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MontaVista Linux and Robert Bosch Car Multimedia have signed an agreement that will enable Bosch Multimedia to use MontaVista software as their Linux based solution to the high cost of running proprietary software on their infotainment systems. Yet another example of how Linux based technology is and will continue to see massive success but in [...]

Google already has Hp, Asustek, Acer, Lenovo, Toshiba and many others lined in cooperation with Chrome OS. Now Google has another potential business partner with Dell.
Dell is now in the process of testing Chrome OS with their Netbooks and Tablet computers, according to Stephen Felice who works as president for Dell’s Consumer and Small Business segment.
Felice [...]

Compiz Switch

June 27th, 2010

Compiz-switch is a program available for Ubuntu and Suse that enables you to turn Compiz on or off with just one click. So if you are getting ready to play some games that require accelerated 3d or just run better without compiz then all you have to do is click on the compiz-switch to turn [...]

I stumbled across some really neat wallpapers the other day and I could not resist setting them up as Compiz skydomes. These backgrounds gave the Compiz cube additional depth. Complementing the cube shaped desktop very well. I just had to share these with everyone. Here is a link were these and other really cool back grounds [...]

There will always be critics of the Linux operating system. But the truth is clear that this platform is gaining ground and quickly. Linux is gaining more and more attention from developers, home desktop users, enterprise settings and other sections of the Business World.
Redhat recently had it’s moment in the spotlight being listed on the [...]

Ubuntu 10.04 Review

June 25th, 2010

I have been keeping an eye on Ubuntu for a long time. It has gained a lot of support and enjoys a lot more software support than many other versions of Linux which makes it an appealing option. The operating system itself has put out a lack luster performance on previous installs. In the past [...]

Redhat has had such an important role in the success of the Linux operating system. So much of the software development and awareness of the existence of this open source O.S. is the result of the work that has been accomplished by this company or actually by the employees of Redhat, since a company is [...]

First, allow me to clarify that by free we mean free as in freedom not free as in free Beer.
Ubuntu has upgraded its membership with the Open Invention network to become an associate member. So what does all of this mean? According to OIN’S site ”Associate Members make a commitment to the Linux Community [...]

The World Community Grid in cooperation with IBM have found a way to speed up Cancer research. The developers behind the World Community Grid have found a way to recognize when protein samples undergo a solidifying process called crystallization, which makes the proteins ready for further examination by special x-ray. Up until recently the only way [...]

The rise of open source technology has brought about a great increase in the options that we have to choose from, we are no longer tied to whatever proprietary solutions are available this is especially true when it comes to choosing an Operating System. There is an operating system for everyone. Some argue that this [...]

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