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Going Linux

Summary: Once you become aware that there is a dependable, secure, capable, and modern computer system that rivals all others in popularity and actual use, you will want to try the Linux operating system on your computer. Perhaps you've been using a member of the Unix/Linux family - Linux, Android, ChromeOS, BSD or even OSX - for quite a while. If so, you are likely looking for new ways to optimize your technology for the way you work. Going Linux is for computer users who just want to use Linux to get things done. Are you new to Linux, upgrading from Windows to Linux, or just thinking about moving to Linux? This audio podcast provides you with practical, day-to-day advice on how to use Linux and its applications. Our goal is to help make the Linux experience easy for you.

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  • Artist: Larry Bushey and Bill Smith
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 Going Linux #124 - Gone Linux | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 17:11

00:00 Going Linux #124 - Gone Linux 00:16 Introduction 02:18 Curbuntu on Hacker Public Radio 17:11 End

 Going Linux #123 - Computer America #33 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 66:42

00:00 Going Linux #123 - Computer America #33 00:16 Introduction 00:52 Hello and welcome 03:00 Even when you use Linux, you have to be careful on the Internet 08:05 Holiday Gift Givint: Donating to Open Source Projects 11:21 What's great about Open Source is... 12:47 The difference between "free" software and "Free" software 14:49 The difference between "Free" and "Open Source" software 18:55 To the average user, who is not a developer, why does this really matter? 19:54 Why does it matter to a developer? 20:43 Why the average user should use Open Source instead of closed source, proprietary software? 25:44 One more reason consumers should choose Open Source over commercial software 28:52 Isn't Linux just other people's work, repackaged? 31:11 Donate money, time, or help to an Open Source project 34:12 LinuxFreak: Will Linux every be a major player on the desktop for the general public? 37:10 Ordering a computer with Linux pre-installed 38:34 Rick: Runs Linux from USB flash drive. 42:31 John: Wants to control two computers from one keyboard and mouse 51:44 Carey records a pomotion for goinglinux! 58:00 Gene: Options for trying a different desktop environment without risk 62:40 Todd: Linux at 34,000 ft. 65:05 Thanks 66:42 End

 Going Linux #122 - Listener Feedback | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 69:19

00:00 Going Linux #122 - Listener Feedback 00:15 Introduction 00:44 Tom has computer trouble 02:30 Target responds... sort of... 04:08 Northeast Linux Expo 06:56 Martin: Voice mail about Teamviewer 11:28 Steve: Voice mail about streaming host 13:02 Ron: iPod with gPodder 14:02 Lee: LinuxBasix and Mikogo 16:50 Brian: Will Unity be accessible? 20:20 Mike: Remote Assistance feedback 20:50 Pascal: Linux pre-installed from Hawkforce 25:55 Jeff: Backtrak Linux 27:13 Jon: Streaming advice 29:14 Tom returns 32:22 Bill: Converting openSuse to Ubuntu 39:25 Travis: HP-Compaq F-keys can be changed in BIOS 42:14 Charles: Racing Cow fears Unity will send her to the farm 47:24 Ray: Compiling and installing from tar.gz 51:51 Jameel: Software Center error and what's up with server edition? 56:49 Scott: Maverick update fixes issue 62:23 Bill: Move to Ubuntu went well 65:14 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-4-OUR-TUX, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 69:19 End

 Going Linux #121 - Switching to Linux-Through the Years | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 58:33

00:00 Going Linux #121 - Switching to Linux-Through the Years 00:15 Introduction 01:27 Tom's upgrade to Ubuntu 10.04 06:20 GNU/Linux Distributions Timeline 27:32 Installing Linux 35:32 Installing Applications 41:23 Using Applications 43:05 Hardware Compatibility 45:17 Cloud Compatibility 46:46 Larry's rant about Target locking you into using aroprietary OS to print their discount coupons 45:23 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-4-OUR-TUX, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 58:33 End

