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Announcing WriteType 1.0.98

52 min 15 sec ago
A High School Student's Views on Software Freedom: "The next version of WriteType (1.0.98) is now available for download! WriteType is a word processor designed to make typing easier and more efficient for young students and students with disabilities."


How to install PC-BSD on an encrypted ZFS file system

4 hours 52 min ago
LinuxBSDos: "As a desktop distribution built atop FreeBSD, PC-BSD makes available to the desktop user all the cool technologies inside FreeBSD. One of those cool technologies is ZFS, the Zettabyte File System"


Ubuntu 10.10 beta arrives with new netbook UI

8 hours 52 min ago
ars Technica: "Canonical has announced the availability of the Ubuntu 10.10 beta release. The new version of the popular Linux distribution, codenamed Maverick Meerkat, is scheduled for final release in October. It brings some noteworthy user interface improvements and updated software."


Webcam server on Linux 2

12 hours 52 min ago
Linuxaria: "My guide on how to make a webcam server has had a lot of feedback and so I decided to give two other methods to achieve it with two different software webcam-server and ZoneMinder"


PS3 hack source code published

16 hours 55 min ago
The H Open: "This apparently allows a programmable USB development board with an AT90USB microcontroller to be used to circumvent the PS3's security systems and execute unsigned code."


Oracle offers student coders free access to JavaOne

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 21:06
Computerworld: "Oracle is hoping to entice a younger generation of Java programmers into its fold by offering students complimentary admission to the upcoming JavaOne and Oracle Develop conferences."


Your Linux system keeps falling and it can't get up

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 19:06
Stubborn Tech Problem Solving: "Once in a while a Linux PC technician will encounter a system that has problems with lockups (a.k.a. hanging or freezing). Sometimes it is failing hardware but other times it's a software problem. Here are the common causes for this and how to identify which is the source of your problems."


Weekend Project: Serve Up Your Own OpenID with Open Source Tools

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 17:06
Linux.com: "Last weekend, we looked at how to enable your Web site to accept OpenID logins. But accepting OpenID authentication is only half of the issue � if you care about online privacy and identity, the chances are that you will want to control your own OpenID."


Systemd and Fedora 14

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 13:06
LWN.net: "Systemd, an alternative to Upstart or System V init, has made big strides since it was announced at the end of April. It has been packaged for Fedora and openSUSE, and for users of Fedora Rawhide, it gets installed as the default."


Samsung: Galaxy Tab has leg up on Apple iPad

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 09:06
Cnet: "When Samsung debuted its Galaxy Tab on Thursday, it made a bold claim: the device is at least as good as today's dominant tablet, Apple's iPad."


Webcam server on Linux

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 05:06
Linuxaria: "In these days all the new netbooks and most laptops have built-in webcam, or at least add one external costs very little, apart from the traditional use in video calls you can use our Linux box to create a monitoring device"


Editor's Note: Holiday Tech Fun

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 01:06
What to do on a long weekend? Digikam, Ardour, Drupal, new computers....


Mint 9: Minty fresh Linux

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 00:36
Cyber Cynic: "I currently use OpenSUSE on my servers, and Ubuntu, Fedora, and MEPIS on my desktops and laptops. Now, I have a new resident on my desktops: Mint 9."


Amnesia: The Dark Descent Demo Released!

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 00:06
Linux Gaming News: "Today Frictional Games, the makers of the Penumbra series, has released a demo for their upcoming first person survival horror �Amnesia: The Dark Descent�. Players with Windows, Mac or Linux all get a chance to experience a small slice of the dread and terror contained in the full game."


Android: the return of the Unix wars?

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 23:36
LWN.net: "Your editor was recently amused to encounter this ZDNet article on "Android's dirty little secret." According to that article, the openness of Android has led to an increase in the control held by handset manufacturers and wireless carriers and the fragmentation of the platform."


Songbird 1.8.0 adds support for more devices

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 23:06
The H Open: "Nearly three months after the last update, the Songbird developers have released version 1.8.0 of their open source media player, code named "Orbital"."


ZaReason Terra HD

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 22:36
Ubuntu Linux Tips & Tricks: "Jono wrote about his new ZaReason Strata, and Rich wrote about his new ZaReason something-else, so I figured I'd let you all know about the ZaReason Terra HD I said I wanted to order, now that I've had it about a month."


Ubuntu 10.10 beta � an insider's view

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 22:06
Linux User and Developer: "Ubuntu 10.10 has strived to build on the choices of Lucid, bringing bleeding edge versions of software whilst maintaining the stability that Lucid provided. Join Ubuntu developer, Dave Walker, as he takes an insiders look at Maverick Meerkat"


Open Source: No one is working for free

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 21:36
Network World: "People continue to wonder how to make money in the free and open source software world. It's dressed up in discussions of how one makes money when you give away the software for free, or why developers are working for free."


Tech Comics: "Unfriending"

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 21:06
Tech Comics: "The process of ending a friendship is far more complicated than it once was."


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