Utappia: Building a project just for fun

Utappia

Utappia, is a project that I have started a few month’s ago just for fun. The purpose was simply to bring all of my little, tiny software projects under one umbrella. But it started growing on number of involved people and it will get even bigger.

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Best of Ubuntu Q Developer Summit Keynotes and Plenaries

Ubuntu 12.04

Ubuntu 12.04 (Photo credit: melenas1414)

The Ubuntu 12.04 has been released and thus it received a tremendous amount of reaction from the mainstream technology press. For sure, that was expected as the lifespan of Ubuntu 12.04 will be for 5 years and as a result many will rush to install/upgrade their system. But what’s next ? What are the plans for the next release cycle ?

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Why Desktop Linux Sucks & Why Desktop Linux Does Not Suck

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It is still a question that floats around the web… an people still asking it : “Does Desktop Linux suck … or rock ?”. Bryan Lunduke, the co-host on Linux Action Show asks the same question at Linux Fest Northwest and how we can fix it. For the first time, there is a new session “Why Linux Does Not Suck”.

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Why photography enthusiasts should use OpenPhoto

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Being a photography enthusiast is not just a matter of taking some photos but it is a matter of sharing them with your friends or the whole world. Sharing involves owning a file storage that connects with the world out there and has social networking capabilities. This is where OpenPhoto comes handy !

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Why I don’t (won’t) buy an iOS mobile device

This post is due to my laziness, as I am bored explaining to every one out there why I will not buy an iOS device. Here are some videos explaining the truth about Apple and Google’s OS. Continue reading

Best Linux Distros

Reblogged from i-techno:

Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu/Lubuntu/etc

One of the most popular general-use distributions with one of the largest selections of software.

Based on: Debian

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Fedora

The most cutting-edge general-use distribution on a 6-month release cycle. It’s cutting edge in two ways: new versions of software, and it uses new software before other distributions use them.

Based on: Itself; Originated from: Red Hat…

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A comprehensive article that gives an overview of the best Linux distributions available for any purpose.

Openphoto: Control your personal photos the way Instagram would be jealous

openphoto

You probably read my previous story about my One Week on Instagram. Instagram which was recently acquired by Facebook uses Ubuntu Server 11.04 to power their cloud. OpenPhoto which was a Kickstarter project and is becoming very popular in the wake of the Instagram acquisition is also powered by Ubuntu Server 11.04 but offers users the ability to take total ownership of their photos and rapidly deploy a crisp new way to manage photos.

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Window Maker: A friend of the old days is back

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If you are new to the Linux ecosystem or you may have recently realized that Operating System/Computer is NOT… Windows then you may not understand what is the point of this post. Continue reading

We are doomed – Angry Birds Space now available

Angry Birds Space - promo

It was 00:30 when I went to bed. As usually, I opened up my mail on my Nexus S to check some mails that I left for the “bed time emails”. The suddenly it poped up a new mail that would change forever the course of the night and the forthcoming days…

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