Shuttle Adds Blu-ray To XS35 Series
If you haven’t seen how small Shuttle’s XS35 series of ultra small PCs are, then you need to look more closely at the picture on the left. The PC is the unit stuck to the back of the monitor. The…
Goodbye SuSE, Hello Ubuntu
Some of you will know that I’m a Linux user from my previous posts. I’m not a distro-tart: I tend to stick with a particular Linux distribution rather than swap between the different flavours. I started out over 15 years…
Music Downloads for Linux
Last night, I downloaded some music from Amazon for the first time and I was both irritated and pleasantly surprised by the experience. I’d gone to Amazon because I’m not an iPod owner and wanted to get some DRM-free music for…
Checking Your Website with Browsershots
I always forget about this website. When I finally go there to check my site amongst OS browsers, I always find one small problem. Quick change in the CSS and everything is all better. I am talking about Broswershots. They…
Ubuntu 9.10
I have an old Mac Mini that I wasn’t using, so being bored I decided to install Ubuntu on it. Ubuntu is a well know distribution (distro) of Linux. The latest distribution is 9.10 also known as Karmic Koala, (all…
Less is More – The Microsoft Spin
Less is more. Less trouble equals more value. Lower learning curve equals increased value. That would be the theory of Microsoft in the recently leaked training notes for their operating system (as covered by www.appleinsider.com). To install Microsoft Windows 7…
Why Not Virtual XP on Ubuntu?
Last week Microsoft announced the upcoming Windows7 will have a Virtual XP option. You will then be able to use programs that do not work in the new OS. So why shouldn’t Ubuntu do the same? QEMU is a Open…