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- A case for rugged laptops?
- A case for rugged laptops?Just switched to a netbook desktop PC combinationToshiba had the same problem with its power connections. My Jan 08 Satellite L40-17U, which my wife now uses, has its power connection at the back also. My wife likes to watch movies while sitting in bed......
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Desktops, laptop computer, netbook, rugged laptop
- Discussion threads 2009-06-03
- HP releases custom Netbook version of Ubuntu Linux
- Hewlett Packard has released a custom version of Ubuntu Linux designed for Netbooks -- specifically for the HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition. (HP Mini Mi Edition home screen, via DownloadSquad) The operating system is based on Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron, and can run pretty...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Hewlett-Packard Co., Ubuntu Linux, Netbook, Linder, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Linux, Operating Systems, Open Source, Hardware, Software, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-02-04
- Free lunches for schools?
- Free lunches for schools?I think that after you assesswhat went wrong you should continue to nurture your Linux lab. It takes time to start, but once you get it rolling you can actually involve the students. Give them a sense of ownership. Just a thought.Am I in a Time Warp?What...
- Tags: Breezy Badger, Free Lunch
- Discussion threads 2008-09-26
- Eight excellent PC upgrade ideas
- Eight excellent PC upgrade ideasI did all eightNow I have a new computer.Check first is a good idea.For example, a computer may be capable of managing a maximum of, say 1 GB of RAM, so adding more will be ineffective. It's possible to play Blu-ray with existing hardware using...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Memory, PC, RAM, computer, Nero, monitor, software, hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-07-31
- Protocol handlers cause Mozilla Firefox 3 remote command execution vulnerabilities
- Protocol handlers cause Mozilla Firefox 3 remote command execution vulnerabilitiesThe point is moot......[b]if[/b] you put your FF session in an AppArmor 'sandbox'--the below comes FREE as in beer in openSUSE /etc/apparmor/profiles/extras. Just go into YaST control center->AppArmor->Manually Add Profile and select both usr.lib.firefox.firefox-bin and *.firefox.sh and you are golden--a five-minute...
- Tags: Web browsers, Novell AppArmor, Protocol Handler, execution vulnerability, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- Geek Sheet: Configuring Synergy2 to Share Keyboard, Video and Mouse
- It's time again for another Geek Sheet. This time, we're going to show you how to share keyboard, mouse, and video click for short demonstration between multiple desktop computers, using different Operating Systems with a free Open Source program called Synergy2. Are you geeky enough that you...
- Tags: Mouse, Microsoft Windows XP, Client Systems, Video, Screen, Mice, Keyboards, Servers, Hardware, Peripherals, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- iPod meet Ubuntu
- Connecting your Apple iPod to an Ubuntu Linux machine is just "slightly more difficult than it is with iTunes." That's the good news and the bad news. For the Ubuntu fans out there TechRepublic has a nice primer on how to connect the iPod...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Apple iPod, Ubuntu 8.04, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Digital Music, Digital Media, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-04
- Virtualization smackdown: Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6 vs. VMWare Server 2.0 Beta 2
- Once strictly the domain of software developers and QA engineers, personal and small-business virtualization products are now becoming an attractive solution for entry-level systems consolidation and foreign OS compatibility applications. These solutions run on host operating systems which do not require the overhead or usual high entry cost of professional...
- Tags: Innotek VirtualBox, Version, Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., VMware Inc., Beta, Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6 xVM VirtualBox, Linux Setup, VMWare Server 2.0 Beta 2 VMWare Server 2.0, VMWare 2.0, Linux, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Software, Hardware, Storage, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-05-21
- Microsoft releases Virtual PC 2007 SP1
- Via Microsoft's Ben Armstrong, I learned last week that Microsoft has released Virtual PC 2007 Service Pack 1 (x86 and x64 packages are available for download, and release notes are also online now). The new package supports Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3 as host and...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Virtual PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-05-19
- Xubuntu 8.04 stellar on low-power machines
- Xubuntu 8.04 stellar on low-power machinesXubuntu 8.04 on low-power machinesI plan to load Xubuntu on two old machines -- so thanks for the info. I have had some success putting Puppy on some very old (98) machines. Why don't you try Puppy 3.01 or the latest beta (very...
