Install XScreenSaver and all extra screensavers

Install all XScreenSavers (including extras):

sudo apt-get install xscreensaver xscreensaver-data-extra xscreensaver-gl-extra

Don't forget to install the BSOD screensaver from the Software Manager (or Software Center in Ubuntu).

Many thanks to: http://maketecheasier.com/edit-your-screensaver-settings-in-ubuntu-intrepid/2009/03/07

Xmonad in Linuxmint (12) Lisa

Xmonad is a windows manager for Linux which, according to this blog, works really nicely with Linuxmint 12.

http://www.linuxandlife.com/2011/11/xmonad-in-linuxmint-12-lisa.html

Rasberry PC on Sale December

According to the Raspberry Pi website the $25 Credit Card sized ARM Linux PC will be on sale sometime in December.

PC on USB Stick

A Norwegian company FXI technologies has produced a USB stick-sized PC prototype.  The prototype has a dual-core 1.2-GHz CPU (same as in the Galaxy S II), 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI-out and a microSD card slot. It's called "Cotton Candy" because its weight is the same as a bag of Fairy Floss, the tiny PC enables it to turn any TV, laptop, phone, tablet, or set-top box into a dumb terminal for its Android operating system.

The Cotton Candy has a USB 2.0 connector on one end and an HDMI jack on the other. When connected to an HDTV, it uses the HDMI port for video, the USB for power, and Bluetooth to connect to a keyboard, mouse, or tablet for controlling the operating system. The device can output up to 1080p so even a full HD screen can display the Candy’s preloaded Android 2.3 operating system at its native resolution. The dual core CPU is powerful enough to play local 1080p video or stream HD clips from the Web.

When connected to a windows or Mac system it's recognised as a USB drive. You can then launch the software and run the Cotton Candy’s Android environment in a secure window while you use your desktop OS outside the window. You can even transfer files between your notebook’s native OS and the Cotton Candy’s Android environment by dragging them off or on the USB stick’s memory.

Sounds great.  More info here.

Getting MiniDisk's to Work Under Linux

This is a cool project: getting MiniDisk's working under Linux.  Apparently the project is already kicking goals and can read/write 99% of MiniDisk formats (even encrypted ones).

Shuttleworth on Unity

Interesting article in which Mark Shuttleworth defends the use of the Unity desktop.

Standout quote:
"...At the heart of the multi-device move will be Unity. "This is why we call Unity, Unity." Shuttleworth said. " We knew from the beginning that we're moving to a world of convergence."

Read the full article here: http://www.datamation.com/open-source/shuttleworth-linux-power-users-arent-too-cool-for-unity.html