Monthly Archives: January 2010

Yahoobuntu!!!

Ubuntu is switching the default search from Google to Yahoo! Those of you testing out the development version of Ubuntu Lucid should notice a change in Firefox very soon. The default search provider for new installations of Ubuntu Lucid (10.04) and upgrades will be Yahoo! and not Google. Canonical have struck a revenue sharing deal with [...]
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Linux Being Hacky is a Good Thing

I discovered a great blog post some time ago, and typed up a reply but it’s been sat in my drafts for too long. It’s the new year so I figured now is as good a time as any to publish it. The post details how Michael had some “fun” with the Viglen MPC, a [...]
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MiserWare Beta for Windows as well as Linux

I previously blogged about MiserWare, a company making software to save money. Well previously you could only get the Linux version (which for me is great) but now they’ve extended the beta to Windows. They’ve also added an (unnecessary but fun) GUI to the Windows version. If you have any Windows machines (desktops as well as [...]
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Ubuntu Boxee and get_iplayer on the Acer Aspire Revo

A little while ago I bought an Acer Aspire Revo 3600 which is basically a small PC suitable for media playback. It has HDMI out and plays up to 1080p HD video in certain formats, so is ideal for connecting to a TV to consume video content. I previously blogged about the Acer, and how [...]
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OggCamp 10 Announced – This Time It’s Binary

It’s official, we are doing another free culture event called OggCamp 10 on May 1st/2nd 2010 in Liverpool, UK! Go us! What: OggCamp 10 – Free Culture Unconference When: 1st – 2nd May 2010, all day both days – times to be confirmed Where: The Black-E, Liverpool, UK Bonus Event! The night before OggCamp 10 What: Rathole Radio Roadshow [...]
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