Monthly Archives: September 2007

Another good blog, more cool open source software

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Peter Loshin

Check out Little Ubuntu for some good stuff like this list of Awesome Ubuntu/Linux Apps you might not know about and this followup, Awesome Ubuntu/Linux Apps you might not know about V2.

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Malicious Software, Microsoft and Linux

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Peter Loshin

This is classic: My first Linux virus? tells the story of what happens when you accept Microsoft’s EULA (see my article, Declining the Windows Vista EULA). I don’t want to ruin the story, but you can read about the "virus" … Continue reading →

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Emergency Shutdown

Posted on September 14, 2007 by Peter Loshin

I’ve pointed to FOSSwire before, but they’re good. And this is a new one to me: Fix a Frozen System with the Magic SysRq Keys. It doesn’t happen often, but once in a while things go kerflooey on your Linux … Continue reading →

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Get the Facts, RIP

Posted on September 12, 2007 by Peter Loshin

It couldn’t last: my favorite resource for Microsoft FUD and unintentional support for open source software, Microsoft’s "Get the Facts" website, is no longer. Originally positioned by Microsoft to be a repository of good, un-biased information from third-party researchers about … Continue reading →

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Cleaning Windows?

Posted on September 10, 2007 by Peter Loshin

This is the first post in this category: Windows "Wins", stories about some of the <irony>"wins"</irony> that you get when you’re using Windows. Lately I’ve been noticing that people spend a lot of time doing "maintenance" of one sort or … Continue reading →

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