Saturday, November 28, 2009

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The 2010 IT Salary Guide (source: Linux Today)
November 28, 2009 at 10:26 pm

Datamation: "Clearly, the 2010 IT Salary Guide reveals that average starting salaries are suffering a rough patch. It’s a bit grim to look at the list of IT salaries and see numbers that have fallen since last year: database administrator, down 4.1%;... (source: Linux Today) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

Rupert Murdoch vs. The Web (source: Linux Today)
November 28, 2009 at 10:26 pm

Linux Journal: "Are the fights that matter just the ones between giant companies? Doesn't the health of the Net and the Web matter more than any commercial battles?" (source: Linux Today) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

Some People Don't Know When to Leave Well Enough Alone (source: Linux Today)
November 28, 2009 at 6:04 am

Ever Increasing Entropy: " I've had enough of the hatred spewed at me from the Puppy Linux forums and Puppy Linux users everywhere. I am hounded, week in and week out" (source: Linux Today) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

Total security in a PostgreSQL database (source: Linux Today)
November 28, 2009 at 3:03 am

IBM Developerworks: "Database security is the single biggest concern with today's Web-based applications. Without control, you risk exposing sensitive information about your company or, worse yet, your valuable customers. In this article, learn about secur... (source: Linux Today) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Setup Ubuntu 9.10 Server PV DomU at Xen 3.4.1 Dom0 (2.6.31.6 pvops kernel) on to (source: Linux Today)
November 28, 2009 at 3:03 am

Xen Virtualization on Linux and Solaris: "A brief description of Xen 3.4.1 and Libvirt 0.7.1-15 deployment to Fedora 12 follows bellow. Next step is install Ubuntu Karmic Koala Server in HVM DomU with ext4fs image via virt-install." (source: Linux Today) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com
 

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Friday, November 27, 2009

11/28 technology / software linux news stories aggregated by FeedZilla.com

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Where are they now? The Participants of the 2006 Women's Summer Outreach Program (source: Internetnews)
November 27, 2009 at 9:30 pm

The GNOME Journal: "Marina follows up with the participants to see what they learned and how OPW can benefit from past experience." (source: Internetnews) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

How Necessary Is Windows Part 5 Crossover (source: Internetnews)
November 27, 2009 at 9:30 pm

Wine-Reviews: "There have been several attempts down the years to make Windows unnecessary. The most audacious is doubtless ReactOS, which cuts to the heart of things and wants to be a complete Windows XP-compatible OS." (source: Internetnews) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Corel To Go Private Again (source: linux.sys-con.com)
November 27, 2009 at 11:49 am

Corel, the Canadian company that acquired the once great WordPerfect and Quattro Pro from Novell intending to take on Microsoft, is going private again. Vector Capital, the private equity house that owns over 68% of the company is offering $4 a share cash,... (source: linux.sys-con.com) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

10 Things I Hate About Linux (source: Internetnews)
November 27, 2009 at 11:49 am

Daniweb: "These are in no particular order and they aren't just rants; they're legitimate problems and issues that I find annoying, destroying or cloying. Feel free to add your own to the list in the Comments section." (source: Internetnews) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Vim 201: An Intermediate Guide to Vim (source: Internetnews)
November 27, 2009 at 11:49 am

Linux.com: "Ready to boost your Vim skills? Many use Vim, but don't make use of nearly all the features. In this guide, we'll take a look at some of the intermediate features offered by Vim, including abbreviations, word completion, and editing multiple do... (source: Internetnews) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

An 'Historical Blunder' and Other Tech Turkeys of 2009 (source: LinuxInsider)
November 27, 2009 at 6:00 am

So Thanksgiving has come and gone for another year here in the U.S., and all that remains is a bunch of leftovers. What better diversion as we all make our way through Avogadro's number of turkey sandwiches than the Linux Blog Safari's first annual "Tech ... (source: LinuxInsider) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

HandBrake 0.9.4 Released With a Whopping 1,000 Changes (source: Internetnews)
November 27, 2009 at 2:02 am

