Linux For The Rest Of Us #86 – You Don't Have To Upgrade

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A Linux podcast for anyone even remotely interested in Linux! With Steve McLaughlin, the Door to Door Geek.

Episode 86 Show Notes

[01:48] Basic Basic

Sometimes old is good, don’t feel rushed, and please backup.

Clonezilla – (http://clonezilla.org/)

Redo Backup – (http://redobackup.org/)

Deje Dup (https://launchpad.net/deja-dup)

Back In Time (http://backintime.le-web.org/)

[12:24] Valve is bringing Steam to Linux – A rumour that Linux-loving gamers worldwide have been hoping will become a reality for years – it has now been announced that a Linux port of Steam is in the works.

(http://www.imediamonkey.com/2012/04/29/valve-is-bringing-steam-to-linux/)

Valve confirms Steam and Source for Linux, signals low confidence for Windows 8.

(http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/127475-valve-confirms-steam-and-source-for-linux-signals-low-confidence-for-windows-8)

[24:14] Open source racing simulator Speed Dreams 2.0 available for download.

(http://www.speed-dreams.org/release-20-en.html)

[26:47] Who needs Microsoft and who needs Linux.

Skype replaces P2P supernodes with Linux boxes hosted by Microsoft (updated)

(http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/05/skype-replaces-p2p-supernodes-with-linux-boxes-hosted-by-microsoft.ars)

the Microsoft-hosted boxes are able to accommodate significantly more users. Supernodes under the old system typically handled about 800 end users, Kortchinsky said, whereas the newer ones host about 4,100 users and have a theoretical limit of as many as 100,000.

[35:16] HP Certifies Ubuntu Linux.

(http://www.serverwatch.com/server-news/hp-certifies-ubuntu-linux.html)

[40:36] 9 Essential Free Linux Transcoders – Transcoding is the process of the conversion of digital data (typically video and audio files) from one format to another. It involves extracting tracks from a digital media file, decoding the tracks, filtering, encoding, and then multiplexing the new tracks into a new container. Transcoding will reduce the quality of the tracks unless lossless formats are used.

(http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20120413211230621/Transcoders.html)

[45:12] 15+ Beautiful Conky Configs for Linux Desktops – Whether you are a Fedora, Ubuntu, Arch Linux or any other Linux distribution user you probably have used the lovable system monitor software, Conky. Being highly configurable, Conky is capable to display any system status such as CPU , disk usage, memory, temperature , emails and etc. on your desktop in various appearances.

(http://desktopspotting.com/26/best-conky-configs-for-linux-desktop/)

[52:16] How to Benchmark Your Linux System: 3 Open-Source Benchmarking Tools.

(http://www.phoronix-test-suite.com/?k=pts_desktop_live)

(http://www.howtogeek.com/111617/how-to-benchmark-your-linux-system-3-open-source-benchmarking-tools/)

(http://www.stresslinux.org/sl/)

[59:16][How To] Access Google Drive Via Nautilus in Ubuntu – Google’s newly-launched ‘Drive’ feature may have failed to give Linux users a client from the get go – but that doesn’t mean we need to go without entirely.

(http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/04/how-to-access-google-drive-via-nautilus-in-ubuntu/)

[1:03:37]Demand for Linux Skills Sets a New Record This Month.

(http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/253660/demand_for_linux_skills_sets_a_new_record_this_month.html)

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