Category Archives: Linux
HowTo: Help Prevent RSI (The Silent Killer) – With Workrave
When most people think of repetitive stress injuries (RSI for short) they probably think about ergonomic keyboards, comfortable chairs, good posture and workspace positioning. In addition to those common cures (which are sometimes really expensive) there is a tool called … Continue reading
Interview with Sean Moss-Pultz, CEO of OpenMoko – Ninjas *ARE* Better Than Pirates
Sean Moss-Pultz was kind enough to answer a few questions with fsckin w/ linux. He’s got some pretty interesting answers to questions plaguing geeks and non-geeks alike, such as the eternal debate on which is better – Ninjas or Pirates? … Continue reading
HowTo: Setup and Benchmark Encrypted Partitions in Ubuntu
In a previous article, I talked about using shred to securely delete files. Now we’ll delve into using encrypted volumes in Linux to secure our data in the first place, so that we don’t need to use programs like shred. … Continue reading
State of Affairs: The Linux Girlfriend Project – Two Months In The Trenches
About 2 months ago, I convinced my girlfriend to try out Linux for a month after a really nasty bit of spyware infected her computer. This isn’t a bash on Microsoft, but it happened twice in about a month. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
Using Shred to Wipe Hard Drives – DoD Uses It – You Should Too!
Hard drive encryption (and to a lesser extent, secure hard drive erasing) has been in the news regarding child pornography crossing the US border, government officials around the world erasing incriminating emails and other nefarious headlines. The one that caught … Continue reading
Transcoding MTS/M2TS AVCHD Video Into AVI Files with Free Software
This holiday season, I was an extremely lucky recipient of a Sony HDR-SR5 video camera with a whopping 40GB hard drive inside. When I opened it, the first question in my head was not atypical of a Linux users’ train … Continue reading
Top Linux Headlines of 2007 – A Year In Review
Looking back at 2007 and seeing this website as a fruit of the cesspool that we affectionately call Vista really warms my heart. I started using Linux as a full-time operating system in September, because I was really fed up … Continue reading
How To: Run World Of Warcraft (WoW) in Linux Using Wine
World Of Warcraft is one of the most successful games in history, with 9.3 million subscribers and counting. Believe it or not, the beta test of World of Warcraft actually had a Linux client. It’s true! When the game shipped, … Continue reading
Generate Awesome Photomosaics On Linux With Metapixel
Ok, I admit. I thrashed the Digg.com servers for a little while using an open source website mirroring tool, which I wont mention, but it’s easy to find. About 30,000 user icons later, I present to you a product created … Continue reading
ASUS Eee PC 4G Surf – $300 After Cash Back!
Newegg is participating in the PayPal 20% cash back (Max $50) deal for the obligatory Cyber Monday. It’s dead, Jim! Question: What’s better than giving a computer to someone for Christmas? Answer: A computer with Linux pre-loaded. What are you … Continue reading