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HOWTO: Turn Windows into Linux

Published on December 9, 2005 in Flash, Interesting, Linux and Windows. 1 Comment


If you have always admired geeky friends who play along well with Linux, here is a simple tutorial on how you can turn your Windows machine into a Linux in 10 steps painlessly. Or pretend to pwn a Linux machine.
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USB Beverage Chiller

Published on November 26, 2005 in Gadget and Linux. 0 Comments

Seeing the fact that there are more and more sweet and small gadgets that draw power from your computer’s USB ports, I think it’s about time for us to add a new category of “USB devices you never thought would exist”. Take this USB beverage for example, it is completely a must have for me.

Just seconds after plugging the chiller into your computer’s USB port (no external outlet needed), the coldplate chills to 45 degrees Fahrenheit, the perfect temperature for keeping your beverage chilled.

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Fedora Core 5 Test 1 available

Published on November 24, 2005 in Linux. 0 Comments

Fedora Core 5 Test 1 has been made available as of today. Major changes include the following:
* Modular X.org
* Vastly improved Asian language input support with SCIM
* Kernel based on 2.6.15-rc1-git3
* GCC 4.0.2
* GNOME 2.12
* KDE 3.4.92
* Xen 3.0 snapshot for i386
* Improved Open Source Java including
gcj, classpath, tomcat, jonas, eclipse, and much more
* 1600+ Extras packages conveniently available via yum
* Major installer changes to use yum for package handling
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Ubuntu 5.1 Breezy Badger is released

Published on October 13, 2005 in Linux. 2 Comments

The Ubuntu team has announced the release of Ubuntu 5.1 (Breezy Badger) today.

It comes in installation CDs, live CDs, and combination DVDs for three architectures. If downloading a large ISO file is difficult for you, then you can request them to send you the CDs free of charge with their Shipit facility.
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First Linux laptop from Dell

Published on September 18, 2005 in Gadget and Linux. 0 Comments

Contributed by John of begadget.com.
While their adverts still say “Dell recommends Windows XP Professional”, Dell has recently announced the availability of Latitude 110L which comes preloaded with Mandriva Linux.
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