b5media.com

Advertise with us

Enjoying this blog? Check out the rest of the Technology Channel Subscribe to this Feed

New Linux User

Archive for April 2007

April 3rd, 2007

Why doesn’t Linux need defragmenting?

This is an extremely common question for new Linux users migrating from Windows. The One And One Is 2 weblog gives a graphical and non-technical explanation for the differences between the Windows and Linux file systems and specifically why Linux computers do not need to be defragged per se.

That is a question that crops […]

By Kyle -- 0 comments

April 2nd, 2007

Linux and Mac are buddies

If you find the Mac vs. PC commercials from Apple to be half as funny as me, you’ll surely appreciate this quasi-spoof from Novell exclaiming that Linux and Mac are friends. Enjoy!

Linux and Mac are buddies - [Youtube]

Share This

By Kyle -- 0 comments

April 2nd, 2007

Apple says goodbye to DRM — sort of

Recording label EMI will be offering high quality DRM-free versions of their artists’ music for $1.29 per song through Apple’s iTunes Store. While there will be a higher price tag, the songs will finally be free of the digital rights management choke hold. Let’s hope the other recording labels follow suit. I […]

By Kyle -- 0 comments

April 2nd, 2007

Bash Shell Keyboard Shortcuts

The Only Ubuntu weblog has posted a very thorough list of keyboard shortcuts for the Bash shell (terminal). This is by far the most complete list of keyboard shortcuts for the Bash shell that I’ve come across. Below is just a preview, give the Only Ubuntu weblog a look to see the complete […]

By Kyle -- 1 comment