Call me an uber geek, but I just finished setting up Compiz on my Ubuntu box tonight and wanted to share a screencast of where I’m at so far. Compiz is a brilliant piece of work that I highly recommend taking a look at. It definitely keeps things visually stimulating.

An ultra-portable version of Ubuntu is one step closer to fruition today with the release of a full developmental release of an Ubuntu Mobile Internet Device (MID) edition.
According to a post yesterday on the Canonical Blog, Ubuntu MID “has been built by the Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded community that is sponsored by Canonical and in co-operation with Intel Moblin.org community…” and is based upon the highly successful desktop version.
In the product description, Canonical indicates this release is “redefining what can be done in mobile computing” with supported functionality including “Web …

In a post entitled “Linux green activisits unite!” ZDNet discusses the upcoming Installfest for Schools initiative being held by LinuxWorld and Untangle this August 4-7.
As ZDNet explains:
Volunteers at the tradeshow will install Linux and open source software (including Ubuntu 8.04, Firefox, OpenOFfice and more) on donated and recycled computers from the Alameda County Computer Resource Center. Most of the models will be Pentium III systems with 256 megabytes of RAM and a 20-gigabyte hard drive. The whole shebang, which could be up to 1,000 systems at the end of the …

The 2nd Ubuntu Live Conference was announced recently.  It’s slated to take place on July 21st and 22nd in Portland, Oregon at the Oregon Convention Center.
According to ubuntulive.com the event is geared towards a variety of different facets of the Ubuntu community including “IT professionals, government and business leaders, educators, community leaders, enterprise and business users”.
The site continues:
“The two day event will allow participants to share their Ubuntu experiences, learn from each other, and catch up with the latest developments from Ubuntu, our partners, and the free software and open …

I just ran a quick test of the existing instance of Windows XP I had set up using Virtual Box to see if the software would run in Hardy Heron.
Initially Win XP wouldn’t load and I got an error indicating:
“VirtualBox kernal driver not installed.  The vboxdrv kernal moducle was either not loaded or /dev/vboxdrv was not created for some reason.  Re-setup the kernal module by executing ‘/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup’ as root.”
However once I ran the command referenced by the error message I found I could boot up the virtual Windows XP …