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WHAT a difference 16 years makes. Last month, the technology world was abuzz over an interview in Fortune magazine in which Bradford Smith, Microsoft’s general counsel, accused users and developers of various free software products of patent infringement and demanded royalties. Indeed, in recent years, Mr. Smith has argued that patents are essential to technological breakthroughs in software

How much does it cost to buy you? Do you have a price? Can you be paid off?

I'm sure many of the CEO's and CTO's of various Linux companies are now asking themselves this very question this week (or should be asking themselves) as Microsoft announced yet another "patent deal"...this time, with LG Electronics.

With this, the Xandros deal, the Novell Deal, and anything else Microsoft has up its sleeve (I look for several other distros to "indemnify" themselves in the next few months...for example, Linspire and Mandriva are two prime targets for MS...the bullseye is probably painted) I think that Microsoft has created it's own "Linux Distribution" so to speak. Let me share with you why I think they have...

It is my privilege to announce on behalf of the team members of the PCLinuxOS Magazine Project sponsored by MyPCLinuxOS.com, the June 2007 issue (#10)  is available for download!  Our previous issues can also be downloaded.

Some highlights include:

1. KDE User Guide Part 3 & 4
   
2. Linux Mint - A Review
   
3. Top 10 Firefox Extensions
   
4. Scroogle and Opera Integration
5. Linux and the Masses
   
6. As always, much more
   

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It is my privilege to announce on behalf of the team members of the PCLinuxOS Magazine Project sponsored by MyPCLinuxOS.com, the May 2007 issue (#9)  is available for download!

Some highlights include:

1. KDE User Guide Part 2
   
2. Scroogle and Konqueror Integration
   
3. Top Ten Reasons for Using Linux
   
4. Linux in Education
   
5. Using Settings from a Previous Linux Install
   
6. As always, much more
   

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There's a HUGE piece of news out there for Linux as an operating system...and I have only seen it published on Lxer.com, Linuxtoday.com and Digg.com. LINUX IS GOING TO THE INDIANAPOLIS 500!! This is HUGE for ALL Linux distributions...not just one. This is something that can show all those people out there what the Linux community is all about...collaboration, community, camaraderie, and drive....drive that can't be found in commercial ventures. But where, oh where, is the community reporting this news? The interesting thing is, they aren't...and It's very odd as to why they aren't there reporting this and rallying around it.

It is my privilege to announce on behalf of the team members of the PCLinuxOS Magazine Project sponsored by MyPCLinuxOS.com, the April 2007 issue (#8)  is available for download!  Our previous issues can also be downloaded.

We are simultaneously publishing the HTML Version of the Magazine as well for our low bandwidth users.  The HTML Site is W3C standards compliant for easy browsing.

Some highlights include:

1. KDE User's Guide
2. What is ROOT?
3. A Letter to My Windows Friends
4. Free as in Free Beer
5. Creating a Favorite Applications Menu
6. As always, much more
   

Have you ever been using your Linux distro and suddenly found a program won’t close? It’s frustrating when an application hangs. In Windows, one could right click on the taskbar and choose “Task Manager” and kill the hanging process (which doesn’t always work BTW). In Linux, you can also kill these hanging processes.

It is my privilege to announce on behalf of the team members of the PCLinuxOS Magazine Project sponsored by MyPCLinuxOS.com, the March 2007 issue (#7)  is available for download!  Our previous issues can also be downloaded.

We are simultaneously publishing the HTML Version of the Magazine as well for our low bandwidth users.  The HTML Site is W3C standards compliant for easy browsing.

Some highlights include:

1. Application Changes from PCLinuxOS .93 to 2007
2. Playing with Beryl
   
3. Recording Audio with PCLinuxOS
   
4. PCLinuxOS DualView and TwinView Tutorial
5. How to Multi-Boot Linux
6. Working in Gnome in PCLinuxOS
   
7. As always, plenty more is packed inside 

I’ve been asked by various people how I keep up to date with technology news, research, and the latest reports...mainly because I’m never at a loss for words when discussing something (big mouth much?). Of course, many people haven’t heard of RSS at all and don’t know that one can have a program to read multiple sites in a short amount of time. So, I searched for something that was better than those I had used: Pluck, Sage, Owl, Sharpreader, Wiz. I found it. And to my delight, it’s a cross-platform, GPL Licensed, Feed-synchronizing one that delivers unparalleled functionality and options. There’s nothing like it on the planet. If your interest is peaked, you’re in for a real treat.

