Posts Tagged ‘computers’

Build a Linux-Powered Sprinkler System for your Garden

Really, is there anything Linux can’t do? You be the judge.

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Build a Linux-Powered Sprinkler System for your Garden

GNU/Linux Hitting the Mainstream and System76 Ubuntu Computers


NOTE: I was quick to get this video up so I forgot to state the true name of the OS, which is GNU/Linux. I will be sure to watch this in the future, as it’s been a while since I put up a Linux related video. In this particular video, I go over an article about Linux hitting the mainstream, and show a website that sells PCs with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed. They even have an Ubuntu key on them in place of the Windows key. I love Ubuntu, and GNU/Linux. OPEN SOURCE RULES! Link to Article: www.lockergnome.com Link to System76: www.system76.com

7 Free, Open Source Tools For A Funkier Digital Music Experience

Sure, the world of digital music includes lots of useful proprietary tools–Apple’s iTunes included–but it’s also increasingly full of cool, free open source tools and applications. Do you want to sync iPods and iPhones to any computer anywhere?

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7 Free, Open Source Tools For A Funkier Digital Music Experience

For Linux-Based Netbooks, the New Kids May Hold the Most Promise

There is a lot of hubbub about Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 7 operating system and its prospects on netbooks, which remain a hot-selling hardware category, but what about Linux on netbooks? Asus and others were early to deliver Linux-based netbooks, Dell continues to offer Ubuntu-based systems, and there are new, Linux-based operating systems that may have bright netbook futures.

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For Linux-Based Netbooks, the New Kids May Hold the Most Promise