Open source biometrics technology for mobile devices, PCs and servers

The interesting software is called FingerJetFX - see introduction:

http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=11956

Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal Reviewed

• http://www.techdrivein.com/2011/05/ubuntu-1104-natty-narwhal-reviewed-this.html
• http://www.techdrivein.com/2011/05/ubuntu-1104-natty-narwhal-reactions.html
• http://www.techdrivein.com/2011/06/everything-you-need-to-know-about.html
• http://www.techdrivein.com/2011/05/top-6-ubuntu-1104-themes-to-make-natty.html

GNOME Shell Ubuntu 11.10 - First Impressions

• http://www.techdrivein.com/2011/09/gnome-shell-in-ubuntu-1110-first.html
• http://www.techdrivein.com/2010/09/top-6-gnome-shell-themes-ever.html
• http://www.techdrivein.com/2010/08/gnome-shell-is-evolving-quite.html
• http://www.techdrivein.com/2011/02/gnome-shell-review-its-starting-to-look.html

8 Things I did After Installing GNOME Shell in Brand New Ubuntu 11.10

• http://www.techdrivein.com/2011/11/8-things-i-did-after-installing-gnome.html
• http://www.techdrivein.com/2011/09/top-10-gnome-shell-themes.html
• http://news.softpedia.com/news/GNOME-3-Shell-Extensions-Website-Is-Live-238030.shtml
• https://extensions.gnome.org/

15 Things I Did After Installing New Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot

• http://www.techdrivein.com/2011/10/15-things-i-did-after-installing-new.html
• http://www.techdrivein.com/2011/04/31-useful-ubuntu-1104-unity.html
• http://www.techdrivein.com/2011/05/top-6-quicklists-for-ubuntu-1104-natty.html
• http://www.techdrivein.com/2011/04/equinox-adds-3-more-themes-ppa-for.html
• http://www.techdrivein.com/2010/11/7-brilliant-gnome-gtk-themes.html
• http://www.techdrivein.com/2011/05/10-useful-application-indicators-for.html

Funny Nokia N8 videos

Gulp. The world's largest stop-motion animation set, shot on a Nokia N8.
Gulp. The making of.
Dot. The world's smallest stop-motion animation character shot on a Nokia N8
Dot. The making of.

Return to Ubuntu Classic Desktop in Ubuntu 11.10

http://www.liberiangeek.net/2011/08/return-to-ubuntu-classic-desktop-in-ubuntu-11-10/

GNU/Linux Distribution Timeline

A real gem in the Internet: http://futurist.se/gldt/

Direct link to version 11.4:

Legend to connectors:

Customize GRUB2 - StartUp-Manager

http://apcmag.com/customise-ubuntu-with-grub.htm
(includes instructions for 'Fixing Plymouth with NVIDIA/ATI', if you use NVIDIA cards and the official NVIDIA drivers)

Ubuntu documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/StartUpManager
(the tool is to be found in "Applications > Administration > StartUp Manager")

Stop UAC blacking out the screen

Yeah, my current Acer laptop is not too fast one (compared to my wife's ASUS). And one thing that annoyed me for a long time in Windows 7 was the UAC prompt displaying terribly slow. Today I've had a bit of time to google around, and here's what I've found:

• http://www.google.pl/search?q=windows+7+performance+UAC+secure+screen
  
• http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/make-user-account-control-uac-stop-blacking-out-the-screen-in-windows-vista/
  

The DisableSecureDesktop Registry Hack from the How-To Geek indeed works very well.
Cool :-)