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Project Sputnik: Dell plans Ubuntu laptop aimed at developers

May 15, 2012 7:56am PDT

Project Sputnik: Dell plans Ubuntu laptop aimed at developers article root Believe it when I see it As a long time Dell notebook customer I've seen the best and worst of Dell's support for Linux....

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Project Sputnik: Dell plans Ubuntu laptop aimed at developers

May 10, 2012 12:46pm PDT

Dell, in partnership with Canonical, has announced a serious effort to create an Ubuntu-based ultrabook aimed specifically at developers.

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Is the 'perfect desktop' attainable?

May 8, 2012 1:00am PDT

Is the 'perfect desktop' attainable? article root Your list... Hits the nail on the head of what is needed in an OS. I think you are not taking notepads into account It's not about the...

52 Started by FreeStanler  |  Latest comment by lehnerus2000

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Is the 'perfect desktop' attainable?

May 7, 2012 8:00am PDT

Jack Wallen found many people had strong opinions about his claim that Ubuntu 12.04 nailed the desktop to near perfection. As a result, Jack questions whether the "perfect desktop" is attainable.

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Ubuntu 12.04: Desktop perfection within reach

April 30, 2012 4:43pm PDT

Ubuntu 12.04: Desktop perfection within reach article root Ever Closer With Steam working on compatibility and free gaming sites like dotdeb.com getting bigger and bigger, Ubuntu is definitely at...

63 Started by wantingflash  |  Latest comment by aroc

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Ubuntu 12.04: Desktop perfection within reach

April 30, 2012 9:06am PDT

Jack Wallen is wowed by Ubuntu 12.04. Just how close to perfection is this latest release from Ubuntu? Read Jack's take and find out if it's enough to make you want to give Precise Pangolin a go.

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10 features Ubuntu 12.04 will bring to the table

April 25, 2012 3:02pm PDT

10 features Ubuntu 12.04 will bring to the table article root 2nd monitor support? I know to most it's not a biggie, but this one had me going to Mint. Is there some sort of sub-list of other...

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10 features Ubuntu 12.04 will bring to the table

April 25, 2012 9:38am PDT

The improvements just keep on coming for Ubuntu. Jack Wallen runs down some of the more notable changes.

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Google's secret weapon to take down Cupertino and Redmond

April 24, 2012 9:40am PDT

Google's secret weapon to take down Cupertino and Redmond article root Good catch THIS is the product I've been waiting for. My question is whether it will survive its birth or die stillborn....

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How Canonical's next moves could repaint the Linux landscape

April 10, 2012 6:59am PDT

How Canonical's next moves could repaint the Linux landscape article root I have to agree with Jack Ubuntu has been making some really smart moves lately, and I think its marketplace presence is...

38 Started by hbates@...  |  Latest comment by shyisc

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Do you prefer your Linux desktop to look and feel more like the Windows desktop?

April 10, 2012 4:26am PDT

Do you prefer your Linux desktop to look and feel more like the Windows desktop? article root I want choice! Linux is about choices, and yes migration to a choice of Linux would be eased by such...

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How Canonical's next moves could repaint the Linux landscape

April 9, 2012 8:23am PDT

Jack Wallen highlights how Canonical and Ubuntu are going to totally revolutionize the Linux landscape in the upcoming months. Will mass acceptance follow?

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Ubuntu's HUD: Light-years beyond any menu system

April 2, 2012 11:35am PDT

Ubuntu's HUD: Light-years beyond any menu system article root This sounds like the same feature in the Mac OS X Help menu I have not used the HUD, but from reading your article it sounds like one...

48 Started by Jensen G  |  Latest comment by mike.walsh@...

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Ubuntu's HUD: Light-years beyond any menu system

April 2, 2012 8:31am PDT

Ubuntu continues to take Unity into the future of desktops, and with its new HUD system, the desktop has now gone boldly where none has gone before. Jack Wallen introduces the Head-Up Display.

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Ubuntu Unity 5.8 seriously impresses

March 26, 2012 10:00am PDT

Ubuntu Unity 5.8 seriously impresses article root Is it easy? My concern is usually to get a new user into Linux on a machine, not that it looks like painted glass. Sounds like lots of cool...

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Ubuntu Unity 5.8 seriously impresses

March 26, 2012 8:30am PDT

Jack Wallen gives Ubuntu Unity 5.8 a go and is seriously impressed. Read about the improvements and why Jack is so willing to admit his mistake when proclaiming the Ubuntu desktop dead.

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Windows 8 and Linux: The perception of change

March 19, 2012 11:12am PDT

Windows 8 and Linux: The perception of change article root This doesn't have to be an 'us and them' discussion I dislike GNOME 3 and Unity, but I also dislike Windows 8. My reasons have nothing...

59 Started by Sterling "chip" Camden  |  Latest comment by lsatenstein@...

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DIY: Let Webmin handle all your UNIX administration tasks

March 16, 2012 3:20pm PDT

Jack Wallen thinks Webmin is still one of the most powerful administration tools you'll find for a UNIX environment. See what the admin tool has to offer.

White Papers

SAFER: System-Level Architecture for Failure Evasion in Real-Time Applications

March 16, 2012 12:00am PDT

The authors propose a layer called SAFER (System-level Architecture for Failure Evasion in Real-time applications) to incorporate configurable task-level fault-tolerance features such as Hot...

Provided by: Carnegie Mellon University

Q&A

How to find out access.log for a specific date in squid proxy in Ubuntu ???

March 14, 2012 12:53am PDT

How to find out access.log for a specific date in squid proxy in Ubuntu ??? dears, I have tried the following command to see the access.log file information perl -pe 's/\d+/localtime($&)/e'...

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