"...I decided to write this guide because of the new optimized kernel that was added to Ubuntu Server 8.04 for virtualized environments. I also wanted a complete guide that would be a solid reference and now just have bits and pieces for upcoming sysadmins will get lost when reading..."
Read more »GNU/Linux Rails Server Using Passenger, part 1
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The Free Software Movement
"National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu, Taiwan 30013, R.O.C. Richard Stallman will speak about the Free Software Movement, which campaigns for freedom so that computer users can cooperate to control their own computing activities..."
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Video Editing on Linux :: It can be a real joy!
I totally rate Cinelerra as the best video editing app on Linux. The feature set is powerful, the effects are plentiful and the general usage is a dream. Yes it took me a little while to get to grips with but now I say with great confidence, Video editing on Linux isn’t a myth, it isn’t false hope, it’s here.
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Audacity Tutorial part 1 – Recording audio tracks
This tutorial presents the most important functions of Audacity. Part 1 is devoted to issues associated with recording of audio files. Next parts will show how to use effects, mix tracks and remove vocals from music recordings.
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Open Source Under the CIO's Radar Screen: Good or Bad?
Dirk Riehle discusses the advantages and downsides of the ready availability of open source software from a procurement perspective.
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Hidden Linux : Other worlds
If you've installed Ubuntu (or Kubuntu or Xubuntu or Edubuntu or Gobuntu) and are wondering what those other desktops are like, there's an easy way to find out. No, I don't mean download, burn and boot the respective CDs. I mean just add 'em to your current configuration.
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MIT students show power of open cell phone systems
What do you want your cell phone to be able to do? Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Hal Abelson put that question to about 20 computer science students this semester when he gave them one assignment: Design a software program for cell phones that use Google Inc.'s upcoming Android mobile operating system.
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Connecting With ISPhone
ISPhone survived, thrived, and still caters to small and medium-size ISPs--"we're a phone service enabler for service providers," is how von Schlegell describes the company--in large part because it was willing and able to adapt to the topsy-turvy of the telecom industry.
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Skype agrees to obey GPL
Skype has abandoned its efforts to avoid complying with an open-source license that requires it to provide source code with Linux-based VoIP phones.
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BECTA: OOXML Lock-in and Anti-Linux Abuses All Microsoft’s Fault
Several months ago BECTA complained about OOXML, Windows Vista, and Microsoft Office 2007. It was not an issue of cost. This came after BECTA’s long and rather disturbing love affair with Microsoft. An accomplice claiming innocence?
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You Can Hack An OS But You Can't Hack People - part 5: No Help For The Helpless
Going forward, I'd just like to point out that I don't claim to have all the answers. What I am doing here, is attempting to ask the right questions. How can we even hope to find the answers if nobody can ask the right, logical questions first?
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Installing WINE
In our Linux gaming feature a couple of months ago we looked at Wine, the Windows compatibility layer that allows Linux users to run a number of Windows games, including recent hits like Team Fortress 2 and Call of Duty 4. It’s not the easiest thing to set up – not by a long shot, in fact – but that’s why we’re here.
Read more »A full Hardy Heron Review
Hardy Heron is a fast, exceptionally stable operating system. It is a significant step up from Windows XP and better than Vista when it comes to efficiently using resources, and frankly, ease of use.
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Replacing Nautilus with quicker and faster PCMan File Manager in Ubuntu 8.04
Nautilus is the default file manager used in Gnome by most of the Linux distributions, now even though nautilus is extremely user friendly and has wide array of features (including ability to extend it's feature set with scripts and extensions). All these features does make nautilus bit resource hungry especially if you are using older machine.
Read more »Grandmom’s guide to Ubuntu: Hardy Heron ate my mp3’s
Well, it’s time to update the Linux. The latest update is Hardy Heron.
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