Looking out for something tasty? Patries would be an awesome treat
indeed. Especially you love cream puffs and eclairs like I do. I
suppose Google’s development team for Android want to tempt us with
something sweet and tasty just like eclairs, hence the name for
Android 2.0 ; )
What’s in store for us in ‘Eclair’ or Android 2.0?
Those who work in companies whose emails are managed by Microsoft
Exchange servers will be happy to note that Eclair is said to ship
with support for MS Exchange. Probably a good enough reason for some
to consider getting a new Android 2.0 powered smartphone.
Some …read more

Want better video playback on Linux? Can you code? There will be a hackfest this November in Barcelona from November 19-22, 2009. If you can go and join the hackfest because this is something you are personally hacking on, then I think it’s just right that you contact those who are organizing it. Check out this email for more details on how to participate in this particular hackfest. This is all about making X, Cairo and GStreamer work better to give everyone a better user experience when it comes to videos on Linux. Here’s …read more

Some people I know are closed-minded when it comes to using free and open source software. All of its flaws are magnified. None of the good things seem to stick in their minds. Well, maybe an application or two will be an exception. But I do encounter those who keep blaming the software for crashing or complain about the behavior of these applications. We’re all human, and it could be the lack of familiarity with these applications that make us feel very uncomfortable.
Having to learn about new software happens to us, whether it’s proprietary or …read more

Free and open source software are available for everyone but I think that schools will be the ones to benefit the most. After all, it means the following for them:

less pressure on the instructors and students as well
tools they could play around with and not be too afraid to make mistakes
there are tools that could be fitted within her budget

It is awesome to read case studies that show us that installing Linux on their school computers, etc. It is never easy to just switch. (Is proprietary software an addiction? A habit? Sounds like it sometimes.) In any …read more

Again, thanks to Dmitri Popov for the heads up regarding using Rapid Photo Downloader for Linux. Photography enthusiasts would love using this because you can download from many sources. Whether you have one or more memory cards on your camera, you could download everything quickly. This is very convenient especially for those who want to share their files as soon as they can. This is so cool!
Rapid Photo Downloader has documentation that is also reader-friendly. It gives you tips on how to get started. It has a practical approach to …read more

Ever wondered how you can manage your computer’s power so that it’s being used efficiently? This is something I think laptop users would be very concerned about so as to conserve battery time. You don’t want your computer to keep on using power while you’re away right? And of course a hassle-free experience will be ideal. Amazingly enough a research group has thought of a plan: by using sonar. What would be used for this experience is your computer’s mic and speakers.
Their plan:
The group developed software that, when the user is not using the mouse …read more

Acer is now really going to go put Android on their netbooks. A Linux Insider article talks about how Acer will have Android and Windows 7 in dual boot on their netbooks. Argh, the netbook will also have 9 hours of battery life. I don’t really care much about Windows 7. Even if they say that they are including Windows 7 for productivity on the netbook, I disagree. People could be productive on other platforms with the general office tools like OpenOffice.org and image manipulation tools like GIMP. There’s probably a way for them to …read more

IBM’s developerWorks’ article reminds us of 10 important developments in Linux.

Linux Professional Institute certification
Samba
Linux on S/390
SELinux
Linux Live CDs
Linux clusters
Linux supercomputing
Linux on Play Station
Virtualization
One Laptop Per Child

here are some things on this list that I never knew about until today like Linux on S/390. I’ve never met anyone who has worked with mainframes with Linux so this is something to read up on. But the other things on the list are ones I could relate with. Especially the live CDs of Linux. One of the first encounters I’ve had with Linux involved a live CD …read more

I am thankful for these times that people also care about others because we don’t just talk about technology for work but how we could use technology to help ourselves amidst calamities. The past weekend was terrible in the Philippines but people from here and abroad all cared to share something with us to help my fellow Filipinos. I was one of the luckier ones that wasn’t badly affected by Typhoon Ketsana. Others were flooded and their homes were swept away by the water, and there are those who were able to leave their homes but everything …read more

Well, if you have your computer I could give you a few things to try. After all, sometimes, watching a tv series could get boring. Or it could be that you’ve seen your videos over and over and over again. You need to do something new. In that case, you might want to try doing these things that I do. It might not be the most adventurous thing at first but who knows what you might be learning along the way

Search for a new application to try.
For me, this never gets old. I love …read more