In case you missed it Rui Lopes posted some instructions on Linux.com for installing Cinelerra on Ubuntu Studio.  read more »

In this special episode of the_source I go to the Ohio Linuxfest and get interviews with Jon "Maddog" Hall, Max Spevack of the Fedora Project and a demo of the Neuros OSD by Joe Born CEO of Neuros.  read more »

What's the deal with these wimpy charcoal chimneys you can buy at most hardware or grocery stores these days? Who are these people cooking for?  read more »

OK. This is just ridiculous. I buy a new printer the other day. HP C6180. It's a pretty nice printer. All in one deal.  read more »

Here are a couple of things I have been wanting to pass on for a while. First off is Code Monkey. This is for all those programmers out there that get the shaft most of the time. It was written last year by Jonathan Coulton and sums it up pretty nicely. I get a kick out of it every time I listen to it. You can check out the blog post and audio version here or see below for a nice video that someone put together with the Black Heaven anime series.  read more »

iPhone mania has officially hit and I am astounded at how well Apple markets their products. If only the Apple marketers could promote my podcasts I am sure I would be up to one million listeners/viewers by now.  read more »

We finally got around to releasing another episode. This time we talk to Bassam Kurdali of the blender project and we have the much anticipated Cinelerra tutorial #3 in which we discuss how to do video effects.  read more »

OK. You can stop holding your breath. jk. Episode 2 (our 5th regular episode) is nearly finished and should be out shortly.

I recently took the time to watch Steve Jobs and Bill Gates sit together for an interview at the D conference. You can watch it here. It was all very nice and cordial and at the end they had some very nice things to say about each other. You really get the feeling from the interview that although the two companies compete heavily with each other, on a personal level these two guys really don't hate each other (anymore). In fact, I think they rather truly admire the work that the other has led over the past 25 years.  read more »