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I see you've stumbled on to my humble home on the net, Drive:Activated. My name's Sam, I'm an ambitious and driven uni student, residing in Melbourne, Australia, wanting to make my mark on our world. This is my site, which is mainly just my blog and some other bits. There's no definite theme to my blog, just anything that interests me, and currently that's web trends, startups, ideas and cool stuff. Check it out, leave me a comment, click on 'Who is this?' to find out more about me, or drop me a line by clicking on 'Let's Talk'. Hope you enjoy it!
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Oracle Linux adopters labelled 'idiots' . "Melbourne company Opes Prime Stockbroking told ZDNet Australia that in the weeks following its announcement to adopt Oracle Linux , upset Linux enthusiasts phoned, e-mailed and wrote about the company online to complain at the decision. "People called us out...
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This is the last post in a series of posts about making Linux a more competitive in the consumer world. The first post, part 1 , introduces the reason and some of the problems and solutions, like lack of innovation and boring UI design. Part 2 explores more solutions, including eliminating the restricted...
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This post is part of a series of posts about stuff that can be done to make Linux a more formidable competitor in the consumer computer world. Part 1 introduces the problem, and covers some points, including more innovation and designing better UIs. Here are some more: Make restricted formats (like MPEG2...
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Spend enough time on digg , reddit , slashdot , and other similar sites reading tech news and you'll no doubt will see a Linux vs. Windows battle in play (not to mention PS3 vs. Xbox 360, Mac vs. Windows etc.). The ferocity of these debates is amazing, often generating more comments than more real issues...
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Well, after getting my Vista installation dual-booting with XP again , I needed a new challenge, so I decided to try my hand at Linux. Past experience told me this would be a rough ride, and it was. I used OpenSuSE 10.2 , as it was the only major distribution to use the 2.6.18 kernel version so it would...