I finally gave in and bought a device that I can’t really justify because of a real need; it’s just that the “Me wants!” factor was too high to resist it. Overall, it’s a very cool device that allows me to do pretty much all of the stuff I normally do in front of a [...]

I’m looking for a webcam that works in Windows, Mac, and Linux. My basic requirements are:

Not too bulky
Not too pricy
Must work in Linux

Any recommendations? Oh, and are there any programs that work with webcams in Windows/Mac/Linux as well?

Just installed Ubuntu 7.04 on two different Dell laptops. So far, I’m impressed:

It’s the first Linux distro ever where desktop effects (compiz) works out of the box and without major problems.
It was helpful enough to point me out how to enable mp3 support when I tried to double-click a song on Sofie’s desktop.

However, none of [...]

Here’s a new instant messenger application for Linux worth taking a closer look at. It looks like a Linux version of Google Talk, which means sleek, simple, and beautiful.

More information on Kenneth Christiansen’s blog.

“It just works.”
- Slackware creator Patrick Volkerding

[Both] Linux and Java benefit from using Java on the Linux desktop, since both of them want the same thing, and can mutually contribute towards the same goal. Both Linux and Java want greater desktop market share. Java can give this to Linux by providing a more productive, more secure, and easier to debug platform [...]

Ubuntu has started to bore me lately. Nothing really new and exciting seems to be added to Feisty. And they just can’t seem to ditch the brown.

I actually installed OpenSUSE before (I think it was 10.1) but I quickly went back to Ubuntu again. However, I can’t really remember why I didn’t like OpenSUSE so [...]

I read at the Swedish IT website IDG.se that the Nokia N800 internet tablet comes with a version of Google Talk that supports video calls. Is this really true? Then why isn’t it available in the Windows client? And why hasn’t Google Talk been released for PC Linux when it’s obviously available for internet tablet [...]

I’m excited about the progress of Mono, the open-source implementation of the Microsoft .NET development platform. The software I’m developing at work is written in C#. This basically means that in the future, we could switch from Windows XP to Linux with relatively little effort. The only things that would need to be re-written, I’m [...]

Wow, only four years were required to fix a major usability issue in Gnome:
Bug 102501 – Drag-and-drop extract operation should run instantly in background
An impressive sign of just how dedicated these Gnome developers are! Do they ever sleep?!
I can’t count the number of times I’ve thought File Roller is broken when it’s just taking an [...]