Business Guide for Second Life: Tip #1 To Increase Your Bottom Line

!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } Beauty Sells Beauty matters, it is unfortunate but it does matter. We are hardwired to admire beauty, this is why we are bombarded daily by ads with very attractive models. Have you ever seen an unattractive Victoria's Secret model for example? The answer is probably not. By purchasing a Victoria's Secret item you will not magically transform into the attractive model, but there is a certain perception that such ads create in our minds that we will indeed look that way if we wear the same thing the attractive model is wearing. The above holds true even in the virtual world,...

Skype For Linux Gets Update: Includes Windows Live Messenger

Here we were last year feeling like we had been forgotten by the Skype devs and then came news that Microsoft had purchased Skype. I for one believed that it would be the end of Skype for Linux. To my surprise Skype for Linux has had more updates over the last year than it ever did before Microsoft took it over. Yesterday, although still labeled as beta, Skype had another major update for the Linux platform. If you ever wondered if there would ever be an official native linux version of Windows Live Messenger then you are in for a surprise. The newest version of Skype for Linux brings with it the ability to log in using your Windows...

Introducing OMG! Linux: A Linux User Community

It has been a while since I have posted anything on this blog so it is long overdue that I make some time and come here to my blog. Today I want to introduce a website I have been working on with a friend. OMG! Linux is a Linux user community dedicated to welcoming and helping new Linux users find answers to common questions. At omglinux.com new users will be able to find vast amounts of resources and linux related news. A question and answer section and a site forum will enable linux newcomers find quick answers when they feel stuck and overwhelmed. I will also be blogging on that website so be sure to join. I encourage any Linux user to...

Neo OS 1 "Unnamed" Coming soon

Neo OS 1 "Unnamed" Ubuntu 12.04 LTS based remix Neo OS 1 is coming soon. This custom Ubuntu Linux remix comes with Cinnamon 1.4 as default desktop manager, no Unity. The latest Firefox, the latest Chrome, the latest Gimp and the latest blender preinstalled. It is Ubuntu the way Ubuntu should have always been, beautiful and easy to use. Name ideas now being taken. Since this remix uses Ubuntu with little changes to its core and mixes in the Linux Mint DE, I want to use a mixture of their naming conventions so maybe humorous female names? Any and all ideas are welcomed, use the comments on this blog to submit your ideas for Neo OS 1 A........

How To Replace Unity with Cinnamon 1.4 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise"

 *UPDATE 5/25/2012* Cinnamon has now been updated and stability problems with Ubuntu 12.4 LTS has now been fixed. You have installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise" but you don't like the default Unity interface and you wish to trash it and replace it with another desktop environment (DE). This tutorial will walk you through step by step to removing Unity and replacing it with Cinnamon 1.4 which is my preferred DE at the moment. Warning: Cinnamon 1.4 in its current state is still unstable with Ubuntu 12.04, however you can use this tutorial to install another DE or if you don't mind the minor crashes (which doesn't happen to some) then stick...

How Linux and Open Source Can Help Your Business:

So you have decided to start your own business. You have purchased brand new computers for every office and cubicle in your business headquarters. Now you realize that the new PCs you just purchased need software which is critical for your business such as word processors, email clients, accounting software and other software you need to run your business. Depending on the size of your business you have just spent thousands if not millions, that is a huge chunk off your bottom line. Because technology moves so fast two years later all the proprietary software you have purchased needs to be upgraded if you don't want your business to stay behind...

LL Viewer 3.2.x Many UI Improvements, Moving Forward.

When Linden Lab released their Viewer 2.0 last year it was not well received by the majority of SL users. I personally did not mind it, while yes it lacked the features and ease of use of the Phoenix Viewer, I found it slick, innovative and fun to use. I will admit though that I rarely use LL official viewers as I find them to always be unstable and always very buggy. I have preferred the likes of Firestorm, Dolphin, and the now on hiatus Kirsten's Viewer. If you are a viewer freak like me and follow everything viewer related (yes I have 6 different viewers installed), you are aware of LL's development viewer which you can download from here. I...