- Tags: Linux, Memory, Microsoft Windows XP, OPEN SOURCE, Xubuntu, Xubuntu 8.04, low-power machine
- Discussion threads 2008-05-04
- Will OpenSolaris bring a chill to Sun-Ubuntu romance?
- You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours. That seems to be the mantra of Ubuntu and Sun, both open source underdogs whose relationship and mutual platform support has been growing for three years. On the eve of the release of OpenSolaris, both companies are banging the drum that the...
- Tags: Ubuntu, OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, Open Source, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-05-02
- "Don't tell them that I love it"
- These were my son's words after living with Ubuntu 8.04 on his laptop for a day. Interestingly, he said, "I never loved Windows either, but it always worked for me." Of his fresh installation sans a Windows XP virtual machine, he noted that drastic improvements in boot and...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Training, Ubuntu 8.04, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Management, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-04-29
- Hardy Heron is hardly a snap
- Hardy Heron is hardly a snapA clean installation is always better than an upgrade...of an older version. This old wisdom is valid for every operating system under the sun.The possible problem lies in the settings and configurations of the older version. Sometimes they conflict with the new version.If you want...
- Tags: Linux, Corporate communications, Video cards, Operating systems, Hardy Heron, snap
- Discussion threads 2008-04-28
- Hardy Heron is hardly a snap
- When I received my super-cool Android PC from Eric Burke he thoughtfully installed a copy of Ubuntu 7.10 for me, so naturally when the new Ubuntu 8.04 ("Hardy Heron") was released I wanted to upgrade it to the latest and greatest version. "Installation is a snap," writes Adrian Kingsley-Hughes. Ubuntu...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Download Site, Microsoft Windows, Iso standards, Patches, Process Improvement, Web Site Development, Workforce Management, Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Quality, Business Operations, Internet, Human Resources, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-04-28
- If my kid doesn't like Linux now...
- ...then I'll give him Vista. I finally had the chance to install Ubuntu 8.04 on his laptop last night, wiping out an unhappy 64-bit Kubuntu 7.10 installation. His final words before I took the laptop were, "Just save my music." Typical teenager. So I backed up...
- Tags: Desktop, CD, NVidia Corp., Laptop Computer, Vista Business DVD, Linux, Notebooks, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-04-28
- (Adventures with Ubuntu 8.04)
- (Adventures with Ubuntu 8.04)Cool Smooth LooksThanks for the gallery pics; have installed it myself and loved the smoothness with which it went through. I hope MS is watching.-DHhttp://techwatch.reviewk.com/2008/04/ubuntu-hardy-heron-8-04-2/RE: (Adventures with Ubuntu 8.04)more meh..Why does it still default....to turd brown? It's getting there but Vista is light years ahead of these...
- Tags: Operating systems, Ubuntu Brainstorm, PC Linux OS, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 8.04, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-04-25
- Adventures with Ubuntu 8.04
- Adventures with Ubuntu 8.04RE: Adventures with Ubuntu 8.04Change to an old ATi RagePro or nVidia card. Check your RAM as well as other hardware components. Linux should install on this system, but if there is any failing hardware, forget it. One thing Linux is less tolerant of faulty hardware than...
- Tags: Linux, Corporate communications, Microsoft Windows, Video cards, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 8.04, hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-04-25
- Adventures with Ubuntu 8.04
- Yesterday saw the release of Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" so I grabbed myself a copy of the .ISO and took a look. So, what's it like? First impressions Hardy Heron is what I've come to expect from an Ubuntu release. ...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Western Digital Corp., PIII System, Video Cards, Memory, Processors, Hardware, Components, Semiconductors, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-04-25
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