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- Security Tools: Sun's VirtualBox
- Using Sun Microsystems' VirtualBox, Linux security tools and threat testing can be executed on a Windows platform. And the cost is right. VirtualBox is an open-source solution. by Tom Olzak
- Tags: Innotek VirtualBox, Ubuntu, Sun Microsystems Inc., Window, Tool, Security Tool, Desktop Virtualization, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Tom Olzak
- Blog posts 2008-07-14
- gOS Space: OSX-like operating system without the Apple
- Jack Wallen takes on the latest gOS release, called Space, and comes to a very exciting conclusion. Although it would take a league of warriors to pull him from his favorite Enlightenment desktop, gOS Space comes very close. Read on to find out if gOS Space is for you. by...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., Operating System, Apple Inc., Tool, MySpace, gOS Space, Social Networking, Linux, Productivity, Operating Systems, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Software, Jack Wallen
- Blog posts 2008-07-13
- Run Ubuntu from inside Windows with Wubi
- The cutesy-named Wubi is an Ubuntu Linux installer that runs inside Windows just like any application. by Selena Frye
- Tags: Ubuntu, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Selena Frye
- Blog posts 2008-07-11
- Fedora 9: Was it worth the wait?
- Jack Wallen installs Fedora 9 to see if it has improved enough to lure him away from the Debian-based Ubuntu distribution. by Jack Wallen
- Tags: Ubuntu, Fedora Project, Fedora 9, SELinux, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Jack Wallen
- Blog posts 2008-07-06
- Super Talent to bundle free Ubuntu OS and OpenOffice with every MasterDrive SSD
- Flash storage maker Super Talent will bundle Ubuntu Desktop Editon and OpenOffice with each MasterDrive solid state drive it sells July 1 through September 30, 2008. by Selena Frye
- Tags: Talent, Ubuntu, OpenOffice, Financial, Operating System, Jack Wallen, Linux, Financial Accounting, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Finance, Selena Frye
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Linux success on UMPCs nudges Microsoft's XP strategy
- Microsoft announced that it would allow computer manufacturers to preinstall Windows XP Home on low-cost desktops through June 30, 2010 at the Computex trade show in Taipei, Taiwan. Blogger Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes convincingly that what really drove Microsoft's magnanimous gesture toward its XP users -- was the unlooked-for...
- Tags: Strategy, Ubuntu, Ultramobile PC, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Blogger Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Software, Selena Frye
- Blog posts 2008-06-05
- How long will it be before Linux is on your desktop (if it isn't already)?
- Two of the world's largest Linux distributions, Ubuntu and Fedora, have put out new versions that are drawing some positive feedback. Ubuntu has been hailed as extremely user friendly, even for novice Linux users, and Fedora is said to be extremely configurable, though its flexibility comes at a price. ...
- Tags: Desktop, Ubuntu, Fedora Project, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-06-03
- How do I connect an Apple iPod to an Ubuntu Linux PC?
- I just want to be able to put songs on my Apple iPod from my Ubuntu Linux machine. Fortunately, for all of us end-users, the open source community started taking seriously the call to make multimedia a priority for application development. Getting an iPod recognized and connected to a Linux...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Apple iPod, PC, Apple Inc., Ubuntu Linux, Linux PC, Synaptic, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jack Wallen
- Blog posts 2008-06-03
- Trying out Linux the really easy way: VMware Player
- Since I treated you all to the painful recitation of my labors trying to install Hardy Heron on Virtual PC, I might as well update you on how that is proceeding. Although I finally achieved a measure of success out of sheer stubbornness, after a week, I took great pleasure...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Mozilla Firefox, Ubuntu 8.04, Microsoft Virtual PC, VMware Inc., VMware Player, Web Browsers, Linux, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Selena Frye
- Blog posts 2008-05-28
- Windows XP SP3 vs. Ubuntu upgrade to 8.04
- So a few friends of mine have all suffered from the Windows XP SP3 update plague that has rendered some machines in need of a complete re-install and some just acting as if they have been infected by some form of PC-West-Nile. So instead of making fun of them for...
