I tried to install Debian onto an old PPC iMac with 300MB RAM without success. Firstly, the testing network and business card installers would segfault when booting. A known problem […]
Well, looks like the Kiwis have finally got it right. The Linux Conf Au conference is held in Wellington this year (and yes, I can’t be there) but those clever […]
IBM/Lenovo laptops always seemed to have great Linux support. Shortly however, Lenovo products will ship without the SysReq key. Luckily, with Ext4 issues sorted out, there’s no need to use […]
I never realised before, but Windows based Internet cafés violate Microsoft’s license terms, because: Windows desktop operating system and Microsoft Office system licenses do not permit renting, leasing, or outsourcing […]
In their attack on free software, Microsoft has launched a website which compares various aspects of Windows to its counterpart on Linux. One of the latest videocasts compares getting Perl […]
Came across a way to get different plasmoids (widgets) in each workspace under KDE4. I must say that it’s nice being back in KDE where you can tweak and customise […]
Firefox is the most popular browser on the Linux platform, but it’s a GTK app and doesn’t integrate as nicely into KDE (which uses Qt). There are a number of […]
“Skylight is a sleek, stylish 10” mobile HD device with a web-optimized interface that lets you enjoy the web and rich media everywhere you go. “Skylight is the digital solution […]
This 400 page book from IBM might be useful when migrating a corporate network from Windows to Linux. Linux Client Migration Cookbook, Version 2: A Practical Planning and Implementation Guide […]