On this episode of The Meat, Robbie reiterates some reasons why using Ubuntu's Live CD is very useful when performing a data backup on a defective or infected computer. 1 minute 51 seconds.

I'm not sure if anyone else has noticed, but it seems like the Internet has gotten quieter recently. There's more activity on sites like Facebook and Twitter and many other established websites continue to grow and publish, but the smaller bloggers seem to be letting out a long, deep breath. I wonder if they're asking themselves whether it's worth it?


My blogging has slowed down a bit but mostly because my learning has slowed down. I continue to work of course, but mostly creating things with skills I already have. The economy dictates I focus my energies on cash generation and, let's face it, blogging doesn't bring in much cash for most of us.

I was just on polishlinux.org and noticed there hadn't been a post since December. OSNews also seems to have slowed down a bit compared to where it was when Eugenia was running it. What's going on blogosphere? You all spending your time on Digg & Reddit?

In this off-air clip recorded for the Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase, Robbie talks about the spirit of Ubuntu, and how he feels about the Ubuntu Linux community as a whole. 1 minute 15 seconds.

On this episode of The Meat, Robbie offers a possible way to gain faster access to commonly used files in Nautilus using a bookmarked folder. 2 minutes 34 seconds.

On this episode of The Meat, Robbie explains why the choice between Ubuntu Hardy and Ubuntu Intrepid is really relative to when you want to next upgrade your operating system. 2 minutes 25 seconds.

Did you know the Ubuntu Desktop CD can be used to recover your files from a non-bootable computer? On this episode of The Meat, Robbie demonstrates how to save your files from an un-bootable Windows XP machine using the free Ubuntu CD. While the demonstration is on Windows XP, the procedure itself can be used for any operating system, be it Vista, Linux, BSD, etc. 9 minutes 57 seconds.

Losing her USB flash drive with all her school work on it woke Carrie up to the need for current backups. What will it take for you? On this episode of The Meat, Robbie and Carrie discuss the dangers of keeping only one copy of your critical files--especially on a device that can be so easily misplaced. 1 minute 14 seconds.

On this episode of The Meat, Robbie provides a very simple explanation of what 'Persistent Installation' means. 24 seconds.

Learning to blog on Joomla! with Carrie Webb. On this episode of The Meat, Robbie teaches Carrie how to create Sections, Categories, and post her first blog entry on CarrieWebb.com. 5 minutes 26 seconds.

On this episode of The Meat, Robbie tries to answer a viewer question requesting a verbal comparison between Joomla! and WordPress. 1 minute 56 seconds.