OStatic: "Popular open source video transcoder project HandBrake saw a new release this week with a boatload of new features, changes, and improvements. Many of version 0.9.4's changes optimize the application for better picture quality and performance whi... (source: Internetnews) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

The Perfect Desktop - Kubuntu 9.10 (source: Internetnews)
November 26, 2009 at 10:02 pm

Howtoforge: "This tutorial shows how you can set up a Kubuntu 9.10 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops." (source: Internetnews) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

Azure Gets its First Commercial ERP App (source: linux.sys-con.com)
November 26, 2009 at 8:15 pm

While Microsoft is webifying bits and pieces of its client/server Dynamics ERP solution, it ain't gonna put any full-blown Dynamics ERP on Azure. Too much customization and integration to make a good candidate apparently. Enter Acumatica, a potentially com... (source: linux.sys-con.com) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

How to Setup Canonical Domain Names with Apache (source: Linux Today)
November 26, 2009 at 6:04 pm

Webreference: "For example, most people would consider the URLs sevenacross.com, www.sevenacross.com, www.sevenacross.com/index.html all the same URL. However, as far as your web server is concerned all of these are unique and different URLs." (source: Linux Today) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

Thunderbird 3.0 Release Candidate: Just in Time for Thanksgiving (source: Linux Today)
November 26, 2009 at 2:04 pm

OStatic: "If you just can't get away from email over the holidays, you can at least help test the release candidate for Thunderbird 3.0. The Mozilla folks released Thunderbird 3.0 RC 1 on Tuesday with more than 100 changes in the release." (source: Linux Today) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

Comodo Anti-Malware Tool Protects Computers Free (source: linux.sys-con.com)
November 26, 2009 at 12:00 pm

Experts recommend Comodo's firewall to protect Internet-connected PCs. This anti-malware tool is widely available as a part of the Comodo Internet Security suite. Savvy computer users know that the latest version of the Comodo firewall, also known as its ... (source: linux.sys-con.com) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Chrome OS is Here: Some Assembly Required (source: Linux Today)
November 26, 2009 at 10:04 am

Linux Magazine: "The big news of the week: Google Chrome OS is out in the wild. Sort of. If you’re willing to roll up your sleeves a bit and do some work, you can get your hands on Google Chrome OS, but it’s not quite ready for everybody just y... (source: Linux Today) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

Giving Thanks For FOSS (source: Linux Today)
November 26, 2009 at 6:04 am

Raiden's Realm: "But have you really thought about what you're thankful for in the FOSS world? What is there that, if it were gone tomorrow, that you'd miss the most? Whatever you would miss the most should be the one thing you're most thankful for havin... (source: Linux Today) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
 

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Thursday, November 26, 2009

11/27 Linux Journal - Breaking News



Senators Nudge EU On Sun
November 26, 2009 at 9:00 am

The acquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle has become an ongoing saga, one that is reportedly seeing Sun hemorrhage cash at an alarming rate. The company's troubles have now found their way to the hallowed halls of Congress, where a majority of the U.S. Senate has entered the fray.

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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

11/26 technology / software linux news stories aggregated by FeedZilla.com


Five things Chrome OS isn't (source: Linux Today)
November 25, 2009 at 10:29 am

Cyber Cynic: "Some people still seem a little confused about what Chrome OS is, and isn't, so here's my quick guide on what's really what with this forthcoming operating system." (source: Linux Today) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

Will U.S. Government Embrace Canonical Landscape and Ubuntu? (source: Linux Today)
November 25, 2009 at 10:29 am

worksWithU: "Opportunity is knocking in the government market for Canonical's Landscape, a systems management and monitoring tool for Ubuntu systems." (source: Linux Today) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Ubuntu 9.10 on SSD (source: Linux Today)
November 25, 2009 at 10:29 am

