Linux for The Rest Of Us #53 – Why So Many Distros?

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[01:27] Basic Basic.
Why not one version?
CAUSE IT DOESN’T WORK!!!, for any os

 

[07:19] Buyer Brown – especially good podcast
Freshly Minted – A Linux Journey
(http://bbtas.com/category/freshly-minted-a-linux-journey/)

 

[12:39] I miss spoke, not windows server but.
Microsoft SBS 2011 needs a minimum of 8gb of ram
(http://www.microsoft.com/sbs/en/us/system-requirements.aspx)

 

[13:45] Humble Indie Bundle 3: You Set The Price For Five Awesome Games – The third instalment of the Humble Indie Bundle is now love, letting you decide what to pay for five cross-platform, DRM free games worth $50 in total.
(http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/07/humble-indie-bundle-3-pay-5-awesome-games/)

 

[17:15] Have You Taken The LibreOffice User Survey? – The survey aims to gather user feedback so that future goals and development decisions are shaped towards users ‘needs and wishes’.

(http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/07/libreoffice-user-survey/)

 

[20:31] How the Chromebook can be used …. yes in real life.
HTML Editor
(https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/phkgflgjcpmlohkfpnlajcpcoklkcbnb?hl=en-US)

The Flux Player
(https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ffmbkapajplhplmnbgfhljmajjgnhcgg?hl=en-US)

Jolicloud
(https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/nfakdllpdfjjbfommlcnfkedmbigkfdo)

Pictures – (http://www.jolicloud.com/product)

Audiotool
(https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bkgoccjhfjgjedhkiefaclppgbmoobnk)

Dang! – (http://www.audiotool.com/)

Lose It!
(https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jehemifhdilebjjpibeianiedocpgocn)

Android Freeware
(https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/faijocccbppcdmakdenmbbiflcagbapp)

Ubuntu One
(https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jkhkkpgamolkplndclhlalpcaooibkme)

Web VNC
(https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gaceoimemjcmchccbdgjemoandjgcbeg)

Pomodoro Daisuki
(https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/nbggjgoannejpkpeamcdmnpdngnpkcln)

CUPS Panel
(https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ghieoneobhkopmenoklkecikhapfofjb?hl=en-US)

Zelda
(https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/opfbnpfjjfnholpiekjdaienfpnnpjie?hl=en-US)

 

[34:50] Primadesk Is a Centralized Web Manager for All Your Online Files, Docs, Photos, and Emails – Many of us rely on several different online services, like Google Docs, file syncing services, photo sharing and image hosting sites, and even probably a mix of webmail and corporate email providers. If you’d like a unified view of all your cloud content and way to drag and drop files between them, check out webapp Primadesk.
(http://lifehacker.com/5819395/primadesk-is-a-centralized-web-manager-for-all-your-online-files-docs-photos-and-emails)

(https://www.primadesk.com/)

 

[37:01] Mozilla Taking On ChromeOS?.
https://wiki.mozilla.org/B2G
http://mobilebusinessbriefing.com/article/mozilla-plans-open-source-mobile-os

[41:57] A Complete Zenity Dialog Examples 1-2 – Zenity is a tool that help you to create a common functional GTK+ dialogs. It have various dialogs that each of them have different ways of presenting data and acquire data from user input.
(http://linux.byexamples.com/archives/259/a-complete-zenity-dialog-examples-1/)

(http://linux.byexamples.com/archives/265/a-complete-zenity-dialog-examples-2/)

 

[47:00] Ubuntu 11.04 gets automatic Epson printer driver download
zero install – zero config – zero work – Ubuntu 11.04 will automatically download and install the correct Epson driver for your Epson printer upon connecting it to your computer.

(http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/04/ubuntu-11-04-gets-automatic-epson-driver-download/)

 

[49:55] Mixxx – Mixxx is free mixing software for DJs, providing everything needed to create live mixes. It allows you to beatmatch songs and crossfade them together, like you would with turntables and a mixer.
(http://www.mixxx.org/)

Full Feature List – (http://www.mixxx.org/features.php)

Props to Klaatu
(http://indamixx.com/)

Screenshots – (http://indamixx.com/audio-applications/)

Pictures – (http://indamixx.com/images/stories/pdf-mod/The_Collection.pdf)

 

[1:00:48] Prey Helps You Locate Stolen Devices, Ubuntu and Android Packages Available – Prey is an open source application that sends data regarding the current location of your missing device. The latest version of the application has the capability to even take pictures using the device’s inbuilt webcam and send it to you upon request.
(http://www.techdrivein.com/2011/07/prey-helps-you-locate-stolen-devices.html)

 

[1:02:07] 12 Things You See Every Day That Wouldn’t Exist Without Linux.
(http://www.businessinsider.com/linux-based-devices-2011-7#android-phones-and-tablets-got-their-start-in-linux-1)

 

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