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Democracy Player: A Superior Multimedia Alternative to iTunes on Linux   09-24-2006
(Review) - Linux users have found their options limited, as iTunes is to this very day still not available on the Linux platform natively. Apple is foolish for ignoring this, but we believe that we have located a better alternative in the video podcast realm than what iTunes was offering anyway -...
Must Have Applications for Linux Beginners   09-19-2006
(Review) - Switching to Linux is a huge step for those who still have some reservations about taking such a huge leap of faith. To make the transition as painless as possible, often times it simply helps to make sure that the person switching to Linux has a clear comparison of which applications ...
Plasma: The Next-Generation KDE Environment   09-17-2006
(Review) - It has hardly been a few weeks since the release of KDE v3.5.4, one of the most popular desktop environments for Unix/Linux/FreeBSD operating systems, and the KDE development team is already hard at work. They have a dream of revolutionizing the concept of desktop by providing an array...
Symbian OS v9.3: An Overview   09-17-2006
(First Look) - Symbian - the world leader in mobile operating systems (shipping around 35 million Symbian based mobile devices in 2005 alone), has recently announced a new version of their popular mobile operating system, the v9 family. Named Symbian OS v9.3, it builds on the success of its prede...
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Alan Cox's ThinkPad Explodes
Submitted by Mad Penguin News 36 minute ago:
22nd September 2006. This used to be Alan's laptop, an IBM Thinkpad 600 with third-party batteries we bought separately: ie possibly not IBM's. Last night it exploded. Read more here...
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The Challenge of Open Source Software
Submitted by MadPenguin News 8 days ago:
With 20 years of experience in software development, Simon Phipps has helped guide Sun's open source strategy, including the OpenSolaris project. Now, as chief open source officer at Sun, Phipps has been given the weighty task of deciding how to open source all of Sun's software.
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GParted LiveCD 3.1-1
Submitted by MadPenguin News 8 days ago:
If you are a computer power user, chances are good that you have had to partition your hard drive in the past. If you don't have a clue what partitioning is, I will put it simply: It's a way of dividing up a single hard drive into multiple virtual hard drives. So essentially, you could take an 80...
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Automatix: Making Installation a Snap in Ubuntu
Submitted by Matt Hartley 12 days ago:
(Review) - Sometimes we just need a clearer view of things. Take our recent discovery of Ubuntu opting to “disappear” my Add/Remove menu from the Applications area on our desktop. Rather than heading on over to Synaptic to replenish what was lost, we instead decided that the situation presents an...
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Linux Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) Overview: Rock Solid Security
Submitted by Manikantan Subramanyam 14 days ago:
(Special Report) - Authentication is the process in which a program determines whether a user is actually the person who he claims to be. It is used in any kind of a system that provides different services to people depending upon their membership. When you log in to your favorite mailbox, access...
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Puppy Linux 2.02 Review
Submitted by Matt Hartley 15 days ago:
(Review) - Lately, it feels like the world is being overrun with otherwise outdated PCs. With landfills overflowing with unwanted computers, it's great to find that Linux developers have taken it upon themselves to offer a viable solution to simply throwing away older computers. In today’s review...
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Linux4Kids: Tools and toys for all ages
Submitted by jhansonxi 17 days ago:
Linux4Kids is a collection of more than 80 GPL-licensed "edutainment" games and educational software available to download for free from the FileGate File Distribution Network.
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Ubuntu Server Edition (6.06)
Submitted by jhansonxi 17 days ago:
The release of Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake), back in June, brought not only a new desktop system to the Linux world, but also a server system with long-term commercial support. It has one key advantage over similar offerings from Redhat and Novell; the flexibility of the Debian dpkg packaging syste...
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A reality check for Vista
Submitted by jhansonxi 17 days ago:
Owen Thomas calls Vista A day late and a dollar short, Paul Thurrott reveals The Dark Side of Windows Vista RC1, Europeans may have to wait even longer because of a Microsoft in EU Vista stand-off, but Microsoft is already preparing it's next consumer base with a new high school based on their so...
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Red Hat spearheads vulnerability initiative
Submitted by jhansonxi 17 days ago:
The open source software company has proposed an initiative to let customers know when they are affected by vulnerabilities, and also when they are not.
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