Archive for the ‘Open source’ Category

Top 5 Netbook Linux Distros: 2010 Edition (with Gallery)

Who could have, just a year ago, predicted the dramatic changes in the netbook operating system world? The release of Windows 7 and cheaper hardware launched an exciting race for users between Linux and Windows, forcing both to take it up a notch, especially in the aesthetics department. This year might be the year of [...]

KDE 4.4 Review, Screenshot Tour (and KDE 4.0 Comparison)

Note: I refuse to call the reviewed product the KDE Software Compilation. Sorry, I just feel it’s an ugly name for such a beautiful piece of software.

21,000 closed bugs later, the KDE team has announced the new KDE 4.4 and I simply had to take a look. After all, the last time I took KDE [...]

Linux and FOSS-related Predictions for 2010

First, I’d like to wish a Happy New Year to everyone! 2009 has been a very interesting year (at least as far as tech goes) and I’m sure we will see some amazing stuff this year, that is why I would like to make a few brave predictions. I am very excited about 2010, we [...]

Google Chrome (Chromium) bookmark syncing now available on Linux!

While yours truly still remains in the Firefox camp, the speed of Google Chrome development is almost scary.
Bookmark syncing (via Xmarks in my case) is a must-have for users like me (and likely some of you) who are constantly on the go and use multiple machines to do their work. Now you can sync your [...]

Playstation 3 Slim – no more Linux?

The Internet has been abuzz about the new, Slim edition of the popular Playstation 3 lately. What especially grabbed my attention was that Sony decided to remove the option to install 3rd party operating systems, which means, no clean Yellow Dog or Debian Linux installs. The aim is, apparently, to “standardise” the OS on the [...]