Shogo Linux Powered Tablet
Looks like someone is trying to de-throne Apple’s iPad. Japanese company Redstar are taking pre-orders on their Linux powered tablet. The 10″ tablet is multi-touch friendly, comes with 1024×600 resolution and is powered by a Freescale iMX-37. It will also include 4GB of internal memory, 256MB of RAM, WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G and a SDHC memory [...]
More Linux Distros That Don’t Suck
Following Linux Distros That Don’t Suck from earlier this year here is a comprehensive list of, you guessed it, more Linux Distros that don’t suck. Some of these are more obscure lesser known distros that are quite powerful and very useful. Some of these come from personal use some of them came from the great [...]
Ubuntu 9.10 Beta
The world’s most popular Linux Distro just got a bit older. Ubuntu 9.10 code named Karmic Koala is quickly reaching it’s maturity date of October 29th when a full stable release will go out. If you have never used Linux Ubuntu is one of the easiest distro’s to use. It’s quick and easy to install [...]
Linux Distros That Don’t Suck
I, much like every other hardcore geek on the face of the earth, have multiple linux based distro iso’s laying around. Some of them are for testing and some of them contain tools that I use on a daily basis. I have had many people email me about the best distro out there. The only [...]
Evo “Smart Colsole” Is Linux Based
When was the last time you say a gaming console released that didn’t come from one of the big three? A while a bet. So you might be happy to know that Envizions Computer Entertainment will be releasing the Evo “Smart Console”. The interesting spin on this new console is that it’s nothing more than [...]
CrossOver Chromium Brings Chrome To OS X And Linux
The crafty open source developers at Codeweavers have beaten Google to the punch and release Mac OS X and Linux native versions of Google’s Chrome browser. Before you start to jump for joy, this is more a proof of concept that and actual production run browser. The developers don’t recommend that you run their port [...]
DVD::RIP – Rippin Linux Style
There is a ton of software available for both Windows and OS X that allow you to rip and encode DVD’s, but what about Linux? A few months back I did a segment on the Lab with Leo Laporte TV show on just that, DVD rippers for Linux. (Video after the break) DVD::RIP is a [...]
Unetbootin – Bootable USB Linux
Bootable image creator UNetbootin automates the installation of Linux distributions onto USB thumb drives from download to run. Kids, we are talking about a persistent, boot-anywhere desktop, and this software does everything for you. Pick the distro you want and put in your USB key, it’s that easy. The software is available for Windows and [...]
Billix – Linux Swiss Army Knife
Billix is a multi-boot Linux based distribution that is more-or-less a swiss army knife for system administrators. You copy Billix onto a CDROM or USB stick and voila, a multitude of bootable/installable Linux distributions. You boot your CDROM or USB key and Billix boots to a boot menu that allows you to book or install [...]
Rebooting Linux Magically
If you have ever had a filesystem fail on you in Linux then you are quite aware of that “bottom of the pit” feeling you get in your stomach, especially if you are remote to the server and have no physical access to it. What to do if the system can’t load the reboot or [...]
Run Linux Apps In Windows
If your a Linux geek but are stuck using Windows for your day to day job this might just be the perfect compromise. While you can run Linux within Windows using a number of virtualization products, andLinux takes it one step further and installs Linux on top of Windows, allowing the two to exist with [...]
Ubuntu Tweaks
HowtoForge has a great guide on installing and using the Ubuntu Tweak utility. “Ubuntu Tweak is a tool that lets you change hidden Ubuntu settings, for example: hide or change the splash screen, show or hide the Computer, Home, Trash, and Network icons, change Metacity, Nautilus, power management, and security settings, etc†It only works [...]
Add Some Shine To Your Linux Bootup
Linux is a fabulous thing. It’s free and well supported, but it usually doesn’t look it’s best when compared to say OS X or even Windows. So why not add a bit of shine to your system? If your not all that interested with what hardware was detected, or if a module loaded or not, [...]
Stream PC Games To Your PS3
A new interesting piece of software just cropped up called StreamMyGame which essentially does just that, streams Windows games over a LAN to other Windows or Linux boxes. The interesting part is the Linux aspect since you can install Linux on your PS3 then you can stream the games to it as well. It looks [...]
