Information Technology Blog » Open Source http://lionel-s.com/blog Lionel Siniyunguruza, IT Consultant Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:54:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 en hourly 1 Scripting, Part Two: Looping for Fun and Profit http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/09/12/scripting-part-two-looping-for-fun-and-profit-2/ http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/09/12/scripting-part-two-looping-for-fun-and-profit-2/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:38:32 +0000 Lionel http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/09/12/scripting-part-two-looping-for-fun-and-profit-2/ Crafty System Administrators who want to conserve energy need to learn the fine art of looping. Continue reading →
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]]> http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/09/11/scripting-part-two-looping-for-fun-and-profit/feed/ 0 Linux users willing to pay more for the Humble Frozenbyte Bundle than others http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/04/25/linux-users-willing-to-pay-more-for-the-humble-frozenbyte-bundle-than-others/ http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/04/25/linux-users-willing-to-pay-more-for-the-humble-frozenbyte-bundle-than-others/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:13:45 +0000 Lionel http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/04/25/linux-users-willing-to-pay-more-for-the-humble-frozenbyte-bundle-than-others/ On April 12 the Humble Frozenbyte Bundle went up for sale–for whatever price you want. On top of that, you can select how much of your payment goes to the developers and how much goes to charity. Wolfire Games started organizing the Humble Indie Bundle series, which the HFB is…

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]]> http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/04/25/linux-users-willing-to-pay-more-for-the-humble-frozenbyte-bundle-than-others/feed/ 0 Chasing The Number http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/04/24/chasing-the-number/ http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/04/24/chasing-the-number/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 03:45:04 +0000 Lionel http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/04/24/chasing-the-number/ The Top500 list is a valuable measure of HPC progress, but the race it has spawned maybe over for many organizations Continue reading →
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]]> http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/04/24/chasing-the-number/feed/ 0 10 ways that Linux is making life better http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/03/28/10-ways-that-linux-is-making-life-better/ http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/03/28/10-ways-that-linux-is-making-life-better/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:48:37 +0000 Lionel http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/03/28/10-ways-that-linux-is-making-life-better/ Linux has long played a leading role in the world of servers, due in large part to its stability, security and lower total cost of ownership. What many don’t realize, however, is just how ubiquitous it’s becoming in other parts of life as well.

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]]> http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/03/28/10-ways-that-linux-is-making-life-better/feed/ 0 Understanding Parallel Computing: Amdahl’s Law http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/03/28/understanding-parallel-computing-amdahl%e2%80%99s-law/ http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/03/28/understanding-parallel-computing-amdahl%e2%80%99s-law/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 04:55:29 +0000 Lionel http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/03/28/understanding-parallel-computing-amdahl%e2%80%99s-law/ More cores mean better performance, right? That’s not what Amdahl says. Learn one of the foundations of parallel computing in “Amdahl’s Law.” Prepare yourself for math. And lawn mowing. Continue reading →
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]]> http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/03/28/understanding-parallel-computing-amdahl%e2%80%99s-law/feed/ 0 LMTV Video Response Contest: What Makes Linux Better? http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/03/27/lmtv-video-response-contest-what-makes-linux-better/ http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/03/27/lmtv-video-response-contest-what-makes-linux-better/#comments Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:03:50 +0000 Lionel http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/03/27/lmtv-video-response-contest-what-makes-linux-better/ Tell us what top three things you believe make Linux better than any other operating system for a chance to win a Linux Magazine t-shirt. We’ll judge submissions on originality and creativity and select a winner the week of April 4th. See the video for more details. Continue reading →
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]]> http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/03/27/lmtv-video-response-contest-what-makes-linux-better/feed/ 0 Week in tech: mega-merger mania http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/03/26/week-in-tech-mega-merger-mania/ http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/03/26/week-in-tech-mega-merger-mania/#comments Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:55:43 +0000 Lionel http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/03/26/week-in-tech-mega-merger-mania/ Back to the front of the pack: Ars reviews Firefox 4: Mozilla has released Firefox 4, the latest version of the open source Web browser.

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]]> http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/03/26/week-in-tech-mega-merger-mania/feed/ 0 Look Who’s Talking: Android Edition http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/03/20/look-who%e2%80%99s-talking-android-edition/ http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/03/20/look-who%e2%80%99s-talking-android-edition/#comments Sun, 20 Mar 2011 14:27:49 +0000 Lionel http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/03/20/look-who%e2%80%99s-talking-android-edition/ Adding speech to Android apps isn’t nearly as difficult as you would think. “Text to Speech” is a snap with the android.speech.tts package. Continue reading →
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]]> http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/03/20/look-who%e2%80%99s-talking-android-edition/feed/ 0 27 Mart Arka S?radakiler 150. Bölüm Fragman? ?zle http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/03/20/27-mart-arka-siradakiler-150-bolum-fragmani-izle/ http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/03/20/27-mart-arka-siradakiler-150-bolum-fragmani-izle/#comments Sun, 20 Mar 2011 11:42:18 +0000 Lionel http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/03/20/27-mart-arka-siradakiler-150-bolum-fragmani-izle/ 27 Mart Arka S?radakiler 150. Bölüm Fragman? ?zle online seyret izle, 27 Mart Arka S?radakiler 150. Bölüm Fragman? ?zle direk izle,

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