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Hello guys! I just obtained an ISO image of the new LTS (Long-Term Support) release of Ubuntu Linux operating system. Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx) is the latest stable release of this distribution at this time of writing. The next release of Ubuntu is Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) and will be released on October 10, 2010 (talk about the triple-10 hype, huh?) Through PowerISO, I accessed the contents of this CD image. For now, I installed Ubuntu inside Windows using Wubi. With only a few exceptions, Ubuntu in Windows ran just fine and smooth on my PC. (Considering it's a 2.6 GHz Pentium 4 PC with only 512 Mb of memory)  I discovered that this version of Ubuntu Linux can now support mobile broadband devices such as USB modems such as the ones available here in the Philippines, namely Smart Bro, Globe Tattoo, and Sun Broadband Wireless. I have a Smart Bro Prepaid USB dongle, a black & orange-colored ZTE MF627. I tried to connect this to my previous version of Ubuntu (8...

Hello guys! Been a long time since I blogged. Recently I attended the celebration of the Software Freedom Day here in Davao held at the Ateneo de Davao University (ADDU) last 18 September 2010. I am in the interest of Free and Open-Source Software (hereby, "FOSS") and through this convention, I was briefed with the latest trends that shape this dimension of software today. Lots of lectures were discussed simultaneously during the whole-day activity. Here are the list of lectures I attended: 1. Models of Open-Source Implementation: [The]  Segworks Experience by Atty. Sam Matunog*, Segworks Technologies Atty. Matunog, chairperson of Segworks Technologies Corporation , an IT firm in Davao, shared about the experience of the company in open-source software development. One case they shared with those who attended was about their development of the Segworks Hospital Information System.  The system started as a simple project. Their reason for developing this system is...