Review: Kubuntu 13.04
May 21, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
It is time to test the third sibling in the Ubuntu family, the one named Kubuntu. So far, we've had Ubuntu, which was somewhat bland. Then we also had Xubuntu, which worked like a charm, except for a kernel oops thingie affecting the entire range, a silly thing to coincide with the official release. The KDE version is next. … [Read More...]
Transparency Camp event report and review of new tools
May 24, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
I got bitten at camp this weekend, but indifference would have been the only relevant repellant and thankfully, I'm allergic to that. Here's what I learned as a first-time camper.Transparency Camp is not for the faint of heart. It requires you to dig in deep.If you are a tech expert, like Northeast Ohio's own Jeff Schuler, you look for how to apply everything you know to … [Read More...]
Pinguy OS 13.04 (Final, Yet Beta) Released With GNOME 3.8
May 24, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
Pinguy OS 13.04 (based on Ubuntu 13.04) beta has been released recently, this being basically the final 13.04 version because Pinguy has decided to keep the 6 month releases as betas and only the LTS will be considered stable.The non-LTS releases will be using bleeding edge software, like XBMC 13.0 alpha or GNOME 3.8 / GNOME Shell 3.8 that's included in Pinguy OS 13.04, which isn't included by … [Read More...]
BeagleBone Black ships, climbs Device Tree with Linux 3.8
May 24, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
BeagleBoard.org has begun shipping its faster, cheaper “BeagleBone Black” SBC with a Linux 3.8 kernel, supporting Device Tree technology for more streamlined ARM development. The $ 45 BeagleBone Black runs Linux or Android on a 1GHz TI Sitara AM3359 SOC, doubles the RAM to 512MB, and adds a micro-HDMI port. A month after BeagleBoard.org announced its [...] LinuxGizmos.com … [Read More...]
Video Review: openSUSE 12.3
April 23, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
What do you think openSUSE's target audience is?== A review of openSUSE 12.3 featuring the KDE desktop. Overall, a polished release with some powerful conf... Video Rating: 4 / 5 … [Read More...]
Today’s Linux News
Transparency Camp event report and review of new tools
May 24, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
I got bitten at camp this weekend, but indifference would have been the only relevant repellant and thankfully, I'm allergic to that. Here's what I learned as a first-time camper.Transparency … [Read More...]
Is Google Code In Trouble? No More Open Source Downloads For You
May 24, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
Google Code got started back in 2006 as an alternative open source code hosting repository and google codecollaborative development site. At the time of its creation, I had thought that it would competitive … [Read More...]
Embedding Other Languages in BASH Scripts
May 24, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
Bash is a commonly used scripting language for shell scripts. A script is a small list of instructions for the computer to follow. A scripting language is a programming language used in a script. Shell scripts … [Read More...]
Computers are today's pencils
May 24, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
Not everyone has a computer. And, not all schools have access to the types of technology that are second nature to many of us at our workplace. It is also true that many people in the general public don't … [Read More...]
Mixxx – The most advanced free DJ software
May 24, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
Mixxx is a DJ tool that allows for the playback and mixing of digital music (MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC and Wave).The basic requirements for Mixxx are a desktop computer or laptop with a reasonable amount of storage … [Read More...]
Featured Linux Reviews
Review: Ubuntu 13.04
April 25, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
The Canonical developers seem to present more work onUbuntu touch to be employed than with traditional Linux distribution: The technical innovations that … [Read More...]
Review: openSUSE 12.3
April 15, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
I will show you if and how openSUSE 12.3 can redeem itself. Naturally, we will go with the KDE desktop, because Gnome is not an option anymore. My test box will … [Read More...]
Featured Linux Hardware
The Cost Of Ubuntu Disk Encryption
May 24, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
It's been a while since last running any Ubuntu Linux disk encryption benchmarks, but thanks to recent encryption improvements within the upstream Linux … [Read More...]
Jolla Announces Their First Phone
May 24, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
The ex-Nokia developers that formed Jolla to work on Sailfish OS to work on a new range of Linux-based smartphones to start where MeeGo left off, have announced … [Read More...]
Featured Linux Howtos
How To Install Emerald In Ubuntu 13.04, 12.10 Or 12.04 [PPA]
May 24, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
Emerald Window Decorator development may have stopped and the package is no longer available in the Ubuntu repositories for a few releases, but there are users … [Read More...]
Setting Up A Subversion Repository On Linux
May 24, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
Setting Up A Subversion Repository On Linux In this tutorial I'll explain how to setup a subversion repository for PHP Javascript development. The SVN … [Read More...]
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Call of Duty: Ghosts also coming out on PS4
May 23, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
Activision took up a lot of time at the Xbox event yesterday, enough to make some fans believe Call of Duty was going completely Xbox. Infinity Ward decided to … [Read More...]
New Android malware sends incoming messages to blackmailers
May 23, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
It seems like Android is starting to get hit more frequently with malicious malware and this time the trojan can accept incoming messages and pass them onto … [Read More...]