by Dave | Oct 10, 2010 | Tinker Blog
I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it, but I’ve been back to using Ubuntu for a couple of months. I came back to Linux on Intrepid Ibex (well just barely before), upgraded to Jaunty Jackalope then migrated to openSUSE. openSUSE was lots of fun, but I...
by Dave | Sep 20, 2010 | Tinker Blog
There’s a Linux kernel problem out there. Canonical has already sent up the update so if you run your Update Manager you should get it and should then reboot. To double check that you’re running a secured kernel, open up your System Monitor by going to...
by Dave | Jul 19, 2010 | Tinker Blog
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/five-tips/?p=204 The only thing new for me was the first one- maybe the others will be for you. I’m not sure how much faster my boot time can get- even with the profile flag it was pretty speedy.
by Dave | Jul 13, 2010 | Tinker Blog
One thing I love about Dan Gillmor’s recent article on switching is his emphasis on the increasing control Apple is exercising over their customers. Whereas I’m free to use any software I want to access my Android phone when I dock it, your iPhone will...
by Dave | Jul 12, 2010 | Tinker Blog
As has been widely reported, Dell’s Ubuntu sub-site was offering not just Dell computers preloaded with Ubuntu, but advice on which OS should be used. I’m thinking that a Linux fan was tasked to create the page without much supervision- maybe even a...
by Dave | Jul 12, 2010 | Tinker Blog
From ZDNet: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/five-tips-for-improving-linux-security/35798
