Scott Reeves introduces the LyX document prep program with a GUI front-end that makes formatting easy.
It was a fairly exciting week for Linux and open source. Jack Wallen shares some of the highlights, from games, to robotics, to servers.
Dell, in partnership with Canonical, has announced a serious effort to create an Ubuntu-based ultrabook aimed specifically at developers.
Jack Wallen found many people had strong opinions about his claim that Ubuntu 12.04 nailed the desktop to near perfection. As a result, Jack questions whether the “perfect desktop” is attainable.
Marco Fioretti suggests some free tools you can use to check and improve your own writing style as well as analyze other types of text. Here are some tips on how to use them.
Jack Wallen is wowed by Ubuntu 12.04. Just how close to perfection is this latest release from Ubuntu? Read Jack’s take and find out if it’s enough to make you want to give Precise Pangolin a go.
Marco Fioretti shows you how to install two free SW utilities and supplies a sample script to use with them that will allow you automatically search for and download online videos matching the…
Jack Wallen stumbles across an incredibly handy command line tool for recording your command-fu. If you’re looking for interesting ways to train users on the Linux (or Mac) command line — shelr…
Scott Reeves shows you a command that allows you to set and change parameters of a wireless card, including changing the bitrate.
Microsoft has formed the Microsoft Open Technologies arm and is ready to help facilitate the relationship between open source and MS. Are you ready to don your tinfoil cap? Here is Jack Wallen’s take.