Tools like phpMyEdit allow you to create a quick-and-dirty front end to a database, but what if you need to publish a spreadsheet or BibTeX file on your website and give your visitors the ability to dynamically sort, filter, group, and visualize the published data?
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Power Management on Linux, Part 2
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In part 1 of this series we learned how to measure how much power our systems are using, both hardware and software, and some tricks for reducing power usage without degrading performance. Today we're going to dive into the world of power management on laptops: ACPI, APM, hard disk spindowns, and spinups.
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New Inkscape 0.46 is good news
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Version 0.46 of the open source vector graphics editor Inkscape is out, showcasing new tools, new effects, new filters, and a host of interface and speed improvements.
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Fedora 9 Preview Released
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After some minor delays (like all rawhide flights grounded for a few
days of repair...), the Fedora Project is proud to announce the releaseof Fedora 9 Preview!
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Release Candidate Released
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The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the Release Candidate for Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Long-Term Support) on desktop and server. Codenamed "Hardy Heron", 8.04 LTS continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating thelatest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality,easy-to-use Linux distribution.
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Give Me 3 Synths
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In my next three articles I'll profile three native Linux software synthesizers (a.k.a. softsynths). I'll introduce their basic synthesis architectures and program operations, then I'll guide my readers briefly through the process of creating a new sound for each synth profiled. Our voyage begins with Nick Dowell's Analogue Modeling SYNTHesizer, better known as amSynth.
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Newsflash: Grannies Need Linux
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Chances are, Granny's computer hardware is fine. Since Linux will run on anything from a toaster oven to a space station -- unless there's actual physical damage, the upgrade to Linux should cost nothing but some of your time. (And maybe some of Granny's cookies.) Here's a quick list of suggestions to make life easier on you both
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Tips & Tricks from PCLinuxOS Forum
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Here is a list of some important tips and tricks directly from PCLinuxOS Forum.
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Mayanna: A Unique Desktop Organizer for Gnome
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Previously I’ve written about Gimmie, a desktop organizer and panel for GNOME designed to allow easy interaction with the things you use on your computer. Some of it’s developers have forked the project, and created Mayanna. It’s a young project, so I had to compile from source to try it out.
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Gfire is Back!
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After 1 and half years since the last release of Gfire back in 16 September 2006, the next version of Gfire is almost ready.
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Linspire's CNR beta supports Ubuntu HardyHeron
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Linspire announced a new version of its CNR (Click'N'Run) software management system that supports the Ubuntu 8.04 ("HardyHeron") release, expected to take flight on Apr. 24. The client enables users to install, uninstall, and update desktop Linux software available on Linspire's CNR.com download site.
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Remember 2.0 released
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"I am pleased to announce the release of Remember 2.0. Remember is an Emacs mode for quickly remembering data. It uses whatever back-end is appropriate to record and correlate the data, but its main intention is to allow you to express as little structure as possible up front. [...] Remember is now a part of Emacs 23, and will be included with that release of Emacs when it comes out..."
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The making of Wine (how to make Windows apps merrier with Linux)
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Jeremy White, co-founder and CEO of CodeWeavers, talked to Microsoft Subnet today about how Wine might make IT professionals a lot merrier. For those wanting to save money on desktops by using Linux, but feel trapped into Windows because of the need to run Windows apps, Wine can help.
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Red Hat: No plans for consumer desktop Linux; dominance of Windows cited
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Red Hat says it has no plans to develop a consumer version of Linux, owing in part to the challenges presented by Microsoft's dominance of the desktop market. Red Hat's Global Desktop Linux, aimed at emerging markets, has also been delayed, owing to a number of reseller and services issues.
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Ubuntu Linux upgrade: Why you should try it
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The final release of Ubuntu 8.04 next week should silence those who say Linux is too complex for the non-techie.
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