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Over on Linux Journal Glyn Moody takes a poke at OCLC: For some in the world of free software, libraries are things that you call, rather than visit.

Over at Linux Journal, Dave Phillips picks a laptop and distribution for his mobile audio needs with some fairly specific requirements.

Typeanalyzer says Linux Journal is one of The Guardians. That is,The organizing and efficient type. They are especially attuned to setting goals and managing available resources to get the job done.

Linux Journal: "I did a very informal survey and discovered that most people do not carry any bills in their pockets on most days, relying instead on their debit cards."

I just posted The Open Source Force Behind the Obama Campaign over at Linux Journal .

Linux Journal: "Impress Tables are one of the most welcome features in the recently-released OpenOffice.org 3.0.

Using them is straightforward, but they have their limitations, and you may miss one or two useful features before you learn your way around their somewhat awkward interface."

We're here at SuperComputing '08 in Austin, Texas catching up with a few exhibitors. If you can't be here with us, we'll bring a little of the show to you.

We're searching the show floor for the coolest Linux stuff (besides Linux Journal of course) and bringing it to you.

Linux Journal: "What happens frequently is that a less-than-reputable outfit will pack your e-junk onto a container and ship it off to a developing country with lax environmental and labor laws, where it will wreak havoc on the environment and poor people."

Linux Journal takes a look at the E-Stewards certification program for electronic waste recyclers.

"That old CRT monitor the size of a small fridge. The original Apple Newton that kicked the bucket and never woke up.

The early-vintage musty VA Linux box - what happens to all of this e-junk after it, if ever, leaves your basement?

Ideally e-junk lands at a reputable e-recycler with the equipment to safely recycle and/or dispose of these items that are very difficult to process.

Linux Journal: "Here in the Linux Journal offices, we sometimes get phone calls that give us a laugh. People call us because they either want to "talk to the Linux company" or buy some stock in "Linux"..."