Ubuntu is the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity. It’s a unique and timely concept. Ubuntu’s slogan, “Linux for human beings,” is an extension of the concept. Imagine such a radical concept as an active concern for all humanity and even the world itself. It almost sounds like a concept advanced by St. Francis of Assisi. Continue reading “Business for Human Beings”
Ubuntu desktop video
Tonight in exploring the Ubuntu Forums I found a link to a well done video by a new user of Ubuntu. I’m linking to it because I think he’s done such a fine job of talking about the strengths of Ubuntu as an alternative to Vista or even a Macintosh. Continue reading “Ubuntu desktop video”
Kino
Today I got a chance to tinker with Kino which is one of the open source apps that comes standard on Ubuntu 7.04. I experimented with Kino a couple years ago when I was using Fedora 3 and Fedora 4 on a Dell Inspiron 5100 notebook. Continue reading “Kino”
Open or closed?
A friend of mine commented on a post I had about Ubuntu and Dell and in that he said that Linux is like the wiki concept. Maybe the wiki concept is more like Linux and open source. Regardless of how one looks at either, open source is an new model of production which favors the wiki model of code and content creation. It seems that the latter has the potential for more power and at the same time has created a great deal of destabilization in the traditional market place. It seems however that this new model is here to stay at least for the short term. Whatever replaces it will grow out of it and not the old industrial age model of a closed system. Continue reading “Open or closed?”
Ubuntu Studio
Friday night I happened upon a blog where the writer explained how to install Ubuntu Studio on my laptop. I had just downloaded the ISO on Thursday and was interested but didn’t want to rebuild by laptop. Continue reading “Ubuntu Studio”
Dell talks about desktop choice…
I just finished watching a really well produced video on Dell Computer’s website. It is one of the better introductions to Linux I’ve seen. Salient features of Linux include cost, susceptibility to malware and system stability. Continue reading “Dell talks about desktop choice…”
Praise for Dell
Dell has Ubuntu loaded desktops and one laptop for sale on their site. I looked the models over last night and they are nicely equipped. They have Intel Core Duo processors and the prices are fabulous. I recommend that you surf on over and buy one. I think I’m going to get the Inspiron E1505 myself. They come preloaded with Ubuntu 7.04. Thank you Michael Dell and Mark Shuttleworth. Go Dell!!
Praise for Ubuntu
Yesterday, I downloaded the ISO for Ubuntu Studio from one of their mirrors onto my Windows XP Pro desktop at work. I’ve been an email discussion with a number of educators and one of the innovators in this discussion owns a Macintosh with Parallels and he has Feisty Fawn and Ubuntu Studio loaded in a couple of virtual machines. Continue reading “Praise for Ubuntu”
Google Apps
If you haven’t seen Google Apps and whether you’re a small business, non-profit or a large enterprise you owe it to yourself to surf on over. Continue reading “Google Apps”
Home server
I’ve been reading about Microsoft’s new home network server. I’ve thought about that sort of thing before. I’m sure they’ll sell a bundle of them. With a little work you can easily build a Linux based home server and probably at a fraction of the cost of the proprietary product. Continue reading “Home server”