Archive for the 'Linux' Category
Argh! I was ready to pull out all of my hair after the frustrating experience that was installing Apache, MySQL and PHP this past week. What an incredible pain! I first tried to get it all running on Ubuntu-Linux, but after several hours of trying to get MySQL server to start I [...]
The word is out on the streets that Google is developing it’s own version of Linux - and some are holding their breath for a possible release of the operating system to the general public.
This article at the Register [Google at work on desktop Linux] reports:
Google is preparing its own distribution of Linux for the [...]
There have been stories out for a while now about different companies who are designing a cheap laptop to be used in developing countries. While I don’t think that providing computers to the hungry will help them eat, it will go a long way in educating people - and education is the key to [...]
Blogs of War notes that Hewlett-Packard will soon be offering M$ Windows-free notebooks with Ubuntu Linux as the operating system replacement.
I am a happy user of Ubuntu myself and am delighted that a reputable company like HP is offering an alternative to Micro$oft.
Kudos, HP!
I have been gradually weening myself away from Micro$oft products.
Mozilla Firefox has become my internet browser of choice. I have been using it for five months now at both home and work.
Thunderbird is the email client I use at work and I have no complaints. For personal stuff I prefer web based email, [...]
