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At Home With AV Linux

By Dave Phillips | Oct 19, 2011

My studio computer collection includes two custom-built desktop machines and a Hewlett-Packard G60 laptop. more>>

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GandhiCon 4.x

By Doc Searls | Sep 09, 2011

Searches for the word "linux" have been trending downward since early 2004, according to Google. Searches in mid-2011 are about a quarter of what they were in early 2004. On the other hand, searches for "android" more than doubled those for "linux" by mid-2011. So, what should we make of that? more>>

HP getting out of PC hardware

Should Google Buy HP's PC Business?

By Doc Searls | Aug 18, 2011

So the biggest PC maker is getting ready to dump its PC business. That's the gist of HP kills tablets, confirms PC spin-off plans, in . more>>

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Super Collision At Studio Dave: The New World Of SuperCollider3, Part 2

By Dave Phillips | Aug 09, 2011

In the first part of this series I introduced SuperCollider3 and its most basic operations. Now let's make things a little more interesting by adding a little randomization, a neat GUI, and some MIDI control.

Creating A GUI more>>

Linvo GNU/Linux

Spotlight on Linux: Linvo GNU/Linux

By Susan Linton | Jul 26, 2011

After an earlier quick look, it seemed Linvo GNU/Linux was worthy of a spotlight. Linvo is a Slackware-based distribution featuring GNOME 2.32 and is shipped as a live image. The desktop is pretty and features a handy set of applications. In addition, additional applications are available through a popular one-click format. more>>

Super Collision At Studio Dave: The New World of SuperCollider3, Part 1

By Dave Phillips | Jul 25, 2011

SuperCollider3 more>>

Mageia Linux

Mageia 2 Release Details Revealed

By Susan Linton | Jul 18, 2011

After an extensive discussion with the community on the Mageia developmental mailing list, Anne Nicolas revealed the results concerning Mageia release and support cycles as well as the release schedule for Mageia 2. The consensus was to use basically the same cycle used in Mageia 1. more>>

Gnome 3 Desktop

The Linux Desktop: We've Arrived.

By Kevin Bush | Jul 12, 2011

Linux Desktop articles are all over the place. I can hardly open up a browser without tripping over one. Most of them are negative whine-fests, complaining that Linux is too hard for new users, or has become too dumbed-down for technical users, or the fonts are ugly, or the next generation desktop environments are too different, or... well I could go on, but I think you get the point. more>>

Mageia

Spotlight on Linux: Mageia 1

By Susan Linton | Jun 14, 2011

Mageia represents the magic one can find if they harness the power of community with a good codebase and selfless coordinators and developers. Mageia is a fork of Mandriva Linux, a worthy distribution in its own right. Most forks happen because of differences in opinion of the way the code or project is headed. Perhaps someone thinks a particular focus or feature should be followed or added. more>>

Torvalds Christens The Next Linux Kernel Series 3.x

By Michael Reed | Jun 03, 2011

It's official, kernel version 3.0 is on its way. Linus confirmed this both in an announcement and by checking in the first 3.0 release candidate. The new branch is not expected to include any major milestones in terms of features, but it may stimulate developers to adopt policies of cruft removal and modernization. more>>

Toorox

Spotlight on Linux: Toorox

By Susan Linton | Apr 26, 2011

Toorox is a Gentoo-based installable live CD that features your choice of KDE or GNOME desktops. It comes with lots of useful applications including system configuration tools, easy package management, and proprietary code installers. more>>

Linus Torvalds

Torvalds Honored by Gaggle of Lawyers

By Susan Linton | Apr 15, 2011

Linus Torvalds, the father of Linux and hero to many Open Source users, might not be the first person one might think would be honored by an organization of lawyers, but that's exactly what's happening. The International Technology Law Association will award Torvalds its ITechLaw Achievement Award at their upcoming 40th anniversary celebration. more>>

Compatibility. Awesome.

The Humble Frozenbyte Bundle

By Shawn Powers | Apr 14, 2011

The folks over at HumbleBundle are currently running their third amazing game sale. It's a package deal from Frozenbyte, a Finnish game developer, that contains several computer games. What makes the sale amazing? Several things: more>>

All Games Are Linux Compatible
The Mixbus mixer.

Introducing Mixbus And The Ardour3 Alpha

By Dave Phillips | Apr 11, 2011

Mixbus (Figure 1) is a version of Ardour2 for Linux and OSX that replaces Ardour's native mixer with one designed by the Harrison company, a manufacturer of professional audio mixing boards. more>>

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