mintCast 159: Catching up with James

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News:

  • The Mint development team launches a new blog. (Segfault.Linuxmint.com )
  • Debian 7.0 Wheezy is released. (Debian.org )
  • SolydXK gets added to the DistroWatch database. (Ostatic.com )
  • Lightworks Linux public beta is finally available for download. (Webupd8.com )
  • Iron Penguin: First open-source “Iron Man” suit within reach? (ZDNet.com )

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mintCast 156: Ken Starks

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News:

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mintCast 152: Russ on Ubuntu

News:

[10:30]

  • Linus switches back to a Gnome 3 desktop. (zdnet.com)
  • Linux founder loves his Chromebook Pixel. (tgdaily.com)
  • Linux triumphant: Chrome OS resists cracking attempts. (zdnet.com)

The Main Topic: Ubuntu – Where’s It Going?

  • Ubuntu Mir: Is This the Future of Linux Everywhere? (wired.com)
  • Ubuntu Linux developer squabbles go public (zdnet.com)
  • Three Proposals To Consider For Ubuntu Releases (phoronix.com)
  • Mark Shuttleworth Says He’s Not Impressed by the Rolling Release Model (softpedia.com)
  • Mark Shuttleworth Goes Blogging On Ubuntu Defense (phoronix.com)
  • Ubuntu To Investigate Digital Rights Management (phoronix.com)
  • Canonical loses work from top Compiz developer (phoronix.com)
  • Linux Mint “Not in the Business of Picking Winners”, Continues With Xorg. (thepowerbase.com)

Featured Website: Linux In The Hamshack

  • Check out K5TUX and friends as they cover the world of amateur radio and Linux. (lhspodcast.info)

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Hosts:: Rob, Scott, James

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Credits: Podcast Entry and exit music provided by Mark Blasco (podcastthemes.com). The podcast’s bumpers were provided by Oscar.

Episode 130: The Time Weaver

News:

  • Raspberry PI manufacturer to shift to UK facility for continued production. (zdnet.com)

The Main Topic:

Featured Website:

Tip:

  • From the command line, to toggle between two directories, just use the “cd -” command.

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Episode 124: We Be Hammin’ Now

News:

  • The EFF becomes the first ever group in American history to challenge the FBI’s authority. (eff.org)

The Main Topic: Russ — K5TUX

Featured Website:

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Episode 104: A Visit With Shane

News:

  • Adobe announces plans to abandon flash on Linux. (phoronix.com)
  • LinuxUser & Developer provides a few excerpts from an interview with Clem. (linuxuser.co.uk)

The Main Topic: A Visit With Shane

Featured Website:

Tip:

  • Turn on https:// everywhere!

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mintCast Episode 10: User Interview, pt. 1

In this episode

Linux Mint 4.0 Daryna reaches end-of-life
Red Hat CEO questions relevance of desktop Linux
Spam scams on Twitter
Windows users OK with DRM
Helios: Windows DRM? We’re ok with that
A Cost Analysis of Windows Vista Content Protection

Rothgar:

User interview

Web site of the week

Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference

More info

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Linux Mint blog: http://www.linuxmint.com/blog
Linux Mint forums: http://www.linuxmint.com/forum
Rothgar’s site: http://1n73r.net/
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