Intel demos 7Gbps wireless docking

Intel on Thursday demonstrated multi-gigabit wireless docking technology that affords speeds of up to 7Gbps, 10 times the rate of the fastest Wi-Fi networks based on the IEEE 802.11n standard.At its annual Intel Developers Forum, the chip maker demonstrated Wireless Gigabit (WiGig) docking technology using an ultrabook. The company said WiGig...

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Openoffice.org / LibreOffice Draw template for Epson direct CD print (PX720WD)

Since writing my review of the Epson Stylus Multifunction Photo printer PX720WD I’ve been using it more. I’m still very happy with the printer, but there’s just one little thing that needs a bit of a fudge to work, which is CD printing.I’ve only tried this using OpenOffice.org 3 running on Ubuntu (at time of writing the default...

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Paying for open source software – Crossover / WINE

I’m a big fan of Free and Open Source Software. Obviously getting something that you may otherwise pay up to £100 for, for free is one of the reasons, but it’s also about the philosophy in having the ability to look at how it works and to improve it for yourself and others. It helps build a community around the software and can mean having...

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Should children under 13 be allowed to use Facebook?

According to Metro:“A million children under 12 use Facebook”Are you surprised?I’m not!I suggest you read through the article first which will provide the background for what I’m suggesting below.At homeFirstly I’d like to state that my eldest child is only 6 years old and she does not have a username for Facebook (the article...

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Review MiniPC with Ubuntu pre-installed – DinoPC Nanosaur 330

About the mini PC computerThis is a review of a Mini PC which I got some time ago. I’ve had it a few months now so it’s had a good run through for this review. The same model is still available to buy, although I’m guessing comes with a newer version of Ubuntu.The mini PC was purchased from DinoPC.com and came with Ubuntu Linux installed....

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Getting wireless to work on Xubuntu / Ubuntu linux with broadcom based firmware

In the past I have had problems with getting wireless working on Linux laptops. I thought this had been fixed with more recent distributions, but in some rare circumstances there can be problems. In this case I have an old laptop that I have set-up for my son to use. It’s ancient compared with current hardware, but is still able to run a less demanding distribution such as Xubuntu. It installed OK with and older version of...

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Computer Benefits and Disadvantages

Computer is widely used now-a-days all over the world for various purposes. Computer has many benefits as well as many drawbacks. The main benefits of using computer is it helps for education purpose, scientific research, medical purpose, entertainment, internet marketing & e-commerce, communication etc. Computer helps to study us in more convenient  and interactive way. In most of the Universities and Colleges,...

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