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Microsoft feeling heat from Linux in budget flash PC market
2007-12-06 19:43:00
Microsoft announced plans today to expand support for Windows XP on budget flash-storage computing devices with an eye towards getting Windows XP running on the OLPC. The software giant will publish design guidelines next year that will make it possible for manufacturers of low-cost mobile devices to build hardware that provides optimal compatibility with Microsoft's legacy operating system. The company also announced plans for field trials next month that will put Windows XP to the test on One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project's XO laptop.---I told you so... But even so, opensource still has an edge over Microsoft.read moresource: ars technica
More About: Linux , Microsoft , Flash , Market , Heat

Metacity beats compiz-fusion
2007-12-06 19:41:00
Check out the new development on metacity code!---All I can say is WOW! Tried it just now on my Dual-LCD+ATI Radeon PC and it works without any editing in my xorg file and all. Im looking forward for the the development of Metacity Composite.read more | digg story
More About: Fusion , Compiz , Beats , Compiz Fusion

Compiz Fusion news - lots of new plugins
2007-12-06 19:38:00
Loads of new plugins for Compiz Fusion again, with many new things to put inside the cube - snow, a snowman, sand, coral, even windows! Besides that there's Maximumize, Freescale and BasicBlur, plus some patches to Compiz Core, some bugs squashed and more.---Compiz Fusion has come a long way. With the new plugins and updates, many Windows users will venture out to Linux to test and compare 3D in linux.read more | digg story
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Firefox Fixes Three Security Flaws, Though More Remain
2007-12-02 12:35:00
Mozilla has released Firefox 2.0.0.10, an update that address three security flaws.The update issued Monday fixes a Java Archive handling vulnerability found in February that allows an attacker to hide exploit code in a Java Archive (.jar) file. It also fixes a memory corruption bug and a flaw that allowed an attacker to generate a fake HTTP Referer header for conducting a Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack.---This is good news to us Firefox users, although there are still bugs that has to be fixed, at least they are working on getting Firefox the best browser out there.read moresource: Yahoo News
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Unboxing Chumby - Another Linux powered Device That is Making Waves
2007-12-02 11:52:00
So what prompted me to show such a deep interest in a product after reading for only 5 minutes about it? It was the open nature of the product’s design philosophy on both hardware and the software front. It is hacker-friendly, easily customizable, *built on the Linux platform and hence guaranteed to attract a large user and developer community.*---More and more gadgets are coming out with Linux Inside, this goes to show that Linux is more reliable than any other operating system out there.read more | digg story
More About: Device , Chumby , Waves , Aves

Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) alpha 1 officially released
2007-12-02 05:49:00
Ubuntu 8.04 alpha 1 has officially been released. This early release of Hardy Heron includes Xorg 7.3.---I'm excited to know what's in store for the new release of Ubuntu and because of that I'm gonna follow every alpha/beta/rc release of Hardy Heron .read more | digg story
More About: Ubuntu , Alpha , Released

New Zealander's Nokia explodes
2007-12-01 03:55:00
Nokia is investigating why a New Zealand man's phone blew up while it was being recharged. According to national broadcaster One News, Auckland resident Norman Sievewright's handset exploded during Wednesday night. It was by his bedside at the time, and the detonation caused him a "huge fright".---This is scary, good thing I have my Nokia battery replaced a month ago.read moresource: the register
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Vista Incapable Stickers (Designed for)
2007-12-01 03:46:00
Sets of Linux approved stickers and Vista Incapable stickers.---I saw these way before it was digged and downloaded it, I was thinking on making an aluminum sticker stick it to my desktop pcread more | digg story
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New plastic optical fiber could solve the "last mile" conundrum
2007-11-28 03:06:00
Korean researchers have announced the development of a plastic optical fiber cable capable of transmitting 2.5Gbps while remaining flexible and easy to connect. If commercially viable, the new fiber could lead to fast home Internet connections.---It's amazing how technology grows over the years. Plastic optical fiber cable is slower than the glass counterpart but the advantage is it is not prone to breakage. We'll see what this new technology will bring us.read moresource: Ars Technica
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Firefox 3 vs. Firefox 2
2007-11-27 02:50:00
Great comparison of Firefox 3 with Firefox 2 . Nice one!---Firefox 3 is great but why they removed "Not Now" option when remembering password? This feature is useful for me, how about you?read more | digg story

