Episode 11 – The 2007 Penguin Central Christmas Show

Ach! It’s that time of year again!

In this episode, Patrick Davilla from TLLTS and Emmanuel Morales join Matthew Rossi for a special double episode Christmas special.

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Episode 10 – The Dry Run

Episode length: 49 mins

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In this episode, he invites Josh, Bryan and Emmanuel onto the show for a lively discussion on the lastest news in tech.

Show Notes:

• Ubuntu is killing my hard drive – http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/388ff9
• (As above) – http://www.linux-hero.com/rant/explanation-ubuntu-hard-drive-wear-and-tear
• Explanation of Ubuntu Hard Drive Wear and Tear – http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/adcdb2
• Apple Seeds Mac OS X 10.5.1 9B13 to Developers -  http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/ad1251
• Linux wins back Nigerian computers from Microsoft – http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/ab5625

• Ubuntu 7.10 Gibbon swings on the Asus Eee  – http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/2ad105

• 900gram Mini PC runs Debian Linux – http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/c947cd
• Skype Linux has video conferencing! – http://share.skype.com/sites/linux/2007/11/skype_20_beta_for_linux_with_video.html
• Dell still selling Ubuntu PCs – http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/11/07/dell-doesn-dump-ubuntu
• The Christmas Cheese Polka! – http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=3b54579256392cb9fde3b6247e0349e5
• Ubuntu is killing my hard drive – http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/388ff9
• (As above) – http://www.linux-hero.com/rant/explanation-ubuntu-hard-drive-wear-and-tear
• Explanation of Ubuntu Hard Drive Wear and Tear – http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/adcdb2
• Apple Seeds Mac OS X 10.5.1 9B13 to Developers -  http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/ad1251
• Linux wins back Nigerian computers from Microsoft – http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/ab5625
• Ubuntu 7.10 Gibbon swings on the Asus Eee  – http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/2ad105
• 900gram Mini PC runs Debian Linux – http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/c947cd
• Skype Linux has video conferencing! – http://share.skype.com/sites/linux/2007/11/skype_20_beta_for_linux_with_video.html
• Dell still selling Ubuntu PCs – http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/11/07/dell-doesn-dump-ubuntu
• The Christmas Cheese Polka! – http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/4ef9fa

I have some bad news… and some good news!

Hi everyone.  I’ll start off with the bad news…

There will be no Penguin Central this week, as it’s Melbourne Cup weekend (truth: I’ve been flat out and I have had no time to record this week, and especially after Episode 9…)

Also, The Penguin Central Podcast will soon become a fortnightly release soon.  Now we begin the good news:

I will be hosting The Full Circle Podcast now, which will be hosted on the Full Circle servers.  That podcast will be fortnightly too.  This is all organised so that the release of FCP (Full Circle Podcast), and the release of FCM (last Friday of the month I think) should not collide with each other.  Every odd week The Full Circle Podcast will be released, and every even week Penguin Central will be released.  The Full Circle Podcast will be about *buntu software and events.  Penguin Central will cover the broad spectrum of Computing/Gadgets/Software as it always has.

Our wiki page can be found here.  There you can see our Plans for future episodes, and there is a subpage where you can submit your discussion ideas.

Thank you for your understanding.  This is a big project for me, and I hope that you will listen to both podcasts.  I don’t make these so that no one will listen to it you know…

Matthew Rossi.

Episode 9 – The Gibbon Has Landed

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The new server is having some problems at the moment, so this episode is being released on Archive.org.

In this episode, Matt discusses the relased Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon, the Windows 7 Kernel, and other Mac and Linux news.

Episode 9: The Gibbon has Landed

• A Geeks Birthday Cake: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8096557@N06/1652968634/
• The Gutsy Gibbon is out: http://digg.com/linux_unix/The_Gutsy_Gibbon_is_out
• Universal Linux Installer Coming Soon?: http://digg.com/linux_unix/Universal_Installer_For_Linux_Coming_Soon
• No guy in a coma, no missed iPhone launch, no kidding: http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/no-guy-in-a-coma-no-missed-iphone-launch-no-kidding/
• Condensation in 24in iMac screens: http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/imac-screens-experiencing-unwanted-condensation/
• Samsung’s 1cm thick 40in 1080p LCD TV: http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/samsungs-40-inch-1080p-lcd-tv-panel-just-0-39-inches-thin/
• Windows 7 Kernel Taking Shape: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071021-core-of-windows-7-taking-shape-meet-the-minwin-kernel.html
• Linux Graphics Survey: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=lgs_2007

New Penguin Central IRC Channel

Hi everyone, I have set up an IRC Channel for the Podcast

Below is where you can find the channel

Server: irc.twitchat.com

Channel:  #penguincentral

Enjoy!

Episode 8 – The Full Circle

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Show Notes:

• 8th Episode – 1 more than what TLB made
• Ryan King has donated to me 250GB of webspace for the podcast
• I have placed my submission of interest in a Full Circle Magazine Podcast – http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3460956#post3460956
• Alan Pope (http://popey.com) of The Ubuntu Screencasts Project (http://screencasts.ubuntu.com) is on
• Gutsy Gibbon Beta Released – http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/gutsybeta
• Gateway’s attempt at an iMac Look-a-like – http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=3237
• 10 things that Linux distro’s get right that Microsoft doesn’t – http://warpedvisions.org/2006/12/30/ten-things-linux-distros-get-right-that-ms-doesnt/
• Alan’s Segment
• What does and doesn’t work with iPhone 1.1.1 – http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/09/27/what-does-and-doesnt-work-with-iphone-1-1-1
• iLife 08 News
  • http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/09/26/apple_updates_ilife_08_apps_imovie_gains_new_features.html
  • http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/09/26/ilife-08-apps-get-bug-fixes-and-new-features
• Describe what you did before you saw this error message – http://www.kottke.org/07/09/describe-what-you-did-before-you-saw-this-message
• How to survive as the family tech guy – http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/how-to-be-the-family-tech-support-guy-or-gal.html
• Ubuntu vs Mac OS X in Veronica Mars, did you notice? – http://thedarkmaster.wordpress.com/2007/08/12/ubuntu-vs-osx-in-veronica-mars-did-you-notice/

Episdode 7 – iLinux

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In this brief episode, Matt discusses the new iPods, the Digg “Picture of the Year”, and why PC World doesn’t like Linux.

