Top stories for the week ending 21 January 2012

22 Jan

These are the top stories from the past week's editions of Christians in OSS Daily.
Please note that these stories are automatically selected, and therefore do not necessarily reflect the beliefs and values of the Christians in OSS blog.

Microsoft to Prevent Linux Booting on ARM Hardware?

Microsoft to Prevent Linux Booting on ARM Hardware?

Fears that Microsoft would abuse the Windows 8 UEFI feature are coming true. Microsoft are blocking Linux from booting on ARM Hardware certified for Windows 8. The backstory Late last year Microsof...

Posted on 14 January 2012

Facebook Chat, New Features Land in Latest Release of Smuxi IRC App

Facebook Chat, New Features Land in Latest Release of Smuxi IRC App

IRC Clients are hardly the most glamourous of applications but for many of they they’re an important tool of daily life. Smuxi, my personal favourite IRC client, has a new release available. It add...

Posted on 15 January 2012

Lubuntu 12.04 News Roundup

Lubuntu 12.04 News Roundup

The hands behind everyone’s favourite lightweight Linux distro ‘Lubuntu’ are hard at work crafting the next major release. Lubuntu 12.04 won’t have LTS (Long Term Support) status like its siblings ...

Posted on 16 January 2012

5 Rules for More Effective Better Presentations

5 Rules for More Effective Better Presentations

Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to my free email updates. For a limited time, I will give you a copy of my brand new e-book, Creating Your Personal Life Plan, just for...

Posted on 17 January 2012

The Ben NanoNote – The World’s Smallest Linux Laptop?

The Ben NanoNote – The World’s Smallest Linux Laptop?

Measuring at less than 100mm wide and 17mm thick with a dinky 3″ screen, the Ben NanoNote might just be the world’s smallest Linux laptop for the traditional definition of the word. While pulling t...

Posted on 18 January 2012

GNOME’s Revamped ‘Web’ Browser Is Minimal, Mighty

GNOME’s Revamped ‘Web’ Browser Is Minimal, Mighty

GNOME’s work on a revamped and repurposed ‘Epiphany’ web browser – which seeks to make the browser a core part of the GNOME experience – is coming along nicely. The redesign of Epiphany, which is r...

Posted on 19 January 2012

Unity’s Dash to Ditch Giant Shortcuts

Unity’s Dash to Ditch Giant Shortcuts

Not a fan of the 8 giant shortcuts in the Unity Dash? Ubuntu 12.04 might just show you something different…Ubuntu developers are testing a new layout for the Unity ‘Home Lens’.In place of the icono...

Posted on 20 January 2012

[How To] Easily Install The Slickest Software Center on Linux

[How To] Easily Install The Slickest Software Center on Linux

Installing software just got easier: The Linux Deepin Software Center is now available to install in Ubuntu 11.10.The software store is easily the gems in the crown of Ubuntu-based Chinese Linux di...

Posted on 21 January 2012

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