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Source: Linux Today The VAR Guy: "The shift of open source applications into the cloud and SaaS (software as a service) models. A case in point: JumpBox has pushed a dozen open source applications into the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) service. Here are the implications for VARs."
Source: Linux Today Internet Search Engine Database: "According to website CellPhoneSignal.com the G2 would feature 3G connectivity, full touch screen, a 5 Megapixel camera with flash and autofocus, and a memory card slot up to 16 GB. The phone would also feature an additional VGA camera to be used for video calling, since T-Mobile would be about to launch its own video calling service at the end of January too."
Source: Linux Today MakeTechEasier: "After countless hours of configuring, tweaking, installing new applications onto your Ubuntu system, the last thing that you want to do is to reformat and start everything all over again. Remastersys is here to save you all this trouble."
Source: Linux Today Linux.com: "A next-generation package manager called Nix provides a simple distribution-independent method for deploying a binary or source package on different flavours of Linux, including Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, Fedora, and Red Hat. Even better, Nix does not interfere with existing package managers. Unlike existing package managers, Nix allows different versions of software to live side by side, and permits sane rollbacks of software upgrades."
Source: Linux Today Computerworld: "But that was then. Now Microsoft may fear Linux on the desktop as much as it does the Mac. It's finally taking Linux seriously as a desktop operating system, and it has designed Windows 7 to kill it."
Source: Linux Today LinuxPlanet: "When you read anything about the command line, you'll hear people use the term "shell", and sometimes terms like "terminal program" or "xterm" or "console". Do they all mean the same thing? Almost! The only difference is whether you are running a graphical environment or not."
Source: Linux Today The Register: "Microsoft just can't quit you, Windows XP.
The final shipment date of Microsoft's aged, yet distinctively non-Vista operating system has been extended yet again. System builders can now obtain Windows XP until May 30, 2009."
Source: Linux Today Free Software Magazine: "I once wrote an article on Xvid 1.1.3, and the speed boost one could get by enabling assembly-optimized code. Well, this is a case of my being hoisted by my own petard -- however, I must admit that several things were against me."
Source: Linux Today ServerWatch: "The most notable shift over the years has been in the processor space: Single-core became dual-core became quad-core. This was by far the mightiest leap forward. What's surprising, though, is that it hasn't really translated into a surge in server sales. Sales have trended up, but there has been no great leap."
Source: Linux Today Hacking Truths: "The beauty of Linux is in users ability to do large amount of customization to have a unique user expereince. So today we will look in to some tips for a “better” Linux experience. The term “better” here is relative, because what works for me might seem a distraction for some or plain annoying to others; some of this "tips" might appeal to beginners, while advanced users might find it too easy. Hopefully some of these tips will be helpful to some of you."
Source: Linux Today Ubuntu Geek: "DHCP Server assigns IP addresses to client computers. This is very often used in enterprise networks to reduce configuration efforts. All IP addresses of all computers are stored in a database that resides on a server machine.
A DHCP server can provide configuration settings using two methods."
Source: Linux Today Phoronix: "Last week our annual Linux Graphics Survey ended. There were over 14,000 submissions this year to the eleven questions we asked pertaining to X.Org, Linux desktop usage, and graphics hardware. In this article are all of the results from this year's survey."
Source: Linux Today LinuxPlanet: "Am I back in '68, standing in a Plymouth dealership, signing a check for a dual-quad 426 Hemi 4-speed Roadrunner?
Nope, but this Asus is the next best thing. Now on to the shop I mean office, for a little 'tweaking' with Kubuntu."
Source: Linux Today numerodix blog: "Audio in linux, how to put it into words? How about: oss, alsa, pulseaudio, esound, arts, portaudio, jack, gstreamer, phonon. Did I miss any? Embarrassment of riches? Or just embarrassment?"
Source: Linux Today LinuxLinks: "An X Window manager is software that manages the windows that applications bring up. For example, when you start an application, there will be a window manager running in the background, responsible for the placement and appearance of windows."
