Archive for 13. January 2010

You don’t need to ‘know’ Linux to use Linux

Lately, I’ve been noticing stories about how to use Linux you need to know half-a-hundred Linux shell commands and the like. Ah, what century are you from? Today, if you can see a window and handle a mouse you’re ready to use Linux.

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An Android Developer’s Top 10 Gripes

Put on your favorite self-pitying emo music and get ready for some developer frustration. I’m running down the top 10 things I love to hate about Android.

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Linux’s Future: Observations by a Linux user

Having been inspired by the Neowin original two-part article, “Microsoft’s Future” by Max Majewski (part one and part two), I decided that a look at where Linux stands now, and what the future may hold for it.

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Zenwalk 6.2

I downloaded and installed the “Core” version of Zenwalk in October 2009 after a rough experience upgrading from Xubuntu 9.04 to 9.10 and have used it almost daily since then, mostly for web browsing and other light tasks.  I wanted to stick with the XFCE environment, because I like it and it runs on an older rig.  The host machine is a Shuttle small form factor (a “toaster” PC) running an Athlon 64 2800+ CPU, Nforce 3 250 chipset, 1GB RAM, Radeon 9550 AGP graphics, and a 160GB harddrive.

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