September 2008
8 posts
Zamzar - Free online file conversion →
Convert files from one format to another. This is esp. useful to convert from the odious new MSoft docx format into something useful, like Open Document.
Lifehacker Faceoff: Battle of the Linux Distros →
Lifehacker takes on that most touchy of subjects - comparing Linux distros. In his post, they look at Fedora, openSUSE and Ubuntu. Looks like a very nice overview of three of the most popular packages (including my fave, openSUSE).
Today we’re taking a look at the real differences between three popular distributions of open-source software, and offering our readers their chance to weigh in...
Netbooks and Mini-Laptops | Register Hardware →
Excellent overview of the current crop of “Netbooks” or mini-laptops. I’m awaiting my Dell mini with bated breath, but good thing I’m not holding it, as it isn’t due until mid-Oct.
“The environment that nurtures creative programmers kills management and...”
– How Software Companies Die
Stanford School of Engineering →
Free online courses from Stanford, including a couple of very interesting looking programming courses.
Adobe AIR: Adobe AIR Beta Now Available for Linux →
Been working pretty well for me even as an alpha release. I’ll have to grab the upgrade. Be sure to check out the Lifehacker Top 10 AIR apps as well
Stack Overflow →
An answer site where everyone can contribute and vote on correct answers for gnarly programming questions. Look for me as ‘Jonathan’
The Great Ubuntu-Girlfriend Experiment « Content... →
Nice post wherein the author gave his Linux noobie girlfriend a set of tasks to accomplish with Ubuntu out of the box. She did pretty well, considering Ubuntu uses GNOME as the desktop, which is a pretty arcane UI, esp. for a Windows user. I always recommend KDE for Linux folks coming over from Windows.