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OnLive MicroConsole Review: PC Gaming Without The PC
Tom Nardi
February 22, 2012
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About 10 years ago I decided I didn’t feel comfortable running a proprietary operating system on my computer anymore and made the leap to Linux, and like many converts, I had to give up
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Ubuntu On Your Phone, Raspberries In Your Pocket
Dean Howell
February 21, 2012
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Canonical announced today their intent to make Ubuntu available on Android. Yes, on Android. So, what does that mean? We’ve all probably seen Ubuntu booting on a mobile device before, but this is completely
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Install Oxygen-transparent in KDE 4.8 (Kubuntu 11.10)
Dean Howell
February 12, 2012
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What’s Wrong With Being Beautiful? So, you want to make your desktop look like the screenshot above, huh? Mystified by the process? No more! This guide will show you how to install and use
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Tivoization: A Necessary Evil
Tom Nardi
February 11, 2012
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Tivoization is a term coined by Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation (FSF) to refer to what they believe is a violation of the GNU Public License’s (GPL) spirit, if not its actual
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Kubuntu Dead? Not Really…
Dean Howell
February 7, 2012
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In a world of tabloid news– FOSS-focused news sites not-withstanding– it’s easy to sensationalize Canonical’s move to break financial ties with it’s first, and arguably most famous, derivative work Kubuntu. Well, before you light your torches,
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Emulate the Turbo-Duo In Ubuntu 11.10
Dean Howell
February 7, 2012
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The Oddball Once upon a time, there was a processor architecture that was everywhere. Consider the ubiquity of ARM in mobile phones and tablets. In the 80′s and 90′s there was a parallel to
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ZaReason Alto 3880 Review: Fastest $1000 14″ Laptop
Dean Howell
January 26, 2012
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UPDATE: I’ve contacted Cathy Malmrose in regards to some of the questions that arose in the comments sections below. It seems that the invoice that came with the machine was not completely representative of the device
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Raspberry Pi Shown Running XBMC
Tom Nardi
January 23, 2012
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The Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced via their website that the much anticipated “Raspberry Pi Model B” $35 single board computer is successfully running the open source media player XBMC. Not much else is known at
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5 Reasons Why KDE Is Better Than Unity
Dean Howell
January 21, 2012
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It’s no secret that KDE is not the most popular desktop environment for Linux/Unix users. With Ubuntu’s success slowly breaking through to the mainstream, there is now a whole swath of users who have
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OpenWRT Build Guide: Start To Finish
Tom Nardi
January 17, 2012
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The following guide will walk you through the downloading, configuring, and compilation of OpenWRT. The guide makes no assumption about the reader’s previous experience with OpenWRT, or even building from source, so as long
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