From www.omgubuntu.co.uk

Ever wanted to try out lots of different LiveCD’s on your thumb drive without the hassle of installing them one at a time? Say hello to MultiBoot LiveUSB which does just that. You just drag and drop as many .iso files as your drive can handle onto the application window and you’re done!

Upon booting from your USB stick, MultiBootdisplays a graphical menu for you to select which OS you want to boot into. Log out, restart and then pick another! It’s a great way to try out various OSes on your netbook without the need of an external DVD drive.

The main benefits of using – as well as installing from – a Live USB is speed. Unbridled speed. I installed Ubuntu from a USB drive a few days back and it was took less than 5 minutes from boot to restart. You’ll also find using a ‘live USB’ desktop much more responsive too as there is no disc to spin and seek from.

Using MultiBoot LiveUSB

It should go without saying that in order to cram lots of different OSes onto a USB drive it needs to be a bit roomy. To use Multiboot to any extent you’ll need a USB stick, SDHC card, compact flash, USB external hard drive, etc of at least 2GB.

MultiBoot supports all main Ubuntu versions and associated spins Xubuntu, Kubuntu & Lubuntu. Most other Ubuntu-based derivatives work well as does pretty much every other OS that is available as a live CD.

BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA — Wednesday, March 31, 2010 — The Free
Software Foundation (FSF) today launched a campaign calling on all
computer users to start politely rejecting email attachments sent in
secret and proprietary formats: for freedom and the good of the web!

The campaign is in support of Document Freedom Day and the OpenDocument
format. OpenDocument is an ISO standard that allows anyone to create
software that supports it, without fear of patent claims or licensing
issues. Documents, spreadsheets and presentations sent in Microsoft Word
or Excel native formats, or documents created in Apple’s iWorks, are
proprietary and incompatible with freedom and an accessible web.

“If we are serious about gaining freedom and accessibility for all users
of technology and the web, we must demand an end to proprietary document
formats. The best way to get started is for each of us to take
responsibility and begin rejecting their use. OpenDocument is available
now, as is free software such as OpenOffice.org that allows anyone to
create OpenDocument files at no cost. If we can convince the 300 Million
users who have already downloaded OpenOffice.org, to reject proprietary
formats we could quickly secure a victory. Let’s do this for freedom and
the good of the web,” said FSF executive director Peter Brown.

The campaign highlights ways in which emails that include attachments in
secret or proprietary formats can be politely rejected, and the issue
explained to the sender. Users can respond individually, or email
administrators can configure their systems to automatically reject such
messages.

FSF campaigns manager Matt Lee added, “For governments, businesses,
archivists and others, it’s critical that documents be stored in a way
that guarantees they can be read for years to come. This hasn’t been a
problem for printed matter, but proprietary digital file formats are
secretive by nature and get changed every few years, putting at risk
future access to needed documents. We must ensure that documents we
store on our computers and that are made available on the web are
accessible regardless of what computer you use.”

The FSF is providing graphics that supporters can use to promote the
campaign at http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/opendocument/spread.

Reject proprietary formats and use OpenDocument:
http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/opendocument/reject

Learn about OpenDocument: http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/opendocument

Learn about Document Freedom Day: http://documentfreedom.org/

[Magazine]
We’ve got a review of the coveted Motorola Droid (Milestone for those of you in Europe), an Android app review, as well as tips on running Google Sketchup in Wine for you.  In addition to all that, we have:

* Command and Conquer.
* How-To : Program in Python – Part 9, Digitally Retouching a Photo in GIMP – Part 2, and Installing Google SketchUp using Wine.
* Review – Motorola Milestone/Droid.
* MOTU Interview – Pedro Fragoso.
* Top 5 – Android Applications.
* Ubuntu Women, Ubuntu Games, My Opinion, My Story, and all the usual goodness!

Get it here: http://fullcirclemagazine.org/2010/03/27/issue-35-is-out-google-sketchup-and-android/

[Podcast]

FCP #3: Hail the Mental Mongoose

FCP #3 is also out !  For the podcast show notes, links, and to listen, visithttp://fullcirclemagazine.org/2010/03/27/full-circle-podcast-3-hail-the-mental-mongoose/.

