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Doctor Who meets open source. Peter Murray-Rust explains how the open chemistry group known as the Blue Obelisk has evolved what he calls the Doctor Who Model of Open Source.

What is the best Linux distribution for beginners? Linux Mint has quite a lot going for it.

Recording music with Linux on an EEE PC. This tutorial will show you how to install and setup a linux recording environment on your EEE PC or other netbook.

Will Google Wave reshape enterprise IT? Within enterprise IT departments, starved for compelling ways to collaborate on application development, it could have a big impact.

How much do desktops matter? Jim Zemlin of the Linux Foundation insists they don?t.



Why Netbooks Are an Enduring Hardware Category

Dana Blankenhorn has an interesting item up about netbooks, reacting to a post from Royal Pingdom which cites applications for netbooks that are very much like applications for smartphones. The Royal Pingdom folks cite wardriving from the loo, and checking competitive prices outside shops as emerging netbook applications. I agree with Blankenhorn that smartphones are fine for many of these applications, but after using a couple of netbooks for more than a year now, I see them as an important category that fits between smartphones and laptops.


End-of-Year Thoughts and Resources on Netbooks

As 2008 approaches its curtain call, one of the biggest tech surprises to record for the year has to be netbooks--lightweight, small and inexpensive portable computers. Many of these are Linux-based, such as the Asus Eee PC that I bought near the beginning of the year (I'm kicking myself for not waiting a few months for the version with the larger display, but I still like it). Ever since Asus made its mark early in the year with the Eee PCs, other players have jumped into the fast-growing market. In fact, Acer's Aspire One netbooks, which feature larger keyboards than Asus', outsold the Eee PCs last quarter. If you are looking into getting a netbook, here are some thoughts and some good links to previous coverage.


The Hands-On, Straight Dope on the Asus and Acer Netbooks

We've written widely about Asus' under $400, Linux based Eee PC netbook laptops, which have been having a lot of success and introducing a lot of users to bundled open source applications. We've also covered Acer's competitive response with its similarly priced Aspire One Linux-based netbook. I own one of the Asus Eee PCs and love it (although not as my primary laptop), and I have tried the Aspire One. Now, our sister blog JKOnTheRun has collected some excellent reviews of the Acer netbooks. Here, below the fold, are links to their findings.


Asus Forecasts Quarterly Shipments Nearly Doubling for Eee PCs

There appears to be no stopping the success Asus is having with its Eee PC subnotebooks. The company is forecasting this week that it will nearly double shipments of the svelte, low-cost machines in the second quarter. Shipments will rise to between 1.2 million to 1.3 million units, the company says, and it expects to move a whopping 5 million units this year. To put that in perspective, Asus shipped 350,000 units in the fourth quarter. Originally all Linux-based, the company will deliver a Windows-based Eee PC in early May. Can we expect the Linux versions to stick around?