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A few links of interest

Thursday, March 14th, 2013

An introduction to embedded Linux
Play music at the command line with CMUS
How to migrate Linux between computers
A beginner’s guide to vim
A look at some powerful command line tools for developers
75 Open Source tools for protecting your privacy

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A few links you might find interesting

Thursday, October 18th, 2012

10 things one Linux user wished they’d known earlier about the command line
Find anything under Linux
Wondering what a Linux kernel maintainer does? Find out
A history of early Linux distributions
How to make lists in Scribus

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A few links of interest

Monday, July 2nd, 2012

Reset a Windows password in under 5 minutes with Linux
30 handy bash shell aliases
Open Source meets capitalism: collaborate by competing
One formula for a successful career in Open Source
Turn your Ubuntu laptop into a wireless access point

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A few links of interest

Wednesday, May 30th, 2012

Thoughts about Open Source for a more open government
20 great Open Source apps for business
Open Source office suites go beyond Microsoft Office
If the perfect desktop attainable?. Only in the sense of a desktop being perfect for you
Mitchell Baker from Mozilla on being the alternative to Microsoft, Google, and Apple

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A few links of interest

Thursday, April 19th, 2012

Who cares about software freedom? We all should
12 LibreOffice Writer features that top Word
Is it wrong to make a profit from FOSS?
A look at the 1% Linux myth
Ubuntu on the small business desktop? In Marseilles, definitely!

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Trying something (kind of) new

Monday, December 5th, 2011

Various fruits isolated on the white background Variety. It is, as the saying goes, the spice of life. And where can you get more variety than with a Linux distribution?

When I test drive (or do more) with a new Linux distro, I’m usually exposed to some software that might not normally look at. And that’s what happened when I recently switched back to Xubuntu. I started using four small applications that I probably wouldn’t have normally taken a look at otherwise.

Here’s a quick peek at them.

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