Filed in archive Devices
by Rom Feria on September 30, 2008
© nimbu Rockbox, the open source jukebox firmware, just released its latest version, version 3.0. Rockbox adds WMA, Ogg and Flac support for your iPod (and other portable music players) and not to...
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Filed in archive Applications
by Rom Feria on September 30, 2008
Gone are the days of invoking "configure;make;make install" when one needs to install a single application on Linux. (well, it is still there but mostly used by hard-core geeks hehe). Now,...
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Filed in archive Utilities
by Rom Feria on September 30, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Dori OConnell HowToForge as a quite lengthy feature on how to turn your touchpad on and off with just a single short cut key. This is convenient specially when you also...
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Filed in archive Applications
by Rom Feria on September 30, 2008
Nathive, a newcomer in the Linux image editing tools category, is currently on version 0.810. Whilst this has been dominated by Gimp for the longest time, it does not hurt to have an alternative...
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Filed in archive Hacks
by Rom Feria on September 30, 2008
The little open-platform gaming device, Pandora, is now available for pre-orders. At USD329.99, it seems like a good steal. I wish I have extra funds to get one but I am waiting for the next-gen...
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Filed in archive Devices
by Rom Feria on September 30, 2008
Uploaded with plasq's Skitch! NO, it is not the music streaming service but a brand-new, portable gaming device that is based on an open platform. Pandora boasts of a device with the following...
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5993847 Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Chris Burt Linux Journal featured an article on how to switch from Windows in 3-easy steps. To summarize, step 1 - introduce open source applications that run on...
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Filed in archive Utilities
by Rom Feria on September 14, 2008
If you are not happy with the applications bundled with the Ubuntu distribution, then welcome to the club. I prefer to have a lean, mean computing machine, i.e., without those games but with the...
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Filed in archive Devices
by Rom Feria on September 14, 2008
In what seems to be the largest device monitored (and controlled?) by Linux is the CERN's Large Hadron Collider, as displayed in this BBC coverage of the experiment. This just proves how Linux...
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I'd say "FINALLY!". A tool that makes it easy for ordinary mortals to tweak their Ubuntu setup is now available for free! I have been helping people switch to Linux but have had some...
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Filed in archive Devices
by Rom Feria on September 14, 2008
In a market that Asus sparked with their Eee PC series, Dell releases their netbook competitor, the Dell Mini 9. The specs is similar to most netbooks available in the market with models running...
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I found another tip on how to run Windows applications on Linux without seeing the entire Windows desktop. However, this tip uses VMWare. The same can be achieved with the open-source and free...
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