Category: Technology

  • Pimping Your Gnome Deskop

    One of the best features about Ubuntu has got to be the ease at which you can grab whatever need when you need it. The debate goes on about free/open/proprietary license issues, but for the end user you are spoilt for choice, which moves me onto the look and feel of the Ubuntu desktop. At…

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  • Ubuntu and the world of tomorrow

    Below are some excerpts from an interview by the NY Times with Mark Shuttleworth and gives a good history of Ubuntu and Canonical up to now. It also looks at the companies future plans and giving an indication of what is to come. No word on specifics or any of the technology advances that Ubuntu…

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  • The Warrior Bunny Is Coming!!

    Just in case you have not heard, Ubuntu 9.04 ‘Jaunty Jackalope’ is on the way! The important dates for anyone who wants to help out in development are: November 20th – Alpha 1December 18th – Alpha 2January 15th – Alpha 3February 5th – Alpha 4February 26th – Alpha 5March 12th – Alpha 6March 26th –…

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  • Wireless Computing

    The ‘Mugen Power’ 9-cell battery pack arrived for my Advent 4211 (MSI Wind ‘clone’) just over a week ago. I had to wait until the weekend before getting to try it out since I wanted to put her though at least 3-4 charge/discharge cycles…which I did! Over the week I have been using daily and…

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  • Power for the (Mobile) People

    All images form Lion Battery Well the good news is in, a 9-cell battery for the Advent 4211 has been made available by the very good people at Lion Battery. Earlier last month (September) they became resellers of the official MSI Wind 6-cell battery, this 9-cell creation they have developed themselves and in theory should…

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