The makers of the game Sun Blast sent me a copy of their game for review, and I was very impressed. It is integrated well within Linux and worked without any additional configuration. Best of all, it has the ability to use a Wii remote for control (either one-handed or in two hands). The motion […]
The world is open source.
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Windows Phone 7…Is It Just Me?
Am I the only one who is not impressed with Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7? Compared to the iPhone and various Android incarnations, the interface seems so boxy and bland. Even the name is unimaginative. But I suppose I should not expect anything more from a company that has a product simply called “Office”. Even the […]
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Netbook Microphone Issues
Ever since I bought my Asus EeePC 1201n about a year ago, I’ve had trouble with the microphone. With Kubuntu 10.04, I had to chop up Alsa to get it working properly, and even then, it stopped working again after updates. The latest version of Kubuntu, 10.10, presented a new issue: Pulseaudio. I have never […]
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5 Intriguing KDE Apps
The beauty of an open development platform is that anyone can take a stab at creating an application. KDE, which is built upon the Qt application and UI framework, is a shining example of this. A quick look at KDE-Apps.org reveals that new apps are added daily. I periodically browse through the latest KDE apps to […]
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New KDE Userbase Design
The other day I noticed that KDE UserBase has a new look. For those of you unfamiliar with KDE, it is a free and open source desktop environment, development platform, and application suite, primarily for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Portions of KDE are also available for Mac OS X and Windows. KDE UserBase […]
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The New Oracle Kernel -Old Red Hat Clone
NetworkWorld has an interesting take on Oracle’s announcement of their “new” Linux kernel, which supposedly has amazing new features not found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), which is, otherwise, the underlying source code for their own Unbreakable Linux. The truth, according to the article, is that Oracle is still using RHEL for the other […]
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New IMDB Site Design
Today I happened to notice the new website design at IMDB.com (a movie database site). I say it’s “new”, but this may just be the first time I noticed something that’s been up for months. At any rare, the design is more friendly and even has cute little social media buttons. I do block ads, […]
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Duke Nukem Lives?
This is not the blog post I ever expected to be writing, unless it was for satirical purposes only. Nevertheless, here we are, once again pondering the possible release of Duke Nukem Forever. For over a decade, DNF (which, in the sports world, stands for Did Not Finish) has provided good material for geeky comedians […]
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5 More Linux Games You Probably Haven’t Played
Linux is not known for gaming, and when most people think of Linux games, they think of a few free and open source games that are good but not numerous. Nevertheless, there is a growing pool of free and commercial independent gaming developers who are pushing the envelope by offering their games on multiple platforms, […]