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Nokia bets on Linux for home networks
News Putting its money where its mouth is, Nokia announced its home networking product strategy Thursday, with its prototype digital Media Terminal -- much like a set top box -- running Linux and the Mozilla browser.
[February 10, 2000, 16:17]
Hacking Embedded Linux Based Home Appliances
White Papers This paper tries to break this stigma by showing Linux developers how to hack various Linux based devices that they might already have at home. Embedded Linux is an interesting phenomenon. With millions of devices shipped to-day, from residential...
[October 1, 2008, 1:01]
Michael Dell chooses Linux at home
News After a lifelong allegiance to all things Microsoft, the chief executive of Dell is using Linux in his own home. The revelations about the fondness of the company's founder for Linux may surprise some Dell customers.
[April 19, 2007, 15:49]
Transmeta and Linux to run the future home
News PC manufacturer Gateway believes that Transmeta and Linux will lead a revolution in home technology, representatives said at a presentation in Ireland Wednesday. Manager of emerging technologies at Gateway Michael Hughes says that the Web devices...
[June 29, 2000, 7:43]
Software Selects for the Linux Home Server 6-14-2007
Blog Comment Got home today and found an email in my box from the Gorilla in Redmond telling me that I was one of the select few tens or hundreds of thousands that are allowed to test RC1 of Windows Home Server. From the wonders never cease department.
[June 15, 2007, 4:36]
Software Selects for the Linux Home Server 6-14-2007
Blog Comment Everything I wanted to put on the Linux Home Server was already available in the Debian 4.0 distro. Now comes my BIG disappointment with Linux, MySql. The one piece of software I know and love completely in the Linux repretory is Samba.
[June 18, 2007, 1:54]
Software Selects for the Linux Home Server 6-14-2007
Blog Comment I use Firefox on other distros of Linux and on Windows. All of my posting here and elsewhere has been done using Firefox and when I have Little Debby (Debra) configured the way I need it to be, I'll be using Ice Weasel on her to post my results...
[June 16, 2007, 16:58]
Linux lovers hit hard times as home users
Talkback Another alternative to buying Linux is to buy one of the many Linux magazines which comes with a trial Linux disc inside. I have tried quite a few,all with good results.Linux is all I use to cruise the net,anymore.The new distros, likeSUSE, UBUNTU...
[March 19, 2006, 18:08]
Linux lovers hit hard times as home users
Talkback Last month Linux has 3.3% of all desktop web browsering users, whereas the Mac has 3.2% and Windows 98 and Windows NT together had 3.2%. Two years ago (in October) Linux had 2.5%, Mac had 2.1% and Windows 98 and Windows NT together had 15.5%.
[November 7, 2005, 10:30]
Worm targets Linux home routers
News A worm has been used to build a botnet consisting of DSL routers running Linux, which may be still evolving, according to security training organisation the Sans Institute. After analysing the worm, DroneBL researchers wrote in a blog post that...
[March 25, 2009, 12:06]
Linux useless for home PC
Talkback You almost need a degree in computing to do such a trivial thing in Linux due to it's disparate versions. What's needed is user friendly one click programs for Ubuntu & forget all the myriad of other Linux.
[November 30, 2009, 8:31]
I'm using Linux on my home PC right now
Talkback I do not have a Comp Sci degree, and was unaware I couldn't point and click without one - I've been doing it all along. I can install anything in Mandriva's repository without having to touch the command line.
[November 30, 2009, 17:26]
Average home user installing drivers in Linux, pffft!
Talkback Pretty obvious you haven't used Linux recently. The only driver I have had to install, in the last 3 years, has been video drivers, and my distro tells me there is a proprietary driver available and would I like to use it.
[October 12, 2009, 12:41]
Cheap Linux PCs targeted at home users
News A start-up located near Microsoft's headquarters unveiled an effort to sell super-cheap Linux computers to home users. The 30-person company, Linare, on Monday began selling systems with its own version of Linux for $199 (£119.42), company chief...
[June 24, 2003, 8:32]
A challenge to all Linux Users in the World
Blog Comment I posted the Linux line-up for my Linux Home Server at this URL http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,2000440676b,00.htm and I'll be continuing my Home Server "quest" there.
[June 16, 2007, 16:39]
Linux lovers hit hard times as home users
News Thinking about buying a new Linux-based home PC? Apple's Mac OS X ranked second, with 3.2 percent of the total operating system market, while Linux placed third with 1.4 percent. Even though the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco two years ago...
[November 3, 2005, 17:20]
Red Hat recommends Windows for consumers
Talkback I run linux at home on one of my machines.my wife uses it, and has no problems with it. When you can put in and run any CD or DVD, and plug any device into a linux box with 0 cmd line configuration.it will be ready for home use.
[November 5, 2003, 18:21]
Microsoft hides behind Linux for protection
Talkback I've got a linux server at home, at work. My home desktop is linux, and I'm just about to set up a Linux computer lab for my kids' primary school. Don't get me wrong, I'm a linux enthusiast. I'm no Microsoft apologist and I like reading LinuxToday...
[August 29, 2003, 4:59]
Red Hat recommends Windows for consumers
Talkback It seems most of the Linux around are IT people. Instyalling software is not point and click yet, devices are not as easy to install, I have a cheap webcam that works fine in WinXP but not in Linux. Linux has potential and I see it getting very...
[November 4, 2003, 19:29]
Linux: Live in your living room
News Now, it's promoting Linux in the home. Linux already has a foothold in Internet access devices, residential gateways, which are used to connect a number of devices on a home network to the Internet, and home network products themselves, according...
[June 15, 2000, 11:39]
