Archive for the ‘Linux’ Category

Tech Tip: Automaticaly Organize Your Photos by Date

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Tech Tip: Automaticaly Organize Your Photos by Date | Linux Journal

Now that summer is over and your digital camera is full of pictures, how do you get them organized? At the command line of course! The script provided here automatically organizes them into sub-directories by date.

OLPC News Exclusive: XO-1.5 Laptop Debut and Speed Test vs. Overclocked XO-1 Laptop

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

OLPC News Exclusive: XO-1.5 Laptop Debut and Speed Test vs. Overclocked XO-1 Laptop – OLPC News

This newest laptop from OLPC features the VIA C7-M a 1GHz variable speed processor, which SJ Klein of OLPC says will empower learning in several key ways:

1. Full screen video playback
2. Faster eToys and scratch animation
3. Larger offline library and storage capacity
4. better image capture and remixing
5. and a better Java experience, allowing for guilt-free Java programming for Sugar

Rugged laptops (finally) run Linux

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Rugged laptops (finally) run Linux – News – Linux for Devices

Panasonic has been selling its popular, ruggedized Toughbooks for years in the Windows market, including Toughbook panel computers such as the Toughbook CF08. EmperorLinux is now offering four Toughbooks, including a panel PC model, with a choice of Linux distributions, including Red Hat, SUSE, and Ubuntu, as well as features customized to user requirements.

Manage your ssh connections with SecPanel

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Manage your ssh connections with SecPanel

With SecPanel you can create a profile for each of your ssh connections so that connecting is just a matter of opening up the tool, selecting the connection you want from a list, and clicking the Connect button. And for each profile you create, you can associate numerous configuration options. In this tutorial you will learn how to install and use SecPanel to manage your secure shell connections.

Microsoft Launches Open Source Foundation

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Microsoft Launches Open Source Foundation

Just days after being accused of attempting to unleash potentially harmful Linux-related patents to find their way into the hands of open-source-hating patent trolls, Microsoft is now slated to announce its founding of a new foundation to support open-source software.