Tag Archives: Linux

Nokia N900 vs. Motorola Droid (Milestone):2 Linux Smartphones Comparison Chart

I’ve been a happy owner of Motorola Ming (A1200) for 2 years now. Running on Linux and supporting J2ME, you have a list of endless applications to put on your already powerful cellphone, and you can tweak till you freak too. That’s why I’ve never given any thought to iPhone. Ever. Now, with the release [...]

Do You Know What’s in Your Food or What’s in Your OS?

It’s the 4th Friday of the month and you know it’s time for your favorite A Gentle Introduction to Linux for Non-Geeks again! I’m going to keep this one short because one of my best friends from high school is coming to visit me for a week, and I want to tidy up my messy [...]

Is Your OS telling you what to do? Or: Do You Get Ice Cream Headaches?

It’s the 4th Friday of the month and you know it’s time for your favorite A Gentle Introduction to Linux for Non-Geeks again! Did you go see the Simpsons Movie yet? We in Germany are lucky enough to see the film one day ahead of the official release in the US and the UK; in [...]

The Simpsons Episode g33k: LinuxTag Comes to Springfield III

Previously on LinuxTag Comes to Springfield: Part I and Part II The following evening at the Simpsons’. The family is watching TV when a newsflash cuts in. Brockman: This is Kent Brockman, we interrupt Paris in Prison: the Reality Show to bring you this breaking news. LinuxTag received a bomb threat in writing this afternoon. [...]

What is a Distro? How is Ice Cream Made?

Q: What do you get if you divide the circumference of a bowl of ice cream by its diameter? A: Pi á la mode. It’s the 4th Friday of the month and you know it’s time for your favorite A Gentle Introduction to Linux for Non-Geeks again! Those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere [...]

The Simpsons Episode g33k: LinuxTag Comes to Springsfield Part II

Previously on LinuxTag Comes to Springsfield (Part I) 3 days later. The Simpsons are having breakfast when the door bell rings. Homer goes to get the door. It’s the mailman. Homer: What do you want. Mailman: What does it look like? Homer: You selling insurance? Mailman: I got a registered letter for Lisa Simpson. Homer: [...]

The Simpsons Episode g33k: LinuxTag Comes to Springsfield Part I

At the Springfield Elementary. Krabappel: OK class, can someone tell me what Linux is? Yes Ralph. Ralph: You use it to blow yellow liquid out of your nose and block red liquid from coming out of your nose. Bart: Don’t you mean “Kleenix”, Ms. “Rabappel”? Class giggles. Krabappel: Shut up Bart. Yes, Milhouse? Milhouse: I [...]

Why is Windows And Nothing But Windows Installed on Every New PC or Laptop (until Yesterday)?

It’s the 4th Friday of the month and you know it’s time for your favorite A Gentle Introduction to Linux for Non-Geeks again! We looked at Linux on a YouTube video last time, and guess what, today we’ll be talking about the world’s oldest alcoholic beverage. Attentive Cryptic Clarity readers have probably noticed that our [...]