http://freelinux.soup.io/ A Non-Geek's Journey Into The World of Free and Open Source Software, Technology, and Gadgetry {"tags":[],"type":"image","source":"http://www.tonidoplug.com/","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\"TonidoPlug is a tiny, low-power, low-cost home server and NAS device \npowered by Tonido software that allows you to access your apps, files, \nmusic and media from anywhere. All for just \u003Cb\u003E$99\u003C/b\u003E.\"\u003C/p\u003EWhat a bargain!","url":"http://8.asset.soup.io/asset/0788/8408_4067.png"} <p><a href="http://www.tonidoplug.com/"><img alt="8408_4067" height="374" src="http://8.asset.soup.io/asset/0788/8408_4067.png" width="338" /></a></p> <p><p>"TonidoPlug is a tiny, low-power, low-cost home server and NAS device powered by Tonido software that allows you to access your apps, files, music and media from anywhere. All for just <b>$99</b>."</p>What a bargain!</p>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:42:59 GMThttp://freelinux.soup.io/post/53441743/TonidoPlug-is-a-tiny-low-power-lowurn:www-soup-io:1:53441743image {"tags":["Iron","Chrome","privacy","browser"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron.php","body":"Iron - the private, secure version of Google Chrome. Read about the problems in Chrome and how they're fixed in Iron \u003Ca href=\"http://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron_chrome_vs_iron.php\"\u003Ehere\u003C/a\u003E","url":"http://5.asset.soup.io/asset/0543/3237_acbd.png"} <p><a href="http://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron.php"><img alt="3237_acbd" height="174" src="http://5.asset.soup.io/asset/0543/3237_acbd.png" width="250" /></a></p> <p>Iron - the private, secure version of Google Chrome. Read about the problems in Chrome and how they're fixed in Iron <a href="http://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron_chrome_vs_iron.php">here</a></p>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:31:22 GMThttp://freelinux.soup.io/post/35012780/Iron-the-private-secure-version-of-Googleurn:www-soup-io:1:35012780imageironchromeprivacybrowser {"tags":[],"type":"link","title":"Compare Linux Distributions","source":"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Linux_distributions","body":"If Windows is not fulfilling your needs, or you are interested in exploring the world of Linux, check out the options here. I'm only interested in the free stuff, personally."} <p>If Windows is not fulfilling your needs, or you are interested in exploring the world of Linux, check out the options here. I'm only interested in the free stuff, personally.</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Linux_distributions">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Linux_distributions</a></p>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:19:30 GMThttp://freelinux.soup.io/post/35011790/Compare-Linux-Distributionsurn:www-soup-io:1:35011790link {"tags":["Windows","Windows 7","Linux Mint","Ubuntu","Fedora","Puppy Linux"],"type":"video","embedcode_or_url":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cX4t5-YpHQ","source":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cX4t5-YpHQ","body":"Well the parties may all be over by now for Windows 7, but there's still time to catch the latest edition of \u003Ca href=\"http://www.linuxmint.com\"\u003ELinux Mint\u003C/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.ubuntu.com\"\u003EUbuntu\u003C/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.fedoraproject.org\"\u003EFedora\u003C/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.puppylinux.org\"\u003EPuppy Linux\u003C/a\u003E, or any number of free and open source alternatives..."} <object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1cX4t5-YpHQ" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1cX4t5-YpHQ" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" width="425" /></object>Well the parties may all be over by now for Windows 7, but there's still time to catch the latest edition of <a href="http://www.linuxmint.com">Linux Mint</a>, <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu</a>, <a href="http://www.fedoraproject.org">Fedora</a>, <a href="http://www.puppylinux.org">Puppy Linux</a>, or any number of free and open source alternatives...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:15:58 GMThttp://freelinux.soup.io/post/35011504/Well-the-parties-may-all-be-overurn:www-soup-io:1:35011504videowindowswindows 7linux mintubuntufedorapuppy linux {"tags":["Facebook","privacy","culture jamming"],"type":"video","embedcode_or_url":"\u003Cobject height=\"344\" width=\"425\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZMWz3G_gPhU\u0026amp;rel=0\u0026amp;color1=0xb1b1b1\u0026amp;color2=0xcfcfcf\u0026amp;feature=player_embedded\u0026amp;fs=1\" /\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" /\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZMWz3G_gPhU\u0026amp;rel=0\u0026amp;color1=0xb1b1b1\u0026amp;color2=0xcfcfcf\u0026amp;feature=player_embedded\u0026amp;fs=1\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" height=\"344\" width=\"425\" /\u003E\u003C/object\u003E","source":null,"body":"Who really knows where all your private information is going in Facebook, along with everything you're sharing with the world..."