Posts tagged Misc
Become a Featured Blog at BlogBridge....
Would you like to have your blog about Linux become a featured blog on the BlogBridge.com Linux Topic Guide? How about a front page link in the “Blogs I Read” column on Yet Another Linux Blog? If this piques your interest, read on.
I’ve been a BlogBridge user for quite some time since discovering it with the version 4 rele [...]
Follow-Up: BBC Caves on iPlayer R...
Looks like the BBC buckled under backlash from bloggers (say that 20 times fast). They’ll be offering their iPlayer in Mac and Linux flavors
I talked about what a crock they had begun to simmer with a Windows only version a few weeks ago. Glad to see that they have understood that the benefits outweigh the caveats many times over.
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Botnets: Storm, Rbot, and Bobax ̵...
If your Windows based computer is running slow, having random popups, and doing all sorts of weird things…chances are you’re a member of a botnet. Hackers are using your computer to email, spam, and infect other computers and users around the globe. You’re being used by these people to make money on the misfortune and decept [...]
The Absent PCLinuxOS Release Cycle
During distro comparisons, many call a lack of release cycle for PCLinuxOS one of its negative aspects. In my opinion, this is the most attractive and positive aspects of the small distribution. Not to take away from a distribution that sets a release cycle…I understand that normal release cycles are a must with companies and software [...]
Continuing Saga – Dell E521 vs....
By now, I feel pretty punch drunk. My Dell E521 has been kicking my beehind for quite a few days as I” onclick=”return TrackClick(” onclick=”return TrackClick(”,’ftp%3A%2F%2Fftp.us.dell.com%2Fbios%2F’)”" onclick=”return TrackClick(”,’ftp%3A%2F%2Fftp.us.dell.com%2Fbios%2F’ [...]
YALB – A Look Back after Three ...
Quietly and without fanfare, Yet Another Linux Blog has reached the ripe old age of 3 years. I started it small and hosted at home during May of 2004. Back then it was hosted on a domain called fatalfame.org (since expired). In December 2004, I switched domains to linuxblog.sytes.net and switched to Serendipity for blogging (hence, lost da [...]