Don’t you just love the sight of that? I don’t anything about Linux, really, but for those of you who can’t get enough of Linux, then this credit card is for you. Normally, I would discourage anyone who wants to get his hands on another a credit card, but this is something that is worth making an exception for, don’t you think? Read more »
Previously, we discovered that certain tasks are equally productive on all operating systems, and that the only real difference between Mac and Windows is the maximise button, but we thought that there had to be more to it than that. Having been subjected to various personality tests in the past, I was glad to find this simple chart that shows you what type of person you are based on the operating systems you predominantly use. It looks like I’m an “Artsie” (be careful how you pronounce that) though at one time I could have been a graphic designer, or just a plain loser. Do you fit with this diagram? Pity Read more »
Have you seen any ads for Windows 7 yet? I don’t know what they look like where you are, but in Britain, Microsoft’s TV ads extend the “I’m a PC” mantra and now suggest that it’s the users who told Microsoft how to design Windows 7. “It was my idea”. Nice tactic, Microsoft. Read more »
Why are we not surprised at reports that the software giant is trying to discourage customers who may have heard of Linux and dare to challenge the sales staff at Best Buy, claiming that it’s difficult to install and use? Of course, Microsoft has been dissing Macs for a long time, mainly on the basis that they’re too expensive. Thing is, it’s hard to do that with Linux, given that it will run on exactly the same hardware (and in fact, less powerful hardware, too) as Windows bloated OS, and yet is available for free. Read more »
Ahh, how much time we used to still spend arguing over which is better: Windows, Mac OS X or Linux. Seems that the following graph, though not comprehensive, arrives at one stark conclusion: your choice of operating system is irrelevant when it comes to… …watching porn: Via Read more »
The Asus EeePC is a thing of wonder. I got myself the first version the week it came out. It was an EeePC 701, with a paltry 4GB of storage, 512MB RAM and a seven-inch screen. But it was small, and it could fit my camera bag, and thus I could do work virtually anywhere without having to kill my back carrying a full-sized laptop. The original EeePC also came shipped with Linux (Xandros, in the case of Asus), and that added to the novelty of it. Linux enthusiasts were banking on the popularity of Linux-based netbooks, which could supposedly bring Linux closer to the common user (a.k.a. the 90+ Read more »
A programmer that goes by the nick “Freedom Fry” has recently released a proof-of-concept release of a Linux distro for the PSP. The program doesn’t really do much yet, however, if he keeps working on this and someone bothers porting KDE we might have a fully functional graphical Linux OS on our PSPs soon. Read more »
There are plenty of tools with which you can check your disk space. However, Linux already has a built in function to show you just what you need to know. Open a terminal window or push (ctrl+alt+F1 to go to console) and type: # df You will see something like this(your output may be different, depending on how many partitions/harddrives/cdroms you have mounted): Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/hda3 78012484 17606992 56442660 24% / /dev/hda1 101086 16400 79467 18% /boot none 516808 0 516808 0% /dev/shm /tmp 247919 7339 227780 4% /tmp This one looks a bit unreadable, because size is represented in 1K-blocks, lets try to make Read more »
A guy named Matan Gillon has reported that he has successfully managed to boot up Windows 95 on his PSP by porting an open-source emulator called x86 to the portable system. According to him, Windows 95 takes about 10 minutes to boot up but afterwards it’s pretty usable and you can even run some applications on it, however, for both Windows and Linux, he says you can only do so much with a mouse only, until someone makes a keyboard for the PSP both OSs are pretty limited. If you’re interested in infesting your little beauty with Microsoft love check out his site and follow his simple instructions. Original announcement Read more »
I loved to play with my legos when I was younger, but never did build anything cool. I stuck with very simple jets and high-rise buildings. Seeing these types of things makes me wonder how do you even plan something like this? And where the hell are my legos now? Read more »
