Category Linux

Switching from Launchy to Gnome-Do

As a first attempt at creating a cross-plattform application, Launchy for Linux has a lot going for it: it is small, fast and elegant, and has a nice selection of plugins and skins. But for the past couple of weeks,… Continue Reading →

Who needs apple juice, when you can have Ubuntu Cola?

Ubuntu Cola is made with Fairtrade sugar (the kinder, gentler way to obesity), and AFAIK not available in Norway as yet (though Wikipedia says otherwise). Alas, as a can of cola is an essential accessory to any Linux install… 😉

Okei, så venter jeg til oktober

Da stepper Lenovo inn i ultraportabel-markedet, tydeligvis: The company today unveiled the IdeaPad S10 netbook PC, which runs Intel Corp.’s Atom processor and Microsoft Windows XP. Available in two configurations, the small, ultraportable computer has a 10.2-in. screen, two USB… Continue Reading →

Launchy Рminimalisme p̴ skrivebordet

I mÃ¥nedsvis har Jorunn sunget Launchys pris, og jeg har latt meg imponere av hvordan hun forvandlet XP-desktopen hun bruker pÃ¥ jobben fra det glorete og rotete standardoppsettet (du ser faktisk ikke hvor ille det er før du har vent… Continue Reading →

A propos datatrender…

Dette sitatet fra Tech-On! sier sitt om hvordan databransjen langsomt, men sikkert er i ferd med Ã¥ endre seg: Retailers and contract manufacturers in Taiwan say that novice PC users there, like students and housewives, tend to buy the Linux… Continue Reading →

The Awful Truth: power history of a T61 with Ubuntu 8.04

The screendump above shows a pretty typical power history of my T61 for the two hours and fifteen minutes a full charge lasts. The variation is due to a mixture of writing, watching a an episode of a TV show… Continue Reading →

Eee til Norge – Linux til folket!

A propos innlegget om smÃ¥maskiner som utfordring for leseplater igÃ¥r: VG melder at Asus Eee nÃ¥ kommer til Norge med brask og bram: Komplett og Norek har nesten 20 000 maskiner i bestilling. Med en stykkpris pÃ¥ 2 550 tilsvarer… Continue Reading →

Dude, where's my battery life?

Seriously. I’ve been running Ubuntu 8.04 on my Lenovo Thinkpad T61 for some weeks now, and it really is the best release so far. But the battery life is making it harder to use Ubuntu without a power cable, which… Continue Reading →

Dagens ironiske: Linux redder Windows XP

Som bl.a. Computerworld rapporterer, har Microsoft oppdaget at det finnes et stort marked for ultrabillige PCer, og gjør nÃ¥ sitt for Ã¥ sikre at Windows ogsÃ¥ dominerer her. Siden Mobile ikke kan og Vista ikke tør, gjør XP jobben, akkurat… Continue Reading →

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