EPUB (Electronic Publication) was adopted as an open standard by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) in September 2007. Most eBook readers support the standard, even the iPhone and iPad have readers that support EPUB. Yet, Linux lags behind in both publishing tools and readers. There are alternatives for the Linux user.
Entries from February 2010 ↓
Thoughts on Linux and EPUB
February 26th, 2010 — Linux Applications
Linux Google Chrome Revisted
February 22nd, 2010 — Linux Applications, Linux Social Networking Software
When I looked at simple Web pages, Google Chrome seemed to have a smaller footprint than Firefox. The real question is how do the two compare when viewing a more complex Web site, such as HootSuite? How does Google’s Web Application compare to Prism?
Mandriva 2010 – A Review
February 18th, 2010 — Linux Distributions, Uncategorized
Mandriva 2010 has a vastly improved install script. The install provided a choice between KDE and Gnome desktops. I went with Gnome, as KDE and older machines have a stormy relationship. After the initial boot, there were several problems.
openSUSE 11.2 Still My Favorite
February 17th, 2010 — Linux Distributions
openSUSE still has the best install script. After dealing with a minor screen resolution issue, the install completed without a hitch. After the reboot, openSUSE ran without problems. However, I did learn one very important lesson.
SimplyMepis Linux 8.0.15 Review
February 16th, 2010 — Linux Distributions
I installed SimplyMepis Linux 8.0.15 (Mepis Linux, for short) from a Install/Live CD. It is a straight forward install. Their disk naming convention through me for a loop, but I got it right on the second install.
Linux Mint 8 – Universal
February 13th, 2010 — Linux Distributions
I installed Linux Mint 8 (Helena) from the Universal Install / Live DVD. The install itself went with out a problem. However, there were a few post-installation issues. This article covers those issues, and a general review of Linux Mint 8.
Fedora 12 Review
February 11th, 2010 — Linux Distributions
All I wanted to do was simply update Fedora 11 to Fedora 12. I should have know that it was not going to be easy, when the “Install or upgrade and existing system” option led to a blank screen. Being an optimist, I used the “Install system with basic video driver,” which has an upgrade option. The upgrade seemed to go OK. When I rebooted the system, I got a …
HootSuite – A Better Solution?
February 6th, 2010 — Linux Social Networking Software
I had to disable Loono in my Firefox browser, as Adobe Flash was trying to take all of the 512 MiB of memory. It was impossible to upload photos to a photo album. I was having trouble connecting to my blogs. Without Loono, I was dependent on Gwibber running on the other laptop to keep me current with my social networking accounts. For the reasons mentioned in the previous post, I was not totally happy with this solution. I was using Ping.fm to update multiple sites, when I discovered a solution.
Social Networking with an Ancient Laptop
February 3rd, 2010 — Linux Applications
For the purpose of this article, I used a Micron Transport ZX with 256 MiB of memory with a 600 Mhz Pentium III processor. The version of Linux is XUbuntu 9.10. After booting, the system had 4,076 KiB of free memory, with another 141,788 KiB of free buffers/cache available, and now swap used. Gwibber, Firefox, and Google Chrome constitute the software used to access Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace.
