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(Nov 25, 2010, 11:03 UTC) (1136 reads) (1 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Sentinella: "Sentinella is a free desktop application that monitors your system activity and, when a condition is met, takes the action that you've chosen."
(Nov 25, 2010, 07:03 UTC) (1852 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) PC World: "Diaspora, a widely anticipated social network site built on open-source code, has cracked open its doors for business today, at least for a handful of invited participants."
(Nov 25, 2010, 03:03 UTC) (1850 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Standards Blog: "Two days have now passed since Novell announced the high-level terms of its proposed sale, and so far the press has not been able to prize any additional details out of the parties involved. As a result, speculation is rife on several key points, and especially with respect to the 822 patents that Novell proposes to sell to a consortium of companies, only one of which has been disclosed: Microsoft."
(Nov 25, 2010, 02:03 UTC) (2122 reads) (2 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Cyber Cynic: "We're beginning to see who owns Unix and other intellectual property in the Novell deal. Hint: Microsoft did just fine for itself."
(Nov 25, 2010, 01:03 UTC) (1090 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) eCRMGuide: "Open source business intelligence has been gaining momentum in recent years, so much so that it is even showing up in Gartner Magic Quadrants and Forrester Waves."
(Nov 24, 2010, 23:04 UTC) (1171 reads) (7 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Here we are at the US Thanksgiving holiday again. I tend towards a glass-half-empty perspective, so I make a point of reminding myself of all the good things in my life, and there are a lot of them.
(Nov 24, 2010, 22:04 UTC) (1583 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Network World: "A story in the Register speculated that Ubuntu would be dropping its six-month development cycle in favor of daily updates. If so, that'd be big news � but the word from Canonical is that it's not so."
(Nov 24, 2010, 21:34 UTC) (1994 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Acrossad: "Today, I opened up a terminal, issued the su command, and typed in my root password on my Fedora 14 laptop. I then issued the "yum update" command to install all of the latest Fedora 14 updates."
(Nov 24, 2010, 21:04 UTC) (1470 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Bangkok Post: "Open source has won. Oh, how time flies. When I started writing in Database in May 2003, my first column was about how the ICT Ministry had got the budget PC programme all wrong. ICT Minister Surapong had announced his great success at negotiating the inclusion of Windows XP and Office XP at just 1,500 baht, a 90 percent discount. He saw it as success. I saw it as capitulation."
(Nov 24, 2010, 20:34 UTC) (1662 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Linux Planet: "You thought you had it all working, didn't you? But then your users report slowdowns, or your logfiles are empty, or jobs don't run-- so how do you find out what's going on?"
(Nov 24, 2010, 20:04 UTC) (1388 reads) (1 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) ServerWatch: "The announcement that Novell has agreed to sell itself to Attachmate for $2.2 billion does absolutely nothing to remove the huge question mark hanging over the future of Suse Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), Novell's open source Linux OS. Annoyingly for SLES customers, it actually raises as many questions as it answers."
(Nov 24, 2010, 19:34 UTC) (1491 reads) (1 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) MakeTechEasier: "There are plenty of extensions you can install that allow you to create PDF file for any webpage you come across. Well, if you are using Linux (particularly Ubuntu), this PDF creation feature is already inbuilt in your system and you can use it without installing any other extensions/applications."
(Nov 24, 2010, 19:04 UTC) (2238 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Smart Developer: "Android might get all the headlines, but MeeGo, the little Linux that could, may yet become an important Linux for your phones, netbooks, tablets, and cars."
(Nov 24, 2010, 18:34 UTC) (1514 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) UberGizmo: "The Boxee has been built with a simple goal in mind. Its creators say that "a lot of your favorite shows and movies are already available on the Internet. Boxee is a device that finds them and puts them on your TV. It's easy to use and even better, there's no monthly fee"."
(Nov 24, 2010, 18:34 UTC) (2433 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Tech Drive-in: "If you haven't used Screenlets in your Ubuntu yet, it is an excellent application to experiment with. And hundreds of useful third party user contributed screenlets are available for free. Here is a quick review of some of the best user contributed screenlets available for Ubuntu GNOME."
(Nov 24, 2010, 18:04 UTC) (1979 reads) (2 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Phoronix: "Somebody with root access to the FreeDesktop.org server decided to vandalize the RadeonHD graphics driver in this Git commit. The make files were deleted and replaced with "It's dead, Jim""
(Nov 24, 2010, 17:34 UTC) (1059 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Datamation: "Imagine a world where you can develop software unconstrained by the normal rules of software, which requires a local installation. CPU, memory, security...each of these issues are now someone else's problem"
(Nov 24, 2010, 17:04 UTC) (1198 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Stop: "In case you�re wondering why I�m telling you this, it�s because, right while I write, Nichi Vendola is signing a deal with Microsoft that �represents the beginning of an important collaboration partnership, whose goal is to promote innovation and excellence in creation, development and usage of ICT technologies and solutions, adding value to the role of the Region in direct relationships with the biggest international groups of that sector�."
(Nov 24, 2010, 16:34 UTC) (1401 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) ServerWatch: "One of the most useful utilities you'll find on Linux and *nix systems is lsof. Short for "list open files," the lsof utility can help identify which files are being used by any given application, which network ports are open, and much more."
(Nov 24, 2010, 16:04 UTC) (1822 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Phoronix: "Besides needing to get the various tool-kits and other libraries ported to run atop the Wayland Display Server, another requirement limiting the adoption of this X11 Server alternative so far has been the specialized graphics requirements."
(Nov 24, 2010, 15:34 UTC) (2912 reads) (6 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) LWN.net: "Keith Packard has probably done more work to put the X Window System onto our desks than just about anybody else. With some 25 years of history, X has had a good run, but nothing is forever."
(Nov 24, 2010, 15:04 UTC) (1022 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Freenect: "Nicolas Burrus just released some software that grabs images from the Kinect camera and calibrate it in a semi-automatic way. The calibration part is done by using a printed black/white checkerboard."
(Nov 24, 2010, 14:34 UTC) (1453 reads) (1 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Linux Pro Magazine: "While I was writing this article, I ran across a great phrase so perfect for this month�s topic that I have to share it with you: �password fatigue�"
(Nov 24, 2010, 14:04 UTC) (1917 reads) (1 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Opensuse Revolution: "Well, I know it has been a long time for me to come up with what I think, is the start of a good future. I can only do mockups but I am sure that if there is a programmer brave enough out there to take this idea and turn it into a reality, be my guest."
(Nov 24, 2010, 13:34 UTC) (1516 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Howtoforge: "In previous Ubuntu versions, there was a Google Earth .deb package available in the Medibuntu repository; unfortunately there is no such package for Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)."
(Nov 24, 2010, 13:04 UTC) (691 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) eCommerce Guide: "Smartphones are changing the way consumers and retailers interact, giving both parties greater flexibility and opportunities during the online holiday shopping season."
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