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- And the French choose...
- Remember back in November the French Parliament announced they were switching their desktop PCs over to Linux? That was a big announcement but, at the time, they had no idea which flavor of Linux they were going to choose. Well, they chose and they chose Ubuntu. Smart choice? Id have...
- Tags: Distribution Upgrade, Get Jacked, Kde, Linux, Open Source, Ubuntu, Uncategorized, Windows
- Blog posts 2007-03-12
- Open Source Geek on every level
- Im going to deviate from my usual ranting by speaking out on geek-dom and Open Source. Good times. Good times.Many of you may not know but I am currently enrolled in cosmetology school to be a hair geek. Yes, I apply the term "geek" even to hair. Why do...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Linux, open source
- Blog posts 2007-03-04
- Dell and Linux: What's going on?
- Its come to my attention that Dell has actually been listening to its users. They started something they call IdeaStorm to get feedback from userspace. They were apparently "flooded" with requests for laptops pre-installed with Linux. The IdeaStorm page was a wiki used as, most likely, a free "focus group"...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Distribution Upgrade, Get Jacked, Gpl, Installation, laptop computer, Linux, Novell, Open Source, Suse, Uncategorized
- Blog posts 2007-02-26
- GNOME: user un-friendliness
- I dont know if youve heard about the recent little squabble in the open source camps but Linux Torvalds creator of the Linux kernel has taken his best shots at the GNOME Desktop environment. Why is this happening?A while ago, Linus was quoted saying that Linux users should switch from...
- Tags: Enlightenment, Get Jacked, GNOME, Gpl, Kde, Linux, Open Source, Uncategorized, Window Environment
- Blog posts 2007-02-19
- PCLinuxOS
- Recently one of my readers suggested I give the PCLinuxOS distribution a try. I did. Here are my thoughts.For the longest time my distro of choice for newbies was Ubuntu. Ubuntu was simple to install, easy to configure, and simple to manage. Ubuntu discovered hardware for the most part well...
- Tags: card, Distribution Upgrade, Fedora, Get Jacked, Gnome, Gpl, Installation, Kde, Linux, Open Source, operating system, PCLinuxOS, Ubuntu, Uncategorized, up-and, Upgrade, Window Environment
- Blog posts 2007-02-11
- Novell and Microsoft v2.0
- Recently a reporter from Reuters stated that Novell could be banned from selling Linux. The reporter, Jim Finkle, writes a headline that says Novell could be banned from selling Linux. Finkle says that:The Free Software Foundation is reviewing Novell Inc.s right to sell new versions of Linux operating system software...
- Tags: Uncategorized, Open Source, Linux, Gpl, Get Jacked, Novell, Windows, Microsoft Corp., Novell Inc., Free Software Foundation
- Blog posts 2007-02-03
- Fedora changing the choices: good or bad?
- For the next release of Fedora things are going to be a bit different. And Im not so sure they are going to be for the better. Let me explain to you what they are doing. As of FC7 the isos will come in different flavors:Fedora DesktopFedora KDE Fedora Server...
- Tags: Afterstep, Blackbox, desktop, Distribution Upgrade, Enlightenment, Fedora, Fedora Project, Get Jacked, Gimp, Gnome, Gpl, Installation, Kde, Linux, Open Source, Ubuntu, Uncategorized, Window Environment
- Blog posts 2007-01-28
- 64 Bit Linux: the good the bad the flash-less
- Recently I assembled a 64 Bit system thrilled to be able to run Fedora Core in 64 bit mode (if for any other reason than to be able to say "Im running 64 bit Linux".) After much sweating after having to exchange a bad motherboard the machine was done and...
- Tags: 64-bit, Enlightenment, Firefox, Get Jacked, Installation, Kde, Linux, Networking, Open Source, Rpm, Uncategorized, Upgrade, Window Environment, Windows
- Blog posts 2007-01-22
- Open Source Back Doors
- This blog is brought to you by conspiracy theorists across the globe.That being said...I read a post recently on the Fedora Core mailing list about a rumor of a back door in all of Microsofts products from Windows 95 to the present that allowed NSA in via a back door....
