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The Linux Setup - Sean Cross, Novena Developer

  • My Linux Rig; By Steven Ovadia (Posted by steveov on Jun 12, 2014 2:52 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Interview; Groups: ARM
An interview with Sean Cross, who's part of the team working on an ARM laptop that's almost entirely open source.

The Linux Setup - Graham Morrison, Linux Voice

  • My Linux Rig; By Steven Ovadia (Posted by steveov on Mar 5, 2014 6:40 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Interview
Graham Morrison, editor of Linux Voice, the new Linux magazine, discusses his love of Arch, KDE, and all things MIDI.

Markdown Editor Roundup: gedit vs. UberWriter vs. ReText

  • My Linux Rig; By Steven Ovadia (Posted by steveov on Feb 28, 2014 9:38 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Reviews
A shootout between three Linux Markdown editors: gedit-markdown, UberWriter, and ReText.

The Linux Setup - Allan Day, GNOME Designer

  • My Linux Rig; By Steven Ovadia (Posted by steveov on Jan 9, 2014 8:02 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Interview
An interview with GNOME designer Allan Day, where he talks about his tools and the GNOME design philosophy.

The Linux Setup - Mike Saunders, Linux Voice

  • My Linux Rig; By Steven Ovadia (Posted by steveov on Dec 13, 2013 3:32 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Interview
An interview with journalist Mike Saunders, of the recently-funded Linux Voice magazine, about his love of Xfce, Amigas, and SNES simulators.

Kupfer: A Very Nice Application Launcher

  • My Linux Rig; By Steven Ovadia (Posted by steveov on Oct 11, 2013 4:46 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Reviews
A review of and appreciate for Kupfer, a helpful application launcher that can also easily open files from within its interface. If you don't like using a mouse, you'll love Kupfer.

Writing a Book with Linux

  • My Linux Rig; By Steven Ovadia (Posted by steveov on Oct 3, 2013 2:20 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Editorial
I spent last year writing a book using Linux (with a little bit of VirtualBox thrown in for good luck). The process was painless and shows that Linux is a powerful, flexible, convenient tool for knowledge work.

Manjaro Past, Present and Future: A Virtual Roundtable

  • My Linux Rig; By Steven Ovadia (Posted by steveov on Sep 6, 2013 6:52 AM EDT)
  • Groups: Arch
An interview with members of the Manjaro team about Manjaro Linux, Arch Linux, and the challenges and advantages of a rolling release distribution. The team also discusses the future of Manjaro.

My Return to Xubuntu: A Review

  • My Linux Rig; By Steven Ovadia (Posted by steveov on Aug 27, 2013 12:20 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Reviews; Groups: Xfce
An article about looking for a new distro and deciding to return to Xubuntu 12.04, which looks great and is stable. Xfce remains a desktop environment worth considering.

KeePassX: Treating Your Passwords Like They’re Important

  • My Linux Rig; By Steven Ovadia (Posted by steveov on Jul 17, 2013 6:56 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Reviews
A review of KeePassX, a secure and relatively simple way to manage your passwords. No solution is easy, but this is better than using temp123 for all of your valuable data.

The Future of Fuduntu

  • My Linux Rig; By Steven Ovadia (Posted by steveov on Apr 18, 2013 3:16 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
An interview with Lee Ward about the future of Fuduntu, which just announced its end-of-life. Ward talks about the decision Fuduntu made to stick with GNOME 2 and discusses possibilities for a new distro, possibly based upon OpenSUSE.

The Linux Setup - Meg Ford, GNOME Developer

  • My Linux Rig; By Steven Ovadia (Posted by steveov on Apr 13, 2013 5:14 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Interview
Meg Ford, a GNOME developer, discusses the tools she uses for programming.

The Linux Setup - Dan Gillmor, Journalist

  • My Linux Rig; By Steven Ovadia (Posted by steveov on Feb 26, 2013 3:08 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Interview
An interview with journalist/author Dan Gillmor about his Ubuntu setup.

The Linux Setup - Paul Tagliamonte, Software Engineer/Debian Developer

  • My Linux Rig; By Steven Ovadia (Posted by steveov on Dec 18, 2012 2:56 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Interview; Groups: Debian
An interview with Debian Developer Paul Tagliamonte, which includes an interesting discussion of why it's important for software to be free (as in freedom) but also accessible to different technical expertise levels.

The Linux Setup - Jeremy Jongepier, Musician/Admin

  • My Linux Rig; By Steven Ovadia (Posted by steveov on Dec 2, 2012 3:25 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Interview
An interview with musician and admin Jeremy Jongepier about his setup. Jeremy gives a great overview of current Linux audio software and shows that Linux is a strong and viable music production platform.

The Linux Setup - Brian Proffitt, Writer

  • My Linux Rig; By Steven Ovadia (Posted by steveov on Nov 6, 2012 12:03 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Interview
An interview with writer Brian Proffitt about his surprisingly stock OpenSUSE setup, which allows him to get a lot of work done without a lot of configuring.

Nick Schermer, Xfce Developer

  • My Linux Rig; By Steven Ovadia (Posted by steveov on Oct 16, 2012 3:39 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Interview
An interview with Xfce developer Nick Schermer. Schermer discusses his Arch Linux setup and the desktop programs he uses daily.

The Linux Setup - Terry Hancock, Journalist/Producer

  • My Linux Rig; By Steven Ovadia (Posted by steveov on Oct 2, 2012 6:47 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Interview; Groups: Debian
Linux Hero Terry Hancock discusses his KDE setup, which allows him to produce a web series. Terry discusses the benefits and challenges of Debian and talks about his love of virtual desktops.

The Linux Setup - Jos Poortvliet, openSUSE

  • My Linux Rig; By Steven Ovadia (Posted by steveov on Aug 28, 2012 6:07 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Interview; Groups: KDE
Interview with Jos Poortvliet, openSUSE Community Manager, about his desktop setup. Jos does a lot of great stuff with KDE and makes the case that KDE is worth learning.

The Linux Setup - RedMonk's Stephen O'Grady

  • My Linux Rig; By Steven Ovadia (Posted by steveov on Aug 11, 2012 8:37 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Interview
An interview with RedMonk's Stephen O'Grady about his Linux setup. He's an Ubuntu user who dreams of a more functional cloud and sees a space for Linux to offer that kind of cloud integration.

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