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Ubuntu: Just how popular is it?

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

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 people have tried Ubuntu, and more importantly, how many people are actually using [...]

Switching From OS X to Ubuntu: 10 Things I Miss

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

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 [...]

Review: Dell Inspiron 1420N with Ubuntu

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

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

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

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

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

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 [...]