Linux Pro Magazine: "I've been thinking about replacing the hard disk on my production notebook with a solid-state disk (SSD) for quite a while. So when I stumbled upon a good offer on Kingston 64GB SSDNow V series SSD I decided to take the plunge." (source: Linux Today) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Create a Database and Data Entry Form in OpenOffice.org Base (source: Linux Today)
November 25, 2009 at 10:29 am

Linux.com: "For many people the mere thought of having to create or use a database sends shivers down the spines of many users. But it doesn't have to. Creating a database and adding data to that database is actually a simple task in OpenOffice.org Base." (source: Linux Today) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

KOffice 2.1 released, ups Microsoft Office compatibility (source: Internetnews)
November 25, 2009 at 10:29 am

TechWorld: "KOffice, a cross-platform open source office suite, has reached version 2.1 with the import and export of Microsoft Office on the list of big improvements." (source: Internetnews) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

FInally, FreeBSD 8.0 Released (source: Internetnews)
November 25, 2009 at 10:29 am

Phoronix: "The much-anticipated FreeBSD 8.0 release is finally available, albeit it's arriving more than a month late." (source: Internetnews) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

US Senators Go to Bat for Oracle, Sun Merger (source: LinuxInsider)
November 25, 2009 at 6:00 am

Fifty-nine U.S. senators are asking European antitrust regulators to conclude their review of the Oracle acquisition of Sun Microsystems. The move, led by Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, is an unusual one for the U.S. legislative bo... (source: LinuxInsider) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

Google Chrome OS. Or, how KDE and GNOME managed to shoot each other dead (source: Linux Today)
November 25, 2009 at 5:40 am

Free Software Magazine: "A lot of people at the moment are immensely intrigued by Google Chrome OS...To me, however, the change about to happen shows us what many people have refused to believe for a long time: KDE and GNOME shot each other dead." (source: Linux Today) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

LCA 2010: The art of the matter (source: Linux Today)
November 25, 2009 at 5:40 am

IT Wire: "Heather Buchanan isn't organising anything very technical for the next Australian national Linux conference. But her contributions will remain with the delegates much longer than those of the other volunteers." (source: Linux Today) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Has 100 Paper Cuts Again (source: Linux Today)
November 25, 2009 at 5:40 am

Phoronix: "Ubuntu 10.04 LTS will have ten rounds to fix 100 (or more) paper cuts in time for the Lucid Lynx before it is released in April." (source: Linux Today) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

Use MP3 Diags in Linux to repair your MP3 collection (source: Linux Today)
November 25, 2009 at 5:40 am

Ghacks: "Do you have a massive MP3 collection that contains files with problems? Don't you wish you had a program that could search through that collection, find problems with those files, and fix the problems?" (source: Linux Today) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

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Sun Leaves License Behind
November 25, 2009 at 2:21 pm

One of the biggest headaches in the Open Source world is the myriad of licenses available , many of which are incompatible with one another. These incompatibilities are troublesome enough between two separate projects, but when multiple licenses are used within the same software, the difficulties grow exponentially. Yesterday was a blow against multiplicity, as Sun decided to do something about it.

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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

11/25 technology / software linux news stories aggregated by FeedZilla.com



Combining Flexibility with Control: Managing the ''Complexity Hell'' of Customized Linux Platforms (source: Internetnews)
November 25, 2009 at 12:11 am

Linux Magazine Webinar: "OS groups are under pressure to tailor off-the-shelf Red Hat Enterprise Linux and other OS platforms — but, today, it’s flexibility at the expense of control." (source: Internetnews) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

Britain's new Internet law -- as bad as everyone's been saying, and worse. Much, much worse. (source: Internetnews)
November 25, 2009 at 12:11 am

Boing Boing: "The British government has brought down its long-awaited Digital Economy Bill, and it's perfectly useless and terrible. It consists almost entirely of penalties for people who do things that upset the entertainment industry..." (source: Internetnews) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

Some Reasonable Defaults for MySQL Settings (source: Internetnews)
November 25, 2009 at 12:11 am

