What’s The Buzz

Random posts on what’s happening in the world of Linux and Open Source Technology

Linux Goodies

Linux tips and tricks picked up on the job as a Linux Systems Engineer.

Apple Goodies

All things wonderful about Apple Computers and Devices

Microsoft Goodies

Microsoft System Engineering tips and tricks as told by a Linux Systems Engineer

XKCD

Get your daily dose of the XKCD cartoon

Home » Archive by Category

Articles in Linux Goodies

Linux Foundation tries making license compliance even easier
August 10, 2010 – 9:38 am | No Comment

TweetShare
The Linux Foundation has launched a new open source licensing compliance program with the aim of simplifying some of the legal complexities faced by commercial Linux adopters. The initiative, which was unveiled today at the …

Key Organizations in Free & Open-Source Software – Microsoft
August 8, 2010 – 2:02 pm | No Comment

Microsoft Corporation is an American software company, best known for its Microsoft Windows operating system, and Microsoft Office, office suite software. In recent years the company has diversed into Internet publishing and video game consoles, among other fields. The company was originally founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

Spicebird Hatches Open Source Collaboration
August 6, 2010 – 10:48 am | No Comment

TweetShare
This open source, cross-platform application for Linux and Windows combines email with calendaring and instant messaging. But does Spicebird fly?

How to Get Windows and Linux to Cooperate on the Network
August 5, 2010 – 2:53 pm | No Comment

TweetShare
This article looks beyond Active Directory at a variety of approaches available today to getting Linux and Windows to work together on the network. While still not a job for an average Linux administrator or …

11 Free Linux Apps Your Business Needs Now
August 4, 2010 – 2:19 pm | No Comment

TweetShare
Despite the wealth of free applications out there, many small business owners continue to spend an inordinate amount of their all-too-scarce resources on software. Microsoft Office 2010? That’ll be $499.99–or $279.99 if you can do …

Is Linux Really Harder to Use?
August 3, 2010 – 5:00 pm | No Comment

TweetShare
Not surprisingly, the misperception that Linux is harder to use than other operating systems is also one that competing vendors routinely use to scare potential new users away from Linux.

4 Educational Linux Distributions
August 2, 2010 – 10:06 am | No Comment

TweetShare
As you may know, the Linux and open source community provides a wealth of free operating systems (OSs), called distributions, and software applications. Some are desktop distributions for general-use in the office. However, there are …

Mobile Linux software pioneer goes all out for Android
July 30, 2010 – 11:41 am | No Comment

TweetShare
Japanese mobile Linux software firm Access announced a major push toward Android, joining the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), and releasing a free “Graffiti” handwriting recognition app for Android, among other developments.