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Serious Sam 3 (not so) awful performance in Steam Linux (updated)

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I am not going to say much, cause I am quite a bit disappointed about my first impressions in Steam Linux client so far. Things are in motion, hence I cannot make safe assumptions yet. Both SS3 and TF2 are currently being tested under closed-beta by 5000 testers in Linux (basically in Ubuntu 12.04). However, … Read more

Why AMD Hondo Z-60 Windows 8 Tablets will epic fail

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Today, AMD officially announced that the first Windows 8 RT tablets using their latest processor Z-60 will be available during this year in stores. Both Microsoft and AMD play a dirty game providing hardware support only to Windows operating system, leaving out Linux distros. In that way, Microsoft believe they would out-space Android tablets and … Read more

ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Linux Desktop

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Dr Android ROM

Dear Android Linux,

Any Linux user will have a ROFLMAO attack and instant brain aneurysm, if a Windows user tells him that Linux needs antivirus protection ! Ha ha ha ha ha LoL LOL !

Whew! … that was close

Any way, apparently the most obvious reason to have an antivirus protection on Linux is when you have or work in a mixed environment. Lets say, you have a Linux PC/Laptop/Netbook for the real life stuff and a Windows PC for gaming that are connected to each other for file sharing.

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History repeats itself: IBM vs Apple then, iPhone vs Android now

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Dr Android ROM

If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience.
George Bernard Shaw
Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 – 1950)

History, ironically, tends to repeat its self. This may be old news in political, economical or historical events but what happens in Hardware/Software industry ?.

While I was reading some articles on the web about the market share of mobile OS’s today/tomorrow, a “pattern” started to emerge before my eyes. There is something in this pattern that indicates what mobile OS will have the major market share maybe 2 years from now, or sooner. As I predict, near future of mobile phones will belong to Android Linux operating system.

Ok that may have sound like foolish… but please be patient and let me (try) explain what are the historical similarities between the war of IBM-Apple then, and Apple(iOS)-Google(Android) now and how will probably be the end of this fight over the market share pie chart. So grab a cup of coffee and open your mind !

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Combine Dropbox with Ubuntu One

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Dropbox is a file hosting service operated by Dropbox, Inc. which uses cloud computing to enable users to store and share files and folders with others across the Internet using file synchronization. There are both free and paid services, each with varying options; the service is cross-platform, with client programs available for several different operating systems as well as a Web-based client.

On the other hand Ubuntu One is a storage application and service operated by Canonical Ltd and is installed by default in Ubuntu Linux 9.10. What sets Ubuntu One apart from the other similar service providers are additional features like the integration with other services.

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2click Update v4.0 Codename “Dimitris”

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Dr Android ROM

Ποιο να είναι το επόμενο βήμα, τι να προσθέσω τι να αφαιρέσω… Είναι κάποιες από τις ερωτήσεις που τριγυρνούσαν στο μυαλό μου όταν είχα ανακοινώσει το μικρό project που ξεκίνησα πριν λίγο καιρό.

Εκεί, στη μεγάλη παρέα του Linuxformat ήρθε η απάντηση από τον “Guru”, Δημήτρη Καλαμαρά :

– η progress bar ουσιαστικά δεν είναι progress bar, απλώς πηγαίνει πέρα – δώθε. Ίσως με λίγη ακόμα μαγεία να μπορούσες να το φτιάξεις.
– το σκριπτάκι βγάζει συνέχεια το μήνυμα “το σύστημα αναβαθμίζεται” χωρίς να λέει τι ακριβώς αναβαθμίζει. Δεν θα ήταν καλύτερο να εμφανίζει ένα μικρό κουμπάκι από κάτω για να βλέπεις την ίδια την κονσόλα;

Δεν έδινε λύση απλά με δυο αράδες τόνισε τα σημεία εκείνα που θα κάνουν τη διαφορά από την προηγούμενη έκδοση.

Linux Starter Pack

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Το γνωστό αγγλικό Linux Format πρόσφατα έδωσε σε PDF μορφή το “Linux Starter Pack” το οποίο μπορείτε να το κατεβάσετε από δω: http://www.tuxradar.com/linuxstarterpack Είναι μια ειδική έκδοση του αγγλικού Linux Format το οποίο ξεκίνησε να πωλείται πριν ένα χρόνο. Αποτελείται από 130 εικονογραφημένες σελίδες και προσφέρει πολύτιμες πληροφορίες για το τους νέους χρήστες του Linux … Read more

Mark Shuttleworth: “We are our own worst enemy”

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In a recent interview at Golem.de , the Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth, points out some thoughts about the importance of working on creating a beautifully Linux. Also he talks about MacOS X as a paradigm of that and the problems of the Linux desktop today. Last but not least, he talks about Netbooks and the … Read more