Lately we have been inundated with comment spam. It seems like the more people that find out about our show the more spam we get. So we enabled the drupal spam module to cut down on the amount of spam that is making it's way to the site.  read more »

I just upgraded Firefox on my laptop running Ubuntu and it couldn't have been easier. Just make sure you are connected to the internet and run an upgrade script from this page at everythingelse.wordpress.com. I just ran the script, restarted the browser and BAM Firefox 2.0 was up and running with no problems. I highly recommend this method if you are running Ubuntu and don't want to think about it too much.  read more »

I am checking out FC6 preview release today and all I can say is I am so glad they got rid of the bubbles. The new theme for FC6 rocks! So far everything is very fast and no installation problems. I will save the rest for an upcoming review. Here is a screenshot of the desktop.  read more »

We just released a special episode with content from the Ohio Linuxfest featuring interviews with Jeff Waugh, Joe Born and Ted Haeger. Download it now from the Episodes page.  read more »

If you didn't make it to the Ohio Linuxfest this past weekend you missed a great time. With speakers like John "Maddog" Hall, Jeff Waugh and Chris DiBona not to mention vendors like Novell, IBM, RedHat, and Sun, there was a something for everyone at Ohio Linuxfest this year.  read more »

Have you ever needed to capture a screen shot of something in Linux and 72dpi was not high enough resolution. I recently found myself in this situation trying to capture some images of the great screen savers that come with most Linux distributions. The way you do this is easier than it first appears.  read more »

I have been wanting a new cell phone for a while now. My old Sony Ericsson T610 was a great phone and did everything I needed, but it lacked a music/video player and the connections were wearing out. First I went to the Sprint store to see what they had. I tried the new LG Fusic which was awesome (includes GPS navigation) except there was no way for me to get my calendar synced with it. I took it back and tried the Samsung A920. Another cool phone with stereo speakers, but again no calendar sync.  read more »

We need your help! If you live in the Cincinnati area and would like to help with the production of the show please let us know by emailing thesourcefans [at] gmail [dot] com. We are looking for camera/audio operators and even a new host or two.  read more »

Episode 6 is ready for consumption. We have a really interesting interview with Helmar Rudolph of the QUNU project. We are also starting a series of tutorials on Cinelerra.  read more »

the_source_store is now open for business. Now you can buy all that cool crap you have been waiting for and help support our show in the process. There is a link in the menu bar at the top of the page.