Feb 21, 2008 3:10pm GMT
It's a party in Belgium and you're invited! If you can't attend The Free and Open Source Software Developers' European Meeting, a.k.a. FOSDEM, then kick back with a cup of coffee and tune in for the Linux Pro Magazine FREE Internet stream. What? FOSDEM '08 live on the Internet When? February 23 - 24 Where? Brussels, Belgium (via the live stream from the comfort of your computer) Linux Pr... more »
Alternageek's List of WordPress PluginsFeb 20, 2008 10:38pm GMT
If you use WordPress, check out the list of 17 plugins Linuxchic recommends on the Alternageek site. Her recommendations include plugins to ward off spammers, put tweets into blogs, and a PDA-friendly interface for your blog. more »
More Than a NameFeb 20, 2008 8:08pm GMT
Emma Jane Hogbin wrote an interesting blog about a recent experience she had in the Ubuntu online chatroom. In short, Emma Jane was uncomfortable with the username "stupidgirl," and subsequently felt dismissed when she shared her thoughts with other members in the Ubuntu staff room. I probably wouldn't have given a second thought to the name "stupidgirl," especially consi... more »
PodCamp MidWest HighlightsFeb 18, 2008 3:58pm GMT
Christa, a.k.a. Linuxchic, attended PodCamp MidWest in Kansas City last weekend, and she posted highlights from the event at Alternageek.com. Sessions included "Podcasting Like Pro," "Social Networking," "Just Press Record," and "Video Podcasting Info." more »
PostgreSQL Conference East 2008 Gets Its Twitter OnFeb 13, 2008 10:34pm GMT
One of the many cool people I met at SCALE last week is Selena Deckelmann, who is busily organizing the March 29-30 PostgreSQL Conference East. Thanks to Selena, there's now a Twitter page for the conference, too. more »
Catching Up on MondaysFeb 13, 2008 9:17pm GMT
I don't spend much time online during the weekends, unless it's absolutely necessary – such as reading movie listings or checking out how my kid's penguin is faring. I especially avoid working on weekends whenever possible, but this usually means that I spend the first few minutes of every Monday sipping coffee and searching online news for what happened while I was offline. This catching-u... more »
Help Wanted: Linux PRFeb 13, 2008 7:58pm GMT
Sarah Stokely wrote a Linux.conf.au event report for our April issue of Linux Pro Magazine, which is trickling into the printer as I type. I noticed she has a lot of other thoughtful articles on her blog, The Open Source Report, including coverage of women in open source. For example, Sarah observes that none of the 10 winners of the Google Highly Open Participation competition are women. S... more »
