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8 tips for passing the Linux Professional Institute Certification exam

Posted February 21st, 2010 by j00p34
The LPI certification is a great way to show you have Linux system administration knowledge. Especially when you don't haven working experience a certification is a valid tool to show you do have special knowledge about the operating system. The problem is the LPI didn't create the certification for people without experience. As a matter of fact, the exam is actually aimed at finding experienced administrators. That's why they have a lot of questions about stuff you don't encounter all the time, like little used options for command line arguments.
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windows 7 and friends will increase linux popularity

Posted January 29th, 2009 by mr-Z

Microsoft is really going for it, they are trying to mimic the success of Linux and other operating systems which are popular on servers. They are trying to shape new windows based operating systems build for the purpose of running on embedded devices. They are trying to build windows for low end hardware and in the process they are destroying there own business model.

It's obvious what is happening here:


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HP linux netbook

Posted June 25th, 2010 by cool

This is the HP Mini 100e, a netbook which looks are fully customizable. There's an option for SUSE Linux as the operating system. It's nice to see something different in operating system options, too bad the other 2 options are windows versions (XP and 7)


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Toshiba Android netbook

Posted June 22nd, 2010 by cool

Looks like the Android netbooks are coming:

Toshiba introduced their Dynabook AZ Series which is equipeed with an Android 2.1 OS.


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android video terminal

Posted June 18th, 2010 by cool

Android on desktop video terminals, a great idea especially when they are extendable with apps and widgets. This looks like a very nice video terminal to have on your desktop. I can think of lots of possibilities, for instance installing the openremote home automation app.


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rugged android phone

Posted June 15th, 2010 by cool

If you are looking for a rugged Android phone this may exactly be what you are looking for.
This phone was originally build for windows mobile, but nowadays they also ship it with android.
And I have to say, it actually looks nice for a rugged phone.


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Linux PC Robot < 500$ DIY Linux robot

Posted June 14th, 2010 by cool

Looking for a cheap DIY Linux robot? This is the Linux PC robot project.
The objective of LinuxPCRobot is to build a fully functional robotic development platform for $500 or less using linux, commonly available components, a little skill, and some good old fashioned scrounging.


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Q7 Linux MID nice but missing most important feature

Posted June 14th, 2010 by cool

This is the Q7, a very nice mobile Internet device available running ubuntu or android. It has 1080p HD video playback and that could make it a top gadget. Sadly it's missing one important feature I really think is a no-go for a device like this.


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BD remote for android available soon

Posted June 11th, 2010 by cool

Sony did a press release about 3D tv's and blue ray players and they anncounced a android BD remote app.I know not everybody is to happy with Sony but this is a nice movement. I would like many more manufacturers to release remote control apps for my favorite device.

here it's shown on the iphone:


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Intelligent Linux based scriptable network camera

Posted June 10th, 2010 by cool

This network camera runs uClinux the smallest Linux distribution in the world. The network cameras build by Axis are intelligent and even have a shell scripting environment on board.


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Edge the first foldable dual screen ebook reader/netbook

Posted June 9th, 2010 by cool

If you are looking for a dual screen ebook reader/netbook which is available now, the enTourage eDge may be exactly what you need.
This Android device has a 9.7" E-paper Display and a 10.1" LCD Touchscreen Display


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iPed chinese for iPad

Posted June 8th, 2010 by cool

This is the iPed: it's a chinese android running Ipad clone, cheap and with lots of features


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android spy apps

Posted June 8th, 2010 by cool

There are applications available that turn your android (or your Iphone) into a spying device, these apps upload phone data to a central server without the user noticing it.


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crack thomson speedtouch wpa keys with your android phone

Posted June 7th, 2010 by cool

You can use your android for domotics that's a lot of fun and impressive. But here is another way to impress your friends with your phone. There's a scripting environment available for the Android and that makes it possible to run python, which in turn makes it possible to run the python version of stkeys.


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2 screen Linux tablet/e-reader to replace textbooks

Posted June 4th, 2010 by cool

This is the prototype of the Kno. A Linux based, dual screen textbook replacement shown by californian startup Kakai at at the 8th Annual Conference of D: All Things Digital, otherwise known as D8


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Cellbots android powered robots

Posted June 2nd, 2010 by cool

These are cellbots, if you couldn't think of any reason for getting yourself an Android yet, here is one.


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Remote control house and appliances with Android or Iphone

Posted June 1st, 2010 by cool

At first when discovering this I thought of it as just another geek toy, but after thinking about it for a while it came to my mind this is actually a very interesting subject.

Home automation may seem like something most interesting for lazy people or people with very big houses, but it can actually save lots of time and money.


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ubuntu jewelry

Posted May 29th, 2010 by cool

Would you like to carry around your ubuntu wherever you go?

I often carry around a flash disk containing some kind of Linux, for cleaning up windows pc's from spyware and virus infections or recovering lost passwords.

Sadly many times these plastic flash drives are destroyed in my pocket as I have them attached to my key-chain. This is a nice looking solution for this problem.


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mobile hsdpa/wifi router powered by Linux

Posted May 20th, 2010 by cool

If you need wireless internet access on your boat, car, helicopter or while hiking, this may be the solution you are looking for. A Linux powered device sharing mobile broadband EVDO/HSDPA on a wifi router. The hardware runs on 110/220 volt with a DC power supply but it's very flexible allowing for 11-56 Volt DC input and even 5 volt trough an internal connector.


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The most useful android app: Gesture search

Posted May 19th, 2010 by cool

I'm just completely loving this android application. I just installed it out of curiosity without expecting to much out of it, but it was love on first sight. It is a really simple tool actually, it just allows for searching contacts, apps, bookmarks and music by gesturing a letter on the screen.


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