- Tags: Fedora, Get Jacked, Gpl, Microsoft Windows, Networking, NSA, Open Source, security, SELinux, software, Uncategorized, Windows
- Blog posts 2007-01-15
- Open Source: 2006 in retrospect
- This one is tough. From CNET you can see the following headlines:Public debate on GPL 3 draft beginsIBM sets DB2 database freeIBM spearheads Ajax tools at EclipseRed Hat scoops up JBossNovell brands its own open-source religionOpen source shapes up as rival to OracleMicrosoft bends on OpenDocumentMicrosoft gives go-ahead to open-source...
- Tags: Fedora, Get Jacked, Gpl, Linux, Netware, Novell, Open Source, open-source community, Rpm, SuSE, Ubuntu, Uncategorized, Windows
- Blog posts 2006-12-30
- Linux on a stick
- I remember a long time ago putting the Apache web server platform on my Agenda linux-based PDA. Most people laughed at me seeing my little experiment as a waste of time. There were those, however, who at least saw the "l33t" in what I was doing. In all reality I...
- Tags: Distribution Upgrade, Get Jacked, Gpl, Linux, Networking, Open Source, telephone, Uncategorized, Web browser
- Blog posts 2006-12-04
- Why does Microsoft hate Linux?
- That pretty much sums it up. But youre probably asking yourself, "why does he think this when Microsoft is now embracing Linux on a financial and code-based level?" Why? Because Microsoft has, for the last decade, taken Linux to task at every corner. No one has spent as much time,...
- Tags: Fedora, Get Jacked, Gpl, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Novell, Open Source, Suse, Uncategorized, Windows
- Blog posts 2006-11-18
- Open Source Yourself
- The other day I came across a website called OpenHuman. OpenHuman is: ... is a place to be as open as possibleTell the most dicreet and interesting stuff about yourself without hurting anyone elsePut your naked pictures (not pornographic or erotic, just naked)Confess how open you areDont forget, no...
- Tags: OpenHuman, open source
- Blog posts 2006-11-09
Additional Resources
- Jack FM 92.9 (widget)
- Get jacked up and listen to Jack FM 92.9 radio using this small handy widget. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Release, Radio, Steve Ross, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
- Software downloads 2007-05-16
- World Cup 2007
- Yeah...it's cricket :-)Anyone in TR following? My interest jacked up after hearing some sensational upsets. Wouldn't it be spectacular if Ireland were to play South Africa or Australia in the finals, and beat them :-)?edit: typoOr evenEngland :(Come on be fair now......we all know England is no longer a power...
- Tags: onbliss
- Discussion threads 2007-03-18
- Hi Jacked Browser
- I have a machine that has been Hi jacked. It is a Gateway running WinMe, I know, dump Me.There is a spy ware and invasion that has happened through the neglagent use of this machine by my grand daughter.There is something called Spy Sherrif and cool web sites that has...
- Tags: ddouglas@..., Hi Jacked Browser, software, Spy Sherrif, Web browser
- Q&A 2005-07-14
- Page numbering issues with section page breaks
- This may be a dumb question to ask but it's killing me and I have searched the web to the end for an answer. I have a 20 page document that contains a title page, table of contents, a summary page and the rest are all official policy pages with...
- Tags: kevinamartin@...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-30
- Billable vs. Internal
- I work for a major player in the BI/DW consulting arena, as a Senior Consultant. For this last quarter, I have primarily been assigned with internal projects such as creating internal training materials, delivering internal training and performing marketing functions such as delivering presentations at user group meetings and...
- Tags: account manager
- Discussion threads 2004-11-15
- Touch-screen monitors have cab drivers fuming in NYC
- If you've ever been to New York City, you should have a pretty healthy appreciation for taxi cab drivers, especially if you're a pedestrian! Taxi cab drivers are everywhere -- that is, when they're not on strike, which is the current state of affairs in the Big Apple. In...
- Tags: Touch Screen, Monitor, Driver, Passenger, Keyboards, GPS, Monitors & Displays, Handhelds, Hardware, Peripherals, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Components, Sonja Thompson
- Blog posts 2007-10-22
- Registry ?: Can't create new folder
- Okay so something is up with Windows right now.Problem: In explorer, if I right click and go to New or select File and go to New I get an hour glass. The hour glass just sits there and I never get the next drop down menu which contains Folder...
- Tags: buschman_007@..., explorer, registry, verclsid.exe, windows
- Q&A 2006-09-26
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