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Canada seeks industry, not consumer input on secret treaty
The controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement has been shrouded in more secrecy than seems healthy. As a major negotiating meeting wraps up today in Washington, news also emerged that Canada planned to give industry groups exclusive access to the text of the agreement and the negotiators, but it didn’t bother to ask civil liberties groups.
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10 Cool Open Source Easter Eggs
It’s easy to forget with all the source compiling, the conspiracy theories, and the OS flaming going on in every corner of the Internet, that there is a fun side of our beloved OS and Open Source applications. I have compiled a list of 10 easter eggs found in Open Source project
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NVIDIA Screws Over Linux Users
It’s official - NVIDIA has extremely poor closed source drivers that do not work properly on Linux systems. The KDE 4 issue is a widely known problem amongst Linux users. I created the thread to raise awareness of those who were left in the dark after purchasing expensive, high end NVIDIA cards that do not work properly on Linux.
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Can The New iPhone Revolutionize Radio?
Technology Guru Larry Magid Explores The Possibilities Of Free Or Cheap Web Radio Software Two free applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and another program that costs only $4.99, make it possible to listen to live radio on the iPhone from anywhere, including a moving car.
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The Lifehacker Editors’ Favorite Software and Hardware
Lifehacker readers range from the complete computer newbie to the most seasoned computer techie, but where do the Lifehacker editors stand? We polled our own editors for the computer hardware and applications they swear by and we’re breaking it down for you here.
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Anatomy of Linux flash file systems
You’ve probably heard of Journaling Flash File System (JFFS) and Yet Another Flash File System (YAFFS), but do you know what it means to have a file system that assumes an underlying flash device? This article introduces you to flash file systems for Linux®, explores how they care for their underlying consumable devices (flash parts) through wear l
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