IBM recently announced they are pairing up with Cannonical and Red Hat to develop a Windows 7 alternative (see “IBM Client for Smart Work“). This pairing makes perfect sense as IBM has been a supporter of open source and Linux for some time now. Not only that but IBM released their office suite, Lotus Symphony, [...]

Tags: cloud computing, ibm, lotus, smart work, symphony, windows alternative
Categories: Desktop Manager, Linux, Mobile Computing, companies, software

If you are in a small business or a larger enterprise you know you need to keep track of all those machines. Sure you could easily tag and record them as they go from the box to the desk, but that doesn’t always happen. And the larger the company the more likely something is able [...]

Tags: asset management, ndiff, network scans, nmap, port scanning
Categories: Linux, Networks, Open Source, Security, Server, Tutorials Basic

The idea behind Open Office 4 Kids is to provide a version of Open Office for children between the age of 7 and 12. The project is in its early stages with version 0.5 recently released to the public. The main difference between Open Office and Open Office 4 Kids are the missing features in [...]

Tags: linux software, mac software, open office 4 kids, Open Source, open-office, windows software
Categories: Linux, Mac, Open Source, Windows, software

Recently I finally managed to get rid of my iPhone for a much more Linux-geek friendly mobile – the HTC Hero. One of my issues with the iPhone was that, in order to do ANY syncing, you had to use iTunes, which I really didn’t like. And although the HTC Hero has yet to be [...]

Tags: android, Banshee, HTC Hero, music management software
Categories: Google, Google Android, Hardware, Linux, Mobiles, Music and Video, Open Source, Tutorials Basic

Gnumed is an open source management tool for medical practices. If your practice (or a practice you do IT for) is in need of an electronic record-keeping system, and you do not want to have to shell out your entire IT budget for a proprietary solution, Gnumed might be the perfect tool for you.
Gnumed is [...]

Tags: medical records, medical software, patient database
Categories: Advice, Linux, Open Source, software

Open Office 3.2 Beta has been released yesterday which gives users and developers a preview of the final Open Office 3.2 release which is slated for a December release. A list of changes and additions to this version of the Open Source Microsoft Office alternative has been posted at the official website. The list format [...]

Tags: office, open office 3.2, open-office
Categories: Linux, Mac, Windows, software

I’m sure by now everyone here knows about Hulu. If not, Hulu is a rather huge collection of television programs that can be viewed on line, for free, with few commercial interruptions. It’s brilliant. You can watch old reruns of What’s Happenin? or Mork and Mindy or Alf! Yes, Alf! But many of you may [...]

Tags: hulu, movies, multi-media, television
Categories: Browsing, Desktop Manager, Entertainment, Linux, Music and Video, The Web, software