Thoughts Of A Diseased Imagination

Although Ubuntu is a piece of cake to get to grips with, for those who struggle, the Ubuntu Dapper Drake Guide is here! It is a very thorough wiki of everything you need to know about Ubuntu, and is constantly being updated. Speaking from experience, Ubuntu is a great distro, and I presonally reccomend it.
http://www.krazypenguin.net/Ubuntu_Dapper_Drake_6.06_Guide

It seems that i've found something else to read in addition to Linux Format. Fre Software Magazine released its 12th issue today, but unlike Linux Format, this is an electronice magazine, available for a free download. http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/issues/issue_012

Happy Reading! 

Philip Zimmermann, creator of PGP, is again under government scrunity for creating a windows aplication that encryptsPC viocecalls. Most VOIP connections will be secure, by using Zimmermann's Zfone. But, the FBI wont be happy, not being able to wiretap skype, and listen in the same way they do with conventional phone lines. If you value your privacy, or communicateusing VOI and dont want the Feds listening in, the get yourself a copy of Zfone. http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/05/21/business/privacy.php

If you have Sky+, you'll apricate how useful it is to be able to record TV that easily. My gripe with Sky+ is that you cant get a copy of what you recorded without burning it using a dvd recorder hooked up to your box. Im planning on buying a TV tuner for my computer and recording it to my hard drive., but I dont know where to start, what brands are best to go with etc. The guys Trusted Reviews ahve put together a review of a few TV tuners. http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?page=6803&head=0

If, like me, you do graphic design work, and enjoy mucking around with photos, then here is just the place for you. http://www.kavewall.com/stock/ are offering tons of stock photography, and all for free. Now that is rare. Definatly one for the bookmarks.

I knowseveral friends who make games, and one of them is often making 3D landscapes etc for his game. Well, I've found the perfect thing for him. http://www.spectralogue.com/textures/index.php are offering a hugh library of textuires and 3d models, all for free. Get it while the server is still up, because I dont think it will stand a chance.

If your the kind that likes to tinker, and you own a Nintendo DS, then have a look at this. Not a lot there, but who wouldn't want linux and IRC on their DS? http://randomfoo.net/blog/id/4079

Ill definatly be trying this out, when I get my DS Lite for my birthday. 

If you take your laptop down to your local starbucks, or maybe you live near waterloo trainstation and use their Wi-Fi, legal or not. Either way, anyone on that hotspot can read your traffic because you are all using the same password, meaning that anyone who has paid to use that hotspto can see everything you do. To make sure that no one is reading your web traffic and anything else you might be doing. I personally don't use public hotspots, but for anyone who does, then have a read. http://thinkhole.org/wp/2006/05/10/howto-secure-firefox-and-im-with-putty/

If you want to start broadcasting yourself out accross the internet, then i've found a step by step guide to get going quickly, and best of all, using purley opensource software. i listen to internet radio every now and then, and id love to have more choice of stations playing my sort of music, so this guide is welcome. http://www.poromenos.org/tutorials/icecast

If you've bought yourself a nice shiny newMacBook, and like me, your the curious type, then why not take it to pieces? For full instructions, http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/86.1.0.html

I do not encourage you to take apart your MacBook, but if you do, then provide me with some links to pictures.