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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Nokia N800 Gets Firefox 3 Rendering Engine
The “Mozilla based browser for maemo” project has released a development version of the Gecko 1.9 rendering engine for the Nokia N800. This project, also known as “MicroB”, allows N800 users to replace the Opera rendering engine of the N800 browser with the same rendering engine that will power Firefox 3. Once the [...]
Safari for Windows Could Threaten OS X, iPhone and Apple’s Image
As you’ve probably heard, Apple has released a version of their Safari web browser for Windows. A lot has been said about why Apple would do this (my bet is that Jon Gruber is right and it’s about the $$$ that Apple will generate from Google searches), about how fast it truly is, and about [...]
Install Ubuntu 7.04 on Your Intel Mac with VMware Fusion
The latest version of Ubuntu, Feisty Fawn, has been getting a lot of press recently. With news that Dell will soon be pre-installing Ubuntu on some of its systems, it’s almost certain that Ubuntu will only become more popular in the coming months. If you have an Intel Mac and would like to [...]
10 Ways The Nokia N800 Is Better Than Apple’s iPhone
Looking for the N900? Find out how it’s also better than the iPhone! New article here.
Get the Nokia N800 and accessories
All the buzz these days is about the Apple iPhone (not to be confused with the Linksys iPhone). I have to admit, the iPhone is pretty cool, and I was really excited about it [...]
