Well a friend of mine got one of the $200 computers with GoS installed on it and for her that was a major hurdle for her , jumping from Windows and into Linux. Well it turns out that yes a lot of folks are attempting to run GoS but are having problems out the wazoo with it! Why, well there is little or no support for the system and there are sites where the new users are as clueless as Bush at a UN meeting. The first and major problem seems to be the decision to use E-17 as the desktop. Light yes easy to work with no, and that is multiplied by the fact that very few if any of the new users have a clue on what they are doing. LinuxChick has installed a virtual version to answer questions for them and she has been as busy as a one armed paper hanger with the hives. Where are the “developers”? They sold this to the masses and now are sitting back and watching as they the new users all flounder in a sea of unanswered questions. While the idea is a good one the end result has been a fiasco. I hope that the support gets better soon or a lot of folks will be running around bad mouthing Linux, because of the bad experience they had with this. For now if you want to check out LinuxChicks site it is Here she is also over on the Faqly site to answer questions when she can get there.

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Netscape Navigator, once the de rigeur browser for more than 90% of web users, will no longer be supported by current owner AOL after February 2008. Link. Post your ode to this code in the comments. Extra points if you can manage to refer to yourself as a “netizen” with a straight face. (thanks Bill)

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RIP: Netscape Navigator (1994-2008)

College computer science students often find it difficult to get started in programming languages like C++ and Java, largely due to the disconnect between simple middle-school languages like logo and advanced object-oriented programming (OOP) languages. To help bridge the gap, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have developed an OOP language to create computer animations using 3-D models, called Alice.

Learn OOP while creating 3-D animations with Alice

Found this, this morning and just had to share it, as it is proof that yes there is a true meaning to the moniker of Santa and yes he really is alive and well in Texas, Baldy.

I’m a little old to believe in Santa Claus, but then again, there are some things I believe in that are even more far-fetched than Saint Nick. We’ll get back to that later. It was 2:30 in the morning and I had been working for a friend, delivering some computers and helping those who received them get them set up. It had been a long night and I stopped by my “boss’s house to drop off the company van and get into my own truck to go home. I was surprised to see the lights on and knowing that everyone should be in bed, I walked quietly to the front door and slowly turned the knob. It’s ok, I almost live there anyway and I have a key. I work pretty close to my “boss”.

I’ve just met Santa Claus

Here is a wish from my house to yours for a safe and happy holiday season and many returns.

Wishing you and yours a very happy and safe holiday season!

Once again Norad comes to rescue of parents everywhere and will help you parents track Santa in his all day and night trek to bring presents to all the good boys and girls around the world.

Follow the Jolly old Elf

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What good is a browser unless you can tweak it, hack it and bend it to your will? No good at all. The more you can hack it, the better it is.

And that means that Firefox must be a great browser. It’s infinitely customizable, via editing a text file called userChrome.css, making changes via a command called about:config, and using free add-ons to extend the features of the browser.

Source: Computer World

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Morgantown, WV, Dec 22, 2007 — MEPIS has released SimplyMEPIS 7.0. The isos for the 32 and 64 versions are in the released directory at the MEPIS subscriber site and public mirrors. MEPIS 7.0 offers up to date user applications delivered on top of a Debian stable core.

Source: Mepis.Org

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The $100 notebook remains a dream but the OLPC project has inspired a new class of affordable laptops

Critics of the One-Laptop-Per-Child (OLPC) Project like to point out that it has not yet lived up to its goal of putting US$100 notebooks in the hands of millions of kids in poor countries, but that’s a short-sighted view considering the impact it’s already having on the computer industry.

I know I keep saying it, but I love this project!

Source: IT Business

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