} <object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZMWz3G_gPhU&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZMWz3G_gPhU&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" height="344" width="425" /></object>Who really knows where all your private information is going in Facebook, along with everything you're sharing with the world...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:01:07 GMThttp://freelinux.soup.io/post/35010609/Who-really-knows-where-all-your-privateurn:www-soup-io:1:35010609videofacebookprivacyculture jamming {"tags":["Facebook","culture jamming","social media"],"type":"image","source":"https://www.adbusters.org/magazine/80/quit_facebook.html","body":"Breaking news:\u00a0 Man quits Facebook","url":"http://d.asset.soup.io/asset/0543/2909_a2c1.jpeg"} <p><a href="https://www.adbusters.org/magazine/80/quit_facebook.html"><img alt="2909_a2c1_400" height="150" src="http://d.asset.soup.io/asset/0543/2909_a2c1_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p>Breaking news:  Man quits Facebook</p>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:58:58 GMThttp://freelinux.soup.io/post/35010490/Breaking-news-Man-quits-Facebookurn:www-soup-io:1:35010490imagefacebookculture jammingsocial media {"tags":["Stop Software Patents","Free and open source software","FOSS"],"type":"image","source":"http://stopsoftwarepatents.org/","body":"Just say no, kids\u003Cbr /\u003E...(to software patents)","url":"http://0.asset.soup.io/asset/0543/2800_ca08.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://stopsoftwarepatents.org/"><img alt="2800_ca08_400" height="300" src="http://0.asset.soup.io/asset/0543/2800_ca08_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p>Just say no, kids<br />...(to software patents)</p>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:52:23 GMThttp://freelinux.soup.io/post/35009788/Just-say-no-kidsurn:www-soup-io:1:35009788imagestop software patentsfree and open source softwarefoss {"tags":["Seedcamp","tech startups","Soup"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.seedcamp.com","body":"Seedcamp - the source of new and great discoveries in technology such as Soup!\u00a0 Soup won in 2008 - winners of 2009 listed \u003Ca href=\"http://blog.seedcamp.com/2009/09/and-winners-areseedcamp-congratulates.html\"\u003Ehere\u003C/a\u003E","url":"http://3.asset.soup.io/asset/0543/2787_6d1a.png"} <p><a href="http://www.seedcamp.com"><img alt="2787_6d1a" height="105" src="http://3.asset.soup.io/asset/0543/2787_6d1a.png" width="261" /></a></p> <p>Seedcamp - the source of new and great discoveries in technology such as Soup!  Soup won in 2008 - winners of 2009 listed <a href="http://blog.seedcamp.com/2009/09/and-winners-areseedcamp-congratulates.html">here</a></p>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:49:37 GMThttp://freelinux.soup.io/post/35009682/Seedcamp-the-source-of-new-and-greaturn:www-soup-io:1:35009682imageseedcamptech startupssoup {"tags":["Linux Mint","Linux","FOSS"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.linuxmint.com/blog/?p=1106","body":"Linux Mint 'Helena' RC1 now released!","url":"http://8.asset.soup.io/asset/0543/2248_2194.png"} <p><a href="http://www.linuxmint.com/blog/?p=1106"><img alt="2248_2194" height="300" src="http://8.asset.soup.io/asset/0543/2248_2194.png" width="400" /></a></p> <p>Linux Mint 'Helena' RC1 now released!</p>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:34:35 GMThttp://freelinux.soup.io/post/35008253/Linux-Mint-Helena-RC1-now-releasedurn:www-soup-io:1:35008253imagelinux mintlinuxfoss {"tags":["Wikireader","gadgets","technology","Wikipedia","Openmoko"],"type":"image","source":"http://thewikireader.com/","body":"A recent offering from the OpenMoko team.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EWikiReader is essentially an electronic version of Wikipedia which doesn't depend on the internet or power to use it.\u00a0 Looks like a bit of a small screen to do too much reading at once though.\u00a0 Sells for $99.","url":"http://0.asset.soup.io/asset/0543/1856_38eb.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://thewikireader.com/"><img alt="1856_38eb_400" height="273" src="http://0.asset.soup.io/asset/0543/1856_38eb_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p>A recent offering from the OpenMoko team.<br /><br />WikiReader is essentially an electronic version of Wikipedia which doesn't depend on the internet or power to use it.  Looks like a bit of a small screen to do too much reading at once though.  Sells for $99.</p>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:23:52 GMThttp://freelinux.soup.io/post/35007207/A-recent-offering-from-the-OpenMoko-teamurn:www-soup-io:1:35007207imagewikireadergadgetstechnologywikipediaopenmoko