web applicatons

Install gOS in Ubuntu

7:00AM Kevin Purdy | The Ubuntu Geek blog gives us the skinny on how to install the web-app-focused gOS operating system, star of Wal-Mart’s $200 PC, on an Ubuntu system (or most any distro ending in -buntu, for that matter). While gOS is still available as a free download/live CD, placing it on your actual hard drive gives you a chance to see if it runs a little faster and smoother than your current *buntu system, and might make a convert out of you. To see what’s worth checking out, head over to Adam’s guide to turning an old PC into a webapp monster. Howto Install gOS on Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu [Ubuntu Geek via The Linux Journal] More »

Box.net Opens Up to Web Services

12:30AM Kevin Purdy | Online storage website Box.net has thrown open the doors and let all sorts of webapps in, giving users a handful of one-click actions and exports for their files. That means MP3s stored at Box.net can be sent to Myxer for ringtone conversion, documents can be opened in ThinkFree or Zoho or faxed through eFax, and the list runs to eight more services at this point, with more likely to come. Along with RSS file sharing and desktop mounting, the free 1GB of space offered to everyone is becoming a handy tool. Box.net requires a sign-up for its free service, as do all of the web services it currently links to. OpenBox Services [via TechCrunch] More »