Usability, user-friendliness and the Linux desktop
A point I’ve been trying to convey about the Linux desktop through my reviews and tutorials...
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Ubuntu Edge: Is there life after an unsuccessful crowd-funding campaign?
At exactly 1:59 a.m. (CST) this early Thursday morning, Canonical’s attempt to raise US$32...
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Plasma Media Center 1.1 and digiKam 3.3
Plasma Media Center 1.1 was released today August 20, while digiKam 3.3 was released on August 6....
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Sagemath in the Cloud and Sagemath 5.11
Sagemath, or just Sage, a Free Software computational mathematics software, has a hosted service...
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Tahoe Least-Authority File System for secure, distributed data storage
Looking for a solution to give you an edge in the ongoing struggle between you and the authorities...
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4 host-proof or PRISM-proof Cloud storage services
Image from SpiderOak.com. In light of ongoing debate about data privacy and security and...
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Elementary OS 0.2 “Luna” review
Elementary OS is a desktop distribution based on Ubuntu Desktop, and like many or most...
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Ubuntu Edge sets crowdfund record, but could still fail
Ubuntu Edge, the next-generation smartphone that Canonical wants to build by tapping funds...
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Google to Gmail users: Forget about privacy. It’s so dead!
Here’s a report from The Guardian. Yep, it’s that same UK online news site...
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Nuvola Player: Enjoy all your Cloud music services from one interface
Nuvola Player is a very simple graphical interface for Cloud music services. If you have more than...
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Microsoft’s Surface RT is an “Unmitigated Disaster.” What’s wrong with that?
After Microsoft successfully used Restricted Boot to make dual-booting Linux distributions and...
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Developers: Give us sane and sensible default system and application settings
I often wonder why Linux desktops are the way they are. You know, why stuff that’s supposed...
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The Android-powered MeMO Pad™ HD 7 is just $149
There are some 7-inch Android tablets that can be had for less than US$100, some for just US$70....
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I quit using Linux because…
Here’s a very simple question. What can you infer from the image shown below? Once in a...
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Wifislax 4.6 review
Wifislax is a Slackware-based Linux distribution designed for wireless hacking and forensics....
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Final Term: A terminal emulator to rule them all
For those new to Linux, the command line can be a scary pace to be. But that’s not because...
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