Opinions

.comment: Ain't Anti-Aliasing Amazing?
When it comes to handling typefaces and fonts, Linux does an extremely poor job; in fact, its poor handling of fonts is probably one of the biggest reasons why Linux hasn't made more inroads on the desktop. That's why the newsgroups were buzzing with the news that anti-aliasing was now possible on the Linux desktop under KDE 2.0 and XFree86 4.02. But, as Dennis E. Powell reports, he found it virtually impossible to set it up on his Linux desktop -- even after some personal assistance from Keith Packard and Waldo Bastian.
Wednesday, December 27, 2000 07:40:20 AM EST

Reports

Gaming Open Source
The enterprise is about open source. Open source is about the enterprise. Its business value is unrivaled. Okay, okay, we get that. But when you strip away all the efficiency models, the market-speak, and the TCO reports, what's fun about open source? Dee-Ann LeBlanc reports on the State of the Gaming Nation in Linux and open source today.
Monday, October 3, 2005 12:18:55 PM EST

Students Score Big Opportunities For Learning Using Linux
In a practical sense, it is rather hard to ask users to just quit using the technology they're used to cold turkey. Rather than abandoning their use of Windows altogether in favor of Linux and Open Source, one Florida school is opting for a slower, more balanced approach as they move towards Open Source and Free Software. And, as Rob Reilly reports, the results are already pretty dramatic.
Friday, July 12, 2002 11:08:18 AM EST

Making Linux Sing
Along with sight, the sense of hearing is one that we demand to be treated with respect. Most of us are closet audiophiles--though we may not realize it until the first time we hear bad sound, or no sound at all. Even in the business world, good sound is key to an enjoyable computer experience. Dee-Ann LeBlanc reports on the various sound tools available for Linux today.
Tuesday, July 2, 2002 11:27:34 AM EST

Penguins Over the Wires: X Servers for Windows
When Michael Hall's DSL connection began to behave erratically, he faced a Sophie's choice: keep running Linux and putting up with the hassles of a connection that came and went on a whim, or get a working Windows 98 install up long enough to let the technician diagnose the problem. His solution: running X applications over a network on a Microsoft Windows machine, using MicroImages MI/X and Labtam WinaXe X servers.
Friday, January 12, 2001 11:53:57 AM EST

3D Graphics Hardware in Linux
Will Weisser provides a comprehensive rundown on how to use 3D video card technology with Linux. Be sure to check it out!
Tuesday, May 25, 1999 12:43:09 PM EST

Reviews

Cedega Linux Revives Linux Gaming
Has TransGaming lived up to the hype in the latest version of WineX, or is the new Cedega product just a fancy name change? We pulled Kurt Wall away from some serious gameplaying to get his take on the new software that lets you play Windows games on a Linux box. (And, just as a hint: we had to really pull hard...)
Tuesday, July 6, 2004 12:04:42 PM EST

Helix Player Needs More Cooking Time
"I've never really been satisfied with the slate of streaming media players for Linux. I'm thinking specifically of the one from RealNetworks. Okay, to get down to cases, I think Real Player for Linux sucks... I've spent the past few days with Helix Player for Linux, and my opinion of the Real technology, repackaged as Helix DNA, has changed. Read on to see why..."
Monday, March 8, 2004 11:16:45 AM EST

Red Hat 8.0: Past the Hype and Under the Hood
We've all read the reviews about how nifty/weird/wonderful/bad the new Red Hat desktop looks; we've all read about how well it installs. But what's the distribution really like? Carla Schroder has spent quite a bit of time actually using Red Hat 8, and files this report on how an actual Linux user reacts to the latest Red Hat release.
Monday, November 4, 2002 10:40:39 AM EST

Tutorials

Setting Up Your Own Diskless Workstations with LTSP
Schools use them, government agencies too. Diskless workstation networks are one of the best and easiest to use thin-client implementations you can use for your own organization. In this article, Alexander Prohorenko steps through the basics of using the Linux Terminal Server Project tools to build such a network on your own.
Wednesday, October 2, 2002 05:09:46 PM EST

Conducting Virtual Meetings With Linux, Part II
Getting your people together with their people is not as simple a prospect as you might imagine. Rising travel costs and hassles, coupled with the driving force to get everything done yesterday means that alternatives to face-to-face meetings are looking more attaractive than ever. But proprietary solutions can be expense and make big demands on your hardware. Rob Reilly continiues his look at using free software to create audio/chat servers that will let you run your own "v meeting" for a song.
Monday, June 10, 2002 11:22:08 AM EST

Conducting Virtual Meetings with Linux, Part I
With travel becomimg more cumbersome, alternatives such as online meetings become more attractive. But who has the time and money to wire participants up with cameras, microphones, and costly software? In the first of a two-part series of articles, Rob Reilly shows how one Florida Linux Users Group is using open source technology in a creative way to run virtual meetings cheaply and effectively.
Tuesday, May 14, 2002 11:07:08 AM EST