Helps create repos. Pretty cool but use with caution.
Linux
Google at work on desktop Linux
…A version of the increasingly popular Ubuntu desktop Linux distribution, based on Debian and the Gnome desktop, it is known internally as ‘Goobuntu’…
Sneak Peak: Firefox 3
PC Mechanic takes a gander at Firefox 3 which is scheduled to be released about October 30th.
What backup program(s) do you use?
I need your help. I’m working on a revision to my XP backup article, a version for Vista, and a version for Linux.
– What program(s) to you use for backups?
– Where do you backup? (another drive, CD/DVD, external hard drive, another computer…)
Please take a moment to reply by posting a comment. Thanks 🙂
Who needs Windows Home Server with Linux around?
I Beta tested WHS and was 100% unimpressed with it. There isn’t anything there you can’t get from another OS and/or product. I didn’t even understand the rational behind the offering. First, most folks don’t need or want a home server. Second, any OS you want to use is fine, you don’t need a “server OS”. Windows XP or better yet Linux will do just fine. Oh, and note to the author of the article… No it isn’t a joke, just another attempt by you-know-who to separate your money from your wallet.
Amarok 1.4.7 Is Out
Linux’s best music player / manager released version 1.4.7. This is mostly a bugfix release.
Both openSUSE and Ubuntu have this new version in their repos.
My Linux Desktop Screenies
I get letters all the time asking about Linux (what I use, what app I use for, etc…). So I thought I would put up a couple of screen shots for you to look at. The first is of my main desktop, the second is of my laptop. Click on the images for a larger image (warning, these are full-sized):
New ATI Drivers
ATI released new drivers for Vista, XP, and Linux. The ones for Vista fix the “purple pill” security problem.