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Sunday, Nov 23
Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope Alpha is now available
Filed under: OS Updates, Linux, Canonical Ubuntu 8.10 Inteprid Ibex is still warm, but the folks at Canonical are already hard at work on the next generation of the popular Linux distribution. The first Alpha version of Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope was released today.
Wednesday, Nov 5
Instant-on software maker Phoenix to bundle Opera web browser
While Splashtop and HyperSpace certainly launch faster than Windows XP or a full Linux desktop operating system like Ubuntu, it still takes 5-15 seconds to boot the OS, and a bit longer to connect to a wireless network if you want to use a web browser or other applicationgs that require int...
Saturday, Oct 25
Experimental Minefield browser from Mozilla is crazy fast
Filed under: Internet, Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Mozilla, Freeware, Open Source, Browser Tips, Beta, BrowsersI'm in love. With a browser. Nope, it's not Firefox, and not Safari, though I've had flings with both in the past. Not Camino, not even Chrome.
Friday, Oct 24
Ubuntu 8.10 Release Candidate now available
Intrepid Ibex features a number of updates since Ubuntu 8.04, although not enough to make the entire operating system unrecognizable. Users should notice a new version of the GNOME desktop environment with support for tabs in the file manager, and a bunch of bug fixes. There are also new opt...
Monday, Oct 20
How to run Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex from a flash drive
But you can install Ubuntu 8.10 (and a number of other Linux distributions) on a USB flash drive which will allow you to save any changes. Pen Drive Linux has a set of instructions, but in a nutshell what you need to do is download the Ubuntu LiveCD, burn it to a disc and reboot your computer from t...
Wednesday, Oct 15
Will Microsoft add an "Instant On" feature for Windows
It's nice to have a computer capable of running software ranging from Photoshop CS4 to Doom 3. But sometimes all you really want your PC to do is run a web browser, chat application, or media browser. And do you really need to wait 30 seconds to 2 minutes for your whole operating system to boot up...
Friday, Oct 10
Ubuntu tip: Use Startup Manager to edit your boot menu
So you've decided to install Ubuntu on your computer, but you're not ready to give up Windows altogether. No problem. During the install process, just take care not to overwrite Windows and you can have a dual boot setup in under an hour. But what's this? The GRUB bootloader adds 10 seconds to y...
Thursday, Oct 9
Lee's Favorite Apps: VirtualBox
Filed under: Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Freeware, Open Source I do a lot of troubleshooting on various operating systems for customers, and I've got to provide a lot of phone support. Without VirtualBox, I'd need a whole lot more hardware than I care to cram into my workspace.
Friday, Sep 26
Ubuntu alpha hits a snag
In some circumstances it appears possible for the 2.6.27-rc kernels to corrupt the NVRAM used by some Intel network parts to store data such as MAC addresses. This is limited to the new e1000e driver, and reports have only appeared from users of "82566 and 82567 based LAN parts (ich8 and ich9)...
