13th
April
Posted on April 13th, 2010 at 6:23 am
Apple’s newly launched iPad may be taking up the majority of consumer mindshare in the tablet category following its launch earlier this month, but Google is furtively working on a device of its own that will be powered exclusively by Android. That’s according to reports of comments made by Google CEO Eric Schmidt at a recent Los Angeles party. Google has been experimenting in stealth mode to explore content delivery options on a tablet device, according to New York Times sources who declined to be named.
Humm looks like Google has decided to chase the Mac Boys for a while, Baldy
Google May Engage Android to Flatten the iPad
Posted in Linux, Networking, News
9th
April
Posted on April 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
While it’s hard to make the claim that there aren’t enough Linux distros out there, it’s also hard to escape the fact that no distribution is all things to all people. There are all kinds of reasons to consider rolling your own, but many people never make the attempt because it seems like such a huge undertaking. Fortunately, with modern software we can create new distros, remixes, and custom configurations in a matter of minutes instead of months. Here, we’ll showcase some of the current software tools that make this so easy.
Okay so some are remastering tools but hey they all work folks give them a look, Baldy
6 Tools to Easily Create Your Own Custom Linux Distro
Posted in How-To, Linux, Software
6th
April
Posted on April 6th, 2010 at 6:48 am
I still have my copy of the 1975 issue of Popular Electronics with the Altair on the cover.
H. Edward Roberts died this week at age 68. If you don’t know the story of how Roberts helped launch the personal computing revolution, let us fill you in.
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Even with $250,000 in debt and a collapsing business, Ed. Roberts didn’t waver from his commitment to personal computing. He persevered building the prototype of the first personal computer, the Altair 8800, named unofficially after a planet visited in the Star Trek episode Amok Time.
The Altair 8800 saved the company. Ed. Roberts had brokered a deal with Intel to buy Intel 8080 chips in bulk for $75/chip (normally they were $360/chip). The cheap CPUs allowed the Altair 8800 to retail for $439 ($621 assembled) at the time when Intel’s Intellec-8 Microprocessor Development System, another Intel 8080 based system, sold for $10,000.
The cheap Altair 8800 not only proved a mild commercial hit, but it helped launch the world’s biggest electronics company today, Microsoft. In 1975 Bill Gates and Paul Allen, students at Harvard at the time read about the Altair. They contacted Ed. Roberts telling him they were developing a programming language interpreter and asking if he was interested in purchasing in it.
R.I.P. Ed Roberts, Personal Computer Pioneer
Posted in Hardware, News, Personal
14th
March
Posted on March 14th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Often, even if we do catch a virus, it’s not so difficult to eradicate it using installed anti-virus—but if your system has been crippled, try using Linux to scan the drive for viruses instead. As any Linux veteran knows, one of Linux’s greatest uses is fixing unbootable drives—recovering files, deleting files, and even killing viruses. For those of you that aren’t quite as well-versed in Linux, technology blog gHacks has a tutorial for doing just that, though we recommend a few tweaks to their process.
Face it virus’s attack every where and here is the chance to convert a old friend that loves winblows folks take a look, Baldy
Use Linux to Scan Unusable Windows Drives for Viruses
Posted in Linux, Security, Software
8th
March
Posted on March 8th, 2010 at 7:44 am
As you can see he really has gotten into getting really comfy when it comes to his morning nap.
Posted in Personal
2nd
March
Posted on March 2nd, 2010 at 5:24 am
Yeah, everyone has stolen Wi-Fi at one point or another, but not everyone has called into a tech show in order to complain about the fact that someone put the kibosh on said stealing.
Meet Jennifer, she had been unwittingly yoinking Wi-Fi for more than a year and a half when the gravy train ran out, after which she called into Leo Laporte’s Tech Guy radio show in a state of utter confusion.
Read and Listen to it here
Posted in Security
2nd
March
Posted on March 2nd, 2010 at 5:19 am
This was on wired and I thought that you folks might want to take a look at it this guy is the ultimate doomsayer I have heard of in a long time, Baldy.
The biggest threat to the open internet is not Chinese government hackers or greedy anti-net-neutrality ISPs, it’s Michael McConnell, the former director of national intelligence.
McConnell’s not dangerous because he knows anything about SQL injection hacks, but because he knows about social engineering. He’s the nice-seeming guy who’s willing and able to use fear-mongering to manipulate the federal bureaucracy for his own ends, while coming off like a straight shooter to those who are not in the know.
Read the rest of the article here
Posted in Security
2nd
March
Posted on March 2nd, 2010 at 5:19 am
This was on wired and I thought that you folks might want to take a look at it this guy is the ultimate doomsayer I have heard of in a long time, Baldy.
The biggest threat to the open internet is not Chinese government hackers or greedy anti-net-neutrality ISPs, it’s Michael McConnell, the former director of national intelligence.
McConnell’s not dangerous because he knows anything about SQL injection hacks, but because he knows about social engineering. He’s the nice-seeming guy who’s willing and able to use fear-mongering to manipulate the federal bureaucracy for his own ends, while coming off like a straight shooter to those who are not in the know.
Read the rest of the article here
Posted in Security
28th
January
Posted on January 28th, 2010 at 7:47 am
It’s a well-known fact that humans love lists, and the media are generally all too happy to oblige. Recently, however, mixed in among the many “Top 10″ lists and “10 Ways to …” articles out there was one that seemed worthy of attention. “10 Characteristics of a Linux Guru?” was the title of the post, which came from DaniWeb’s Ken Hess. “I’ve known many knowledgeable people over the years but never have I met an actual guru,” Hess began. “I’ve worked with Linux since 1995 and still wouldn’t call myself a guru,” he added.
Now this is a good read folks give it a look, Baldy
What Does It Take to Be a Linux Guru?
Posted in Linux
23rd
January
Posted on January 23rd, 2010 at 6:45 am
YouTube and Vimeo is kicking Adobe’s Flash to the curb in favor of the sharp new HTML5. Both YouTube and Vimeo have announced that they are launching HTML5-based players on their video streaming sites, thus booting out the long-standing champ of multimedia delivery, Adobe Flash. With recent security issues plaguing Adobe products, it’s no surprise that media giants such as YouTube are jumping ship. What makes HTML5 special is that the new Web standard doesn’t require Adobe’s software to stream content to viewers.
Ouch does this mean the slide of Flash in everyday use? Baldy
YouTube, Vimeo Ditching Flash for HTML5
Posted in Graphics, Networking