 Going Linux #120 - Computer America #32 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 59:15

00:00 Going Linux #120 - Computer America #32 00:16 Introduction 01:35 Linux: It doesn't always work 05:56 What goes wrong with computers 06:19 What to when something goes wrong 07:20 Community forums: How to 07:56 What is a forum? 09:07 Ray: How do I install Linux, and what happens to my Windows data? 15:07 Linux forums list for the Distrowatch top 10 Linux distributions 17:23 What is in a forum? 19:15 Ray: Which Linux is easiest to learn? 20:29 Why is a Linux "community" important? 23:20 How do I find help in a forum? 24:39 Why should I sign-in to a forum? 28:24 When is a forum "open for business" 31:36 Jonathan: Don't be fooled. Apple, HP, Dell all use the same parts 39:39 Mark: Wireless connection speed issue could not be resolved 48:50 David: Wireless card issue could not be resolved 52:20 If everything is working, don't break it by upgrading! 57:14 Chatroom may have convinced Ray to try Linux 57:54 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com 59:15 End

 Going Linux #119 - Listener Feedback | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 70:21

00:00 Going Linux #119 - Listener Feedback 00:15 Introduction 00:43 www.audiblepodcast.com/goinglinux 02:21 Larry's adventure with Ubuntu 10.10 networking on an HP Pavilion dm4 10:16 Tom's adventure with Teamviewer 15:25 Troy: Discovers our voice mail 17:00 Victor: Phone numbers and Remote Desktop 22:04 Kenny: Zimbra Desktop alternative to Outlook 24:01 Joseph: Starting a Linux streaming radio station 26:33 Jon: More Remote Desktop via SSH 32:42 Ian: More SSH 35:29 Bill: Enhancing Ubuntu 10.04 36:47 TJ: Security with DropBox 38:39 Andre: Awsome games 39:13 Ray: Command line help with Android Install on Nokia 42:22 Mike: Fix sudo 43:43 Keld: Install Kubuntu with Ubuntu 47:02 Kelly: What was that website again? freelinuxbox.org 48:08 Tony: Logs? Do I need Firefox? 51:44 Bob: Linux on a flash drive 61:42 James: Dell chats about Linux 66:18 Eugene: Gnome or KDE? 68:32 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-4-OUR-TUX, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 70:21 End

 Going Linux #118 - Remote Assistance Software for Linux | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 47:04

00:00 Going Linux #118 - Remote Support Software for Linux 00:17 Introduction 00:42 10-10-10 Ubuntu 10.10 release day 04:23 audiblepodcast.com/goinglinux 05:17 42-day (101010 = 42) 08:49 Remote assistance software that is available for Linux 12:40 GoToMeeting 13:32 LogMeIn 15:42 Yugma 19:23 Vyew 20:50 WizHelp 21:55 Yuuguu 23:51 ISL Light 25:34 Team Viewer 26:18 We give the top-rated package a try - in real-time 28:00 Downloading and installing 30:29 Launching and making the connection 32:52 Viewing and controlling the remote screen 34:38 Switching sides 35:47 Other features 36:25 Disconnecting 38:24 Even more options 43:42 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-4-OUR-TUX, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 47:04 End

 Going Linux #117 - Computer America #31 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 70:42

00:00 Going Linux #117 - Computer America #31 00:17 Introduction 00:53 Hello and welcome 01:10 Linux Accessibility 05:13 About Johnathan and Frostbite Systems 08:13 Johnathan Nadeau blasts JAWS 24:22 Jim: How do I buy a blind-optimized computer? 26:10 Johnathan discusses more Linux Accessibility 40:46 Johnathan does not use a monitor or a mouse 50:45 Tom is in the chat room! 50:36 Doug: Gone Linux 52:46 Garrett: What was the name of that website? 55:29 John: Gone Linux (Except for Adobe's Lightroom) 61:42 Rob: Acer Aspire One wireless suggestion 64:03 Paul: What do you think about Mint 9 70:42 End

