Paul Ferrill

Making the iPad Sync with Linux

Granted, syncing the iPad with a Linux PC isn't for purists: at some point you must update the iPad's firmware from either a Mac or Windows OS....

Five Small Linux Boxes: Cheap PCs

This month we take a look at a number of small form factor PCs that either come with Linux or would make a perfect fit for your favorite Linux...

The World According to GIMP

High-end graphics editing in the commercial world has been defined by Adobe's Photoshop. It is so dominant and so prevalent that the name is frequently used as a verb,...

GNOME Developer Talks About GNOME Do

http://www.flickr.com/photos/73617363@N00/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 With all the recent heat generated about Mono and the C# language, it only seems appropriate to take a look at the...

Linux in the Cloud: Zimory

Options for building and deploying Web-based applications to the "cloud" are abundant. Amazon's EC2 offering has been out for a while and offers a variety of operating...

SUSE Linux Desktop Moves Ahead

Ask any Linux aficionado why the desktop hasn't seen more converts, and you'll probably get a blank stare. The answer depends on your perspective. For enterprises, it...

Tiny Core Linux Runs Fast and Light

Picking the right Linux distribution for a new task often comes down to comfort level. We all tend to lean toward things we're familiar with. So we...

Lenovo’s S10e Linux Ideapad

Netbooks are all the rage right now with Linux as one of the primary operating system (OS) options. The Eee PC from ASUS got things started and...

Linux is the Engine Under the Hood of Instant On

Waiting for a laptop or desktop to boot has to be one of the biggest time wasters for the majority of computer users no matter what the...

Linux Mint Raises the User-Friendliness Bar

The latest release of the Linux Mint distribution offers up a clean, user-friendly desktop environment with a good assortment of applications to meet the needs of most...

Super Grub Disk To The Rescue!

If you've ever tried to set up a dual boot system, more than likely you have also managed to mangle the master boot record (MBR) of...

Mono Moonlight – Shedding Light Without Generating Heat

Novell's Mono project has been a lightning rod for comment and criticism, along with the company in general, primarily due to the Microsoft / Novell patent agreement....

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