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Linux Laptop Battery Life: Measurement Tools, Techniques, and Results

Battery life is a valuable metric for improving Linux laptop power management. Battery life measurements require repeatable workloads. While BAPCo MobileMark 2005 is widely used in the industry, it runs only on Windows XP. Intel's Open Source Technology Center has developed a battery life measurement tool-kit for making reliable battery...

Tags: Technique, Linux Laptop, Battery, Laptop Battery, Tool, Battery Life, Battery Life Measurement, Engineering, Linux, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2006-06-26

Hibernating a Linux Laptop...FINALLY!

After much searching and hair-pulling Jack Wallen has finally found a means to get a laptop to hibernate. It's not perfect but it works every time. Read this open source entry and discover how to enjoy a full-featured laptop on Linux. by Jack Wallen

Tags: Linux Laptop, Laptop Computer, Linux, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jack Wallen

Blog posts 2008-10-05

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Hibernating a Linux Laptop...FINALLY!

some hardware isn't that easysome laptops mine for example have a lot of trouble with hibernate/suspend with Linux. i have written about this topic before here to find some people had no problems and many couldn't get it to work to save their source. i was one of those that...

Tags: Notebooks, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, NDISWrapper, laptop computer, Linux laptop, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-10-05

Wal-Mart debuts $498 Linux laptop

Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today!By ...

Tags: Notebooks, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, laptop computer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Linux

Technical articles 2004-12-21

Linux laptop to monitor a windows box

Hi, i work at a library with at the moment one shared computer up and going. some new ones are ordered. I have a problem with people entering restricted web pages, installing stuff and nearly killing the pc. so i wondered if some of you could recommend a software for...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Tools & Techniques, mariahundred@..., computer, software, laptop computer, Linux, monitor

Discussion threads 2007-07-01

Linux Achilles' heel: Suspend/Hibernate

I've been working with Linux for ten years now. I have seen issues come and I have seen them go. But there's one issue that has always surprised me because it just seems to never go away: Suspend/Hibernate. I am always so surprised about this because it just seems like...

Tags: Laptop Computer, Linux Achilles, Linux, Notebooks, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jack Wallen

Blog posts 2008-03-03

ASUS Eee PC is a good option for a lightweight laptop

step daughter uses onemy step daughter's ibook died and she needed to buy herself a new laptop. she was on a tight budget and wanted to shy away from both OS X and Windows. she told me she wanted nothing but linux. she wound up buying an Eee PC surf...

Tags: Notebooks, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, PC, laptop computer, bloatware, lightweight laptop, Linux, Eee PC, ASUS, ASUS Eee PC

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

Use Linuxant's DriverLoader to get wireless access on a Linux laptop

Learn how to get the Linuxant driver and set it up for wireless access on your laptop. Wireless access is so common these days that most people have their own, or can access, a wireless network. With Windows or Mac OS X, configuring the wireless network card...

Tags: Wireless Access, Linux, Wi-Fi, Notebooks, Vincent Danen, Operating systems, Linuxant, laptop computer, wireless, Linux Tips Newsletter, Driver, Linuxant Web Site, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Technical articles 2005-07-01

Wal-Mart debuts $498 Linux laptop

A laptop without Windows?I knew I could count on Wal-Mart. Love those guys even though they seem to come under fire a lot. I guess I might not want to see a Mega-superstore in my backyard with its Box-like aesthetics and instant traffic problems...Finally, a NEW laptop under...

Tags: AcesKaraoke, laptop computer, Linspire, Linux, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Discussion threads 2004-12-21

Wacky Linux Part 17: Playing the wireless card

[This episode brought to you by the Wacky Linux Wireless Card, sponsored by Palmetto] In our last episode, I was trying to get my newly donated see above Cisco wireless PCMCIA card to jive with my Ubuntu-infused Compaq Armada laptop. As always, I trusted in the wisdom...