 Going Linux #116 - Listener Feedback | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:07

00:00 Going Linux #116 - Listener Feedback 00:15 Introduction 01:12 audiblepodcast.com/goinglinux 03:10 Jon: VNC Protocol is very insecure 05:50 Steve: SCiTE, not Scipe 09:27 Angelo: Thanks for the help with talking rescue disk 12:09 Paul: Resolved his own webcam/audio issue, MSN doesn't stream 15:34 Paul: Resolved his own bashpodder issue 17:38 Mike: Klaatu helps Mike to mount a Mac-formatted hard drive 20:52 Dogphlap: Printer advice for Larry 24:14 Greg: Portable Apps, and why completely remove doesn't 28:41 Evan: Advice for Jim/Mike on converting from Outlook 35:05 Chris: Linux IS vulnerable to viruses and malware 38:56 Yorgi: Why is Linux not better adopted by the average user? 46:54 PDF Tool Kit: pdftk 48:29 Chief executive minion, Bill 49:26 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-4-OUR-TUX, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 51:07 End

 Going Linux #115 - Computer America #30 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 74:46

00:00 Going Linux #115 - Computer America #30 00:16 Introduction 02:56 Cloud-based Linux distributions 14:31 Peppermint One and Peppermint Ice 18:11 Site Specific Browsers 25:30 "Wacky orange flavor" Linux 26:00 Getting started with Peppermint Linux 35:13 Other "cloud" operating systems 38:32 Alexander: Which operating system is best? Windows, Mac, or Linux? 50:32 Jon: Portable Apps for the library user 54:52 Scott: Problem affects both wired and wireless network on Ubuntu 67:48 Jeff: Google offers "Talk" with chat 69:42 Mike: Which routers are compatible with Linux? 70:54 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-4-OUR-TUX, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 74:46 End

 Going Linux #114 - Setup Remote Desktop | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 46:54

00:00 Going Linux #114 - Setup Remote Desktop 00:17 Introduction 00:44 Don't use FAT32 on multi-GB USB backup drives because of file size limit 04:47 Google voice number +1-904-4-OUR-TUX 1-904-468-7889 07:03 Remote desktop setup to allow connection to your computer 18:15 Making the connection 20:20 A complete meltdown on the Internet 22:06 Port forwarding to allow bypassing of a router or firewall (port 5900) 25:30 Finding your local IP address 27:44 Connecting through your corporate network 30:26 SSH option vs. VNC? 32:13 JPEG helps with viewing video remotely 33:09 Do not run Compiz (desktop effects) 34:57 Alternative methods of connecting remotely to computers NX Free, NeatX, SSH 37:46 Software Pick: Audible player for Android 44:40 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-4-OUR-TUX, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 46:54 End

 Going Linux #113 - Listener Feedback | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 63:37

00:00 Going Linux #113 - Listener Feedback 00:16 Introduction 01:12 www.audiblepodcast.com/goinglinux 04:00 Steve McLaughlin - The Door To Door Geek: scipe text editor 06:05 Bill: Fedora 13 review (sort of) 09:22 Skwiggs: How do I boot physical W7 partition in Virtual Box on Ubuntu host? 13:40 Jim: Moving Outlook to Thunderbird, not so easy 26:32 Troy: HP OfficeJet 8500 install, on W7 took 4 hours; on Linux, just plug it in 30:37 Jason: Don't claim OOo is 100% compatible with MS Office 34:33 Mike: Use Portable Apps to run Firefox in Library instead of IE 37:22 Mike: Commercial apps for Linux 39:26 Trevor: Highlight text in a browser and run in a terminal - TerminalRun 40:07 Angelo: How do I install Ubuntu on a system with no CD or DVD drive? 44:18 Keld: Would like to see "You dare us" like on TuxRadar 47:52 Mike: With Mint there really isn't a reason for Windows users not to switch 50:34 Dakota: Linux has made my life easier and more fun 54:58 George: Using Rhythmbox since losing iPod, now is catching up on our podcast 56:24 Zeb: Why does "complete removal" not mean "complete removal?" 62:29 OLF Promo 63:37 End