Source: Linux Today That Grumpy BSD Guy: "The distributed but clearly coordinated bruteforcers are still at it. How long until they reach the end of the alphabet? And why are they staying away from my OpenBSD machines? Are we seeing the contours of a controlling intelligence?"
Source: Linux Today Linuxconfig: "This guide will provide all necessary steps on how to create, bundle, upload, run and connect Debian ETCH AMI on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). For this guide we have used a Ubuntu 8.04 however Debian as a host system can be also used."
Source: Linux Today MakeTechEasier: "Terminator is a simple program that allows you to load multiple terminals and arrange them in grid. It is useful when you need to access to various terminals at the same time."
Source: Linux Today Me and U(buntu): "Another vivid example of how so many companies are only paying lip-service to the term "Open"."
Source: Linux Today Linux.com: "As a regular browser of the Firefox Add-ons site, I'm troubled by the apparent proliferation of proprietary extensions in the last year. Maybe I've simply exhausted the free-licensed extensions that interest me, but recently every interesting-looking extension seems to be a proprietary one -- especially in the recommended list. Nothing, of course, in the Mozilla privacy or legal notice prohibits proprietary extensions simply because they are proprietary, but I find them not only contrary to the spirit of free and open source software (FOSS), but, often, annoying attempts to entangle me in some impossible startup."
Source: Linux Today Gizmodo: "Move over Hodgman and that hipster kid who briefly dated Drew Barrymore, because there's a new advertising campaign in town that hopes to take Linux into the mainstream. With commercials."
Source: Linux Today Tech Source From Bohol: "At the moment, the best way to keep away from viruses while using Linux is to avoid running or installing untrusted programs as root (superuser). However, to those who are rather paranoid and want extra protection, there are available anti-virus applications for Linux.
Here are five known Linux anti-virus software that you may want to check out:"
Source: Linux Today Ken Hess's Linux Blog: "Welcome to the new series, Seven Ways From Sunday, that replaces the Crystal Ball Sunday Series. This new series focuses on a single aspect of IT management from an "in the trenches" point-of-view. Being in list format, it will help you, the busy professional, quickly absorb and assess necessary information."
Source: Linux Today Tech Radar: "What can you do to stand out from the hundreds of other Linux distros that already exist?
There are a number of angles you can explore for this -- choose one, two or all of them if you want!"
Source: Linux Today LWN.net: "Science fiction writer Vernor Vinge is best-known for novels like A Fire Upon the Deep and Rainbows End, as well as the concept of The Singularity -- the idea that, in the next couple of decades, humans will become or create a super-human intelligence. What is less well-known is that Vinge has been a free software supporter since the earliest days of the Free Software Foundation (FSF)."
Source: Linux Today PoliBlog: "Back in October I noted my interest in going the Linux route and after numerous helpful suggestions from the audience, I made both my laptop (an HP running Vista) and my office desktop (a Lenovo running XP) into dual-boot Linux machines using Ubuntu 8.10. I have been quite pleased in both case."
Source: Linux Today IBM Alphaworks: "Virtual Worlds User Interface for the Blind is a prototype "accessible rich Internet application" (ARIA) that gives blind users the ability to participate in many virtual world activities. It provides basic navigation, communication, and perception functions using GUI (graphical user interface) elements that are familiar to blind computer users."
Source: Linux Today The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "Well, it's the end of yet another week, which means I'm slacking off and showcasing funny stuff from other places :) Today, even though I can't make the connection between this piece, Linux and/or Unix, I bring you the (long, but, hopefully, not forgotten) musings of Jack Handey."
Source: Linux Today TechRadar: "Back then, we all thought it was going to be a standard new Linux distribution created by Ga l Duval, the founder of Mandrake Linux.
If you take a look at Ulteo.com today, you won't find any mention of Linux on the home page."
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