Why You Should Never Steal From a Linux Admin

Posted on July 26, 2010 by bigbrovar

Being a sysadmin does come with its ups and down.  It’s not a job which comes with glory or fame. When things work no one even remembers to give you a pat in the back. You only hear from them … Continue reading →...

Posted in Life, Linux Admin, Sysadmin | 18 Comments

Thoughts on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 and Android Honeycomb

Posted on November 8, 2011 by bigbrovar

Getting down to the meat of the issue. After lots of considerations I finally got myself an android tablet. The device I choose is the Galaxy tab 8.9. I have used the device for close to a week and here … Continue reading →...

Posted in Android, Galaxytab 8.9, Linux, Review, Tablets, Thoughts | Tagged , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Why Google will not buy Canonical

Posted on June 19, 2011 by bigbrovar

These post is a response to 2 Reasons Why Google Should Buy Ubuntu posted on Ghabuntu I personally don’t see google buying canonical happening any time soon. (Nor should they) Canonical’s business model is built round the very thing googl...

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Improving the Linux Ecosystem from Within: Thoughts on Adobe Axing Adobe Air for Linux

Posted on June 15, 2011 by bigbrovar

First of, I never ever been a fan of Adobe Air apps, their lack of integration with the native OS UI (At least on Linux) is a big turn off of me. Hence when Adobe announced that they would be … Continue reading →...

Posted in Linux, Thoughts, Ubuntu | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

My Discovery of the Week: Installing Applications via Krunner

Posted on June 3, 2011 by bigbrovar

I accidently stumbled upon this feature while trying to run skype via krunner when something else I did not quite intend showed up as I was typing skype into krunner I wasn’t quite interested in beneath-a-steel-sky (whatever that is) but &helli...

Posted in KDE, kubuntu, Plasma | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments