Hacker Super Bowl pits Mac OS vs. Linux, Vista

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

(Via Macworld.) It's the most anticipated matchup in the hacker world: Linux versus Mac OS X versus Vista. Who will get hacked first? That's what organizers of the CanSecWest security conference hope to discover this week as they give show attendees a shot at hacking into the three laptops they've put on ...

Hackers vs. Windows, Mac, Linux next week in big-money contest

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

(Via ComputerWorld.) Which operating system is more vulnerable -- Windows Vista, Mac OS X or Linux? Hackers will try to find out next week at the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver. At stake is $10,000.

How to Listen to Sirius Online Radio with Linux or OSX

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

(Via Linux Today.) Pack Rat Studios: "The only problem remaining was reception. My co-worker sat next to a window and was having reception problems despite Sirius having a land based repeater in our market..."

Trace Your Family Roots with GRAMPS [Featured Linux Download]

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

(Via Lifehacker.) Linux only: Dig into your genealogy with GRAMPS, a free software package that offers an array of tools to build and store your family history. GRAMPS gives you a lot of choices as to how you'll build your tree, from standard database entries to multimedia diagrams, and offers a ...

Update: Yellow Dog Linux 6.0

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

(Via MacInTouch.) The PowerPC-based Linux distribution has been completely rebuilt on CentOS with select Fedora 7 components and integrates the E17 desktop and Gnash (Flash workalike).

Can KDE Save a Dying Windows Platform?

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

(Via LXer Linux News.) Summary taken from KDE.news: As a longtime KDE user forced to use Windows, is the recent announcement and availability of a port of KDE for Windows a dream come true? "KDE 4.0.0 was released and there again was much joy. More importantly an actual honest to goodness ...

10 Linux commands you’ve never used

Sunday, March 4th, 2007

(Via Del.icio.us Tag: linux.) 10 Linux commands you've never used posted by fahey to bash sysadmin shell unix linux hacks ... and others... bookmark this