Apple's patent win. The Jury foreman speaks out. What does this mean for Linux? 08/31/12

Quite a remarkable interview carried out by the BBC with the foreman of the jury that awarded Apple over $1 billion in damages from their rival Samsung for breach of patent. I suggest jumping over to BBC to read the full interview and consider the role that the foreman had in coming up with this judgement. I'd like to hear what the community thinks the consequences of this ruling will be for Ubuntu and Linux in general.  (Please make your voice heard in the comments below). Although I don't worry too much about A...

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How to disable the Updates pop-up in Ubuntu 08/22/12

Quick little how to on stopping that updates box popping up every time you log into your Ubuntu linux machine. Of course updates are important, but the default setting of having this pop up every day drives me crazy. Here I show how to turn it off completely and what settings I am currently using that give me the best of both worlds. Via the User Interface... Open the Ubuntu Software Center then go to Edit -> Software Sources and the Updates tab. Choose the "Never" opt...

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