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Ubuntu 7.10 + WINE vs. Windows XP

Saturday, October 20, 2007

With Ubuntu 7.10 and WINE 0.9.46 in hand, we had set out to compare the performance between Windows XP and Gutsy Gibbon with WINE on two popular DirectX benchmarks. read more | digg story

Ubuntu plans Eye Candy for Desktop Computers and Beyond

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

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What would it take to get the hundreds of millions of desktop computer users to switch from Windows to Linux? Low cost and armies of devoted techies have not been enough. So the people behind Ubuntu—a dialect of Linux— have a new idea: eye candy. read more | digg story

5 Reasons your parents should use Linux

Friday, September 28, 2007

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If you’re tired of the phone calls from Mom and Dad complaining on how sloooww their computer has become, how fast it used to be, how many pop-ups there are, etc., spending hours upon hours fixing and repairing, re-installing and scanning, then this post should convince you with 5 reasons why your parents should use [...]

NVIDIA SLI: Linux vs. Windows

Thursday, September 27, 2007

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Linux SLI is still far from perfect, but in this article we’ve used two GeForce 8600GT graphics cards in an SLI configuration under both Linux and Windows to compare the single and dual GPU performance under both operating systems. read more | digg story

Clever plants chat over their own network

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

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Recent research reveals that plants have their own chat systems that they can use to warn each other. Therefore plants are not boring and passive organisms that just stand there waiting to be cut off or eaten up. Many plants form internal communications networks and are able to exchange information efficiently. read more | digg [...]

Dell is not the only vendor selling Ubuntu PCs

Sunday, September 23, 2007

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A Short and sweet list of vendors selling Linux-preinstalled PCs for the everyday user! Done by a non-profit organization. read more | digg story

Stupid Monsters Someone was Paid to Make [pics]

Saturday, September 15, 2007

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Celebrating 30 years of very stupid monsters in Dungeons & Dragons. read more | digg story

Libregamewiki – The Free Software Game Wiki

Friday, September 7, 2007

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Libregamewiki is the Wikipedia for free/open source games. No freeware. No crippleware. Just good old free as in speech games. read more | digg story

Driving Me Nuts – Things You Never Should Do in the Kernel

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

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This is the first in an occasional series of articles that attempts to explain why it generally is not a good idea to do these kinds of things. Then, in order to make up for the chastising, we break all of the rules and show you exactly how to do them anyway. read more | [...]

Free ATI drivers for Christmas?

Saturday, September 1, 2007

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“According to Jerome Glisse, who coordinates the development of the driver, progress is being made in the project, and “maybe by the end of this year, we might have some 3-D acceleration.” read more | digg story

Matt Zimmerman on Ubuntu Mobile

Monday, August 27, 2007

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Matt Zimmerman answers a number of questions about Ubuntu Mobile and the devices it may run on. read more | digg story

Wireless is “cool” again; Belkin N1 Vision, $200, aux. display, easy setup

Sunday, August 19, 2007

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Belkin’s N1 Vision router offers an external display, 802.11n, and 4 gigabit ports packaged in an attractive glossy design for $200. This is one router grandpa, grandma, your parents, and in-laws can setup on their own. read more | digg story

Ubuntu getting Xorg.conf GUI

Saturday, August 18, 2007

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Remember the good old days when to change a screen resolution or driver, you had to edit xorg.conf or reconfigure X.org? Those fine times are now over, or they will be, with the release of Ubuntu 7.10. As of an update from a few days ago, users are now able to access a graphical user [...]

Unix/Linux Cheat Sheet

Friday, August 3, 2007

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Extremely handy terminal command reference sheet, available as a PDF file (image visible and readable on the page). Divided into the following categories: File Commands, Process Management, File Permissions, SSH, Searching, System Info, Compression, Network, Installation, and Shortcuts. Licensed under Creative Commons. read more | digg story

Which logo should be the official Compiz Fusion logo?

Thursday, August 2, 2007

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From the Compiz Fusion forum: Hey everyone, it has been a while since the artwork contest and now it’s time to select our final logo. Therefore we already preselected some logos for you to choose from. Here’s a chance to vote on which logo you like best. read more | digg story

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