Monthly Archives: July 2006

What a week! Back from OSCON

Posted on July 31, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

Last week I had the privilege of covering the O’Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) in Portland, Oregon. The first time I’ve been to that particular conference, and I hope it won’t be the last. I did the whole schmear — … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Linux, Open Source | Leave a comment

Open Graphics Card on the way

Posted on July 22, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

Closed source drivers for video cards have been a vexing problem for free software enthusiasts for some time. Open source drivers for most video cards exist, but fail to take full advantage of the cards’ ability, leaving users with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Linux, Open Source, Writing | Leave a comment

See you at OSCON?

Posted on July 22, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

Tomorrow afternoon I’ll be flying to Portland, Oregon to cover OSCON for Linux.com and NewsForge. I’ve been to tons of Linux and open source events, but this will be my first OSCON, and I’m definitely looking forward to it. Almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Open Source, Writing | Leave a comment

A look at the Levanta Intrepid M

Posted on July 18, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

I spent a fair amount of time playing with an interesting hardware/software combination a few weeks ago, the Levanta Intrepid M. It’s a really, really cool solution — a bit on the expensive side, but very well designed. I’ve got … Continue reading →

Posted in Hardware, Linux, Writing | Leave a comment

Serendipity now!

Posted on July 18, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

Over the past few years, I’ve become a fairly devoted fan of WordPress — it works well, it’s so easy to set up I could practically do it in my sleep, and it’s free as in speech and as in … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Open Source, Writing | Leave a comment

There’s still time! Ohio LinuxFest still accepting presentation applications

Posted on July 15, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

The Ohio LinuxFest call for papers was supposed to end a few days ago, but we’ve decided to extend it until July 31st to maximize the number of really awesome speakers for the show. In case you’re not familiar with … Continue reading →

Posted in Linux, Open Source, PR and marketing | Leave a comment

Note to SUSE, please make up your mind

Posted on July 13, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

Okay, I’ve been in the business of writing about Linux for a while now, so change over time is to be expected… but, look, this is getting silly. The distro now known as SUSE started off as S.u.S.E., and then … Continue reading →

Posted in Linux, PR and marketing | 1 Comment