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“The Linux A-TEAM” Podcast

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Posted by TWIL on February 21st, 2012

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Last night I had the opportunity to have a discussion with a few other members of the Linux community, and this video was the result. It was a LOAD of fun, and I look forward to having this opportunity again in the future!

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Join the fun in this first “Toscasts podcast” featuring “The Linux A-Team”. In today’s discussion our panel of Linux Show Hosts will discuss Arch Linux, Stability Issues & RANTS and Syncing Android with Banshee.

On Today’s Show:

Total OS Today: Host
http://www.youtube.com/user/tostoday

Spatry (Cup of Linux): Co-Host
http://www.youtube.com/user/linuxspatry

Jordan from This Week in Linux
http://www.youtube.com/user/thisweekinlinux

Infinitely Galactic
http://www.youtube.com/user/InfinitelyGalactic

Linux Soup with Pingcasts
http://www.youtube.com/user/PingCasts

Be sure to check out all of these AMAZING shows on Youtube!

Sync Android with BANSHEE:

http://www.ubuntujourneyman.com/2011/05/31/sync-music-to-android-devices-with-banshee/

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Motorola Xyboard 10.1 16Gb Tablet Review

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Posted by TWIL on February 10th, 2012

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I’ve had this device in my hands for the last two weeks, and it’s a bit of a conundrum. It really feels like a business device, but it’s very sleek and powerful, with consumer features as well. Perhaps a business/consumer hybrid device?

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Update: Quite disappointed in the fact that you can’t really connect it as a USB storage device, so other than Bluetooth, you can’t really manage it on Linux (that’s how I got the videos off of it).

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First Impressions of OpenSUSE 12.1 KDE

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Posted by TWIL on February 9th, 2012

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I’ve been using OpenSUSE for a few days now, and here’s my initial thoughts about it… Hope you enjoy!

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As an update, Kdenlive refused to render anything (failed every time I tried to render). It’s a known bug. That said, it’s still a very decent distro, with some bugs in third party software, sadly (that aren’t bugs in other distros).

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Donate to the MDA and Maybe Win an Amazon Kindle Fire!

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Posted by TWIL on January 25th, 2012

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Details here: http://joesteiger.com/2012/01/16/donate-to-the-mda-win-an-amazon-kindle-fire-its-a-win-win/ Joe’s YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/thejoesteiger Thanks, and good luck!

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HTC Rezound Review

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Posted by TWIL on January 24th, 2012

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I got my hands on the HTC Rezound from Verizon for the last week, so here’s my “quick” review on the device. Enjoy!

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Updates / things I forgot to mention:

  • Battery life: Very decent. I don’t believe I saw a day when the battery dropped below 50% after a full day’s use (much like the battery on my Droid X)
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Twiliversary 2011: State of the TWIL Address

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Posted by TWIL on December 29th, 2011

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It’s definitely been an interesting year, with a lot of ups and downs, but I feel the TWIL channel made significant progress in spite of the issues, and I look forward to doing more work in 2012. Thank you all so much for your continued support.

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Droid Razr Device Overview and Full Review

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Posted by TWIL on December 18th, 2011

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I’ve been using this device for about 2 weeks now, and I’m just.. well, I’m blown away. Powerful, fast, lightweight, sturdy. I couldn’t be happier with a device (perhaps). Check it out over at http://www.verizonwireless.com/droid-razr.shtml

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Charity Project: Tux Penguin Clocks from Grants4Grands.net

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Posted by TWIL on December 13th, 2011

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I received an email from Joyce with Grants4Grands.net about two weeks ago. Their organization is selling ceramic Tux Penguin clocks for $ 20 to raise funds to support grandparents that are raising their grandchildren. She asked me to review one of the clocks, and I gladly obliged.

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If you would like to learn more about the charity, check out http://grants4grands.net, email Joyce Eatman at lace12@bigplanet.com with “TUX CLOCK” in the subject line, or call (702) 563-5777.

Thanks for your support, have a great day!

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Pantech Breakout Final Review

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Posted by TWIL on December 5th, 2011

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After about a week using the Pantech Breakout as a backup device, these are my opinions of the device and its software. One thing I definitely forgot to mention was the 3G and 4G speeds I observed. When I was on 3G, the speeds were slightly faster than my Droid X (also a 3G device on Verizon’s network), averaging about 1.5Mbps download, and 750Kbps upload, where my Droid X is usually less than 700Kbps up and down.
On 4G, the slowest speeds I saw were 6Mbps download, 3Mbps upload, and as high as 32Mbps download, 14Mbps upload, MUCH higher than Verizon’s promised speeds.

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Pantech Breakout Device Overview and First Impressions

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Posted by TWIL on November 30th, 2011

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This is the first in (hopefully) a string of future Android device reviews, thanks to the people over at Verizon Wireless. Notice: I was not compensated in any way for reviewing this device.

In this video, I give a brief description of the device, some of its specs, and a few of my initial impressions. I’ll provide an updated video later on in the week, after I’ve had more time to use the device and form a proper opinion.

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