Ars Technica has an article on this one.
Ubuntu and Wiimote
Matt Cutts has posted a handy article on how you can get Linux to talk with your Wiimote.
The process is pretty simple as long as you have supported Bluetooth hardware on your machine.
Checkout: Talking to a Wiimote in Ubuntu 8.10
Ubuntu 8.10 is out but it does not include the latest and the greatest OpenOffice 3.0 release.
You can either download the packages manually or do it the easier way.
What you need is to go to System > Administration > Software Sources.
Here you need to go to: Third Party Software
Click on Add: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ubuntu intrepid main
And [...]
Upgrade Ubuntu using P2P technologies!
TorrentFreak has a cool tutorial on how you can use the bittorrent protocol to update your Ubuntu installation.
This comes handy at times when the source servers are slow especially during the times of new launches.
Checkout: Use BitTorrent to Upgrade to Ubuntu ‘Intrepid Ibex’
Resetting the root password on Ubuntu Linux!
Linux might be hell lot stable and secure when compared to a typical Windows installation but it still has ways to reset the root password enabling complete access to a stranger.
Here is a guide.
If you are really worried about your data, it’s the right time to encrypt it! [...]











