LUGRadio Live ‘06 – The Highlights

25Jul06

Well I must say that LRL was quite fantastic, I got to meet loads of people that I knew by name only from the IRC channel, I got to meet loads of totally new people and I got to see loads of really interesting talks and demos of some uber-cool stuff. So here’s my [...]

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Off to LRL!

21Jul06

I’m officially about to leave the house for LRL 2006 and I must say I’m pretty excited at the prospect. Anyways, I won’t be posting for a few days, unless I find an access point, so, wish me luck! And if you’re going, see you tommorrow!

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Wahoo! Ubuntu goes mini!

23Feb06

Ubuntu eyes gadgets – LinuxDevices.com
Finally someone has plucked up the courage to make EmbeddedUbuntu.  I’m so happy

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What a banshee!

17Jan06

It was recommend that I try out Banshee by Oris as an alternative to Rhythmbox and was promised iTunes-esque and Amarok-esque features, which were duely delivered.  The main window is very similar to that of Rhythmbox (and iTunes in a sense) with only subtle differences which very much added to the experience, such as the [...]

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Out of the bad habit

07Jan06

I’ve finally (with some help from Oris and a new network card) escaped the clutches of Windows in favour of the slightly more wonderful Ubuntu.  I’ve been aching for it for ages and now that it has finally happened, it’s just as good as was promised, if not better
So I’m gonna be like [...]

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Web-Based Linux?

04Jan06

The recent posts by ZDNet blogger George Ou on the topic of desktop Linux made me wonder whether there is a real Web-based Linux service?  My search uncovered a number of Linux-flavoured ‘virtual desktops’, but one particular Web-based Linux service caught my eye.  Called Workspot, it’s a non-profit project that promises “a private, instant Linux [...]

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