Linux.com has launched the Linux Store, giving geeks worldwide a chance to show off their fashion sense.

"The new online store features a number of Linux-related items, including T-shirts, mugs, hats and stickers," according to The H Open Source. "Jennifer Cloer, Communications Director for The Linux Foundation, said that, 'Merchandise with phrases like 'Let's Have Code Sex,' 'FSK the Establishment,' and 'Fork You' are part of an exclusive new line of geek apparel available from this new online storefront sponsored by The Linux Foundation."

"In conjunction with the launch of the store, Linux is holding a t-shirt design contest," writes TechCrunch's Leena Rao. "Design submissions are due on the store's site by April 11, 2010. The top five designs will be available for community vote at Linux.com through June 6, 2010 and the winning design will be included on T-shirts available for purchase in the Linux.com Store. The lucky designer will be awarded with travel to Boston to attend the Foundation's annual conference LinuxCon in August."

"What I like most about this new store is that it's just fun, silly stuff," writes Computerworld's Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols. "I'm as guilty as anyone of taking Linux sternly and seriously. This new store reminds me that Linux can be entertaining, too. And this is a Good Thing."

More here from OStatic ... and more here from Geek.com.

With the release of Ubuntu 10.04, Canonical is introducing a new look for the Linux distro.

"Departing from six years of interface tradition, Canonical has revealed a new 'light' default theme and updated Ubuntu logo that introduces a pallet of purple, orange, slate grey, and tan," writes The Register's Austin Modine.

"In what reads like old school branding fluff, the theme of light is supposed to represent precision, reliability, collaboration and freedom," writes The Inquirer's Lawrence Latif. "The question is which of those isn't represented by having the word 'Linux' in your product name?"

"At first glance — potentially the second, third, and fourth, too — the theme appears to be heavily influenced by Apple's Mac OS X," according to Erictric. "The design team has effectively gotten rid of the bottom toolbar, and simply maintained the top toolbar — which again, seems heavily influenced by Mac OS X."

More here from Pocket-lint ... and the announcement is here.

Sony Mylo Built On Qtopia Linux HackITLinux

Linux Powers the new Sony's Mylo WiFi Handheld. Built on Trolltech's Qtopia platform on Linux, unlike any other mobile device Sony has made. There's a lot of software available for Qtopia as well, which could be a big plus for Mylo users. That is if Sony opens up the system. Sony may have chosen to make mylo a closed system. Closed means users won't be able to load third-party software and [...] Read More


Run Linux With Gmail HackITLinux

Written by Richard Jones, you can mount GMail into Linux, with many Unix commands to communicate with. It gives you a lot of space around 2 Gigabytes. You'll need to have libmail and FUBE, but to download those, go directly to the article for all of the instructions. It's really nice and Gmail is one of the best email service providers out there so give it a shot. Read it here [...] Read More


Bluetooth on Linux HackITLinux

While I was looking around, I found this PDF that explains how you can run Bluetooth on Linux. Its a excerpt from the book Wireless Hacks, published by O'rielly™ Media, Inc. It goes over everything you need to know for setting up the wireless network Bluetooth on Linux, but make sure to follow it exactly if your a beginning or intermediate user for Linux. Click Here to read the excerpt [...] Read More


Sony Turns Mylo from Service to Device The Mobile Technology Weblog

Remember the fabulous Mylo (My Life Online) wireless service for Sony Clies? No, of course you don't. Well, the name has been resurrected for a spiffy new mobile wireless device that sports a number of popular communication applications, such as Skype, Yahoo! Messenger and GoogleTalk. Mylo is clearly aiming at the Nokia 770 and the Sidekick with its form and function, but is more of a media player than either [...] Read More


Sony Mylo vs. T-Mobile Sidekick The Wireless Weblog

Pocket-lint's Amber Maitland reports today on Sony's launch of Mylo (for "my life online"), a device that "does everything but take photographs." Mylo works over 802.11b Wi-Fi, and comes preloaded with JiWire's hotspot directory. It's designed specifically for instant messaging and VoIP, with Google Talk, Yahoo Messenger and Skype all included. The device includes a QWERTY keyboard and a 2.4-inch color LCD screen, and has 1GB of internal memory along with support [...] Read More

What is an exchange hosting service, anyway and how do I know whether I need one?


If you're like many small businesses today, you are probably expanding and working extensively on the Web to help your company grow.

Still not all businesses, especially when they are starting out, have the resources to employ a full IT team capable of maintaining the technical side of the company's e-mail and data management systems.

You already know your product or service. Why should you have to be an online hosting guru as well?

To put it simply, exchange hosting services provide many of the services companies might have once handled in-house with a large full-time IT staff, things like managing a branded e-mail system linked to their domain or even collaborative applications like planners and calendars.

Let's look at Hosting 101 from RackSpace.com and we can see that going with a hosted exchange takes many of the worries out of your hands, things like big investments and complicated decisions about hardware and data centers that could distract you from your primary focus: running your business.

As a result, you may want an outside provider to:

• Host your e-mail
  


• Manage and host your data
  


• Make it accessible to you through a variety of channels
  

In the end, the key to running a successful business is to do what you do best.

Dell coupons are among the ways available to save money when purchasing your computer needs.



Everyone loves a bargain especially when it comes to expensive technology purchases and one place to find those savings is online.

Where do you look for money saving discounts and coupons online?

Tracey Parker of HowToDoThings.com has these three tips for online bargain hunters:

• Traditional coupons online. These work just like the ones that used to come in your newspaper. (Remember newspapers?) But in this case you print them out on your computer.
  


• Click your way to savings. The wild and wacky new world of e-commerce offers ways of saving with such innovations as "linked coupons" and "coupon codes" providing savings on purchases at online stores hungry for customers
  


• Share the wealth. Another idea Tracey shares is the revenue-sharing model. This approach is practiced by sites that reward customers with refunds when purchasing from larger e-commerce sites who pay them commissions for the purchases.
  

What kinds of deals are you looking for online? What are your computer, technology and lifestyle needs and what stores or sites do you most frequent?

How do you save money online and what deals do you find most appealing? Do you regularly shop for bargains on the Internet and if so what exciting savings have you discovered?