Linux Magazine: "Out of the box, MySQL isn’t exactly tuned for resilience on a busy network where things occasionally go haywire." (source: Internetnews) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Learn to use Git version control for added flexibility (source: Internetnews)
November 25, 2009 at 12:11 am

Techrepublic: "Vincent Danen introduces Git, a distributed version control system that gains extra flexibility from being free of a central server, like Subversion or CVS. Here are some of the features that set it apart." (source: Internetnews) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

Firefox hopes to one-up IE with fast graphics (source: Linux Today)
November 24, 2009 at 6:32 pm

DeepTech: "Last week, Microsoft showed off some browser technology that could help Internet Explorer leapfrog the competition. But if Mozilla succeeds in its hope, Microsoft could be playing catch-up instead." (source: Linux Today) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Linux Got Game: Blob Wars ( Blob And Conquer) (source: Linux Today)
November 24, 2009 at 6:02 pm

Tech Source From Bohol: "Blob And Conquer is the latest version of Blob Wars and is a sequel to Metal Blob Solid. It is interesting to note that the new version is a 3D action adventure game while the old one is a 2D platform game." (source: Linux Today) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

Exhibits to Microsoft's Cross Motion for Summary Judgment in Novell WordPerfect Case (source: Linux Today)
November 24, 2009 at 5:32 pm

Groklaw: "We finally find out what Microsoft paid Caldera to settle the DrDOS litigation back in 2000: $280 million. We even get to read the settlement agreement. It's attached as an exhibit. Can you imagine? I'm so surprised." (source: Linux Today) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

The open road (source: Linux Today)
November 24, 2009 at 5:02 pm

Telecoms: "At the recent Symbian Exchange and Expo (SEE) held in London, telecoms.com talked to John Forsyth, leadership team, Symbian Foundation, about the organisation’s new direction and the threat from Linux and Android." (source: Linux Today) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

What is ChromeOS. Really. (source: Linux Today)
November 24, 2009 at 9:49 am

Always Right: "All this fuss about Google ChromeOS. Is it a threat to Microsoft ? Is it a threat to the Ubuntu ? (funny nobody wonders if that’s a threat to Apple...)" (source: Linux Today) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

5 open source VoIP softphones to watch (source: Linux Today)
November 24, 2009 at 9:49 am

CIO: "Open source softphones can be deployed on as many devices as required throughout the enterprise -- without additional licence fees." (source: Linux Today) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Dell Shows Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Some Love (source: Linux Today)
November 24, 2009 at 9:49 am

WorksWithU: "As Canonical prepares to launch Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) in April 2010, there are signs Dell will show considerable love to the Long Term Support (LTS) release. Here are some preliminary details about Dell’s look at Ubuntu 10.04." (source: Linux Today) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

More Fun With Bash Quoting (source: Linux Today)
November 24, 2009 at 9:49 am

Linux Journal: "I've written about bash quoting before, and yes, it's about as exciting as watching paint dry or listening to the corn grow. It can also be extremely frustrating when it doesn't do what you want..." (source: Linux Today) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

External Linux Monitor Adventures (source: Internetnews)
November 24, 2009 at 9:49 am

Linux.com: "I'm a notebook kind of guy and haven't used a traditional desktop machine in the last 13 years. I do occasionally hook my notebook or Netbook up to an external monitor or projector." (source: Internetnews) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

Enabling Compiz Fusion On An Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop (NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200) (source: Internetnews)
November 24, 2009 at 9:49 am

Howtoforge: "This tutorial shows how you can enable Compiz Fusion on an Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) desktop (the system must have a 3D-capable graphics card - I'm using an NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 here). With Compiz Fusion you can use beautiful 3D effects lik... (source: Internetnews) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

Insurer slashes $1m from costs with move to Linux (source: Internetnews)
November 24, 2009 at 9:49 am

The Australian: "INSURANCE giant Allianz Australia expects to save more than $1 million by switching from Microsoft Windows to Red Hat Linux for key applications." (source: Internetnews) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

Is Google's Chrome OS Waiting for a Strong ARM? (source: LinuxInsider)
November 24, 2009 at 6:00 am