I just browsed back across some old bookmarks I had made on subjects to blog about. I've been playing catch up for the last few days as some of my projects I've been working on are slowing down. During this browsing session, I happened upon a blog entry titled "So Many Distros, So Little Time" which originally jumped across the RSS reader during January of this year. I gave it an honest read and was disgusted with the article quite a bit. Let me go point for point on this:

It is my privilege to announce on behalf of the team members of the PCLinuxOS Magazine Project sponsored by MyPCLinuxOS.com, the February 2007 issue (#6)  is available for download!  Our previous issues can also be downloaded.

We are simultaneously publishing the HTML Version of the Magazine as well for our low bandwidth users.  The HTML Site is W3C standards compliant for easy browsing.

Some highlights include:

1. Change a Lightscribe Label
   
2. Parental Controls
   
3. Acquiring and Installing VMWare
   
4. Limewire/Frostwire
5. Using Fish
   
6. As always, plenty more is packed inside 

So you've got insert_linux_distro_name_here installed and you're ready to get started with your standard computing day. You've only recently converted to this Linux thing. You know enough about Linux to install it and have it up and running for your main desktop. You've slowly begun easing yourself into this new Linux role by replacing the applications you used in Windows with free and open source ones installed or installable on Linux.

Yet Another LInux Blog examines a Linux Today Editor's Note, why openSuse is a casualty in the fallout from the Novell-MS deal and if being a casualty in this fallout is justifiable.

It is my privilege to announce on behalf of the team members of the PCLinuxOS Magazine Project sponsored by MyPCLinuxOS.com, the January 2007 issue (#5)  is available for download!  Our previous issues can also be downloaded.

We are simultaneously publishing the HTML Version of the Magazine as well for our low bandwidth users.  The HTML Site is W3C standards compliant for easy browsing.

Some highlights include:

1. How-To Create a DOS Boot Diskette
   
2. Rip CD Audios the Simplest Way
3. How-To Screenshot your Screensaver
   
4. How-To Create an Update CD or DVD
   
5. Install Diablo II LOD with PCLinuxOS and Wine
   
6. As always, plenty more is packed inside 

Some of you may have read my friend and collegue's blog named "Blog of Helios" and visited his website lobby4linux.com enough to have understood what he has tried and is trying to accomplish with regards to Trusted Computing and Digital Rights Management. Many of you probably respect this approach and support it as I do. Others may not have any idea what I'm speaking of. Allow me to background a bit:

It is my privilege to announce on behalf of the team members of the PCLinuxOS Magazine Project sponsored by MyPCLinuxOS.com, the December 2006 issue (#4)  is available for download!  Our previous issues can also be downloaded.

Some highlights include:

1. Network File Systems
2. Reviews of Music Players
3. Thumbnail Images and Galleries
4. Connect to AOL in Linux
5. Setting up a Printer in a Windows Workgroup
6. Much, Much More! 

So how is Novell the new SCO? First and foremost, I'm not the first one to talk about the correlation between this deal and SCO's indemnification licenses...Groklaw has detailed postings on it. Let's look at this concept a bit more. This deal between Microsoft and Novell isn't about getting Linux to play nice with Windows...it's about patents, intellectual property, and indemnification licenses.

It is my privilege to announce on behalf of the team members of the PCLinuxOS Magazine Project sponsored by MyPCLinuxOS.com, the November 2006 issue is available for download! Our previous issues can also be downloaded.

We are simultaneously introducing the HTML Version of the Magazine with this issue as well for our low bandwidth users. The HTML Site has undergone a facelift for easier reading and is W3C standards compliant for easy browsing.

On behalf of the Magazine Project at MyPCLinuxOS.com, I'd like to announce the availability of the October 2006 issue of the PCLinuxOS Magazine for online browsing in HTML format! Feedback from the community about issue one in September showed the editors that they needed to provide an easily navigated website that didn't require downloading for those users' with little bandwidth. I'm very happy to share with all of you this fantastic site: http://mag.mypclinuxos.com/html/ As a coordinator for the project, it makes me proud to be a part of a community driven project that actually listens to their community. Please check out the site and let us know what you think!

It is my privilege to announce on behalf of the team members of the PCLinuxOS Magazine Project sponsored by MyPCLinuxOS.com, the October 2006 issue is available for download! We've put a lot of effort into producing a quality magazine made for the community, by the community. This is our second issue that has been produced by our project team. The previous September issue can also be downloaded

Contained inside are many articles written for the PCLinuxOS community and a few for those interested but not yet using it. With this issue, we've decided to focus on Children and Linux. Some highlights include:

1. How-To's on multibooting and web page construction
2. Many looks at different distros for Children
3. Two articles written by young PCLinuxOS Users on their experience
4. Trips down memory lane with articles on Old Computers
5. Much, Much more!