• My first Ubuntu Screencast – http://screencasts.ubuntu.com/skype
• The iPod Touch Preview – An iPhone without the Phone – http://computeruser.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/the-ipod-touch-preview-an-iphone-without-the-phone/

• iPod Touch unpacking tour – http://computeruser.wordpress.com/2007/09/15/ipod-touch-unpacking-tour-and-first-look-photos/

• Digg’s Picture of the Year – http://computeruser.wordpress.com/2007/09/15/diggs-picture-of-the-year-pic/

• PC World refuse to repair hardware fault because of Linux – http://computeruser.wordpress.com/2007/09/13/pc-world-refuse-to-repair-hardware-fault-because-of-linux/

Episode 6 – FOSS School

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In this episode, Matt discusses the Bioshock soundtrack, Hardy Heron,
The Harvard P2P client, Viacom, FOSS in Schools, Linux’s soaring
popularity, and more.

• My ClaimID – http://claimid.com/mattrossi
• Bioshock music surprisingly catchy – http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070829/BLOG12/70829067
• Harvard develops P2P client that uses bandwith as currency – http://torrentfreak.com/harvard-develops-p2p-client-that-uses-bandwidth-as-currency/
• Viacom: It’s not copyright infringment when we do it to you – http://mashable.com/2007/08/30/viacom-infringement/
• Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) – https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2007-August/000336.html
• Making Ubuntu boot in 19 seconds – http://lightningcrash.blogspot.com/2007/08/making-ubuntu-boot-in-19-seconds.html
• Public Schools, Open Source and Linux – http://richardfcrawley.wordpress.com/2007/08/28/public-schools-open-source-software-and-linux/
• HP Launches Linux Desktop in Australia – http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/HP-launches-Linux-desktop-in-Australia/0,130061733,339281649,00.htm
• More Linux users than Win 98 users – http://www.w3counter.com/globalstats.php

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No Penguin Central This Week

Hi everyone.  This week there will be no Penguin Central.  But, hopefully next week Episode 6 will be released.

Thanks for your patience.  Matt.

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Episode 5 – Revenge of TLB

In this episode, Matt asks former colleague on The Linux Box.org, Justin Gerace 10 Questions about Ubuntu, They will also discuss Linux vs Windows articles, Baby @, The original 1976 Apple I ad, complete with typos, GNOME’s tenth anniversary, the Original Debian Announcement and more.

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Show Notes

Guest – Justin Gerace

Quick discussion about TLB
Man from Sydney charged for posting up a pirated copy of The Simpsons Movie – http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070817-aussies-get-lesson-from-pirated-simpsons-movie.html
Why Firefox is blocked – http://whyfirefoxisblocked.com/
Couple tried to name baby @ – http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22260769-5012895,00.html
Could Linux be the next dominant OS? – http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/17/triumph_of_linux/
Comcast throttles Bittorrent traffic – http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttles-bittorrent-traffic-seeding-impossible/
First Apple Ad (1976) – http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1317/1087306763_23480e07ff_o.jpg
Is it time to exit from windows – http://www.accountingweb.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=171829&d=1032&h=1020&f=1026
GNOME Turns Ten – http://osnews.com/story.php/18460/GNOME-Turns-Ten/

10 Questions for Justin

1. How can i get OpenDNS set up inside Ubuntu without losing the settings?
   Router Configuration
   Linux Configuration, under “Using OpenDNS with DHCP”
2. Is there an iTunes alternative that can download podcasts, manage music, videos etc, and can sync to an iPod?
   Banshee
   Amarok
3. I can’t connect to a wireless network, and i am using an unsupported wireless chip.  What can i do to rectify this?
   ndiswrapper
4. Can my ubuntu computer be connected remotely both on the network and over the internet?
   VNC, good for remote desktop over a LAN
   NoMachine NX, good for the Internet (and LAN), but takes a little bit more to set up
5. How can i set up ubuntu for file sharing with windows?
   Under System > Administration > Shared Folders, it will prompt you to install Samba and/or NFS the first time; Install Samba.
6. I heard about a program called Automatix, which can install codecs for you, but i don’t want to use it because it might break a future upgrade.  How do I install the restricted codecs for Ubuntu?
   Restricted Formats
7. What program is there for linux that allows me to transcode video?  And how do i use it?
   mencoder Documentation
8. Are there any desktop effects available for Feisty Fawn and the betas of Gutsy Gibbon?
   Yes; are installed by default on Feisty, enabled by default on Gutsy
9. How would I install Compiz Fusion on Feisty Fawn to use instead of the beta effects?
   Treviño’s Repository
10. How do I record skype conversations in Ubuntu?
    Recording Skype on Linux

The Original Debian Announcement – http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.development/msg/a32d4e2ef3bcdcc6?output=gplain

End Credit Music – The Free Software Song by Fenster.  The song can be found at www.gnu.org in the Music section.

Correction: I have been using the RealVNC client for Windows, not UltraVNC as mentioned in the show.