- Tags: Ubuntu, SP3, Busybox, Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Windows, Jack Wallen
- Blog posts 2008-05-25
- Installing Ubuntu 8.04 on Virtual PC: It takes a village
- I've played around with Linux a little on other's machines, but I've never installed it myself or really tried to use it on a day-to-day basis. So, ready to take the plunge, I decided to install it in a virtual environment so that I could easily switch between it...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Screen, PC, Microsoft Virtual PC, Kernel, VPC, InputDevice, Monitors & Displays, Video Cards, Networking, Hardware, Components, Selena Frye
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- What is the outlook for Ubuntu Server?
- Is Ubuntu getting ready to make a big splash in the Linux server market, just as it has on the desktop? Blogger Matthew McKenzie thinks so. In his article, "Ubuntu Eyes The Linux Server Landscape,"he notes that Ubuntu Server is making moves that position it well to compete in the...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Blogger Matthew McKenzie, McKenzie, Servers, Hardware, Selena Frye
- Blog posts 2008-03-20
- Get to know the Lab Rats with this Ubuntu video
- Skipping through the Internet (I do not "surf"), I found this Ubuntu video, "Lab Rats - Intro to Linux and Ubuntu." The Lab Rats are a quirky, Canadian duo who produce technology videos on the Web. This one is a bit rambling at 21 minutes, but engaging and informative. They...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Video, Corporate Communications, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Marketing, Software, Selena Frye
- Blog posts 2008-03-19
- A cure for NVidia drivers in Ubuntu
- Over the weekend I finally upgraded my main machine. This was not just an upgrade but also a migration to another distro. After about ten years with Red Hat/Fedora I finally jumped over to Ubuntu. There's a reason: NVidia. I figured that jumping from Fedora Core 6...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Card, Fedora Project, NVidia Corp., Video Cards, Hardware, Components, Jack Wallen
- Blog posts 2008-03-10
- If it "ain't" broke...
- Since this last summer I have been promising myself I would upgrade my main PC. You see, I am still running Fedora 6 with e16 Enlightenment. Let's put that into perspective. Fedora "Core" 6 was released in October 2006 and e16 was released sometime in 2000. So that's a two-year...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Fedora Project, KDE4, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Open Source, Construction, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Jack Wallen
- Blog posts 2008-01-28
- Ubuntu's wireless woes
- Over and over again, I see Linux users, particularly those new to open source, get bogged down with trying to set up wireless. Since wireless access is pretty important to most users these days, this perpetual difficulty seems to dampen the enthusiasm of many potential Linux converts. Just doing a...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Linux, Wi-Fi, UNIX, Wireless, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Selena Frye
- Blog posts 2008-01-10
- OpenVZ to support Ubuntu
- OpenVZ, the open-source virtualization project, will be adding support for the Linux variant Ubuntu. An excerpt from TechWorld: OpenVZ users will be able to download and customize the templates, allowing the quick deployment of either desktop or server instances. For example, a Web server could be...
- Tags: Ubuntu, OpenVZ, Virtualization, Servers, Hardware, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-01-09
- SolutionBase: Installing and configuring Network Access Control with PacketFence
- PacketFence is the next big thing with network security and open source. Jack Wallen shows you how to run this installation completely by command line. PacketFence is the open source community's answer to NAC. Being a solid supporter of the open source community, I knew this was going...
- Tags: PacketFence, Ubuntu, Password, Network, MySQL, Installation, Command, Apache Software Foundation, Server, News, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Jack Wallen
- Technical articles 2007-12-20
- 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
- Ubuntu 7.10 and drive mounting...
- Ugh... I have installed Ubuntu 7.10 and am having significant trouble mounting my secondary hard drive without reformatting it. I need to keep the NTFS format until I get some data off of it. When choosing 'mount drive' by either double-clicking the volume within the left-hand pane of...
- Tags: Operating systems, boxfiddler, NTFS, Ubuntu, 3G, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-11-24
