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Loki (xpi)

Loki is a location-based search and location-sharing browser toolbar. Leveraging Skyhook's Wi-Fi Positioning System WPS to automatically define a user's exact physical location, this customizable toolbar turns a Wi-Fi-enabled laptop into a 'virtual GPS' device and integrates location into your Internet search and communications. You can customize Loki to find...

Tags: Toolbar, Skyhook Wireless, Loki, Wireless LANs, Wireless

Software downloads 2008-02-06

Astronomy + History = Dog days of summer

Norse legends...I think that the Norse had a legend about the earth freezing in the winter months, and the people praying for warmth.Loki answered the prayer by placing a torch in the sky to warm the earth and keep it from freezing. True to form, everything from Loki had...

Tags: Richard_RPU, Norse, Loki

Discussion threads 2007-07-03

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Loki VPN Client (zip)

Loki Network allows you to surf the Internet anonymously and hides your real location IP address. Everything you do through the Loki Network is done from the name of the Loki Network server and from its IP address. Connection between your computer and Loki Network is secured with SSL. However,...

Tags: IP, IP Address, VPN Client, Project Loki, Loki Network, Network Technology, Networking

Software downloads 2008-05-20

Loki demo (zip)

An incredible journey through four great mythologies, Loki allows the player to take-on the role of one of four heroes : a mighty Norse warrior, a fierce Greek fighter, a powerful Egyptian sorcerer or a skilled Aztec shaman. Each comes from a different mythological background and each has different strengths...

Tags: Hero, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2007-08-16

Tech Tip: Run Windows applications on Linux

Here's how to run Windows applications on Linux. Most people who use Linux are familiar with the WINE program, which enables the use of Windows software on Linux without requiring Windows itself. WINE is still fairly immature. While it can run some applications,...

Tags: Guest Contributor, Linux Tips Newsletter, Windows Application, Wine, CrossOver Office, Loki Installer, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software

Technical articles 2004-07-27

Age of Mythology: The Golden Gift (exe)

The Golden Gift, a new official Age of Mythology campaign produced by Ensemble Studios, follows the adventures of Brokk and Eitri, two dwarven brothers featured in the original Age of Mythology Fall of the Trident campaign. This four-scenario campaign follows the brothers' first encounter with the god Loki and features...

Tags: Brother, Telecommunications

Software downloads 2007-08-16

Never mention crap culture in the presence of sMoRTy71

Okay, file this under Bizarre Life Lessons You'll Almost Certainly Never Need. For reasons not really worth getting into, I threw out a quote from Kevin Smith's Dogma today, the one where Bartleby and Loki are fighting about who owes who money from a bet over which would be the...

Tags: RealNetworks Rhapsody, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2005-05-31

Linspire gets Microsofter

As a now Ubuntu userI'm not going to plough MS into the dust,as I have used their offerings since 3.1.Indeed,I have Vista installed on a soon to be sold desktop,to a friend.However,having a few friends within the Open Source community,they,like me,are appalled at Lindows stance.Sorry,Linspire's stance with Microsoft.A gui-Windows clone,going...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Neil Higgins, Linux, Linspire, OpenOffice

Discussion threads 2007-07-23

Linspire gets Microsofter

If you're a user of Linspire, congratulations! You get MS True Type Fonts, DVD Playback, Windows Media Player 10...and...and...The shaft.You can't, in the usual spirit of open source software, share the software with others. You can't pass any of the software on with the patent promise. You can't modify the...

Tags: open source, Linux, Get Jacked

Blog posts 2007-07-23

Neo 1973: Open Source phone, open source sexy

The iPhone. Ah the iPhone. Who of us stood in line, like a Star Wars fan boy, waiting to lay their eyes and hands on what seems to be the be-all, end-all salvation of the tech world?Well I for one didn't. Don't get me wrong, there were moments when I...

Tags: Open Source, Gpl, Linux, Get Jacked, General

Blog posts 2007-07-09

Troubleshooting Mandrake

As with any OS worth its weight in code, Linux offers a broad spectrum of applications. Join Jack Wallen, Jr. to learn what's out there for you.Office suites, mail clients, utilities—Linux offers a broad spectrum of applications. On January 27th Jack Wallen offered his expertise, along with some really great...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Jack Wallen, Jr., Jack Wallen, ZOP, Guild, Linux, Guild Meeting

Technical articles 2000-01-27

The Top 12 Comic Book Superweapons

I am in awe at the depth of your geekness.I am also at a total loss to come up with even one item to replace those listed.My only quibble is actually with Marvel. It has always irritated me that their rendition of Thor and by default Mjolnir is almost nothing...

Tags: comic book, comic books, feedback, geekend, hammer, khigh, mythology, SWORD, Thor

Discussion threads 2006-10-20

Sci-fi rant: When did Star Trek jump the shark?

nailed it as always...The franchise, in attempting to 'dumb down' to be of interest to the 'unwashed masses' lost what made it of interest to anyone at all.In addition to destroying the concept of the Borg, the concept of Q was also gutted.Q, through the franchise was the archetypical trickster...

Tags: Locrian_Lyric, DS9, Voyager, Star Trek, franchise

Discussion threads 2007-11-14

Linux 101: Basic installation and use of Linux

Increase your knowledge of Linux essentials with Jack Wallen. During this meeting, the Linux 101 series writer shared Linux tips and tricks.On January 20th Jack Wallen shared his expertise on Linux basic essentials. If you couldn’t join us then, enjoy the transcript and we hope to see you on our...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Jack Wallen, Jr., Jack Wallen, Linux, Guild, Guild Meeting

Technical articles 2000-01-20

StarWriter: Linux's answer to MS Word, demystified

Let StarOffice's StarWriter Bryan Pfaffenberger show you how to make StarWriter a solid alternative to Microsoft Word.On January 25th Bryan Pfaffenberger shared his expertise on making StarWriter a solid alternative to Microsoft Word. If you couldn’t join us then, enjoy the transcript and we hope to see you on our...

Tags: Word processors, Microsoft Office, StarOffice, Bryan Pfaffenberger, Linux, Microsoft Corp., StarWriter, Guild, Guild Meeting, Microsoft Word, NRUSSELL, Jack Wallen

Technical articles 2000-01-25

Linux: Where is it in the 3D curve?

Jack Wallen takes a look at the reasons that developers within the Linux community have been all but shut out of the 3D market and why that situation is now changing.I must admit that it pains me to say that Linux is a bit behind the 3D video curve. In...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Jack Wallen, Jack Wallen, Jr., Linux, 3D, card, 3dfx Interactive Inc., OpenGL

Technical articles 2000-11-01

GNOME-Development, deployment, desktop

On Jan. 4, 2000, Miguel di Icaza, the creator of the GNOME desktop environment, answered your GNOME questions and discussed GNOME development. This transcript is full of inside information and links to resources.On Jan. 4, 2000, Miguel di Icaza, the creator of the GNOME desktop environment, answered your GNOME questions...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, desktop, Miguel di lcaza, GNOME, Miguel, Icaza, Jack Wallen Jr.

Technical articles 2000-01-11

Naming Conventions...

I was told I needed to post this in the TQ&A section... so someone could earn a bunch of points for the best answer. As some of you may know, my hubby and I are expecting our 5th child this July, and while we already have a name picked...

Tags: Celtic, Gaelic, Jessie, Lazarus Long

Q&A 2005-04-25