RMS: «Sweden is about to pass a surveillance law that would let the government listen to nearly all phone calls and read nearly all emails, without any court supervision. The proponents describe it with lies, of course. » -- via RMS website
Read more »Swedish surveillance law
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Setting up an encrypted Debian system
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"Even though the Debian installer can set up encrypted partitions, it is optimised for systems with a single data partition, unless you want to enter multiple passphrases when the system boots. The installer configures a LUKS volume using cryptsetup, but it provides no mechanism for the use of key files, only interactive passphrases.
Read more »How To Install Flock Browser v1.2 on Ubuntu 8.04
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It’s been a while since I’ve blogged about the Flock Browser, and after checking it out today I thought it was time for an update here at Ubuntu Tutorials. For all of you that are addicted to all of the social networking sites (Digg, Twitter, Facebook, del.icio.us, Flickr, etc) you get an integrated-into-the-browser experience with the Flock Browser.
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Sabayon Linux 3.5 Official Release: here we come :-)
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After months and months and months of hard work, I am happy to say that Sabayon Linux 3.5 final will enter the final beta testing stage within 48 hours and will stay there for a couple of weeks. All I can say is that the difference between 3.4 and 3.5 is REALLY REALLY huge.
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Nokia, the unknown open source contributor?
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Why server downtimes and flame wars seem to start always on Friday afternoon? As you probably know, this time the well-intentioned Ari Jaaksi got slashdotted and a new wave of discussion around Nokia and its open source involvement began.
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Firefox 3 inflames the browser wars, but why should we care?
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The rekindled web browser battle will crank up a notch this week with the release of Firefox 3.0, but I just can’t muster any excitement I’m afraid.
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Monitor your hardware Temperature - Ubuntu
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Computer Temperature Monitor is a little applet for the GNOME desktop that shows the temperature of your computer CPU and disks on screen. It allows you to log temperatures to a file. You can set alarms to notify you when a tempertature is reached.
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Firefox 3, the Guinness Book of Records, and mobile phones
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Firefox 3 is coming! It’s been years in the coming and computers users worldwide are waiting with baited breath. Here’s what’s new, how YOU can help get Firefox into the Guinness book of records plus news about an exciting development – Firefox for mobile phones!
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Amarok 2 Alpha - An Early Review on What's Going On
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New interface - Currently, it's very obvious Amarok 2 is in the alpha phase. The major thing that changed is the interface, which looks nicer and more modern now. Currently, the collection browser is in the left and the playlist itself is located to the right side of Amarok's window.
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Firefox extensions to bring back the dead
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Don't you find it irritating when a Web page you bookmarked or favorited returns a 404 error on a subsequent visit? Or when a Web site is temporarily down? Firefox extensions Resurrect Pages and 404: Page is Not Found?
Read more »Processing RAW files in Linux
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In this article I’m going to show the benefits of storing the photos in RAW “format”. I’ll be also decribing GNU/Linux tools that can help you with processing such images.
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THE BORDEAUX GROUP FOUNDED, LAUNCHES BORDEAUX FOR LINUX FOR WINE 1.0
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THE BORDEAUX GROUP FOUNDED, LAUNCHES BORDEAUX FOR LINUX FOR WINE 1.0
The Bordeaux Group announces the release of Bordeaux for Linux 1.0 with support for Microsoft Office 2000, Adobe Photoshop CS, Adobe Photoshop CS2, Internet Explorer and the Steam gaming platform.
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PlayOnLinux 3.0.3 released
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The 3.0.3 version of PlayOnLinux has been released .
Here is what's new:
- Big improvement of integrated IRC client which now supports the OP, HALF-OP, VOICE and BAN commands with nice logos
- A copyright issue fixed: I had to hurry to release this version because I forgot to indicate "Icon Provided by Tango Desktop Project"
PlayOnLinux 3.0.2 was released June 11th 2008
Read more »The mini-laptops of summer
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You're not the only one losing weight for beach season. The latest and least expensive breed of slimmed-down mobile PC--the mini-laptop--is ready for summer travel.
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Create Professional WordPress Themes with New Book
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Packt is pleased to announce the release of WordPress Themes Design, which is a complete guide to creating professional WordPress themes. Written by Tessa Blakeley Silver, this book will be invaluable to WordPress users or visual designers who want to develop a WordPress theme.
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