 Going Linux #112 - Linux for Small Business | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 67:57

00:00 Going Linux #112 - Linux for Small Business 00:16 Introduction 01:06 Vinux as a bootable talking rescue thumb drive 05:58 http://www.Audiblepodcast.com/goinglinux 08:05 Thanks to Frazer and Kevin and Martin 08:29 Articles on Linux for small business 11:57 Frazer: Needs online backup and hardware requirements a new computer 16:41 Kevin: A Linux distribution for business? 22:15 Martin: Suggestions for an episode (This one) 25:09 Which hardware to choose for Linux compatibility 32:05 Software for scanning 34:27 Content Management System (CMS) 37:04 Customer Relationship Management (CRM) 40:46 Mobile phone sync with Linux 43:54 Connecting from ouside 46:39 Digitally signed documents 48:56 Enterprise Content Managment (ECM) 50:05 Software suggestions from Martin 58:38 Compatibility of files 60:12 Software pick: man2html create manuals at http://localhost/cgi-bin/man/man2html 64:33 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 66:56 OLF Promo 67:57 End

 Going Linux #111 - Computer America #29 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 64:42

00:00 Going Linux #111 - Computer America #29 00:17 Introduction 02:10 Office for Linux 03:39 OpenOffice.org 04:53 KOffice 05:50 Are office suites for Linux compatible with Microsoft Office? 07:50 Go-oo is distributed, and branded as OpenOffice.org, with many Linux distributions 10:47 How do I open a Microsoft Office document in OpenOffice? 13:01 Why not use a cloud-based office suite instead of OpenOffice? 17:52 Components and derivatives of office suites for Linux 21:08 Will Oracle kill OpenOffice? 24:18 Go-oo can open and save files with those new docx, xlsx and pptx files. 30:59 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 35:08 Ohio Linux Fest 2010 Promo 35:35 Göran: Correcting Larry's mistake 40:35 Jim: OpenOffice documentation 43:25 Henry: Will I be able to dual boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu? 54:35 Reese: Copy and paste is different on Linux than on Windows 59:32 Where do I find Going Linux? 62:48 John: Trouble opening .mht files in Firefox (use the unMHT plug-in) 64:42 End

 Going Linux #110 - Listener Feedback | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 59:29

00:00 Going Linux #110 - Listener Feedback 00:15 Introduction 01:48 What's up with the Audible advertisement? 03:00 Let's work together to encourage Audible to help develop a player for Linux 05:10 Audible responds... and says they are working with the Linux community 06:16 Write to customer service, especially if you are a Linux developer 09:52 Len: Corrects Larry's mistake on the show notes page 12:30 David: Rythmbox issue 16:08 Lester: Graphical version of wget... gwget 18:22 Podcast Alley thanks 19:01 k9joshua: Found us on Miro and catchin up 22:28 lightacannon: Looking for accounting software for Linux 23:40 Angelo: Wants a talking rescue disk 27:41 Ray: Disagrees with Larry and Carey that IE9 support dropped on XP will boost Linux sales 30:42 David: Additional information on Prism... no plugins 35:49 John: Tries Mythbuntu, then wishes he hadn't when it removes ubuntu-desktop 43:15 Yo! Pandabear: Nod32 antivirus for Linux 44:56 Martin: Sound volume problems when recording videos 49:03 Charles: Painting pottery 50:11 Tony: Audio streaming skips. Is it the sound card? 53:23 Richard: Needs DVD codec 54:55 David: Gone Linux on Netbook and amateur radio 57:28 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 59:29 End

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