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Intel Moblin 2.0

Posted by Ulysses | Posted on 27-05-2009

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What is Intel Moblin 2.0? Intel Moblin 2.0 is a Linux distribution built on top of Fedora and Gnome’s desktop environment. Moblin 2.0 will compete with Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system as well as with Google’s Android in the mini notebook market.

Recently, the Moblin project was turned over by Intel to the Linux Foundation in order to gain more community support. Moblin 2.0 main draw is simplicity and ease of use. The distro is somewhat similar to gOS, which essentially is Google applications running on top of the Ubuntu desktop.

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Dell XPS 13

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Posted by Ulysses | Posted on 27-05-2009

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Dell is now offering Ubuntu and Vista on the XPS 13 for roughly $1000. The good news is that Ubuntu Linux is now an option. The bad news is the hardware upgrade options for Ubuntu seems to be on the short end of the stick.

The standard Dell XPS 13 comes with 2.4 GHz Intel Core Duo processor. Vista buyers can upgrade to 2.53 GHz and 2.6 GHz processors, while Ubuntu buyers can only upgrade to a 2.53 GHz processor.

In terms of RAM memory, Ubuntu buyers can only go up to 4GB, while Vista users can upgrade their systems to either 6GB or 8GB. The same goes for batteries. Ubuntu users don’t have upgrade options to purchase 9-cell batteries. Finally, there is no mobile broadband option for Ubuntu.

This doesn’t seem fair for Ubuntu users, but then again you might not need the extra bells and whistles if Ubuntu runs quite well on lower hardware requirements. The XPS 13 comes with Ubuntu 8.10 or 7.04 with 1 year of Basic Support.

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Palm Pre

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Posted by Ulysses | Posted on 19-05-2009

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Introducing the Palm Pre, slated to be out June 6, priced at $199 after rebate with a 2 year committment with Sprint. This Linux powered device does multi-tasking quite well, better than the iPhone. It has an integrated browser, a universal search feature, email and calendar sync with Outlook, Google and Facebook calendars.

The Pre has wi-fi support and a GPS. It also comes with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and with a 3 megapixel LED flash camera. You can read more details about the Pre from Palm’s website as well as the review from Gizmodo.

Lastly, here’s a couple of videos worth seeing.

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Install FFMPEG in Ubuntu 9.04

Posted by Ulysses | Posted on 15-05-2009

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I found an excellent tutorial on how to install FFMPEG in Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope. I have been struggling with the correct instructions until I accidentally bumped into this thread in the Ubuntu Forums. The instructions listed here did the trick for me. It not only works for Jaunty, but it has instructions for previous versions of Ubuntu as well. It takes a good 15-20 minutes to compile the source code, so grab a cup of coffee and come back later when it is all said and done.

Here’s a typical command to convert a Windows WMV video to Flash FLV video. Read the FFMPEG documentation.

# ffmpeg -i fifa32.wmv -r 25 -ac 2 -ab 64 -ar 11025 -s 300×200 -qscale .1 -y fifa32.flv

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Dell Mini 10 with Ubuntu

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Posted by Ulysses | Posted on 12-05-2009

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The Dell Inspiron Mini 10 now comes with Ubuntu as an alternative to the standard Windows XP. The difference in price is about $90. Ubuntu is priced at $360, while Windows XP is $460.

The high end Mini 10 comes preconfigured with an Atom Z530 processor, 10.1 inch LCD display, 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drive, 1.3 mp webcam and a 6 cell battery. The standard color is Osidian Black. Additional colors are available for an additional $40-60.

The Mini 10 comes with Ubuntu 8.04 LTS or long term support. Ubuntu’s latest release is version 9.04, codename Jaunty Jackalope.

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