Version 2.16 of the GTK+ toolkit, which was recently released, includes some useful new features for text entry widgets. Ars gives you some code examples and a hands-on look at how to use these features in your own programs.

There are dozens, if not hundreds, of open source games that are already native on GNU/Linux. Unfortunately the commercial gaming market lags behind open source game development when it comes to GNU/Linux. Some people using GNU/Linux want the commercial games too. This article is an attempt to assist a move in the direction of GNU/Linux in the commercial gaming market.

Ubuntu is a community developed, Linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need - a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more.

Transitioning someone to Linux on an individual basis is one thing, but what happens when OEMs start installing Linux out of the box? No longer do you have one person helping another person transition to a new operating system, but rather thousands of people transitioning to Linux without individual help.

A follow up to yesterday's post, but with a proposed solution and bash script attached :)

The newest version of Ubuntu (9.04, codenamed “Jaunty Jackalope”) is set to be released on April 23, 2009. While there are some noticeable differences, much of the improvement in 9.10 can be found under the hood.

For three years, I've been a happy Gnome user. I'm still a happy Gnome user, but I've heard some buzz about KDE 4 lately and figured I'd give it a try.

Many people are surprised to find that with all the writing I do, hardly any is done with a traditional word processing application. I find it's quicker and easier to use a text editor.