linux – Blogvaria https://blog.evaria.com The personal pages Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:43:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 1077093 Tired of the default Ubuntu theme? https://blog.evaria.com/2008/tired-of-the-default-ubuntu-theme/ https://blog.evaria.com/2008/tired-of-the-default-ubuntu-theme/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:43:13 +0000 http://blog.evaria.com/?p=892 Are you tired of the standard Ubuntu distro’s look and feel? If yes, the following should definitely add some new flavours to your desktop. However, it might also add a lot more (un)wanted attention as well…

Whether you are a hobby Satanist or just like dark colours (I hope the latter) then the “Ubuntu Satanic Edition – Linux for the Damned” would be the one for you. A collection of screenshots are available or you can go straight to the downloads.

For the rest (of us) there’s always the Ubuntu Christian Edition.

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Acer recently announced that they’ll be pushing Linux aggressively on its laptops and netbooks.

The company is already heavily promoting Linux for its low cost ultra-portable netbook range out later this year, but senior staff have said that Acer will also push Linux on its laptops.

Acer has already started selling Linux in its Media PC business but this should now spread, according to Gianpiero Morbello, vice president of marketing and brand at Acer.

“We have shifted towards Linux because of Microsoft,” he said. “Microsoft has a lot of power and it is going to be difficult, but we will be working hard to develop the Linux market.”

Acer sees two killer apps with Linux on computers: operation and cost. Its flavour of Linux will boot in 15 seconds compared to minutes for Windows, and the open source operating system can extend battery life from five to seven hours.

At the same time, the company expects that the price differential of Linux will make the offering attractive for consumers at the low-cost end of the market.

“Microsoft’s operating system typically costs around £50 per unit,” said David Drummond, UK managing director at Acer. “On a £1,000 PC that is peanuts, but on a £199 computer it is a major issue.”

Acer is currently the second-largest notebook producer in the world, behind HP.

]]> 859 Where a fat PC doesn’t fit https://blog.evaria.com/2008/where-a-fat-pc-doesnt-fit/ https://blog.evaria.com/2008/where-a-fat-pc-doesnt-fit/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 08:38:30 +0000 http://blog.evaria.com/?p=819 fit-PC is a tiny, noiseless, extremely power-efficient PC – designed by CompuLab – one of the leading vendors in embedded computing. fit-PC draws only 3-5 Watts when running Windows or Linux – consuming as little power as a standard PC does in stand-by mode. fit-PC is built of eco-friendly materials – from the lead-free computer board to the all-aluminium case. That together with its low power consumption puts fit-PC in a class of its own in green computing.

As you clearly have noticed it’s extremely tiny, measuring in at incredible 116x120x40mm. Total weight is 500g and that includes 256MB RAM, 60GB Hard disk, motherboard with integrated Geode LX display controller up to 1920×1440 and a AMD Geode LX800 500MHz CPU + a few basic ports (2xUSB 2.0, 2xEthernet, VGA and audio).

With a price tag around 250 Euro this could easily become a best-seller in the home and small business market. For more information please visit fit-pc.com.

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