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30 May 2008

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It was only Peter and I this week, but that's ok. We did Just fine despite the long distance and the poor internet connection. I was on Skype and Peter was on a cell phone and to all intents and purposes the sound was not too bad. I really haven't got much to write about today so I will just post the links and be on my way. We will, of course, return to more regular programming next week. Have a great weekend everyone:)

Funpidgin is now Carrier Instant Messenger
Ubuntu Live 2008 Cancelled
Linux Mint 5.0 RC is Out
KDE 4.1 Beta1 Release
GNOME file manager gets tabbed file browsing
Firefox 3 Release Candidate Released
Eee desktop titled EBOX, given June intro
"MySpace" mini-PC review
Low-cost Linux laptop targets British schools
Interview: Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu
Brainstorm - Pidgin - an option to start minimized to tray
Microsoft Office 2007 to Support ODF - and not OOXML
HOWTO: Share updates across multiple machines
Ubuntu Live Stats

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Pimp Your Panel

12 Mar 2007

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This week I go through how to pimp up your panel with some system bling that will really knock your socks off! Yes, I know what you are thinking, "he actually said pimp, bling, and 'knock your socks off' in the same sentence!". So, as the shock wears off and as I try and hold my composure together, have a listen to episode 29 to get the downlow. Here is a picture of my panel, foshizzle! Somebody stop me.

Here is a link to the a blog post by Peter Nikolaidis about his beta test of Feisty Fawn Herd 5. Things look like they are progressing rather nicely on the development side of things with lots of updates. So I must reiterate here that I am looking forward to the release come April. Perusing Digg earlier last week I saw this most amazing post on a portable media player that is a linux users dream. It is called the Vibez and it looks beautiful. If you haven't already seen it I've posted a picture that I ripped straight from their website. You can get one through Amazon.com, I wish I knew my affiliate number but I seem to have misplaced it, bummer.

And lastly, The command line command of the week was - SED, aka, stream editor. Here are a couple of links that goes over it a little better than the podcast, hey nobody's perfect. The command looks to be a useful tool if you write or code a lot and also make a lot of mistakes that need to be edited. Sounds like someone I know, hmmm...Can't think of his name right now but, oh well, it'll come to me later. Enjoy the podcast, maybe have a few drinks before to help ease the pain. Talk to you later.

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Speedlinktastikuliciouserati

11 Feb 2007

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If you are looking for links that I mentioned on the podcast then you have come to the right place. If you are looking for the podcast you can download it here, episode 27. If, however you are looking for your keys they are probably at the last place you left them. Well, as promised I have the links for you that I mentioned on the show. They are below and in the order that I mentioned them.

News
Linspire and Canonical Announces A Key Partnership
Run Windows Programs Seamlessly In Ubuntu With QEmu
David Lee Roth to Rejoin Van Halen. Honey!! Where is my Spandex?
Russian Region Perm To Ditch Proprietary Software For Linux

Linux Alternative Package VLC, here is the link http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

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For a site that rates packages for Gnome and also a place you can download the packages in various formats try gnomefiles.org The KDE site that does essentially the same thing is KDE-apps.org Check out this site for various Gnome-centric eye candy, gnome-look.org And lastly, the Ubuntu Geek blog is a cornucopia of tips, tutorials, and advice from a very knowledgable ubuntu user. It is at Ubuntugeek.com. Have fun with the links and tell them I sent you!!

CLCoTW time cat
This is a perfect command to time how ling it take a browser to load a web page, or how long it might take to download a file. Better yet, you can time yourself taking a bathroom break then getting a sandwich and eventually back to your computer. Can you think of anything better to do with your time?

LINKS FROM MY EMAILS AND COMMENTS

Davids linux blog penguinway.com
VMWare http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/directory/284 http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/directory/374 VMWare howto
Mark G's blog Humble Ubuntu

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