Linux and Open Source

Archive: 07-2012

• How to find IP addresses and use them in Linux

  Marco Fioretti reviews some basics about IP addresses, tells how to find them, and gives an example of why they’re important for some tasks in Linux.

  Posted by Marco Fioretti | July 31, 2012, 10:25 AM PDT

• Major game players come to Linux and GNOME grasps at relevance

  What would you say if I said GNOME was becoming irrelevant and games were coming to Linux? Both seemed improbable. Could 2012 wind up being a milestone year for Linux?

  Posted by Jack Wallen | July 30, 2012, 10:49 AM PDT

• Piling on: More reasons why the Linux desktop doesn't shine in business

  Marco Fioretti adds his thoughts on why Linux desktops have such a hard time catching on in business. Here are some of the biggest roadblocks that he has come across in his experience.

  Posted by Marco Fioretti | July 27, 2012, 9:33 AM PDT

• Ubuntu Unity now on Fedora: Another win for freedom

  Ubuntu Unity being made available to Fedora means more than meets the eye, says Jack Wallen. See why the addition of Canonical’s flagship desktop is a huge win for freedom in the land of...

  Posted by Jack Wallen | July 23, 2012, 8:10 AM PDT

• Add watermarks to all your ODF files automatically

  Marco Fioretti shares a script that allows you to add watermarks to already-existing ODF files automatically.

  Posted by Marco Fioretti | July 19, 2012, 11:03 AM PDT

• Why the Linux desktop doesn't shine in business: A perspective

  Jack Wallen has drawn a fairly simple conclusion as to why Linux isn’t making any headway on the business desktop front. Read on and sound off whether you agree or disagree.

  Posted by Jack Wallen | July 16, 2012, 8:58 AM PDT

• Mozilla does the unthinkable

  Mozilla made the jaw dropping announcement they are (sort of) halting the development of the single most important open source email client, Thunderbird. Jack Wallen offers his take on this odd news.

  Posted by Jack Wallen | July 9, 2012, 11:25 AM PDT

• How to create photo slideshows with as little software as possible

  Marco Fioretti found an easy way to automate to automate complex, portable slideshows by creating them only once and then running them any time you want.

  Posted by Marco Fioretti | July 4, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT

• Apple whines, court caves, Samsung stops sales

  Another senseless patent. This time Apple blocks the U.S. sales of Samsung’s Galaxy 10.1 tablet. Jack Wallen offers his take on this slippery slope that could tarnish the reputation of the...

  Posted by Jack Wallen | July 3, 2012, 6:30 AM PDT