Archive for September, 2007

Onions, Kubuntu Gutsy Beta

September 29th, 2007

Well, not about real onions… but about Kopete.
I have a somewhat indifferent attitude towards Kopete. I use it just because it happens to be the only viable one among its peers, but it most probably wouldn’t be my messaging client of choice if I were to find a better KDE alternative. But a few days [...]

Konquering the Planet

September 25th, 2007

What’s one of the best ways to start your day? Waking up and finding out that you’re on Planet KDE!
So let me greet all you Gear heads!
A little introduction about myself. I’m a Philosophy graduate (what was I thinking?!) from the Philippines. I’m practically a Linux/KDE/Free Software baby, having only started using Linux in January [...]

Why KDE

September 21st, 2007

I just suddenly felt an urge to write right about KDE after reading troy’s recent post (Troy, your marketing fever and ideas are contagious!!). I will probably be writing about something that has been written over and over again, but let me give it my own personal flavor. So…
Why use KDE?
A. Integration done right (TM)

KDE [...]

Software Freedom Day ‘07

September 19th, 2007

Last Saturday, 15th of September 2007, the Philippines joined 90 countries around the world in celebrating Software Freedom Day 2007. The celebration was held in two places in the country, Manila and Davao. The Manila event was held in the Advanced Science and Technology Institute, where we were able to have live video feeds of [...]

My first intense hacking session: learning a few lessons

September 7th, 2007

Word of caution: “Hacking” and “hacker” do not actually mean the way most uninformed media would like you to believe. Hacking is not about breaking and entering into protected or private computers and networks. That’s cracking. Hacking is about the joy of computer programming and working on computers. Think of it like a passion for [...]