Lazy Mind

Ubuntu is starting to get into other markets. In this case the sub-note book market. NetBook Remix marks the beginning of this. With the wild success of the ASUS EeePC it makes a lot of sense. It is rumored that Dell will offer NetBook Remix on their new sub note book . Free Software Magazine provides some detail on what makes NetBook Remix special.

This is the second open movie project released by the Blender Foundation . The first Elephants Dream was also a 3D animated short film. However Big Buck Bunny may appeal to a wider audience than ED as it looks more like a Pixar movie. What's so great about this movie? It was produced entirely on open source software. Blender , the 3D animating software used, now has features in it that large Hollywood studios pay thousands of dollars for. Not bad for community produced software! You can get (download or buy) the movie here .

I got this cool little device the other day and am loving it. It's has wifi and runs Linux. It's Debian based to boot. Cool, cool, cool. Web browsing on its little 4.1 inch screen is a challenge at times but at 800 x 480 resolution it is extremely clear. Check Wikipedia for more info .

Mark Shuttleworth talks at Google about the direction Ubuntu Linux is taking. This presentation is from 2006 so it's nothing new but it's still relevant.

This is a documentary about the origins of the Linux kernel, the Free Software Foundation and what was going on at the time. It's a little long but I consider this documentary fundamental to understanding what Linux is.

Today we are at Showa Memorial Park in Tachikawa . April 29th is Showa Day . It's a national holiday. It used to be call Greenery Day. The kids had a great time playing on the slides and jumping on a mountainous trampoline. As you can see most of Tokyo decided to join us there.

The latest version of Ubuntu has been released. It keeps getting better and better. To see an overview of features click here .

It really makes you think what's next? Give people freedom and there is no limit to what they can create. This is LINUX! Need I say more.

I figure if I get better organized I'll be more productive. I've been reading a bit about productivity and the tools you can use to become more productive. There are a bewildering number of sites wanting to organize just about every facet of online behavior. The really interesting thing is that even though each site is developed independently they are becoming more and more integrated. It's become a necessity for the sites survival. One thing this enables is the adding of features that extend and improve what the tools one site may offer. So called mashups . Something that is not possible with a desktop application. I've been steadily exploring and using more and more Google Apps. One thing Google doesn't offer is task management but Remember The Milk does. It also integrates so tightly with Google apps that you would think it was part of the same application. In a way it is. Through a powerful API. All this use of online applications for someone who is not alway...