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As you may have heard the T-Mobile G1, also known as the first "Google Phone", will be coming to T-mobile on October 22. Since I've been in the market for a new cell phone for quite a while now I'm thinking this may be my next phone. This phone meets all of my must haves (in no particular order):

• EDGE or 3G data
• Wifi
• Music player
• Ability to write applications
• gps
• bluetooth
• 3MP camera
• GSM, and unlockable

First download SALOME-MECA-2008.1-GPL.tgz from the CAELinux website. Then starting as a normal user:

tar xvzf SALOME-MECA-2008.1-GPL.tgz
su
mv SALOME-MECA-2008.1-GPL/ /opt/
exit
cd /opt/SALOME-MECA-2008.1-GPL/postinstall/
./postinstall.py
su
chown -R root:root /opt/
exit
/opt/SALOME-MECA-2008.1-GPL/runSalomeMeca

While I'm typically not very fond of social networks I have to say that I do think that www.ohloh.net is pretty cool. Perhaps I like it so much not because of the "social network" part, but because it gives you a quick glimpse into the development of open source projects. It is interesting to see who and how many people have contributed to a project, or just how many lines of code there are. If you know what you are doing you could find all of this information yourself but it is nice having it easily available. I think the whole Kudos/ranking thing is a little silly and meaningless, but whatever. It is also kind of cool that they essentially build up an open source resume for you (yeah I know mine is currently pretty sad).

Not too long ago I purchased a P3 International Kill-a-Watt Electricity Usage Monitor. One of the reasons I purchased it was so I could see how much power my computers were using especially since we tend to have 2-3 computers running at all times.

If you're like me you are probably sick of reading and hearing about the iPhone. There is no doubt that the iPhone has a very slick interface, but for me there are too many "features" of the iPhone that make that phone simply not an option. Some of my favorite features of the iPhone:

1. You need iTunes. All of my computers run Linux so I can't run iTunes.
2. There is no instant messenger client. I think it is fantastic that a phone that has built in wifi forces you to send SMS messages instead of free instant messages

So I was a little board and saw an article on how compiz and Beryl have finally decided on a name for the merger of their projects (Compiz Fusion for those interested). So what exactly is Compiz Fusion? Why don't you see for yourself:

When some topics arise you know there is going to be trouble. The problem as it appears to me is that some topics simply don't have a right or a wrong, and it really comes down to one's beliefs. Of course when these debates arise both sides immediately site the proof that they are correct which of course cannot be done (If it could do you really think there would be two sides?). Sure it may be possible to convince someone that your side is correct, but only if that person is a potential swing vote.

If you find yourself asking this question, then this blog is for you. The quick answer to this question is that Linux is an operating system like Windows, or Mac OS.