Laptop Linux
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- B-Boy breaks into the big time
- VMware beta ups multiprocessor abilities
- I was shocked to actually find the Latitude 110L listed!
Laptop Linux
computerworld.com – Sep 15, 2005
Although I’d hoped otherwise, none of the distros could connect to our home wireless network as is (not even Ubuntu) – something that Windows XP was able to do out of the box. Of course, the network server is running XP and the network was configured in Windows, so that gives Windows an advantage starting out. Or maybe I need to find a wardriving app for Linux. However, I’m not really interested in loading Linux on our home laptop for now – I don’t use it that often; and when I do, my primary applications are Web surfing, e-mail and photo editing.
B-Boy breaks into the big time
Cape Argus – Cape Argus (subscription) – Sep 14, 2005
I only competed one day, and spent the rest of them practising,” he said. Born in Port Elizabeth, Bennie, 18, moved to Cape Town in 1997, and that’s when he started dancing. With his crew, Ubuntu, he’s won the national “Battle of the Year” for the last five years. I only want to dance,” he said. In a one-on-one breakdance battle, there are certain rules…
One of the hardest tricks to do is the “air flair”. “You stand on your hands, then you jump in the air while twisting your legs and balancing back on to your hands,” Bennie explains. Next month Bennie will go back to Germany with Ubuntu to compete in the World Team Breakdance Championship and Bennie is confident the team has what it takes to win. “Most of the teams overseas dance in the same way. We can win because South Africa brings out something more original.
VMware beta ups multiprocessor abilities
ZDNet – Sep 14, 2005
5 adds support for 64-bit Windows, Linux and Solaris. In addition, the software now has support for. 3 and experimental support for version 5.
I was shocked to actually find the Latitude 110L listed!
LXer – Sep 16, 2005
It’s also not offered on Mandriva’s site (in contrast to an HP laptop – for France only). But still: There are first tentative steps happening to provide preinstalled linux-computers of major players (first HP with Ubuntu, now somewhere – wherever – Dell). So the situation is slightly improving. Though in my opinion still not fast enough. cyber_riggerSep 18, 200511:03 AM EDT Screw Dell. I think that Dell is just playing Microsoft for a better licensing deal.
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