Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Jalada, an avid reader of Linuxhaxor.

Atmosphir is a third person, 3D, platform/adventure game that not only allows you to explore through diverse levels and challenges, but also gives you the tools to design your own levels and upload them for others to play. It features simple graphics, addictive gameplay, and a great level editor.

I was pleased to see that Atmosphir - even in this private beta stage - can be run on Windows, Mac or Linux. This is made possible by using the Simple Directmedia Layer, which is a cross-platform multimedia library for low level access to multimedia devices (audio, keyboard, 3D hardware via OpenGL, and so on). I installed the game and tried to run it. I had a few problems, probably because I am running 64-bit Intrepid Ibex. I outlined them and the solutions I found on my blog, once I’d got everything sorted I started playing. I’ve been told by Minor Studios that the problems I encountered are being looked into.

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To observe server performance I have a separate monitor on my desk that I use to SSH from terminator with split screen. I usually use trafshow and htop to monitor and occasionally tail -f log messages. Which are mostly enough for basic server monitoring.

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Made some updates on older posts. So if you were following those posts you might find these updates helpful.

6 Places to Buy Pre-installed Linux Computers - Updated with 13 more entries and 4 different countries. Now you really don’t have any excuse of not having the option to buy pre-installed Linux computers. Spread it out to as many as people as you can.

30 Cool Acer Aspire One Hacks - Small update with four more links; if you are into netbooks, you might find these links useful.

If you have any more updates, tips or topics you want us to write about; feel free to tell us.

Limited to just 3,000 units until next year, the much vaunted and often delayed Pandora console is available for pre-orders as of September 30th! Just incase you’ve been living in a cave for the last couple of years, the Pandora is a one-of-a-kind Nintendo-DS sized clam-shell handheld, built around a top-of-the-line system-on-a-chip from Texas Instruments (OMAP3530). That makes it about as powerful as a Nintendo Wii or the original Xbox!

It’s aimed squarely at the gaming market with:

• GP2X style emulators: Snes, Amiga, Sega Megadrive and others;
• a 4.3” 800×480 touchscreen LCD display;
• a fast OpenGL capable GPU that will run Quake 2 at silky smooth frame rates;
• 2 analogue pads, as well as digital D-pad with action buttons and shoulder buttons like the PSP;
• S-Video TV-Out built right in!

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