The Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) runs Linux®, but getting it to run well requires some tweaking. In this article, first in a series, Peter Seebach introduces the features and benefits of PS3 Linux, and explains some of the issues that might benefit from a bit of tweaking.
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Google supports OSU Open Source Lab
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The Oregon State University Open Source Lab’s capacity to support open source projects is being expanded through a donation of $300,000 from Google. That increases the company’s cumulative support of academia's leading open source development center to $750,000.
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Downloading Torrent from the Terminal
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There are quite a few applications in linux that has the ability to download torrent from the terminal. rtorrent is perhaps the easiest to use and widely configurable out of all of them.
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tar.gz is the best package format for complex programs
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The point of this article is that projects that need to select just one binary shipping method should choose the all-inside-tar-gz, and for good reasons.
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Create video animations with Inkscape, ImageMagick and FFmpeg
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Want to create an animation on GNU/Linux and then convert it to a video file?
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Convert Filenames to Lowercase
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After using the mv command all too many times and typing things like mv FILE.TXT file.txt, I wrote this script. I was thinking I could put a new coat of paint on it but, in reality, it does the job and is easy to understand.
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GIMP Tricks: Fake Fill Flash
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Today I’m going to teach you a method I use to fake a fill flash. The objective is to lighten the dark areas without blowing out the highlights. Here’s the before and after...
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Anatomy of Linux flash file systems
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You've probably heard of Journaling Flash File System (JFFS) and Yet Another Flash File System (YAFFS), but do you know what it means to have a file system that assumes an underlying flash device?
Read more »A Tweaker’s Guide to Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Linux
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Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or “crashing?“. Looking for a highly reliable and fast random access storage medium to use for your most important data? Do you have $500-$1500 in spare change lying around? Then Solid State Drives (SSDs) are for you.
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Customs to search for illegal downloads on MP3 players and laptops
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MUSIC fans might soon have their iPods searched by Customs officers at airport checks - and face jail if pirated music is found on them.
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How To Move Linux to a New Hard Drive
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...one of the computers ran out of hard drive space. So I had a bigger hard drive with four times the disk space handy, and swapped them. The steps:
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Unique Marriage Proposal Ideas, Marriage Proposal Services By Your Hand In Marriage
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We provide marriage proposal services including unique marriage proposal ideas. We will tell you the various romantic ways to propose and make that moment very special for both of you.
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The open call
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Inevitably as Linux has gained traction it’s attracted more and more attention. From Dell selling Ubuntu PCs to ASUS choosing Xandros for the EeePC, it’s become almost trendy to add Tux to a product.
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17 ways Greasemonkey can revolutionise Firefox
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Do you get frustrated and angry when a poorly designed website doesn’t load quick enough or is only partially visible? Well Greasemonkey, a free Firefox add-on, offers hundreds of free script to improve the functionality of websites and the net, whether its adding must-have features to Gmail, streamlining your social life in Facebook or speeding up your blog posts.
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10 Download Managers Available in Ubuntu
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I have been using Ubuntu for about 3 months and I love it more and more everyday. There are a lot of reasons for this but the most important one is that you can find a lot of alternatives to softwares made for windows and ,what is more, all are free.
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