Based on Linux Mint 8 Main Edition, Linux 2.6.31, Fluxbox 1.1.1 and Xorg 7.4, Linux Mint 8 Fluxbox CE features a full desktop experience while remaining low on resource usage. This release has been built with the emphasis on a lightweight and yet fully functional desktop centered on the Fluxbox window manager. Linux Mint Fluxbox CE is easily configurable to run on lower-spec hardware with the tools needed for doing so readily available.
The people not behind that infamous Swedish torrent site don’t bring you Ipredator.se 
For 15 euros / 3 months you can use their VPN service and you get safe, encrypted communication between you and the internet, with no logging of the data transferred. Get the goodies over at Ipredator.se!
This is hot off the press: the first release candidate for the KDE edition of Linux Mint 8 is out! No word yet on the website, but you can already download it here (slow atm). Even better, download and share the .torrent (much better speeds atm)!
Last month this website was 10 years old, on December 23rd. Still going strong, still growing in unique visitors, still no ads anywhere. Some other stats: 79,9% of you are using Windows as operating system, with Linux taking the second place at 9,2% and Mac users at 3,1%. The rest is ‘unknown’. As for browser choice: Firefox is at 24,6%, Internet Explorer at 22,8%, Chrome at 14,7% Opera at 7,3% and Safari at 2,2%. The ‘unknown’ browser also seems very popular 
Thanks for visiting these pages, I know some of you have been with me since the beginning, thank you!
“In the past two years, we have been experiencing mounting difficulties meeting the financial demands of our server operation and legal costs. We believe it is imperative to the integrity and atmosphere of the Soulseek experience not to expose our users to advertising or bundled software, and so we rely on your kindness to keep us alive. If you find Soulseek useful, please consider supporting the Soulseek service by making a donation using the Paypal button in your Soulseek client’s web tab.” So, after donating something for Haiti, support Soulseek please!
This site runs on the WordPress publishing platform, together with the K2 template. WordPress is what’s going on behind the scenes, and K2 is what you’re actually looking at. WordPress just released 2.9 and K2 is nearing a 1.0 release. The site’s been running on beta and nightly versions of both without problems. So, if you’re still a bit scared to update your site, don’t be. Keep up the good work, WP and K2!
True, alpha software is not recommended on a production system. But if you like the bleeding edge (and sometimes it bleeds) then this is for you: Opera 10.5 alpha! I’ve been running it just fine on my system (Win7 64bit) for over an hour with multiple tabs open. And I really like the new look. Read all about what’s new here. Thanks for this Christmas present, Opera!
I kinda crashed the car this morning, luckily noone was injured 
Be careful out there if you have to drive today.
Linux Mint is an elegant, easy to use, up to date and comfortable GNU/Linux desktop distribution. The 8th release of Linux Mint comes with numerous bug fixes and a lot of improvements. If you want to have a taste of Linux, Mint is the way to go. Continue reading ‘Linux Mint 8 Helena’