Forum: Coffee Lounge

If not the greatest 'Soul' and R&B singer that ever lived, he certainly will rank among the greatest. Wilson Pickett, best remembered for songs, "In...

So what's the difference? I remember reading about licensing issues with XFree86, and that's why Linux distros were starting to package X.org...

I was wondering what you guys think if this: how many developers does microsoft hire to develope their new operating system vista, and how many...

I am a Linux fanatic from India. I am happy I stumbled on to this forum as I surfed along for help on Linux shell scripting. I wish to learn a lot...

Hi Everyone: I'm Dave. I've been extremely interested is Linux for some time, but haven't had the time to really jump in headlong. One reason...

Does linux support datamining and datawarehousing (how)?.

hi all, i currently have a 1.6 Ghz P4 on an old e-machines mobo and 384 MB of RAM. i also have a cheap $70 graphics card from wal-mart that i put...

Hi guys, Haven't been around much. Got a new Job, and IRC is blocked, so I can't chat at work. sucks!! I can't even SSH or ping out. I feel so boxed...

For the first time in my life, after I erased my linux partitions and rebooted GRUB crashed with error 23, I couldn't even get to the command line,...

Hey everyone, I just got like $450 for xmas ( or like 270 GBP) and I want something 64-bit for my computing needs. At first I thought to get a...

While checking a computer for a friend i found something rather interesting. I was checking the properties of a Philips DVD+RW drive (Windows...

I was just reading someone telling about me and this one word there is driving me mad. Introversion. What does that word mean? Couldn't find it...

I was looking at the age poll today, and the results look pretty much like last years. I was still pretty shocked to see who is using linux the most,...

i am considering purchasing an ibook G4... currently i use an older vaio with ubuntu installed on it... my question is can i compile apps from...

I noticed a little icon at the bottom right of my screen while visiting a Linux website. I placed the mouse arrow over it and " this page contains...

Actually it's not really a computer, but I bought a book about the history of computing (it was going cheap ... no-one else wanted it!) and it has a...

I remember awhile back there was talk about setting some standards for Linux so it would be easier for software companies to write programs for...

I was listening to the latest edition of the podcast 'this week in TECH', and i was astouded to hear what they are reporting about. If this turns out...

With all the new polls going around, I thought of my own. What's your favorite beverage?