If they can't have Linux in Kindergarten, OS X will do!
Read more »10 fundamental differences between Linux and Windows
Before debating the relative merits and shortcomings of Linux and Windows, it helps to understand the real distinctions between them. Jack Wallen has distilled the key differences into one list.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Internet TV broadcaster targets MIDs
Internet TV (ITV) service provider Move Networks announced an ITV media player optimized for mobile Internet devices (MIDs) based on the Intel Atom and the Linux-based Moblin stack. The Move Media Player for MIDs will deliver video from partners like ABC, Fox, and ESPN.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Spinmeisters taking over the Linux world
It looks like things have gone to Zemlin's head a bit; the man is now the story, not the kernel. The furious PR which he indulges in with gullible and willing US media organs to project himself and the Foundation is sickening to say the least.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Running A File- And Print-Server With eBox On Ubuntu 8.04 Server
This article shows how to run a file- and print-server for small and medium enterprises (SME) on one single Ubuntu 8.04 server. It is very easy to set up, and management is done with an easy-to-use web interface called eBox so once the system is set up, you can forget about the command line. eBox was developed to administrate advanced services for corporate networks.
Read more »- Login to post comments
World's first open source stompbox arrives
A stompbox claiming to be "the world's first open source digital guitar effects pedal" is now shipping, after over a year of development. The pedal, the OpenStomp Coyote-1, allows users to create their own effects by writing programs for the pedal's operating system, and uploading them to the device via USB.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Buddi - Personal Finance & Budgeting Program for openSUSE
Buddi is a personal finance and budgeting program, aimed at those who have little or no financial background. Designed to keep the software simpler but still effectively help users to manage their finances. Buddi is released a free opensource software released under GNU GPL license. Buddi will run on almost any computer which has a Java virtual machine installed.
Read more »Who writes Linux? (And how you can too!)
The very heart of the Linux operating system is the kernel, the piece of software which makes programs run and work with hardware. It's possibly the largest and most geographical spread open source project in the world. With software projects failing daily how can such a task actually work?
Read more »- Login to post comments
Apple still sucks
"... But developers, too, are irked by Apple's secrecy and limits on the kind of programs they can design. An unusually restrictive agreement they must sign keeps them from comparing notes even with fellow programmers."
Read more »- Login to post comments
Top 3 Firefox 3.0 add-ons chosen by Mozilla
A tweaked graphics interface, a tagging tool and an extension that provides relevant keywords for associating with bookmarked sites have been named the best new add-ons for Firefox 3.0, following a contest set up by open-source browser developer Mozilla.
Read more »- Login to post comments
21 of the Best Free Linux Text Editors
A text editor is software used for editing plain text files. It has many different uses such as modifying system configuration files, writing programming language source code, jotting down thoughts, or even making a grocery list.
Read more »- Login to post comments
25 killer Linux apps
We all know that Linux is about choice. Everyone has the choice of what they use and how they use it, provided they have access to a tame hacker with suitable programming skills. A consequence of this is that there's a huge range of software out there.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Could Microsoft's Photosynth Have Been Free Software?
Photosynth is one of the most exciting programs I've seen in a long time. It takes a group of photos, typically of a single geographical location, but possibly taken at different times by different people, analyses them for similarities, and then stitches then together into a smooth-flowing, pseudo-3D panorama. It's really great. Just two problems.
Read more »Another Global Effort to End Software Patents Once and For All
Another look at the battle against the commons around the world and new initiatives against it
Read more »- Login to post comments
The End of P2P Throttling: FCC Slaps Comcast
"The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced its orders on Comcast, a major high-speed internet provider, to halt their practice of throttling selected peer-to-peer file sharing traffic.
Read more »






