Detailed report on installing Wubi R506 / Ubuntu 8.04.1 Hardy Heron on Lenovo Thinkpad Z61t

An article on various products to backup laptops. From the article:

Open-source file-based backup software. Open-source backup products like Amanda and BackupPC offer excellent support for disconnected clients. They have no license fees, but require a disk-based "landing pad." For those who may shy away from open-source products, Zmanda now offers Amanda Enterprise, a commercially backed version of Amanda.

The good news is if you've decided to do something about the escalating risks of not backing up your laptops, then you've got a lot to choose from with today's offerings.

Geeks.com sent us in for a review three interesting computer parts: a Bluetooth stereo headset, a 16 GB CompactFlash card, and a cleaning brush for camera lesnses. Read in for more.

A review of Windows Mobile 6.1: "It leaves all of Windows Mobile 6's core strengths and weaknesses intact. On the positive side, Windows Mobile is still a flexible OS with unparalleled Windows and Exchange support, and the greatest number of handset choices by far. No matter which carrier, manufacturer, or form factor you choose, you'll find a Windows Mobile device to suit your taste." Ars reports that Microsoft has announced a desktop-grade browser for Windows Mobile, scheduled for Q3 2008. One more here.

Amanda developers released Amanda 2.6.0 today. This is a significant update to Amanda with improvements in ease of installation and configuration, security, scalability and robustness. Amanda 2.6.0 is available for download (in both source and binary-package form) here.

LiMo Foundation, a global consortium of mobile leaders delivering an open handset platform for the whole mobile industry, announced today the on-schedule availability of LiMo Platform Release 1. The LiMo Platform is the world's first globally competitive, Linux-based software platform for mobile devices.

The time may come where you will have to burn both a Blu-Ray disc for your family, and an HD-DVD disc for your boss who got hurried out and bought that HD-DVD player just so he can show off to all of you who waited for the format war outcome. Besides, while the HD format war is over, there are still over 1.3 million HD-DVD devices out there. I have modified some HD authoring methods found on the net in a way that 80% of the work to be done is the same for both formats, and with the rest 20% of the work only taking an additional 10 minutes for each format to be muxed and burned. Blu-Ray method is here, HD-DVD method here (methods are identical up to step #7). Not only that, but you won't even need an HD burner, as these methods exersise plain DVD-R discs and they are using freeware and/or op

The LiMo Foundation has announced it will release a series of application software development kits (SDKs) for its mobile phone specification in the second half of the year. The strategic rollout will include SDKs for native Linux, Java, and Webkit.

Taiwanese Linux distributor Linpus Technologies has re-emerged with a new distro targeted at ultra-mini PCs (UMPCs), Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) and low-cost laptops. Linpus Linux Lite features a dual-mode user interface -- one for newbies and the other for experienced Linux users.

Motorola has taken the wraps off a new Linux-based phone with a strong focus on music, the ROKR E8. This device will be one of the first using a mobile version of Linux put together by the LiMo Foundation.