I just took a quick tour of the newest version of KDE 4.2. Release Candidate 1. Sometime around the end of the month, the KDE developers will unleash the official 4.2 release upon the world, and it will be picked up by your distro creator of choice sometime soon afterwards. At any rate, KDE 4.2 will include a bunch of new features, and some sorely needed bug-fixes.
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Vasectomy reversal is a microsurgery procedure for male infertility treatment. The new technologies have added an entirely new dimension to male infertility treatment.
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What this Firefox user misses about Chrome
Call me fickle, but I switched my default browser back to Firefox for the time being. In doing so, I discovered the features I really miss about Chrome.
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Testing in the open source world. Final Part
In the last two instalments I discussed the collection of requirements, the creation of test cases based on those requirements, and the general setup of a test suite. In this, the final post in this series, I will cover execution of the cases, defect entering, and overall project quality.
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How to restrict features of the KDE desktop for users on OpenSuse 11.x
KIOSK Admin Tool is a KDE administration tool that offers system administrators an easy way to predefine desktop configurations for groups of users, lock down settings or otherwise restrict features of the KDE desktop environment.
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How to set limits on users
The ulimit programs allow to limit system-wide resource use using a normal configuration file - /etc/security/limits.com. This can help a lot in system administration, e.g. when a user starts too many processes and therefore makes the system unresponsive for other users.
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Linux terminal server (RDP) on OpenSuse 11.1
Based on the work of rdesktop, xrdp uses the remote desktop protocol to present a GUI to the user.
The goal of this project is to provide a fully functional Linux terminal server, capable of accepting connections from rdesktop and Microsoft's own terminal server/remote desktop clients.
Read more »LCA2009: Microsoft man encounters Linux storm
Crumpton, platform strategy manager at Microsoft Australia, had no idea of the passionate questioning he would come up against when he gave his talk, the last for the day, at a mini-conference titled "The Business of Open Source."
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Debt Consolidation UK: Fastest way to eliminate your debt
Debt consolidation is a way out to consolidate your multiple debts in one single payable unit.Debt Consolidation UK are easily available due to affluently filled market. Besides, online facilities are also offered for these consolidation plans. They not only save your time but also save application charges if any.
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Why Companies Really Turn to Open Source Software
...occasionally I run into press articles that "round up" a half dozen such marketing misdirections from various marketing departments in one place. The December 1 BusinessWeek article called "Cost-Conscious Companies Turn to Open-Source Software" is such an article. And it's the second such multi-marketing-oriented misdirection article I've seen this week.
Read more »SA election body opens website to open source users
The South African Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has made good on its promise to open up its website to free software users.
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How “Simplifying” Linux Just Made It Worse
Some time after Linux netbook started appearing, it became obvious that there was a problem. Every time a new manufacturer gets in to the business, they try to build a completely custom Linux system that is "easier." It is impressive the number of times this has been attempted and how many times it has horribly and completely failed at the goal of making things "easier."
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The Way of the Hacker
If you are aspiring to be a hacker or a Unix/Linux guru, then you have probably read some of Eric S. Raymond's writings like 'The New Hacker's Dictionary' and 'The Art of Unix Programming'. You may have also visited his website and read some of his articles there.
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Linux Monday: An Open Office Test Drive
For the next couple of Linux Monday posts, I'll be testing out my legacy Microsoft Office files in Open Office, Linux world's main alternative. This is, by necessity, a one-way test. Files in Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .xls, .ppt) can be opened in Open Office; the open source community recognizes the need.
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We, at the Allahabad High Court, not only use but advocate open source software (OSS) and open formats. Many raise the question, 'Why is it so? Why do you do it?' Let me take this opportunity to explain it.
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