Warning! Hackers!
Sunday, July 1st, 2007Eeeek… I just read the following article from an adult advice and news website.
“Is Your Son a Computer Hacker?
As an enlightened, modern parent, I try to be as involved as possible in the lives of my six children. I encourage them to join team sports. I attend their teen parties with them to ensure no [...]
Ubuntu 7.10 Changes & Mobility
Thursday, June 14th, 2007Ubuntu 7.10 whose development codename is Gutsy Gibbon is still very much in alpha stages of development, however there appears to be quite a few changes already. Slight artwork changes to the login screen (GDM) have been included.
Work has also been done upstream on the standard file selector windows. With the inclusion of recently used [...]
Do Not Install Linux On The Toilet
Thursday, May 31st, 2007The Penguin comes to Consumers
Thursday, March 29th, 2007Dell are to start selling Linux desktops and laptops to consumers, no longer restricting their Linux systems to just servers and business workstations. According to a survey completed earlier this year in which 100,000 people took part, over 70% of users stated they would use Linux according to this BBC News article.
As of yet, Dell [...]
Get Linux
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007Novell, a company that creates one of the many Linux distributions, has created advertisements which parody Apple’s ‘Get A Mac’ series. As expected, they show Linux favourable, over the ‘PC’ and Mac systems. Will it be these sort of gimmicky ads. which make the name ‘Linux’ more commonly heard by the general public?
No Snooze
Thursday, November 9th, 2006Somehow (a miracle of fate perhaps), I woke up before my alarm clock went off. Now, as many of you know I don’t get up, as a rule.
Let me give you an example: the night before last I swear I sleep walked all the way to my alarm clock, switched it off and then climbed [...]
How to install ATI Graphics Drivers in Ubuntu
Friday, September 22nd, 2006Installing the proprietary ATI graphics drivers (with 3D acceleration) will offer better performance in Linux. All of the following methods have been tested in Ubuntu Dapper Drake (version 6.06) To do this in Ubuntu open a terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal) and enter the following commands.
sudo apt-get install xorg-driver-fglrx
sudo aticonfig –initial
Note that you may, [...]
Managing Virtual Memory within Linux
Wednesday, August 9th, 2006Swap files (or virtual memory) are areas of disc space an operating system uses as a temporary alternative to RAM (physical memory).
It is the commonly believed that 1.5 times your existing physical memory is usually a sufficient sized to be used as swap space. For this reason, most Linux distribution automatically create a swap space [...]
Legal Music equals Prison
Tuesday, August 1st, 2006It’s approximately too early on the 1st of August, and I feel like a moan. DRM or Digital Rights Management - I hate it. Seems I’m not the only one either.
DRM, for those not in the know, is the technology which manages access to your music and video, enabling it to be securely played. Now [...]
How to add Google Calendar to Evolution
Sunday, July 16th, 2006If you use Google Calendar and the Linux Evolution PIM program then it can be useful to have your Google Calendar syncronised locally with Evolution. Doing this is simple, as Google helpfully provide remote access via ICAL.
Go to http://www.google.com/calendar/
Login if required
Click the ‘Settings’ link in the top right
Click the ‘Calendars’ tab
Click the name of the [...]