Am really disappointed in myself, I think I need to improve my Interwebs kung fu! »
Sausagenmuff has created a jaw-dropping Linux desktop featuring a cube, saltwater and fish. Now all of us have seen cool Compiz screenshots/screencasts, but this one takes the cake. He even called his desktop “Atlantis”, how fitting. Sausagenmuff describes how made this Desktop with 7 simple steps: Install Linux (obviously) Install Compiz Enable the cube, wobbly »
While stumbling (add me) today, I stumbled upon this, I just found it hilarious. Luckily I saw this before I take the plunge
Recently I blogged about Plat’Home’s “Will Linux Work?” Challenge, where Plat’home challenged people to come up with the most bizarre and harsh conditions for their palm-size servers to work. The winner will get 5 servers to test his/her idea! Almost one month has passed, so what extreme ideas did the Internet muster? Like a Phoenix »
If you enjoyed this article, then I would recommend to also read The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Linux Users and Etymology of A Distro. Enjoy! When it comes to Linux there are 3 4 kinds of people, those who never heard of it, those who love it, those who are afraid of it, and »
If the wine you drink, car you drive, food you eat, clothes you wear and even pets you have defines you as a person; does your choice of Linux Distro defines you too? If you use Ubuntu… You like to follow the crowd and do whatever everyone else does. No individualism. If you use Debian… »
SourceForge is one of the most important entities in the Open Source movement. They manage the geek mecca of slashdot, sell geek paraphernalia that makes all our dreams come true at thinkgeek, manage Freshmeat the mega app hub, and administer over 170,000 Open Source projects at SourceForge. And if you are a long time Royal »
