Things I can do in Linux

1. Update every single piece of software on my system with a single action. This is one of the main reasons I run Linux. For every Linux distribution I’ve used (Gentoo, Red Hat, Suse, Ubuntu,Fedora, Mandriva), updating is simple. When you update, you have every application, every library, every script – every single piece of software upgraded automatically for you. And on most of them, they will check for updates automatically and notify you. This is great for security, fixing bugs quickly, and getting the latest in features.
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Linux is not just for Geeks

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LifeHacker – BackTrack 2.0

BackTrack is a live CD Linux distribution that focuses on penetration testing. A merger of two older security-related distros Whax and Auditor Security Collection. BackTrack bundles more than 300 security tools. It is based on the SLAX distribution (a live CD derived from Slackware) and runs a patched 2.6.20 kernel. It offers users both KDE and Fluxbox desktop environments. Read the rest of this entry »

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Open Source for Windows

A program is not bad just because it’s not Open Source (or Free Software, or whatever the politically correct way to describe it is nowadays), but when the program tries to create it’s own protocol/file format/etc… when there are agreed upon standards, That is a bad thing. It is a practice used when trying to monopolize a market. Just look at the DVD-/+ and the Blue Ray/HD-DVD disasters. Yahoo Messenger can’t communicate with Msn Messenger or I use Skype and can only talk with a friend that has Skype. What can you do with a video file format like .wmv, if you do not use Windows Media player, we as consumers do not want that. WHERE are we heading to??? Read the rest of this entry »

Konqueror – File Sharing and Browser is better than

Konqueror is a great application which is often overlooked and inappropriately looked down upon. The more I use Konqueror, the more I come to love it and the more ‘hidden’ features I find.
Here we will talk about the File Sharing aspect of Konqueror. See the other aspects HERE
But because of the browser war out there, i would like to add a little more. Konqueror may not be the best, but it offers a lot. It integrates perfectly with KDE so it can be used simultaneously with other KDE applications. RSS and Atom feeds are automatically detected and new subscriptions can be set directly in Akregator. Also, files can be downloaded with KGet and audio streams played in AmaroK. Read the rest of this entry »