Tags: Floppy Disk, Card, Cisco Systems Inc., Laptop Computer, Wi-Fi, Linux, Wireless, Operating Systems, Software, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2006-04-11

Wacky Linux Intermission: Meet the Ruby Newbie

In our last episode, I confessed to being unable to handle a tarball from the command line. After some justly due mockery, I began trying to extract Ruby and RubyGems from tarballs using the command line, and I quickly tied myself in knots--mostly because the setup...

Tags: Ruby, Scripting Languages, Linux, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Operating Systems, Software, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2006-05-09

Tech Tip: Set up wireless network cards in Linux with ndiswrapper

Learn how to get your Linux laptop to connect to a wireless network using the ndiswrapper program. These days, almost every laptop available comes with built-in wireless functionality. But many of these cards don't have proper Linux drivers. ...

Tags: Guest Contributor, Linux Tips Newsletter, Card, Network, Driver, Wireless Network, Wireless Card, Linux, Wi-Fi, Microsoft Windows, Wireless, Operating Systems, Software

Technical articles 2004-08-12

10 things Linux does better than OS X

You missed a big one Jackthe stupidity of stealing the menus from the application window and putting them at the top of the screen.If you use multiple apps and are not having them maximised, why do you have to move your cursor to the top of the screen [ 6+...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Apple Mac OS X, Linux, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-12-08

Wacky Linux Part 13: Prepping for wireless

In our last episode, I confessed to some trepidation as to installing wireless hardware onto my Compaq Armada M300 laptop running Ubuntu Linux 5.10. Nobody seemed especially worried on my behalf (at least, nobody commented much on the subject), so I proceeded with Basic Geek Research...

Tags: Ubuntu, PC Card, USB, Laptop Computer, Compaq Computer Corp., Wireless, Linux, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2006-03-07

Happy 17th Birthday Linux: Share your story

a D&D reference?Ah, who am I kidding, I spent Sunday afternoon seeing how close to -10 a level 1 character came reach and still survive in Ravenloft.For Linux based OS? I wanted a more robust and flexible network stack, multi-tasking and something fresh to explore after growing up on Windows...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Linux, server, operating system

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

Wal-mart drops in-store Linux systems.

From ZDNet:http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=1468From Yahoo:http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080310/wal_mart_linux_computer.html?.v=2I see a couple of interesting points. Wally continues to sell the Vista version of the same system in stores. Wally continues to sell the Linux system (what distro?) on line.Discuss. Use back of page if necesary.unfamiliarityHe says, "Not what our customers are looking for."...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux system, Linux, Wally, WWee, Wally World, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., End User

Discussion threads 2008-03-11

Which Linux live-cd do you recommend for zero level users?

I was talking with my Uncle yesterday, and we got onto the topic of computers. He doesn't know a lot about them, but is fascinated by them, so he likes to have these discussions with me.I told him I was running a linux laptop, and had a few desktops...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, Mandriva, desktop, Linux, GNOME, KDE

Discussion threads 2009-01-12

Wacky Linux Sequel: Ruby vs. the Newbie

Yeah, so Wacky Linux lives to fight another day thanks to the legendary Wacky Linux Wireless Card--Sponsored by Palmetto. Still, once we've got this wireless thing nailed down, and I maybe try to tackle the laptop's mysterious battery-related schizophrenia, I'll have a very fine working notebook running...

Tags: Linux, Ruby, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2006-04-07

Which USB wireless adapter for Linux laptop?

My company has lent me an old Compaq Armada M300 laptop to use as a test model for Linux. I've got Ubuntu Linux 5.10 running smoothly on the machine, and now I'd like to try my hand at making it wireless-ready. However, I have no budget for hardware upgrades--Linux is...

Tags: USB, The Trivia Geek, linux, Ubuntu, laptop computer, wireless, Debian

Q&A 2006-03-07

Saving battery power on Linux

If you're a Linux user and tired of having the Linux side of your dual-boot system suck up more battery power, LessWatts.org might just be the place for you to visit. The site offers a wealth of various tips and tricks for reducing the power requirement of your Linux laptop...

Tags: Battery Power, Battery, Site, Laptop Computer, LessWatts.org, LessWatts, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Paul Mah

Blog posts 2008-01-08