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1. Finally got my EeePC
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... pre-installed. Everything works out of the box and there are plenty of forums out there to help the novice linux/eeepc user to tweak the nifty little device to its own wants and needs. Check out the next ...

2. Issue 25 - The Eee has landed
(Newsletters/2008)

... Linux as a desktop environment are very much disappearing. And disappearing fast !! The EeePC is a good example of this. For about 300 Euro you can now get a really nice fully functional, ultra mobile ...

3. Issue 24 - Open Source software ... why ?
(Newsletters/2008)

... these days to even use a computer without relying on some Open Source application somewhere along the line. Linux, for most people synonymous with Open Source software, powers a significant of the internet, ...

4. Issue 23 - How to fight Linux the Redmond way
(Newsletters/2008)

First of all, I need to make clear that I am not a Linux user because I am anti Microsoft. I am a Linux user because I am pro Linux. There is something about the Open Source community in general which ...

5. Issue 22 - Entry barriers for Linux dropping all the time
(Newsletters/2008)

Lots of people still find switching to Linux from whatever operating system they are currently using a daunting task. Most users indeed are no technical wizzards and Linux still has that 'techie' image. ...

6. Issue 21 - Vista ... the best thing to happen to Linux
(Newsletters/2008)

... Linux in particular is getting ever more popular. And even more so after the introduction of Vista by the folks from Redmond. This article by Steve Goodwin comes from the Free Software Magazine and illustrates ...

7. Issue 18 - Teaching old dogs new tricks (part 2)
(Newsletters/2007)

... build Damn Small Linux (DSL) operating system on it.   As described in issue 12 the installation did not pose any specific issues, but now I have had the opportunity to actually use the laptop. ...

8. Issue 17 - Open Source on Windows
(Newsletters/2007)

Yes, you read the title correctly. It is a common misconception that you have to run Linux to be able to run Open Source software. However that is not the case. In fact, Linux itself is nothing more ...

9. Issue 16 - Switching to Linux, but which one ?
(Newsletters/2007)

Switching to Linux - either by installing a dual boot system, using a live CD or a complete single boot re-installation - has never been so easy with all the great new user friendly distributions on the ...

10. Issue 13 - Reaching the tipping point
(Newsletters/2007)

A couple of weeks later then originally planned and with a different subject, Issue 13 of the K.IT.S newsletter has finally hit the web. The planned second part of my experiences with Damn Small Linux ...

11. Issue 12 - Teaching old dogs new tricks (part 1)
(Newsletters/2007)

I wanted to test the claim that linux is ideal to breath new life into old, otherwise obsolete machines. I started my first business more then 7 years ago using a (then second hand at 300 Euro) Toshiba ...

12. Why Open Source is good
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While reading through the latest issue of Linux Format magazine, I stumbles across another example of why Open Source is a good thing.While reading through the latest issue of Linux Format magazine, I ...

13. Best wishes for a great 2007
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... and introduced Linux to a number of new customers. From everything I heard, saw and read it looks very obvious that open source in general and Linux in particular is growing in importances and acceptance ...

14. Issue 10 - Objective reporting often a myth
(Newsletters/2006)

... distribution. The fact that Firefox does ship as one of the browser options with many Linux distributions also says something about the growing acceptance of Linux as a desktop platform, but that is for ...

15. Linuxworld London 2006 - Day 2
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With my adjusted expectations and a improved gameplan the second day at Linuxworld was definately a good one. This was not really a result of my adjusted expectations or the gameplan, but rather due to ...

16. Linuxworld London 2006 - day 1
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My first thoughts on day 1 of the Linuxworld conference in London are rather mixed, but with a very positive undertone. Mixed because I came with a number of expectations that weren't met; while I ...

17. Issue 9 - Linuxworld 2006 report
(Newsletters/2006)

On October 25 and 26 I attended the Linuxworld 2006 conference at the Olympia Convention Center in London. Two days of non stop Open Source application developers, service providers, hardware and software ...

18. proven open source technology
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... of ownership. More info: www.opensource.org linux Linux is an operating system that was initially created as a hobby by a young student, Linus Torvalds, at the University of Helsinki in Finland. Linus ...

19. Looking for affordable software solutions ?
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... revamped blog with loads of Linux and other Open Source related information. ...

20. Issue 6 - Winning some battles, but can we mention the war ?
(Newsletters/2006)

Open source and open software standards are slowly but surely gaining ground as serious competitors for the proprietary software establishment. Linux, in all its flavours, is finding its way onto more ...