Back in November of 2007, we wrote an article about the popularity of Ubuntu. At the time, it appeared that Ubuntu was the most popular Linux distribution according to many different web metrics. Of course, there’s no way to say for sure which distro is the most popular and to know exactly how many people [...]
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Find, Share and Install Ubuntu Apps on Facebook
Recently, I wanted to learn how to make Facebook applications using Ruby on Rails. For my first project, I decided to build a small application to let people find, share, install and promote Ubuntu software right from within Facebook. Determining which software we use can be a very social experience, often we’ll ask our friends [...]
Synchronize Tomboy Notes with Dropbox
One of my absolute favorite online services of the past year is Dropbox. It’s a very easy to use service that integrates with your Linux, Mac and Windows desktops and allows you to sync files across computers (among other things). Think of it as a big USB flash drive in the sky.
Not only is it [...]
List of Pre-installed Linux Notebooks
I’ve started putting together a list of pre-installed Linux notebooks and netbooks that are currently available for sale in the US. Please check out the page and let me know if there is anything I’m missing.
Pre-installed Linux Notebooks
Ubuntu: Just how popular is it?
Update: We updated this article recently to include the latest statistics. View it here.
There is no doubt that Ubuntu’s popularity has grown dramatically over the past few years, but just how popular is Ubuntu? How many people have ever heard of Ubuntu? How many people visit the Ubuntu site each month? How many [...]
Switching From OS X to Ubuntu: 10 Things I Miss
About 2 years ago, I stopped using Windows on my main computers at work and home. I switched to a Mac Mini, then to a Macbook, for all of my daily work, web design, programming, photo organizing, etc. We also have a large install base of Ubuntu Linux machines and a few Windows [...]
Nokia N800 Price Drops While Gaining New Features
When Nokia first shipped the N800, a popular linux based internet tablet, it cost $399. It also shipped with an incomplete set of applications and with limited 3rd party software availability. Today, there is more software available than ever for the N800 and Amazon has dropped the price to $299.99 $257.99!
Less than [...]
Review: Dell Inspiron 1420N with Ubuntu
After two weeks of using the new Dell Inspiron 1420N with Ubuntu, I decided it’s time to write down some of my thoughts about this new Linux offering from Dell. I have quite a lot of experience with Ubuntu and with Linux in general. I administer several Ubuntu servers including an Edubuntu terminal [...]
Dell Inspiron 1420N with Ubuntu Unboxing
Dell recently added the Inspiron 1420N to their lineup of Ubuntu Linux notebooks. I’ve been looking for a good notebook to run Linux on for some time and wanted to support Dell in their decision to offer consumer computers with Ubuntu pre-installed. I just received my new (and first) Dell today and [...]
Skype on the Nokia N800
Nokia has officially released Skype for the N800 along with the newest software update. I haven’t had many opportunities to use Skype on the N800, but the few calls I did make came through loud and clear. Here are some screenshots I took of the Skype interface on the N800. If you [...]
