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How To Remote Access Ubuntu Desktop
Mar 6th
Remotely accessing a computer is a great advantage to all IT professionals. Sometimes you need to troubleshoot a computer located in a far off corner of the world. Sometimes you just want to access that file you left on the desktop of your home computer from work. More >
How To Install GUI On Ubuntu Server
Dec 30th
Ubuntu, the rising star of desktop Linux distributions, has a lesser known counterpart for servers. There are several advantages of going for Ubuntu Server but the lack of a GUI is a little off putting for some. More >
How to Install Ubuntu On VMware
Dec 16th
Ubuntu Linux
Ubuntu is a free Linux Operating System with all the bells and whistles of any standard Operating System such as Microsoft Windows or Macintosh OS. More >
Walmart Pulls Everex gPC From Stores
Mar 11th
Walmart had made history a few months earlier when it had publicly announced the availability of Linux PCs being sold in its stores. The news received much fanfare and was very well received by Linux proponents. But that celebration might have been too soon. According to AP news the massive chain store is pulling the $199 Everex gPC from its shelves. The PC will continue to be available on its website. But the gPC is now undoubtedly being phased out.
Everex gPC is a cheap desktop computer meant for basic tasks. Email and websurfing were meant to be the primary uses for the “Green PC”. The tech crowd familiar with web-based office suites heralded the arrival of Everex in stores last October. Google Docs and Skype could be very easily used on this desktop. But the non-technical Walmart user base does not seem to be interested in the gPC. Even with the attractive price tag putting it below $200 the Everex PC failed to get much sales. In the words of a Walmart spokesperson ”This really wasn’t what our customers were looking for”. For those of you who want to snag the Everex gPC before they disappear head to Walmart store website today.
HP Walks On The Open-Source Path With FOSSology – Video Included
Jan 28th
Open-source adoption for businesses and corporations come bundled with security concerns and financial projections. HP’s research and development group have come up with FOSSology.org to placate those concerns. In short, FOSSology is HP’s way of addressing open source software management for IT organizations. If HP is successfully able to address concerns of IT staff then this translates into more open-source adoption among businesses. HP has the following to say about their FOSSBazar project.
FOSSBazaar makes HP’s expertise freely available to the software community as part of a collaborative effort with industry-leading software vendors and The Linux Foundation. Coverity, DLA Piper, Google, Novell, Olliance Group, OpenLogic and SourceForge have joined HP to offer online resources, educational documentation and community interaction to address FOSS business issues and promote best FOSS governance practices.
