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- See for yourself what is inside the ASUS Eee901
- Find out just what is inside the ASUS Eee in one of TechRepublic's Cracking Open Photo Galleries: Cracking Open the ASUS Eee 901 20G ultra-portable. by Mark Kaelin
- Tags: ASUS, Linux, Productivity, UNIX, Open Source, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Mark Kaelin
- Blog posts 2008-07-28
- Install extra packages on the ASUS Eee PC
- Installing extra packages on the Asus Eee PC is possible if you want more software than the average user. Vincent Danen explains how to set up Xandros repositories to make it easier to add packages. by Vincent Danen
- Tags: ASUS, PC, Xandros, Vincent Danen, Pin-Priority, Tools & Techniques, Linux, Desktops, Management, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-07-28
- What's on tap for Intrepid Ibex?
- With Hardy Heron due in April -- it will be the next long-term support version -- Canonical is already setting priorities for the next offering, Intrepid Ibex. According to the Ubuntu folk, as reported by News.com: "A particular focus for us will be pervasive Internet access, the ability to...
- Tags: Linux, E-mail, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Desktops, Software, Online Communications, Hardware, Selena Frye
- Blog posts 2008-02-21
- Photos: Three low-cost Linux PCs
- Three manufacturers are preloading Linux onto PCs that cost less than $200--and retailers can't keep them in stock. by CNET News.com
- Tags: news, linux, pc, TechRepublic Inc., Linux PC, Photograph, Open Source, Retail, UNIX, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2008-01-25
- Season of $199 PCs
- After ASUS' Eee and Everex's Dektop PC, Shuttle and Mirus innovations are offering sub-$200 PCs. Excerpt on Shuttle from News.com: It'll have an Intel Celeron processor, a 945 GC chipset, 512 MB of memory and either a 60 GB or 80 GB hard drive. What it...
- Tags: PC, Memory, Linux, Desktops, Open Source, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-01-18
- New preloaded Linux computers for sale now at Sears and Wal-Mart
- The success of the $199 Everex gOS-based desktop at Wal-Mart has spurred two more releases of low-end, Linux-based computers at two retail giants. Wal-Mart's follow-up to the Everex is the $399 gOS-based Cloudbook laptop -- sporting Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google News, Google Maps, YouTube, Firefox, Skype, Facebook and...
- Tags: Google Inc., Sears Roebuck & Co., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Everex, Linux Computer, Computer, Mirus/Linspire, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Modems, UNIX, Productivity, OpenOffice, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Components, Office Suites, Selena Frye
- Blog posts 2008-01-18
- How do I... Create desktop icons in KDE and GNOME?
- Most Linux installs include thousands of applications, but not all those applications get an icon on either the KDE or GNOME desktop. If you want to launch one of those applications from the desktop you are going to have to create an icon for it. Jack Wallen shows you how....
- Tags: Most Linux, Desktops, Open Source, Hardware, Jack Wallen, How do I, screenshots, kde, gnome, linux, icons
- Image galleries 2008-01-17
- Images: Linux gets a taste of Windows and Mac
- A major KDE overhaul gives a leading Linux interface a new look and new apps. Some features will be familiar to Windows and Mac OS X users. by CNET News.com
- Tags: news, linux, windows, kde, mac os x, TechRepublic Inc., Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Open Source, UNIX, Software, Hardware, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2008-01-14
- Will you try the KDE 4 desktop?
- Blogger Jack Wallen has written on the subject of Linux desktops recently, particularly the highly customizable Enlightenment. I ran across this preview of KDE 4 from Kristin Shoemaker at downloadsquad.com, which is due to launch officially next week. Apparently there are some fairly significant changes to the design, and how...
- Tags: KDE, Blogger Jack Wallen, Linux, Open Source, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Selena Frye
- Blog posts 2008-01-03
- Dell upgrades to Ubuntu 7.10
- Dell will add the latest version of the open-source OS to its current lineup of Ubuntu Linux machines. Product Group Strategist Daniel Judd wrote in the company blog: We believe Ubuntu 7.10 is a solid step forward for both Linux enthusiasts as well as the mainstream...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Dell Computer Corp., Linux, Desktops, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-12-19
- Macedonia to install Ubuntu on 20,000 school PCs
- The Macedonia Ministry of Education and Science has received its first batch of 7,000 PCs with Ubuntu Linux installed. Ubuntu sponsor Canonical expects the figure will soon reach 20,000 units. The actual distribution deployed here is Edubuntu 7.04, a version of Ubuntu tailored for classroom use....
