Link dump: Wed, June 28, 2006
- Essential Software List (for Linux)
- Mark Pilgrim made the switch from Mac to Linux, and updated his essential software list. Remind me to look into EasyUbuntu.
- Why techies are leading the back-to-paper movement
- Douglas Johnston states the obvious, yet oft-overlooked point: technology is not always the answer.
- Sticking with AT&T? You’re a fool
- The nutgraf:
The new privacy policy basically lets AT&T do anything it wants with your information. … The specific claim is that AT&T can do whatever it wants with your/its data
to protect [the company’s] legitimate business interests.
- A look inside PeopleAggregator
- Michael Arrington reviews PeopleAggregator, Marc Canter’s new social networking site.
- DVR providers getting competition with a PC twist
- ReplayTV set to sell PC software that will turn your computer into a DVR. … I know there has to be a way to do this already, right?
- Avatars on Avatar-based Marketing
- The transcript of a discussion about the use of avatars in video games and virtual worlds as a marketing and advertising tool. [Via Micropersuasion]
If you’re new to Linux, look into Ubuntu or any Debian based distro, you don’t really need the _easy_ part