Rupert Murdoch has once again made headlines (pun intended) by telling CNN that visitors to the web sites belonging to some of the numerous newspapers that his News Corporation owns will soon have to pay to access certain content. Instead of having free access to the Wall Street Journal or the New York Post, a […]
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KDE 4.2.3 Released
May 6th, 2009. The KDE Community today announced the immediate availability of KDE 4.2.3, another bugfix and maintenance update for the latest generation of the most advanced and powerful free desktop. This is a monthly update to KDE 4.2. It ships with desktop workspace and many cross-platform applications such as administration programs, network tools, educational […]
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Jaunty on Eee PC 900
I tried to upgrade my Eee PC 900 to Ubuntu 9.04, but it introduced a serious problem. Apparently, there is a flaw in the Intel i915 driver that Ubuntu packaged with this version of Linux (the kernel). There is more information at this bug report. I am about to start trying to fix this now, […]
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Google Gadgets Integration with Plasma in Kubuntu
Kubuntu ships with a modified version of KDE’s plasma that has Google Gadget support disabled. If you care, their justification for it is here. I have wanted to add Google Gadgets seemlessly to my desktop for some time and had hoped that the new version 9.04, Jaunty Jackalope would fulfill my dreams. As of Release […]
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RSS Tornado
This morning I got caught in an RSS tornado. I was minding my own business in gmail on my Eee PC when I must have accidentally clicked on “Google Reader”. The next thing I know, over 1,000 news articles were at my fingertips. No, this is not an ad for Google. There are plenty of […]
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Microsoft and TomTom Settle but does it matter?
News has been circulating about the patent lawsuit between Microsoft and a company called TomTom. Microsoft claims that, by using the Linux kernel, TomTom is infringing upon some of its patents. By settling out of court, it seems to give Microsoft an opportunity to go after other Linux-based vendors. I, however, believe this move from […]
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Phonon Issues
Amarok 2.0.2 was recently released, and I am happy to say that, unlike the few naysayers, I believe it is a fantastic product that will propel KDE to the next level. I would not go back to Amarok 1.4. Now that I have made that clear, I can freely discuss the problems I am currently […]
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OLPC Billboard
Drive far enough west on 16th street in Indianapolis, and you will see a billboard advertisement for the OLPC “give one, get one” program, wherein you buy two: one going to a child in a third-world country and the other being delivered to your house. I could not help but chuckle at their gimmicky slogan: […]
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Librarian Opposes Google’s Library Fees
From NPR: All Things Considered, February 21, 2009· Google wants to give you access to its huge database of scanned, out-of-print books, but the company is going to charge for it. Robert Darnton, head librarian at Harvard University, says the deal violates a basic American principle — that knowledge should be free and accessible to […]