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Low End Linux Netbook Prices Continue To Drop
June 29 2009
It almost goes without saying that you won't find anything that runs Windows at anywhere near these prices. Oh, and no, that doesn't mean that Linux is somehow inferior as Windows fans would want you to believe. It is, however, free of charge. read moreHigh Netbook Return Rate? Windows Is the Problem
June 09 2009
Note that the quoted story wasn't referring to netbooks running Linux. It was referring to all Intel Atom powered netbooks. I am assured over and over again by tech pundits like Mr. Weinberg that nowadays almost all those netbooks run Windows, not Linux. Did it ever occur to people that… read moreThe MIPS Processor and the $150 Linux Netbook
May 29 2009
Last week I wrote about two different projections claiming that Linux will recapture 50% of the netbook market, either in three years or by next year. Compelling MIPS and ARM based systems are the reason I believe those projections are correct. Current versions of Windows won't run on ARM or… read moreLinux To Regain 50% Netbook Market Share
May 21 2009
Stephen Lim, the General Manager of Taiwan based Linpus Technologies, made the surprising prediction that Linux will regain 50% market share from Windows on netbooks by next year. read moreA Linux Netbook Done The Right Way: the Sylvania g Netbook Meso
April 01 2009
In just over two months of use so far I have been very impressed with the Sylvania g Netbook Meso. None of the issues, hardware or software, that I encountered with the original g Netbook, are seen in the somewhat newer model. The Meso has proven to be an upgrade… read moreLinux Performance: Different Distributions, Very Different Results
March 09 2009
I almost invariably get a comment to the effect that all Linux distros are essentially the same: running the same kernel, the same libraries, the same filesystems. Performance should be essentially the same, right? The answer is a resounding no. The performance results of different distributions, even ones running the… read moreImproved Linux Screen Space Management With PekWM
March 07 2009
PekWM offers an additional solution: window grouping. It allows a variety of different applications to be grouped together in a single window. Most everyone is familiar with tabbed browsing by now. Window grouping takes this one step further. When window grouping is used in PekWM the title bar in the… read moreVL-Hot: A Non-polling Alternative To HAL
February 21 2009
VL-Hot is an automounter which provides an alternative to the HAL daemon that provides some but not all of the functionality of HAL without continuously polling hardware. read moreNetbook Nightmare: My Experience With the Sylvania g Netbook
February 13 2009
I would have rated the hardware in this unit highly if it hadn't failed on me on two consecutive systems. I understand that two units is hardly a scientific sample and that I may just have had really bad luck. Unfortunately the software proved to be a disaster as well. read moreMaking Slackware and Slackware Derivative Linux Distros Speak Your Language
January 29 2009
...if you're willing to edit one or two configuration files and install a few packages you can make Slackware speak your language, working in whatever language you are most comfortable with. read moreJanuary 01 2009
After eight years in business California-based MadTux, an online retailer specializing in systems preloaded with Linux, has closed. read moreVector Linux SOHO Is Free Again
September 28 2008
After stripping away the marketing hype the net result is that SOHO is once again free. I also have to wonder if there was some push back from the community when SOHO, which was free for download when version 5.8 was current, was moved to a paid-only status. read moreFinding Linux Systems Where They Never Were Found Before
September 10 2008
Up until very recently every system, desktop and laptop, in their catalog ran Windows and sported a Windows logo in the ad. While the majority still do a half a dozen laptops, all low-end netbooks, are sold with Linux preinstalled and the Tux logo is prominently featured in some of… read moreVector Linux Partners With SQI To Provide Support Infrastructure
September 09 2008
SQI is providing and hosting their Incident Manager software, a ticketing system specifically for paid support customers, as well as a blowledge base available to all Vector Linux users. In addition to providing the software for the knowledge base they are assisting with content creation. The new Vector Linux website… read moreVector Linux SOHO 5.9 Deluxe -- Not Just For The Office
September 04 2008
You get all the reliability and stability of Slackware, better performance than vanilla Slack (at least on my hardware) and the features and most of the conveniences users of distributions touted as user friendly have come to expect. read moreRecent Posts | All Posts
