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I've been using firefox as the primary browser on my N900 since just prior to it's 1.0 release, the following are my summations of what I think of Mozilla's mobile browser.

Apps, apps, apps! They make or break an operating system (mobile or otherwise). The following are my top five application picks that are not included on the N900 by default.

When I am making recommendations of free software to people I hear many of the same common misconceptions day in and day out. Lets separate some of the fact from the fiction shall we?

Upon upgrading to 2.6.32-21 I rebooted to that wonderus "Ubuntu is running in low graphics mode" message I have seen oh so many times before. After much banging my head against the wall this is how I got my nVidia drivers working again with a PAE kernel on 10.04

There is no doubt that Linux will be the dominant player in the mobile market by the end of 2010. Google's Android operating system is currently top dog among mobile Linux - however how does it compare to the Debian based Maemo?

Late last week I came into possession of an old AT&T Tilt 8925. Just as when I receive any computer with a Windows based operating system on, my first inclination is to format said device to some variation of Linux on it.

Elive: Where Debian mights Enlightenment This is Elive's slogan. As I am sure you can guess, it is a Debian based distribution that uses the Enlightenment window manager. Let's take a look at the 2.0 release of this elegant distro.

Autopackage is a distro neutral method of packaging up software for distribution to the Linux platform. It provides a sleek GUI for doing so and even installs itself from the first .package file you run on your system.

Operating systems market share is something that is hard to judge. There are lots of numbers out there provided by lots of different people. Which figures are you to believe and which ones should you take in with a grain of salt?

I've tried a few different Linux video editors including Kino, PiTiVi, and Cinelerra. Are these all the video editors FOSS have to offer? No they are not. Check out Openshot!

A few weeks back the girl I have been dating for awhile now had idly made a complaint about her laptop being poky at certain tasks. I'd used the thing once or twice to check my email and recalled it was running Vista - no surprise there. I like this girl a lot and figured it was time to take that next step in our relationship: I offered to put Linux on her laptop.

Am I asking for too much here to want an equally easy install experience on Linux for FOSS software as I enjoy on Windows? If Linux is ever to gain any sort of real market share in the desktop market I feel this is some thing that must happen. But maybe I am wrong.

There is no denying the fact that we have become a touch-centric society in regards to our technology. Where is our technology headed though? With the idea of "bigger is better" in mind: if a 3.5~ inch touch screen is good a larger screen must better right? Enter Tablet PCs and the year 2010

There are a few different programs for ripping DVDs on Linux. The following details my personal experience with four different applications over the last week and a half.

Why use a derivative of Ubuntu (or Debian for that matter) instead of just using the original product? Simple: The derivative is better.

"What operating system are you running?" "Linux." "Odds are that is the issue, do you have access to a computer with a Windows-based operating system?"

Using Linux in the public on a daily basis has made me realize that there is a right way and a wrong way to promote Linux to those who are unfamiliar with it. What is the right way to promote Linux you ask? Simple: You don't.

I have had the N900 to play with for a solid month I would like to highlight what I feel are the pros and cons of the device. As I know most people just give these articles a quick scan in the first place, for reference I am just going to post my thoughts in an easy to read bulleted list.

"rooting" or "jail-breaking" phones. Odds are you have heard at least one of these terms before. Neither of these processes is very difficult to accomplish with a small bit of know-how and it's your phone so you should be able to do with it as you please. Right? Yes and no.

Linux is more than ready for the average user to be using, but just like any operating system it may be a bit much for the average user to get it setup and thats just fine if you ask me.