15 Cool iPhone-Optimized Linux Wallpapers
15 Cool iPhone-Optimized Linux Wallpapers.
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Archive for March, 2009
EeePC: OpenGeeeU Luna Serena Linux for NetBooks Released
EeePC: OpenGeeeU Luna Serena Linux for NetBooks Released.
Full story: Werner Heuser (wehe at tuxmobil.org)
LinuxJournal: Freescale may be the first semiconductor company to associateitself aggressively with portable Linux devices
LinuxJournal: Freescale may be the first semiconductor company to associateitself aggressively with portable Linux devices.
Full story: Werner Heuser (wehe at tuxmobil.org)
gNewSense mips-l - port of the gNewSense distribution to the mips architecture for the Lemote Yeeloong
gNewSense mips-l - port of the gNewSense distribution to the mips architecture for the Lemote Yeeloong.
Full story: Werner Heuser (wehe at tuxmobil.org)
FBReader - e-book reader for Linux PDAs and desktop computers (0.10.6)
FBReader is an e-book reader for Linux PDAs and desktop computers.
Full story: Werner Heuser (wehe at tuxmobil.org)
Floola - manages iPods or Motorola mobile phones (any model that supports iTunes) (5.0)
Floola is an application to efficiently manage your iPod or your Motorola mobile phone (any model that supports iTunes) under Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.
Full story: Werner Heuser (wehe at tuxmobil.org)
Of desktop environments and window managers
Image Credit: Clair Ching, 2009.
Desktop environments and window managers are related but they are not quite the same. It was not that easy for me to realize it at first. Why? Because both allowed me to interact with Linux through something graphical.
Desktop Environments
Desktop environments are the ones which provide a complete set of tools and as such, we have an easier time of doing things because everything worked together. From the desktop panel/s to the applets and/or widgets, and even tools like calendars and screensavers, there’s a complete set of tools that let us work with Linux distros almost seamlessly.
Advantages include the following:
A seamless working environment
A set of tools for users
A uniform look and feel all throughout your desktop
Disadvantages include the following:
It is usually heavier, demanding more from your machine. Which implies that you need better specs for your computers. At least the newer [...]
Full story: Clair Ching
Never fear Linux
Many people have no confidence in learning how to use any Linux distro but as many who have bought netbooks have seen, it’s not all bad really. Linpus, Ubuntu UMPC and other such distros are making it easier for anyone to pick up a computer with Linux running on it.
What’s with this no fear attitude?
It’s the same thing as you picking up a Windows-powered machine. Think of it as you being a newbie of Windows. It’s just that chances are, you’ve been quite well-acquainted with Windows by now that you don’t really remember what it was like the first time you used it. Now can you relate better? I hope so. I am just reminding you of the good old days when you were just starting out with Windows and now you’re trying to learn a different operating system’s user interface.
It’s just a matter [...]
Full story: Clair Ching
Frustrated With Visio files
There really seems to be no way to open and edit files created by Visio on Linux. I have been trying to figure things out this week when I received files for work. A bunch of Visio files. Unfortunately for me, OpenOffice.org cannot open it, same thing goes for Dia and Kivio. I even installed a Visio Viewer application on Wine but it doesn’t seem to work either.
Screenshot credit: Fermin Hernandez, 2009.
What’s with Visio? Every person who is working in an office which has a lot of diagrams for their business analysis needs would probably encounter Visio at least once in his/her life. A lot of companies seem to invest in this diagramming tool and as such, they would usually all have the application installed on their machines. But if you are like me, a free and open source software user who has [...]
Full story: Clair Ching
Share a keyboard, mouse and screen with another computer
If you’ve been wondering if there’s a way to use two computers but only one set of keyboard and mouse, then wonder no more. Synergy will rescue you and let things happen as you wish.
When would you usually need this:
1. When you are testing something on one computer and still want to work on yours.
2. When you want to use a certain application on one computer while still having access to your own.
3. When you have to manage two computers without getting confused about the keyboard layout, etc.
And there’s always a different reason for doing so: It’s when you want to play a practical joke on someone by making him think that someone has taken over his computer.
But for now, let’s think of the practical reasons, shall we?
I’ve found Synergy to be useful when it comes to using an application, let’s say Visio. I had to find [...]
Full story: Clair Ching