Sadly, here in India, many

students/teachers/parents do not know much about free software, FSF or GNU.

I am probably the only student in the school who knows about free softwares.

But I am trying to enlighten others with whatever knowledge I

have acquired through gnu.org .

1. Official website
2. Mirror 1 (softpedia)
3. Mirror 1 (4shared)
4. Mirror 1 (softronic)

uSbuntu works on Windows XP as well as Vista operating system and can work with any USB drive with 1GB or more space. The creator of uSbuntu has stated that the project would be evolved to support other Linux distribution too under the name LiLi (Linux USB Live Creator) which can be downloaded from LinuxLiveUSB.com

1. How should I download?
   • Torrents, to keep the strain off the servers. There are IPv6 torrent files available as well, as a test so Canonical can see how many Ubuntu users are on IPv6 and thus how much support to give it. They don’t list KTorrent as one of the clients that can do the IPv6 torrents, but I’m using it right now.
   • Or if you have a Beta or RC .iso sitting around zsync to the final
2. I have a netbook. What are my options?
   • Ubuntu Netbook Remix is still around, but it’s now joined by Kubuntu Netbook Edition
3. How’s audio?
   • Well, it’s working fine for me, but Daniel has a “caveats” blog post (updated link). There is now a linux-backports-modules-alsa-karmic-generic package so you can get ALSA updates
4. Where did Add/Remove go?
   • It has been replaced by the new Ubuntu Software Center
5. Does Ubuntu Software Center sell proprietary software? I heard it did.
   • Not yet. There are plans in about a year to allow those commercial developers who are willing to support Linux to sell apps through it.
6. Can I use Ubuntu One with Kubuntu?
   • Yes, just install the ubuntu-one-client-gnome package.
7. Why Empathy? I like Pidgin!
   • You’re welcome to keep using Pidgin, but here are a few things Empathy has going for it:
     • It’s the GNOME default
     • It can do audio/video chat
     • The Telepathy framework lets it integrate better into the rest of the desktop
     • As Jono mentioned you can do desktop sharing through it
8. What happened to GDM theming?
   • The new GDM uses the GTK theme for the gdm user. To change it, you’ll need to run gksudo -u gdm gnome-appearance-properties and select a new theme
9. Wasn’t Gwibber supposed to be included?
   • Gwibber 2.0 was not ready in time. It is available in Universe.
10. New theme yet?
    • Yes! Softer icons, chocolate highlights, and orange wallpaper
11. Can Amarok play CDs yet?
    • Yes
12. Do Intel graphics not-suck this time?
    • Yes, they’re very nice actually! Thanks to KMS, Intel graphics users can expect instantaneous resume from suspend!
13. How’s Kubuntu’s network manager?
    • It works this time
14. I upgraded from Jaunty and now have no sound. What do I do?
    • Run uname -r. Does it say “2.6.31-14-generic”? If it still says 2.6.28-16-generic, you’re not running Karmic’s kernel. Some people are having trouble with GRUB not showing new kernels. Try running sudo update-grub and then rebooting.

Main article from Mackenzie Morgan’s blog Edited as per the license terms. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

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spice grinder or mortar & pestle

skillet

toaster

Ingredients needed:

3 eggs

2 oz sliced ham

2 oz deli style pastrami

1 hot link, cooked and cut into pieces

handful shredded cheese, any style

H tsp paprika

G tsp coarse black pepper

G tsp basil leaves

H tsp cayenne

J tsp salt or garlic salt

2 slices sourdough bread

butter (for the bread, optional)

Instructions:

1. Grind the paprika, black pepper, basil leaves, cayenne, and salt together in your grinder or mortar.
2. Cook the hot links, and cut into small pieces.
3. Start the omelet by first scrambling them as per the directions in “How to Cook Eggs” in Chapter 4. Pour them into the skillet and start cooking them.
4. Add the spices to the eggs as they cook, while they are still liquid. Fold the spices in.
5. As the eggs begin to stiffen, add the ham, pastrami, cheese, and hot links to the eggs and fold them into the mixture.
6. Toast the two pieces of bread, and place the omelet between the bread and eat like a sandwich.