Goodbye Ubuntu, Welcome Back SuSE
Some of you may recall that early last summer, I left my long-term Linux partner OpenSuSE for Canonical’s Ubuntu – the post is here. I thought it was going to be forever but I’m afraid it hasn’t worked out and…
Amarok & KDE Crash Reporting – FAIL
Sigh. I love Linux but there are times when you realise it’s never going to take over the world… I was working with Amarok, but the program crashed completely every time it hit a certain file in my audio library.…
WobZIP, An Online Unzipper
Have you ever downloaded some data off the ‘net only to find it’s in a compressed or archive file format that your PC doesn’t have a helper app for? Or you’re fixing up a friend’s PC, you download some drivers…
Ubuntu 10.10 Released 10/10/10
The latest version of the Ubuntu Linux distribution, 10.10 will be released tomorrow (if all goes to plan). Otherwise known as the Maverick Meerkat, this release focuses on improving the desktop experience and stability rather than radically updating it. As…
Goodbye SuSE, Hello Ubuntu
Some of you will know that I’m a Linux user from my previous posts. I’m not a distro-tart: I tend to stick with a particular Linux distribution rather than swap between the different flavours. I started out over 15 years…
GNC-2010-05-25 #578 Does Apple Care about Security?
Ok back in the saddle here in Hawaii looking forward to spending a couple of weeks at home. Special Insider coming out in a few days hope you will become an insider. Lot’s happening on the home front and it…
Music Downloads for Linux
Last night, I downloaded some music from Amazon for the first time and I was both irritated and pleasantly surprised by the experience. I’d gone to Amazon because I’m not an iPod owner and wanted to get some DRM-free music for…