Photo Management with F-Spot

Feb 22, 2008 3:44pm GMT

One of my mottos is, "I can't be good at everything." Checkbook balancing, paperwork filing, and photo management are three areas that could stand some improvement. I don't plan to apply myself to the checkbook-balancing and paperwork-filing tasks any time soon, but my crazy photo system really bugs me. I'm not writing about photo management just because I've been trying to figu... more »

Reminder: Free Access to FOSDEM

Feb 22, 2008 3:07pm GMT

Don't forget that Linux Pro Magazine is broadcasting the main conference track of FOSDEM '08 live on the Internet. Streaming starts Saturday, February 23, 10:00 AM (CET). Tune in for the Live Stream to watch the following: Keynotes: Tux with Shades, Linux in Hollywood – Gabrielle Pantera How a large scale open source project works – Robert Watson Status update of Software Paten... more »

Webcams in Linux Tutorial

Feb 22, 2008 2:52pm GMT

Carla Schroder has a new two-part series on Webcams in Linux over on LinuxPlanet. Part 1 is already posted. more »

EFF Announces 2008 Pioneer Award Winners

Feb 21, 2008 10:57pm GMT

One of the recipients of the 2008 Pioneer Award is Mitchell Baker and the Mozilla Foundation. Congratulations! more »

Fabulously FOSDEM, for FREE

Feb 21, 2008 3:10pm GMT

It's a party in Belgium and you're invited! If you can't attend The Free and Open Source Software Developers' European Meeting, a.k.a. FOSDEM, then kick back with a cup of coffee and tune in for the Linux Pro Magazine FREE Internet stream. What? FOSDEM '08 live on the Internet When? February 23 - 24 Where? Brussels, Belgium (via the live stream from the comfort of your computer) Linux... more »

Alternageek's List of WordPress Plugins

Feb 20, 2008 10:38pm GMT

If you use WordPress, check out the list of 17 plugins Linuxchic recommends on the Alternageek site. Her recommendations include plugins to ward off spammers, put tweets into blogs, and a PDA-friendly interface for your blog. more »

More Than a Name

Feb 20, 2008 8:08pm GMT

Emma Jane Hogbin wrote an interesting blog about a recent experience she had in the Ubuntu online chatroom. In short, Emma Jane was uncomfortable with the username "stupidgirl," and subsequently felt dismissed when she shared her thoughts with other members in the Ubuntu staff room. I probably wouldn't have given a second thought to the name "stupidgirl," especially con... more »