Jim Lynch: Off the Top of My Head…

Maximum PC has a great article about Linux desktop customization:
The days of ugly Linux desktops are a thing of the past. Modern distros include many tools and options that enable them to look good and be more useful.
Unlike Windows, Linux has several different widget toolkits. The most well-known widget engines are GTK+, (distributed with GNOME) [...]

Ars has a good look at the new Fedora 10.
Fedora 10 is built on Linux kernel version 2.6.27, which was officially released in October. This version of the kernel comes with improved compatibility for popular webcam devices and also includes the new Atheros ath9k wireless driver. Firefox 3.0.4, the latest bugfix release of the popular [...]

Very cool.

Since he caught a glimpse of Kristian’s wobbly windows, Bryan has stalked Red Hat’s dark and hallowed halls, breathing fire, demanding his chance in the directorial seat. So it is that we bring you Monkey Hoot productions first, uh, production. Since a lot of people have asked, these videos show Luminocity running on two [...]

Good stuff.

Karl Fischer has a good look at some of the cool stuff in Gnome 2.8. Gnome users rejoice!

eWEEK has reviews of KDE 3.3 and Gnome 2.8.
I haven’t had time to play with KDE 3.3 but I think I’ll make some after reading eWEEK’s take on it. I always prefer Gnome for daily desktop use but there’s no doubt that KDE is quite polished and offers a lot as well.

Heh,heh. Gnome users gotta love this article: A KDE user falls in love with Gnome! :mrgreen: Well okay, “falls in love” is a bit strong but you get the idea. It’s nice to see someone as open-minded as this guy though. Good for him.
Gee…this is like the Mac OS! It’s got the little [...]

Hmmm…a user oriented version of Debian? I think I’m going to bookmark this for a review. Plus it apparently has Gnome 2.8 already so it’s certainly worth a look just for that. Screenshots are here.
Ubuntu is a Linux distribution that starts with the breadth of Debian and adds regular releases (every six months), a [...]

New release of Gnome is out. I haven’t used it yet but it looks pretty good. Screenshots are here.
Way to go on getting those file associations worked out…it’s about time. :mrgreen:
I’ve bookmarked it for a review for ET at some point.
I like the wireless network monitor especially. Well past time for something [...]