Movix 2 is the X Window System based version of Movix, which is a tiny bootable Live CD that transforms your computer into a multimedia player. Essentially, it is a micro distribution that launches MPlayer. Similar distros include WOMP and GeeXBoX. Movix 2 actually allows you to switch over to text-based Movix mode should you prefer to, [...]

GeeXboX, like WOMP and Movix 2, is a LiveCD version of MPlayer which turns any computer into a multimedia station without needing to install to a hard disk. Of the 3 distributions mentioned, it is the slickest in appearance. It has a beautiful bootup sequence which ends with the disc being ejected automatically. Put in a DVD, [...]

WOMP! is a tiny bootable Live CD (13-30 MB depending on the flavour you choose) that instantly transforms any computer into a DVD/VCD/CD/MP3 player. Similar distros include Movix 2 andGeeXBoX. There are 4 variations of WOMP, from a basic package with just media players, to ones with optional text-based or graphical web browsing should you need [...]

For those of you on the lookout for a completely free, easy to install, Windows-like Linux distribution — for yourself or a technically challenged loved one — I’ve finally discovered one worth recommending. Ark Linux boasts that it can be installed with 4 mouse clicks — no other typing required. Is it true? I had [...]

Despite a less than stellar experience with the previous version of Ubuntu I decided to climb back on the horse and mosey down for a visit with Ubuntu’s fraternal twin, Kubuntu. Kubuntu is what Ubuntu would look like if he decided to abandon the patent leather shoes and forsake all corduroy and khahki and opt [...]

(I didn’t write this, and this is out of date but still contains some humour and/or truth) Once at COMDEX computer expo, Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, “If GM had kept up with the technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25.00 cars [...]

Linux in a Nutshell, Fourth Edition A Desktop Quick Reference By Ellen Siever, Stephen Figgins, Aaron Weber Fourth Edition June 2003 Series: In a Nutshell ISBN: 0-596-00482-6 944 pages, $39.95 US, $61.95 CA, £28.50 UK Published by: O’Reilly When I decided to get serious about actually learning Linux (and it’s an ongoing process), I read [...]

No Microsoft didn’t steal the GUI from Apple, nor did Apple steal it from Xerox PARC… the concept of a GUI is over 70 years old now… Read here.

What’s your best uptime? I use a program called “uptimed” (i don’t have the website, but if you can apt-get it through Debian) to keep track. todd@Laurier:~$ uprecords # Uptime | System Boot up —————————-+————————————————- -> 1 56 days, 17:05:13 | Linux 2.6.8-2-k7 Fri Mar 11 23:00:41 2005 2 11 days, 20:10:29 | Linux 2.6.8-2-k7 [...]

(Insert your own joke here). See here.