Geekdom: A World of Multiples

We live in a land of multiples. In the post-modern computer era, geeks were happy with their trusty old computer and a 56k dial-up modem. And for most households, that’s all that was available to them. And not all families and households had one. In fact, there was a time when if you had a computer, you were privileged. And if you had internet access, it was even more of a privilege.

For around the last 5 years, we have acquired more and more gadgets than we ever require. It’s not unusual for households to have multiple desktops and probably a couple of notebooks. Some households even have multiple options for web connectivity, DSL and Wi-Fi. And each family member most likely possessing a cell phone also. And that’s not even considering all the other personal gadgetry equipment that we all have, MP3 players, personal media players etc. When I read stories of some people having or getting severe cases of technology or internet addiction, I can seriously believe it. Because it is not an easy thing to just drop what you are doing and forget about all thing technology related, because we’re constantly surrounded by it. No matter where we go or what we do.

The above is all obvious and something you probably already know and just accept as the normal. Because it has now become what is considered normal. But something that you may not have thought about is also having multiple services of the same type. I mean multiple email addresses, multiple operating systems and multiple software applications.

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The Children of Linux

Linux. It’s really not a hard operating system to learn. In fact, that very first statement is wrong. Linux is not an operating system. Linux  a kernel which is used as the very core to build an operating system around. But these are the things that children of today are not learning. Not in public school systems anyway.

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Ubuntu Developer Week begins 31st Jan to 2nd Feb 2012

It is here again; no not a new Ubuntu release but the much awaited Ubuntu Developer Week. It will begin on 31st Jan 2012 and will conclude on 2nd Jan 2012 giving you three full days of action on the Ubuntu ecosystem. It is here that beginners will get initiated into the methodologies and processes of Ubuntu software development and emerge at the end of three days, thorough professionals learning all they ever can during the intense tutorials and hands-on session.

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Ubuntu 12.04 ‘Precise Pangolin’: The Basics of What to Expect

Well I think it is about time we have a sneak peek at the development of the next version of the Ubuntu release, 12.04 ‘Precise Pangolin’. We  will be posting weekly updates on Ubuntu 12.04 so that you can get all the latest news, information and features in Ubuntu.

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