Banshee developer Aaron Bockover announced the PodSleuth project earlier this week, which is designed to expose iPod metadata through the Linux Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL). PodSleuth replaces the old libipoddevice and is designed to be more adaptable and future-proof.
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MySQL to get injection of Google code
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MySQL laid out its software road map through 2009, including code contributed by Google and security improvements due in MySQL 7.0.
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Explanation of Ubuntu Hard Drive Wear and Tear
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A recent bug report for Ubuntu Linux has confirmed that both the Feisty and Gutsy versions of Ubuntu cause some unnecessary wear and tear on a hard drive
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Calendar Weblog: Lightning 0.7 & Sunbird 0.7 have been released
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"I am happy to report, that the 0.7 of Lightning and Sunbird has been completed and is now available via AMO and the Calendar Project website..."
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Wubi = super easy Linux installation
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I don’t have the patience to go through a full install of Ubuntu but I also don’t think that running the Live CD does the operating system justice. If only there were an easy-to-use Windows installer that didn’t "require you to modify the partitions of your PC or to use a different bootloader." Enter Wubi.
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Virtual Browsers: Disposable Security
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If users are working on a virtualized PC, or at least a virtualized Web browser, then throwing it out is trivial. So is replacing it with a fresh, uncluttered, uninfected version. Virtual IT is built to be disposable. OK, you've heard about this virtualization magic before. However, it seems too good to be true, and it sounds complicated and expensive.
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Get USB devices mounted on your Virtualbox XP machine in Gutsy (Ubuntu 7.10)
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There’s nothing more frustrating than not being able to mount your USB devices in your virtual machines. Well, maybe there are lots of things that are more frustrating but this morning my inability to do something that should be simple, easy and fun was driving me nuts.
So I figured out how to do it. It’s not terribly pretty but here’s what you need to do.
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Firefox Uploader 1.1 released
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"We’re very happy to announce the 1.1 release of the Wesabe Firefox Uploader, our open source Firefox extension for Wesabe members. The Firefox Uploader makes it very easy for you to automatically get your financial information from your bank’s or credit card’s web site, and upload that data to Wesabe.
Read more »Songbird 0.3 - Release Candidate 2
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"We're proud to announce Songbird 0.3 RC2. Thanks to your help, we've fixed many issues discovered in our first release candidate..."
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GIMP Alterative Interaction: User Interface Brainstorm
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Imagine forgetting about gimp's interface and just using it. This alternative interaction for the Gnu Image Manipulation Program would allow for custom, and dynamic gestures to be created for all aspects of it's interface, similar to the way in which a command line interface is habit forming.
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Sabayon Linux 3.4 Review - Almost Perfect
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Sabayon Linux 3.4f “just works.” I was skeptical at first with how good this might be, but I quickly became impressed. It includes the restricted/proprietary drivers out-of-the-box, and automatically enables Compiz Fusion for you if it’s supported by your graphics card!
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Exploring the technical details of Nokia's N810 operating system
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Nokia's recent announcement of the upcoming N810 Internet Tablet is very exciting news for mobile Linux enthusiasts. We have already covered the initial announcement, but this followup discusses some additional details about the N810 operating system and development platform that have been revealed by Nokia's Maemo team.
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Linux frag-fest: the games Linux plays
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You know Linux will handle all your web browsing needs, your e-mail, your office apps. But when it comes to gaming, what do you do? If you’re a hard-core gamer are you stuck in a Windows world, or the netherworld of dual-booting? Fear not: Linux can play hard and here’s how to get going.
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WNotes: Creating a Writer/MySQL web application
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While OpenOffice.org is first and foremost a desktop office suite, it has a few powerful features that allow you to create some nifty solutions. For example, the Base application supports different database engines such as MySQL, and it can connect and manage remote databases.
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Gobuntu
http://www.kryogenix.org –
"This weekend I upgraded my machine to Gobuntu, the entirely-free-software (but see below) version of Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon. Since I’m specifically named as the use case (!) it seemed like the right thing to do. First, the good news: it all seems to be working fine.
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