Discussion on what it will take to replace Windows on the x86 platform. I agree with one of the members when he mentions that it will take a different paradigm in desktop computing to overtake Windows. In essence all the major desktop are emulating each other and it is someone who does it different (and [...]

Some good hard to find tips on Red Hat and Fedora to help you get started with the world’s most popular distro.

Great post over at Sitepoint that shows why OOP should be used in favor of Functional Programming. This guy shows clear thinking in the sense that from the beginning he explains why many functional programmers just don’t see why OOP is better. Filled with some good examples.

An article with screenshots (glad to see someone realizes that geeks love screenshots) giving step-by-step instructions on moving to the 2.6 Kernel.

Anyone who is tackling large PHP projects or enjoys reusing their code should definitely take a look at this. Hell, every PHP programmer should take a look at this.

Shaping up to be a great book that teaches Ruby in layman’s terms that even a hardcore geek can appreciate.

A classic essay comparing hackers to painters and further proving why programming is an art.

Article describing how a template engine should be done in PHP. Great read for those who are turned away by Smarty’s custom syntax.

It can be a pain to setup at times, but with this article things get a lot easier. I will admit though that the configurations of the newer linux distros make Samba setup a breeze.

A great tutorial explaining the importance of using functional specs when beginning a programming project. This is really a well done document.

A great site that offers free audio conversations from leaders in the IT industry. I particularly enjoyed the Tim O’Reilly: The Software Paradigm Shift discussion.

Interesting view (no flamewar) on why geeks chose their current platform. I would prefer to have Linux as my current platform, but ASP.Net development and school work has me stuck with Windows Server 2003.

Who knew that MySQL could pull in $10 million in sales? Man I wish I had more time to play with that kind of stuff. So much potential going on with Open Source databases. Love to get inside of Yahoo! and Google and really see how they tweak the monsters.

Ars Technica has decided to add 2 new forums to its already impressive array of forums. Looking forward to seeing what happens in the Boardroom seeing how a lot of geeks have absolutely no business sense.
This topic on which type of business to open is well worth the read.

Who the hell comes up with these names? Being a geek is cool because I can remember a lot of things, but it doesn’t mean I wish to try and remember a lot of things.