Review: RockBox

January 12, 2010 by Linerd · 4 Comments
Filed under: Distro Review, gadget, linux, mp3, review 

RockBox is a free and open source firmware available for several different digital music players. Stable releases are available for the following music players:

  • Apple: iPod 1g through 5.5g, iPod Mini and iPod Nano 1g
  • Archos: Jukebox 5000, 6000, Studio, Recorder, FM Recorder, Recorder V2 and Ondio
  • Cowon: iAudio X5, X5V, X5L, M5, M5L, M3 and M3L
  • iriver: iHP100 series, H100 series, H300 series and H10 series
  • Olympus: M:Robe 100
  • SanDisk: Sansa c200 series, e200 series and e200R series
  • Toshiba: Gigabeat X and F series

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SUSE Studio Screenshot Tour

August 8, 2009 by Linerd · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Distro Review, linux 

I got my invitation email to use SUSE Studio recently. I'm working on a review of the whole service. In the meantime, here's a screenshot tour. Read more

Fast Boot Your PC With Xandros Presto

August 1, 2009 by Linerd · 3 Comments
Filed under: Distro Review, linux, windows 

Presto is a fast boot Linux operating system from Xandros. It provides one of the easiest ways to dual boot Windows with Linux. Presto is intended to be a complement to Microsoft Windows rather than a replacement. What makes Presto a bit of an oddball in the Linux world is than it can only be installed in Windows XP or Vista. It requires an NTFS partition and automatically creates an entry in the Windows boot loader upon installation. There is no way to install it without having Windows on your PC first. Read more