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Linux Revolution: Random things
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Sunday, September 07, 2008. It's been a while since my last update, but I'd like to start practicing writing again, so I'd better start blogging more often. Since 2006, I've been involved with a growing open source project and that's been eating up most of my free time. In the meantime, I'm still a die-hard Linux fan, although I haven't kept up with the latest and greatest stuff as much. I've also recently started experimenting with (drumroll) Windows Vista. Posted at 3:29 PM. The editor(s) there make a ...
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Linux Revolution: September 2007
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Saturday, September 15, 2007. New iPod Firmware Screws Linux Users. Yesterday after rumors that new iPods require a cryptographic checksum. On the song database we confirmed that Banshee can no longer store songs on the new iPods. The new firmware will now refuse to play any songs that you legally own unless you use Apple's iTunes (which is only supported for Windows and MacOS). In the meantime, I'll be sticking to my iRiver. U10 ( Cowon MP3 players. Are supposed to be pretty Linux friendly as well.).
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Linux Revolution: November 2007
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Friday, November 16, 2007. HOWTO: Get more visualizations in Totem/Rhythmbox. After 4 years, I finally got sick of GOOM. And decided to figure out how to get more visualizers in Totem and Rhythmbox. This looks really trippy when it's in motion. Turns out all you need to do is install the libvisual-0.4-plugins. Package through Synaptic. Piece of cake. I was hoping that it'd be like installing xscreensaver-gl-extra. Where you get a ton. Of really funky new screensavers. Posted at 7:33 PM. Links to this post.
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Linux Revolution: April 2007
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Thursday, April 19, 2007. Ubuntu 7.04 Released! It's been a long six-month wait, but she's finally arrived. Ubuntu 7.04. Was released today, and brings a slew of improvements to the popular desktop Linux distribution. Even Michael Dell. S in on the buzz this time.*. Among the features that the Ubuntu team has been hard at work on are:. Allows you to easily install proprietary drivers for your hardware (like NVidia and some wifi drivers). Ubuntu now has a single-click way of enabling wobbly windows! Subsc...
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Linux Revolution: October 2007
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Friday, October 19, 2007. Ubuntu 7.10 Released. Was released yesterday after another exciting development cycle, bringing a slew of new features and bug fixes. Among my favourites are:. New printer setup dialog. System- Administration- Printing) - Looks a lot more complete now:. The Firefox plugin finder. Is integrated into apt now! After using the easy codec installation. Has been fulfilled. Way to go Ubuntu/GNOME team! Totally kicks ass (it's worth upgrading to Gutsy for that alone). WINE. I've been in...
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Linux Revolution: April 2008
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008. Ubuntu 8.04 Beta Thoughts. Yesterday, I decided to upgrade to the Ubuntu 8.04. Hardy Heron) Beta. I've been having problems with internet connection and I thought an upgrade might fix it, but now I'm convinced it's a problem with my LAN segment, not my card. Anyways, among the shiny new goodness:. Great new GTK look on all the buttons, they don't look like they're from 1993 anymore! And Tomboy ( right. The new screen resolution and display setup dialog. I've read lots of peop...
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Linux Revolution: May 2008
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008. Debian Bug Screws us All. This morning, I spotted this nasty tidbit on Slashdot: Debian Bug Leaves Private SSL/SSH Keys Guessable. What this means to Debian users. Is that your SSH keys are not random, and they're much easier to crack/guess because of this. Because Ubuntu is based on Debian, and the OpenSSL packages are relatively untouched by the Ubuntu maintainers, this bug also affects all Ubuntu users. What happened here is a nightmare scenario. For an open source software deve...
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Linux Revolution: August 2007
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Thursday, August 09, 2007. Mark Shuttleworth on MCA Podcast. I was tipped off that the mighty Mark Shuttleworth is going to be talking about the new Ubuntu Mobile. On the next Mobile Computing Authority. Podcast. The show will be broadcast live at 9 AM EST on August 11th, and available for download after that. More information here. Ubuntu on one of those UMPCs. drool. Posted at 4:16 PM. Links to this post. Tuesday, August 07, 2007. Evolution 2.11.6: A mail client smarter than I. I love Evolution GNOME.
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Linux Revolution: Debian Bug Screws us All
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008. Debian Bug Screws us All. This morning, I spotted this nasty tidbit on Slashdot: Debian Bug Leaves Private SSL/SSH Keys Guessable. What this means to Debian users. Is that your SSH keys are not random, and they're much easier to crack/guess because of this. Because Ubuntu is based on Debian, and the OpenSSL packages are relatively untouched by the Ubuntu maintainers, this bug also affects all Ubuntu users. What happened here is a nightmare scenario. For an open source software deve...
