Linux and Open Source

Archive: 08-2011

• How to use Conky for automatic system notification and administration

  Marco Fioretti shows you how to use the Conky system monitoring tool for automatic maintenance and event notification on remote computers.

  Posted by Marco Fioretti | August 29, 2011, 11:17 AM PDT

• Linux desktop progress: Innovation vs. power-user backlash

  Jack Wallen has been hearing all the guff GNOME 3 has been getting and has decided it was time to stand up for progress on the Linux desktop. Read on to find out if you agree with him.

  Posted by Jack Wallen | August 29, 2011, 6:56 AM PDT

• Manage notification settings in KDE 4.x

  Jack Wallen shows you the many options that are available for configuring notification settings on the KDE 4.0 desktop.

  Posted by Jack Wallen | August 24, 2011, 12:12 PM PDT

• My four favorite graphical Chess clients for Linux

  Marco Fioretti follows up his post on installing old-school games on Linux with a post dedicated only to Chess clients. Here are his picks for easy installs and few dependencies.

  Posted by Marco Fioretti | August 22, 2011, 9:00 AM PDT

• How open source is transforming the publishing industry

  Jack Wallen is one of the many in the midst of a revolution. Find out how Linux and other open source software titles are empowering independent authors and filling an important niche in the...

  Posted by Jack Wallen | August 22, 2011, 7:17 AM PDT

• Five traditional games and pastimes, Linux style

  Marco Fioretti has helped out a group of older users by introducing them to computer games that particularly appeal to them — and to the idea of FOSS, even if they don’t realize it.

  Posted by Marco Fioretti | August 15, 2011, 1:00 PM PDT

• Never underestimate the amount of open source software available

  Jack Wallen is fond of making bold claims. Here, he makes yet one more with regards to the amount of open source software available to meet the needs of business users. Read on and see if you...

  Posted by Jack Wallen | August 15, 2011, 8:23 AM PDT

• Tails: One more distro for the privacy-conscious

  Tails stands for The Amnesiac Incognito Live System — a new Linux distribution for users who want to leave no trail on the Internet.

  Posted by Selena Frye | August 11, 2011, 11:34 AM PDT

• Answering readers and critics on Linux configuration anarchy

  Marco Fioretti got some great feedback on his post about Linux configuration anarchy — so much so that he offers some thanks and a few rebuttals on the topic.

  Posted by Marco Fioretti | August 8, 2011, 1:26 PM PDT

• Get your Humble Bundle soon!

  The Humble Bundle is a project that has been around for a short while and has raised quite a bit of money for developers and charities. Jack Wallen brings this outstanding project to light to his...

  Posted by Jack Wallen | August 8, 2011, 6:41 AM PDT