Bash tips and tricks
2007-11-26 06:45:00
For the uninitiated, bash is the default shell in many Linux distros, including Fedora, Ubuntu, Redhat etc etc. If you use a Linux based OS, then chances are that you are using bash. For this reason, I outline a few common annoyances, and the simple ways to overcome them.---Very nice tips on using bash, although it only tackles some common use of bash, it's still useful.read more digg story
More About: Tips , Tricks , Tips and Tricks , Bash

Nokia N810: unboxing and first impressions from a Linux user
2007-11-25 01:53:00
Ars unboxes the Nokia N810 and takes a look at some of the new features of the Linux -based handheld device. You might want to read this before finalizing your gift request list.---This is a very good Mobile Device that runs on Linux, I was able to test Nokia N800 before from a friend and I was impressed by it, this new addition to Linux powered mobile device will surely boost Linux popularity.read more | digg story
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All Linux Distro’s Links/Online Guides/Forums!
2007-11-25 00:53:00
Here is a huge list of Links /Online Guides /Forums for Linux .. These are mainly Official Links which you can find on the respective site.read more

Ubuntu Customization Guide v2
2007-11-25 00:47:00
This guide will let you pimp you Ubuntu latest Gusty Gibbon i.e Ubuntu 7.10 . 5 Wonderful customization guide go and read through D:---This is a very informative guide on customizing your Ubuntu Desktop, I personally recommend this one.read more | digg story
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Linux and eyecandy on VERY old computer
2007-11-23 01:36:00
Linux Xubuntu and Compiz-fusion on a 7 year old computer.---Try installing Windows Vista on that same pc and your computer will EXPLODE :Dread more | digg story
More About: Linux , Computer , Eyecandy

First Release Candidate of KDE 4.0 available
2007-11-22 00:52:00
The KDE community released the first release candidate for the new major version, KDE 4.0. This release candidate marks that the majority of the components of KDE 4.0 are now approaching release quality.---Although I'm a Gnome user, I am also excited about the new release of KDE, I will definitely try it, if it will convince me to switch, I will, why not?read more | digg story
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Ubuntu scores first major pre-installed server win
2007-11-19 01:45:00
Ubuntu is extremely popular on the desktop, but it's made comparatively little progress on servers. That's about to change. Here's the early news on why.---This is good news to the Opensource Community, I hope in the future other hardware manufacturers will follow suit.read more | digg story
More About: Ubuntu , Server , Major , Scores , Serve

Latest Rackspace Update
2007-11-16 01:19:00
On this latest update, the CEO of Rackspace, Lanham Napier made a short video about the downtime incident. They also made detailed updates and Timeline of what have transpired.Here's the link of the video and the Update shttp://www.rackspace.com/informati on/announcements/datacenter.php

Fedora 8 sees strong adoption in first week
2007-11-15 05:27:00
Fedora 8 has been installed over 54,000 times since its release last week according to statistics from Red Hat.---Haven't tried it yet but heard and read a lot of good reviews about Werewolf, I'll definitely try this release.read more | digg story
More About: Adoption , Fedora , Week , Strong , Sees

5 Useful Desktop Blog Editors for GNU/Linux Users
2007-11-15 05:04:00
All is not lost when it comes to blogging tools for GNU/Linux ; there are quite a few options and all of them fulfill certain blogging needs to near perfection. Here are five different ways to compose your blog posts on the GNU/Linux platform along with their pros and cons.---This is very useful if you want to blog on the fly without logging in the web, just take your pick.read more | digg story
More About: Desktop , Editors , Blog , Users

Rackspace Update
2007-11-15 01:07:00
This was emailed to me yesterday, but I wasn't able to update my blog because I was on a vacation. So here it is.
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A Parody Site about Ubuntu Christian Edition
2007-11-13 10:59:00
For your amusement:"In Ubuntu Christian Edition the default location for saved files is /heaven.""For 40 days before Easter, Ubuntu Christian Edition works in text mode only.""Ubuntu Christian Edition uses Enlightenment for its windowmanager/desktop.""In Ubuntu Christian Edition, there can be only root and 12 more users, one of which will help crackers to acces the system."read more from the original site...
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Rackspace Apologizes
2007-11-13 08:03:00
After the outage incident that crippled some major sites, Rackspace CEO, Lanham Napier apologizes
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