I know this isn’t particularly new, but seeing some news this morning about potentially more Google Apps coming to the Linux Desktop I thought I’d throw this together. How to install Google Apps on your Ubuntu Desktop. Currently the list of applications within the Google repository is Google Desktop and Picasa. We could be seeing… Read More »
Preface Saturday night the Ubuntu Utah Team had a great presentation on Privacy and Encryption. One very important topic and another very interesting topic. With as much is going on these days to screw with our privacy (NSA) it isn’t a bad idea to learn a little bit about encryption. Now, I know you may… Read More »
With Microsoft as dominant as it is (see Bug #1) we often need to look for compatibility options for a number of things. There are teams working on all types of compatibility issues but one of them is already taken care of (and I’m sure there are many more to come). This tutorial will allow… Read More »
I have been using the Tor privacy network for quite some time now and I really appreciate the anonymity it allows me. It is very easy to setup on Ubuntu systems and basically offers you the freedom to surf and chat anonymously. No more tracking by marketers or wondering if someone can find you based… Read More »
Dear eBay user, As you know, I almost never reach out to you personally with a request to get involved in a debate in the U.S. Congress. However, today I feel I must. Right now, the telephone and cable companies in control of Internet access are trying to use their enormous political muscle to dramatically… Read More »
I was recently referred to a site that I instantly knew I had to share with everyone else. It’s name: Explorer Destroyer. It’s mission: Kill Bill’s Browser. I’d encourage everyone to implement this on their sites. Hey Gabe, use this on the Utah Open Source Planet instead of just causing that weird error message. Make… Read More »
Verizon treads into the realm of The Prince by ZDNet‘s Mitch Ratcliffe — Verizon’s changed its customer agreement with wording that could limit or ban class action law suits by customers. You have to act to opt out. From the article: NationalAccess and BroadbandAccess data sessions may be used with wireless devices for the following… Read More »
I came across two great videos hosted over at ZDNet about DRM and the ‘real’ explanation of what it does. ZDNet Executive Editor David Berlind suggests that CRAP or Content, Restriction, Annulment, and Protection, is a catchier phrase than DRM – Digital Rights Management. Why does he think this technology is crap? Once you’ve bought… Read More »
Bill Gates demands open source by ZDNet‘s Dana Blankenhorn — “We have to change the way we work,” is the way Nick Hellman, the interim director of HIV projects at the Foundation, put it. Bill Gates is demanding that AIDS researchers share or open source their results if they’re to get some of the $287… Read More »
Microsoft: We won’t be evil, either by ZDNet‘s Ed Burnette — Microsoft has outlined a new corporate philosophy of competition that could be summed up in these familiar words: “Don’t be evil”. While speaking at the New America Foundation luncheon, Brad Smith, the general counsel of Microsoft outlined the “Windows Principles”: Twelve tenets that will… Read More »