Archive for August, 2007
Jeremy had a quick update on using Ubuntu on his new Thinkpad X61. Looks like everything is just about working with the latest Gusty Gibbon release of Ubuntu, including the finger print scanner. I’ve been wanting a Thinkpad for awhile and after seeing Jeremy’s at LinuxWorld a few weeks back and seeing this latest update, [ READ MORE ]
I noticed Chris pointing out some tips for fellow travelers. I’ll second the “…smell that bad on the plane…” tip and also toss out the ever popular “That arm rest is not just your’s!” tip. Lets face it no one likes to sit in the middle seat, it sucks. But if you find yourself there, [ READ MORE ]
Once again, SCALE will host a Women in Open Source conference which will take place on February 8th prior the main SCALE show. We are actively seeking speakers and the call for papers can be found here. With more planning for this event and more people involved, we are hoping to make the second edition [ READ MORE ]
The Inquirer is reporting that Acer has said it will not provide laptops preloaded with Linux in the United Kingdom. They report that there just isn’t the demand. Dell believed the same until they took a chance and discovered that there were in fact Linux users out there. I suspect Jono and other well known [ READ MORE ]