It's not every brand new operating system that gets open sourced a year before it hits the retail shelves. Then again, Chrome OS isn't just any OS, and Google isn't just any company. Indeed, that's just what Google did last week, making its brand new Chrom... (source: LinuxInsider) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Opera 10.10 with Opera Unite (source: About)
November 24, 2009 at 6:00 am

The high-performance web browser Opera has been released in version 10.10, which now includes Opera Unite, a tool for sharing files and other content. ...Opera 10.10 with Opera Unite originally appeared on About.com Focus on Linux on Tuesday, November 24t... (source: About) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Google Widens the Road for Android Nav App (source: LinuxInsider)
November 24, 2009 at 6:00 am

Google has rolled out a new version of its free Google Maps Navigation application that's compatible with smartphones running the Android 1.6 operating system, such as T-Mobile's myTouch 3G and its G1. When the app was introduced last month in beta, it cou... (source: LinuxInsider) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

Who’s afraid of Ubuntu Women? (source: Internetnews)
November 24, 2009 at 5:02 am

We'll see: "The focus seemed to be on reviewing the group’s objectives and agreeing who would take the next steps. The objectives were as follows: Clarify the purpose of the #ubuntu-women channel" (source: Internetnews) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Review: Kahel OS (source: Internetnews)
November 24, 2009 at 5:02 am

Raiden's Realm: "To start off, Kahel OS is based on Arch Linux. Therefore, Kahel OS embodies most of the ideals that Arch Linux has. On top of that, Kahel OS does simplify the installation process that may stumble new Linux users." (source: Internetnews) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

Up Close and Personal with LXDE (source: Internetnews)
November 24, 2009 at 5:02 am

The Linux Critic: "After evaluating several environments and window managers, the testers and I agreed that LXDE provided the best balance between responsiveness and usability for the non-technical user." (source: Internetnews) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

The market has rejected Linux desktops. Get over it. (source: Internetnews)
November 24, 2009 at 2:32 am

Tech Sanity Check: "Linux has failed to win either mind share or market share on the desktop. Google’s Chrome OS will do little to change that. Learn why." (source: Internetnews) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

Polygon Modeling of a Handgun using Blender 3D 2.49 (source: Internetnews)
November 23, 2009 at 8:32 pm

Packt: "This article by Allan Brito guides you through the first steps of the modeling by using concept drawings to create a base model in Blender. The base model is very important to add details and upgrade the first flat surfaces into something more comp... (source: Internetnews) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Where Google Chrome security fails: the password (source: Linux Today)
November 23, 2009 at 7:02 pm

Sure, It's Secure: "Google promises that Chrome will be a much more secure than Windows. Well, yes, but it also has one big problem as well." (source: Linux Today) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Weekly Ten: Toyota on the moon, Chip in Your Skull, Large Hadron Collider Success, Moving Molecules (source: Linux Today)
November 23, 2009 at 6:33 pm

Tech Source From Bohol: "8. Toyota Partner Robots heading to the moon, offworld colonies inevitable" (source: Linux Today) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Eyewitness Report From Today's SCO Bankruptcy Hearing Re Wayne Gray and AutoZone (source: Linux Today)
November 23, 2009 at 6:03 pm

Groklaw: "I'm happy to tell you that we did have a reporter, MikeD, at today's SCO bankruptcy hearing. He says Bonnie Glantz Fatell is an awesome attorney. She represents SCO's Chapter 11 Trustee, Edward Cahn. We have the minutes from the hearing too, so w... (source: Linux Today) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

Nouveau To Enter The Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Kernel (source: Linux Today)
November 23, 2009 at 5:33 pm

Phoronix: "The Nouveau driver, the X.Org project designed to provide a open-source NVIDIA graphics driver for Linux with 2D/3D/Video acceleration that's developed by cleanly reverse-engineering NVIDIA's binary driver, is about to get promoted in Ubuntu 10.... (source: Linux Today) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com