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Open Source Toolchains for Linux Systems Administrators

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:10:17 -0700

Two of the most notable trends in systems management are DevOps and the related and partially redundant Agile Operations movement. These initiatives are popular in many Web 2.0 and cloud computing oriented companies like Twitter, Google, Yahoo! and Facebook where the companies’ products...

Tech Comics: "Intellectual Property Infringement"

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:04:43 -0700

Tech Comics: "People in all walks of life run into problems with IP infringement"

Speaking UNIX: Get to know Ksplice

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:34:43 -0700

IBM Developerworks: "Summary: Ksplice applies kernel patches on-the-fly�no reboot required�in a fraction of a second. Here's a hands-on guide to performing painless system updates."

Banish Flash cookies forever under Linux

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:04:43 -0700

The Inquirer: "LINUX USERS can banish forever Adobe's Flash Player cookies, which can be a good idea because, for one thing, as a plugin Flash doesn't observe web browsers' Private Browsing modes."

Ubuntu Linux solution stack implementation, Part 1: Introduction to the UNIX environment

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:34:43 -0700

IBM Developerworks: "Learn how to download and install a Ubuntu image and then go through some basic shell commands to help you navigate through the UNIX� environment. This is part 1 of a 4 part demo series to show you how to implement a solution stack..."

Device support in Windows vs. Linux

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:04:43 -0700

ZDNet: "One of the highly debated subjects with Windows and Linux is with device support. The two have different methods of how drivers are created and implemented into the operating system."

How to make a see-through to image text effect in GIMP

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:34:43 -0700

Scott Photographics: " really simple little trick to adding normal text to an image and making it look interesting! This technique can be used for nearly any photograph, however it is a lot easier to see the text with less detailed and contrasty photographs."

Get a Blazing Fast Computer for Free

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:04:43 -0700

Slate: "How to give your creaky old Windows computer an Ubuntu makeover."

Announce: Rakudo Star - a useful, usable, "early adopter" distribution of Perl 6

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:34:43 -0700

Rakudo: "On behalf of the Rakudo and Perl 6 development teams, I'm happy to announce the July 2010 release of "Rakudo Star", a useful and usable distribution of Perl 6."

New controller chip sets stage for color e-readers

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:04:43 -0700

Linux Devices: "While Amazon announced a smaller, lighter version of its Kindle e-reader today, the device still has a monochrome-only screen. Color E Ink displays are on the way, however, as today's announcement of a relevant controller chip -- the Epson S1D13524 -- made clear."

Where do you find Linux?

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:00:00 -0700

Looking through my home for Linux systems I just realized that it is everywhere. First of all, I find it on my computers - from servers to laptop. That is the obvious place though. I wonder, where else can I find Linux running? more>>

The PHP Content Management/Framework Upgrades in ExpressionEngine 2

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:04:43 -0700

PHPBuilder: "A few months ago I wrote a series of articles highlighting PHP-driven content management systems and frameworks, and I singled out ExpressionEngine as one particularly impressive solution that effectively balances the best features of both. This popular Web development solution recently took another major step forward with the July 12 release of ExpressionEngine 2.1"

Millions of Home Routers at Risk

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:04:43 -0700

eSecurity Planet: "In his presentation at Black Hat, security researcher Craig Heffner detailed how an external attacker could gain full control of a user's router and use that to gain access to the internal local area network (LAN)."

Emulating an Amiga in Linux

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:04:43 -0700

Matthew Casperson's Hubfolio: "The Amiga was one of the most powerful PC's of it's time, easily trumping the emerging IBM PC's in the 80's. You can relive this classic PC on your Linux desktop thanks to a number of emulators that are available."

5 Best Web eCommerce Software for Linux

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:04:43 -0700

Tech Source: "For those of you who are planning to build or setup an online shop to sell goods or services, I have here a list of some of the most popular web eCommerce software for Linux. The following web eCommerce programs that I'm about to feature here are all free and open source, so try or use them as you wish:"

In Search Of... Android Tablets

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:04:43 -0700

Tech Broiler: "Along with Bigfoot, the lost city of Atlantis, and the Bermuda Triangle, the lack of Android tablets continues to be an unsolved mystery."

MeeGo Selected as Platform to Power In-Vehicle Infotainment Devices

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:04:43 -0700

Linux Pro Magazine: "GENIVI, the nonprofit industry alliance that was founded by BMW, Delphi, Intel, GM, PSA, Wind River and Magneti-Marelli, announced that MeeGo would become the operating platform for the next generation of In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) devices."

The Cloud's Possible Impact on Hosting Firms

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:08:37 -0700

The rush to the clouds will result in an industry shakeout for all of today's hosting companies.

KDE SC 4.7 May Use OpenGL 3 For Compositing

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:44:09 -0700

KDE SC 4.5 is about to be released and KDE SC 4.6 is being discussed. However, Martin Graesslin has revealed some details about what they are planning for KDE 4.7. According to Martin's blog post, they are looking at OpenGL 3.0 to provide the compositing effects in KDE SC 4.7. OpenGL 3.0 provides support for frame buffer objects, hardware instancing, vertex array objects, and sRGB framebuffers. Read more here

Details of 100m Facebook Users Collected and Published

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:43:33 -0700

Personal details of 100m Facebook users have been harvested and published on the net by a security consultant. The list, which has been shared as a downloadable file, contains the URL of every searchable Facebook user's profile, their name and unique ID. BBC News

New BlackBerry OS Expected August 3

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:42:23 -0700

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion has distributed invites to an exclusive media event in New York, where it's expected to show off the first device to run the brand new BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry 6. CIO.com offers predictions for how the event will unfold.

LiMo + GNOME: crickets

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:15:13 -0700

The GNOME foundation and the LiMo group announced a partnership to help push Linux forward in the consumer field. The only notice that anyone has seem to have taken is mockery. So why can someone announce some dedication to promoting open source software in the mobile space and generate no enthusiasm in the mobile space? Android.

GNOME Census

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:59:29 -0700

GNOME developer Dave Neary has posted the highlights of his work to determine where contributions to GNOME come from. This "Census" is a combination of data mining and surveys that gives a snapshot of gnome activity and the profile of a GNOME contributor. This project's aims were to answer three questions in particular: What does the developer community look like? What companies are investing in GNOME, and how? What does the commercial ecosystem around the GNOME project look like?

GNOME 3.0 Delayed to March 2011

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:47:54 -0700

During the currently ongoing GUADEC conference in Den Haag the GNOME release team announced that GNOME 3.0 would be delayed for another six months and is now scheduled for March 2011. "We could release in September and have something working that is okayish, but it's not up to the standards we have" release team member Vincent Untz explains the reasoning. There's coverage of this issue at derStandard.at and an official GNOME press release.

Dell expands Ubuntu Linux desktop offerings

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:44:52 -0700

The latest panic in desktop Linux lad was that Dell would no longer be selling Ubuntu pre-installed on laptops and netbooks. Alas, for those who love drama, it wasn't true. In fact, Dell is expanding its Ubuntu desktop Linux offerings.

Oracle Shuts Down Open Source Test Servers