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Linux Foundation relaunches Linux.com
Earlier this year the Linux Foundation took over control of Linux.com, which had previously been maintained by SourceForge. This week the Linux Foundation unveiled the new face of Linux.com. The new site features blog posts, forums, a list of ...
Flipping the Linux switch: Amarok
Maybe you've got older hardware. Maybe you've had enough of restrictive EULAs. Maybe you've just received a teeny tiny Eee for Christmas (thanks Mom!). Or maybe you've been thinking about making the switch to Linux, but you wonder how you'll live ...
Shuttleworth to join Linux Foundation
Linux maven Mark Shuttleworth has joined the board of directors at the Linux Foundation, a non-profit tasked with promoting standardization across the Linux platform and protection of the key development structures needed to keep Linux moving ...
The Linux Distribution Chooser
Thinking about giving Linux a shot but don't know which of the many flavors to try? You might find the Linux Distribution Chooser helpful. It's a short quiz that asks you
questions about your computing needs and preferences (and educates you on a few ...
The State of Linux 2006
Tom's Hardware is running an excellent feature called The State of Linux 2006, which examines the progress and pitfalls Linux has met in the past year. It's a long feature, but if it's been awhile since you've poked your head into the Linux world, ...
The Linux Equivalent Project
Say you've just hopped on the bandwagon and installed Linux, only to find that you favorite program isn't cross-platform and doesn't run too well under WINE. Enter the Linux Equivalent Project. Though it sounds grandiose, it's really just a ...
The Squadcast 07 - Switching to Linux
This week's Squadcast features an interview with one of our own. Kristin Shoemaker joins Grant and Christina to talk about what it takes to switch to Linux and leave Windows behind, for good. Also, we take a look at our five favorite Linux ...
National Security Agency Linux
I was perusing Wired's Worst Tech Moments of 2005 when I ran
across a link to the NSA's version of Linux. As any fan of Linux will tell you, the appeal of the OS is the ability to
change, configure, and re-write the system to meet your exact needs. ...
Internet Explorer for Linux
No, the title of this post isn't a joke. IEs 4 Linux is a Bash shell script that will download and install Internet Explorer versions 5, 5.5, and 6 plus Flash Player 8 on your Linux box (to be run with Wine, of course) without any interaction ...
Google releases Picasa for Linux
I was taken a bit by surprise by Google's announcement today that it has released a pre-beta version of Picasa for Linux. Picasa for Linux runs on "a carefully tested version of Wine" (the not-an-emulator Windows emulator), and according to Google ...
Dell and Linux - the people's choice
In addition to the sweeping changes in Dell's upper management ranks to help right its slide in sales, Dell is reaching out to consumers for input on products and services at a website called Idea Storm. So far, the suggestion getting the most votes ...
Undelete files on Linux with GIIS
Imagine you just finished writing an important document with your favorite word processor. You hit save, and turn in for the night, satisfied that everything is fine. Unbeknownst to you, something happens as you slumber. Maybe it's a wayward nephew, ...
HP - Linux for the desktop tipping point?
Well, it seems HP's order fulfillment for enterprise Linux desktop systems is so massive, (multi-thousand units) they are considering offering factory loaded Linux on PC's. The numbers may represent a trend that market demand and mainstream ...
Pinta project brings Paint.Net inspired simplicity to Linux
Over the last year, Paint.Net became my default app for quick photo edits. It's an excellent Photoshop alternative for beginners and non-professional users.
Now, thanks to Jonathan Pobst, Linux users have a similar app they can enjoy. Pobst began ...
Flipping the Linux switch: Linux web tools and HTML editors, Pt. 1
In many ways, I'm pretty old school. When I learned HTML, I painstakingly handcoded my pages in the esteemed Notepad. Only when I became a master of HTML-fu did I allow myself to try Dreamweaver. (Okay, fine, the ability to buy a license with ...
I don't know if this is a labor of love or merely the brainchild of four very gifted games designers, but Level Up is a really weird mash-up of gaming elements that you have probably never seen in a Flash game before.
Let's start with the premise itself: Groundhog Day meets Memento. The game experience revolves around 'days': you explore the world and the clock slowly ticks towards the evening. You bounce around picking up gems and talking to the denizens of 'Level Upland'. Eventually you feel tired and head back to ...