- Tags: Ubuntu, PC, Desktops, Linux, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-11-17
- SolutionBase: Get familiar with alternative Linux desktops
- Desktop customization in Linux is very flexible; from the ultra-modern KDE and GNOME window managers to with the likes of Fluxbox and AfterStep, there's a Linux desktop to suit everyone. Jack Wallen covers some of your Linux desktop options. Linux has proven amazingly flexible: after nearly 10...
- Tags: Desktop, Application, Menu, Linux Desktop, Window, Toolbar, Author, Entry, Workspace, Icon, Exec, Desktop Customization, AfterStep, Fluxbox Fluxbox, Construction, Desktops, Linux, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Jack Wallen, Fluxbox
- Technical articles 2007-11-15
- Everex's full-size desktop for just $200
- Everex's $200 desktop comes equipped with a 1.7 GHz VIA CPU, 512 MB of RAM, 80 GB HDD and runs on a custom distribution of Ubuntu Linux. An excerpt from InternetNews.com "Our target is first-time users and someone who wanted a simple experience," said David Liu,...
- Tags: Everex, Linux, Desktops, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2007-11-02
- Command line angst
- All true Linux aficionados extol the beauty of the command line for efficiency and control. At the same time, they know that what they value turns off the mainstream user. Command line -- yikes! Blogger Bruce Byfield describes this dilemma nicely in his post, "Fear and loathing at the command...
- Tags: Desktop, Superiority, Blogger Bruce Byfield, Linux, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Selena Frye
- Blog posts 2007-10-15
- Linux desktop designs: It's a start
- Okay, so I didn't get overwhelming response to my call for desktop design artistry. However, the two I did get are pretty awesome so I went ahead and published them in this gallery. Now, you're sure to be challenged and inspired! (You know,...
- Tags: Desktop, Linux Desktop, Desktops, Linux, Open Source, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Selena Frye
- Blog posts 2007-09-28
- Linux desktop designs
- Maybe these two very cool Linux desktop designs will be inspirational. by Selena Frye
- Tags: screenshots, Desktop, TechRepublic Inc., Linux Desktop, Linux, Desktops, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Selena Frye
- Image galleries 2007-09-27
- Alternative desktops
- Recently, Selena penned a blog about the Linux Desktop Revolution. I replied to that posting my current Linux desktop. Shortly after that I wrote a series of articles for TechRepublic on Linux desktops. The first was Enlightenment, then came KDE, GNOME, and finally piece on Fluxbox and AfterStep. Doing...
- Tags: Desktop, Linux Desktop, Linux, Desktops, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Jack Wallen
- Blog posts 2007-09-24
- Check out the cool Linux desktop designs
- This Linux desktop "show and tell" over at lifehacker.com features a bunch of sexy/pretty/cool designs from readers. Is your desktop completely pragmatic and boring or do you take pains to make it look good? If you have a desktop design that you want to show off, submit it to me...
- Tags: Desktop, Linux Desktop, Linux, Desktops, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Selena Frye
- Blog posts 2007-09-20
- SolutionBase: File searching made easy with Linux
- If you're using Linux as a desktop operating system, you're not stuck using command line tools in order to find data. Jack Wallen examines some outstanding Linux tools that should make your searching simple. One of the major innovations claimed by Microsoft in Windows Vista was its improved...
- Tags: Desktop, Directory, Google Inc., Linux Desktop, Google Desktop, Window, KDE, Tool, GNOME Beagle, Kfind, Google Linux Desktop GLD, Linux, Desktops, Productivity, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Jack Wallen, Google Linux Desktop, Now Konqueror, GLD
- Technical articles 2007-09-05
- Dell to ship PCs with virtualization by next year
- According to various sources, Dell may introduce consumer PCs running both Windows and Linux together on the same hardware using virtualization. Says Dell Chief Technology Officer Kevin Kettler: Virtualization is very powerful. It's an environment that would allow many different operating systems to coexist. ...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., PC, Virtualization, Linux, Storage Management, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Utility Computing, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Storage, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-08-17
