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Archive for March, 2008

Opps Sorry about that

Monday, March 31st, 2008

It seems as if we were down for a while today. Seems as if a server decided it was working a little to hard and wanted to take a little nap. All should be back to normal now and I am sorry for those of you that couldn’t get here earlier, Baldy
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With Vista breached, Linux unbeaten in hacking contest

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

 
The MacBook Air went first; a tiny Fujitsu laptop running Vista was hacked on the last day of the contest; but it was Linux, running on a Sony Vaio, that remained undefeated as conference organizers ended a three-way computer hacking challenge Friday at the CanSecWest conference.
Really folks was there ever a doubt as to [...]

Fred And Sharon’s Video Movies (or) More Great Canadian Talent

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Who Needs a Movie?

Posted by LinuxChick - Baldys Paradox

Creating a Home Inventory with F-Spot (video)

Friday, March 28th, 2008

 
With fires, thefts, and natural disasters it is a good idea to have a home inventory. In this video I am going to show you how to inventory your house using a digital camera and F-Spot on a Linux desktop.
 

Creating a Home Inventory with F-Spot (video)
Posted by Baldy - Baldys Paradox

Hacker Super Bowl Pits Mac OS Vs. Linux, Vista

Friday, March 28th, 2008

 
It’s the most anticipated matchup in the hacker world: Linux versus Mac OS X versus Vista. Who will get hacked first? That’s what organizers of the CanSecWest security conference hope to discover this week as they give show attendees a shot at hacking into the three laptops they’ve put on display here in Vancouver. The [...]

The Best Linux Marketing Tip: Don’t Mention Linux

Friday, March 28th, 2008

 
CostCo’s in-store promotional materials for the Eee PC from Asus barely mention that the sub-notebook runs Linux. That may be a smart move. Here’s why.
Now I really have to disagree with this. Why you ask, I have been watching and for a while helping with the GoS help forum and you know what 60% [...]

How CBC torrented a TV show

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Here’s a great, insider account of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s internal process leading up to their decision to put a high-quality torrent of the show Canada’s Next Great Prime Minister online:
Okay now what is wrong with the article? First the ISP’s are “avoiding” P2P and then the Goverment Television Network puts out a hugely popular [...]

Canadian ISPs forced to filter P2P [News]

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

 
Smaller ISPs in Canada are finding that their wholesale connections are being ‘managed’ due to changes made by Bell Canada to shape P2P traffic without consent.
Darn and just when I get ready to head north again this pops up. Not that I use a lot of P2P but when I want to I would [...]

Why doesn’t Linux need defragmenting?

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

That is a question that crops up with regularity on Linux forums when new users are unable to find the defrag tool on their shiny new desktop. Here’s my attempt at giving a simple, non-technical answer as to why some filesystems suffer more from fragmenting than others.
Rather than simply stumble through lots of dry technical [...]

Ask Linux.com

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

 
Got a question about Linux or free and open source software? You’ve come to the right place. In the left column of every page, directly below the Distributions link, you’ll find a link labeled “Get Linux help” that will take you to the Linux.com discussion forums — your best bet for getting Linux-related troubleshooting and [...]

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