Sugar Labs has launched a beta version of its Sugar Learning interface designed to run directly from a USB memory stick.

The goal is to create a backup that will provide a server which has been replicated to act as a replacement if the original server goes down. This example is assuming exact same hardware and two servers on the same network.

Linux comes packed with some pretty powerful tools. Here is a list of what I consider to be the powerhouse programs of Linux and some common usage for each.

My marketing director's twitteration induced me to click on a link to a ZDNet article which asserted that Linux desktops, have missed the boat; Good though they are, blah. The article was fine, but what is this obsession with the GUI?

In my previous posts I looked at the "The Top 5 Benefits a CIO Should Look For with Open Source" and "The Top 5 FUD Myths used against Open Source". This post looks at 5 practical tips to get the most out of open source.

Nano is a popular and user-friendly text editor for console which is mostly used for editing quickly configuration files, sources or various other text files. It does not compete with advanced development environments like Vim or Emacs, but it's fast and easy on resources.

It often gets me when a lot of people say there are no good Linux Games. That depends on what you consider “good” in the first place. I did a little hunting and testing, and came up with what I thought the Top 10 Linux games were to me.

Adobe FINALY released a native 64bit Flash Player 10 plugin. Although this is still an alpha release, the news is very exciting for Linux users, since we don't longer depend on nspluginwrapper, which although does the job, has it's drawbacks