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200 patents. Quite simply the best touch screen on the market. An OS that kicks the pants off of Windows Mobile, Palm OS and *cough* Linux. Just a phone? pfff

Apple aren't that stupid. They obviously knew Cisco had the name, especially after the whole Gizmodo incident. I don't see this as big news, money will change hands and I doubt any big fights will take place.

Hopefully by the time it gets here it'll support 3G and HSDPA... EDGE.. pfff

In this section over here: Section "Module" Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension Load "v4l" # Video for Linux Load "extmod" Load "type1" Load "freetype" Load "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia/libglx.so" EndSection Try replacing Load "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia/libglx.so" with just Load "glx" Also remember to restart the X server before testing it again. Are you just trying glxgears? Have youchecked anywhere else? Try the following for a sure-fire check: $ glxinfo |grep direct (Hope I remembered all that correctly :P )

Webmin is pretty old, it's been around for ages. I find it pretty handy for doing small things, but I would still recommend working directly with configuration files for servers. Webmin has many projects that it needs to stay up to date with in order to work and when, say, SAMBA change the parameters of a config file, Webmin isn't always that quick at making the necessary changes. Still, it is a good learning tool and handy for smallish operations.

Wow, that is sad news. I hope they turn up OK.

We will need a little more info here... which graphic's card do you have? When you say '3d affects' do you mean 'direct rendering'? Which drivers did you use and how did you install them? Can we see your xorg.conf / XF86Config file?

Parallels is a good option - it bridges the hardware very well and the performance loss is really minimal (I've heard people saying 2%?) The only thing you can't do afaik is direct graphics rendering, for anything else Parallels is the bomb. I used it for running Windows XP and it was solid. EDIT: The overriding problem with Parallels is that it is neither free nor reasonably priced. It's a hefty chunk of change to purchase it.

Linux on older, PowerPC -based Apples is somewhat different. The new Apples use x86 architecture, just like PCs and so Linux is starting to become much like the PC experience for users of the new machines. The big problem Apple users have is in getting selected hardware to work on Linux, like the Airport wireless cards, iSight cameras, etc. If you google around you should be able to find which pieces of hardware work and which do not. I would say that if you use Linux as your primary operating system then getting a PC with verified hardware (for Linux compatibility) is still the way to go. However, the Apple operating system, OS X is based on BSD and also a Unix. It is very similar to Linux in some ways and has replaced Linux as my primary operating system.

w00t This was one of the first native Linux games I played and still right up there... yes, I know it's simple, but many of the best things are ;) EDIT: Oh, and it has what I've always wanted - ONLINE PLAY!!! DOUBLE WOOT!

Yeah, it's time for users to put their money where there mouths are... so to speak. It's all good and well objecting to this deal, but how many SuSe users have switched distros or made Novell aware of your feelings? This is a dangerous deal. Microsoft's long term goal is to control Linux by making Novell the only distributor left standing. Their success in doing so relies on our actions now.

There are a couple of applications that can be used to sync the Nano. GTKPod and Banshee seem to be the two best, but I personally prefer Banshee. You can use either the vfat file-system that Windows' iPods have, or the Mac HFS+ system, but with HFS you need to compile support into the kernel (unless it is there already). Given that your client used Windows, it would already be a vfat. The iPod works like any usb storage device, but to sync music for playback on the iPod you need to be able to manipulate the iTunes database, and this is where you need something like Banshee.

If you use IEs4Linux, you don't need Virtual PC for Mac OS or Linux; you can run IE 4,5, and 6 natively. It definitly comes in handy for checking web pages. It also includes flash 9.0 so all of your web content should be displayed just as you expect it. IEs4Linux Ah, I had heard about that proggy once, but I couldn't find it again! Thanks guppetto!

SAMBA's opinions are significant, given that their development is focused on Windows' file and print sharing for Linux and as such shares commonality with the endeavours of the agreement signed between Novell and Microsoft (in a tenuous way, of course). Of course, Novell would never reconsider - the perceived short term advantages for them are too big. Should they do so, however, the agreement stipulates an exit clause allowing either party to leave if and when they no longer have need for the arrangement, making it easy for them to do so.

Well, I have a pirated copy of XP Pro that I use in virtual PC on my Mac for one reason: to use Internet Explorer to check web pages I am making. I don't apologise for that fact and I don't care. I can't run IE 6/7 on my Mac, so I have no other way and I don't use Windows for anything else. But now with WGA it's painful, so I deleted it. I've also been playing with Vista RC2 and I'm not impressed. It's slow. Really slow. Even on an AMD 64 system with a really good ATI graphics adapter and lots of RAM. It's also ugly, obtrusive and annoying in the way it asks you a million times before allowing you to do anything. So why do I use Linux again? Because Windows just plain sucks and OS X isn't available for my home PC :P

Does look pretty good - liked the animation in the video on that page. I'll have to try it out while I'm slacking off tomorrow at work :P

Yeah, Sun are adopting 'openness' in all its guises throughout their product range. Java development has always been pretty open to the community though...

A bit late, but I'll also throw in my support for screen. I use it all the time - configure kernel, start compile, end session, go home, get back in, bzImage is ready to be moved to /boot. It's also a handy tool when you're bittorrenting ;)

Have you installed the ATI drivers? If not, search the board for instructions. If you have and it isn't working then please post your Xorg.conf or XF86config file here.

Mandrake gaming edition was just a packaged version of Mandrake running WineX (now called Cedega). WineX spoofs a Windows environment to run Windows applications, especially games. So, in answer to your questions: No, it is not officially supported anymore. Yes, you can, however, update it to the last supported candidate. And yes, you can play the Sims on any Linux distro - if you have Cedega installed.

I like going directly to cups to set up printers and I find the cups web-admin works really well. Perhaps try setting the printer up in cups webadmin instead?

My whole life is gathering dust since I bought WoW :unsure: I love UT2004, one of the best FPS ever imho. I need the Mac version for my powerbook though - and since I've already paid for the Windows / Linux version, I can't be arsed to buy it again. Downloading it is a problem too. It's a huge image. Guess I better get started :P

Unreal Tournament 2004 advertised it on the box. We need more developers like those.

I totally agree. I have tried playing FPS' on a console and it just doesn't work, except on the DS where you can use a thumb-stylus to look around, works very well :) I stopped enjoying strat games so much a while ago but I still like FPS' and I love World of Warcraft - couldn't play that on a console though, need a keyboard for chatting and stuff. The best control pad I've used imho is the Playstation dual-shock controller. It's a pity they've dropped that design for the PS3 - yet another dumb decision by Sony. The Xbox 360 controller is nice and I can't wait to see if the Wii lives up to the hype. Back on topic: I have MacMAME loaded on my powerbook and I have found some rad old ROMS. Been reliving Ghost & Ghouls, Final Fight, Bubble Bobble and some of my other old arcade favourites

ha...sitting upright. that's why you get a comfortable, leaning chair! :P Still don't beat the couch bruv :P