GCstar is a free open source application for managing your collections. Detailed information on each item can be automatically retrieved from the internet and you can store additional data, such as the location or who you’ve lent it to. You may also search and filter your collection by many criteria.
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Does Ubuntu Contribute its Share to Free Software Projects?
Ubuntu is a distribution that people have strong feelings about, both pro and con. Last week, those feelings erupted again after former Red Hat employee and Fedora community architect Greg DeKoenigsberg ranted about Ubuntu's contributions to the GNOME desktop in his blog.
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Debug & fix software with help from The Bug Genie
It's easy to debug your software and keep tabs on errors with the added aid of The Bug Genie's web-based issue-tracking software. Dmitri Popov shows you how to clean up your act…
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New cloud-init Features in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat
Alongside the desktop and server editions of Ubuntu, Canonical has put considerable effort into Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud recently. This investment is poised to pay off with Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat), which will introduce several enhancements to the cloud-init package when it debuts next October 2010. Here's a preview of some of the changes that Ubuntu cloud users have to look forward to.
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Making room in the sound indicator
In Maverick we're adding the new Ayatana indicator for sound, Conor Curran's very classy implementation of MPT's very classy spec. It's a Category Indicator, like the messaging menu, so it allows apps to embed themselves into it in a standard and appropriate way.
Read more »Linux set to dominate mobile market by 2015
New analyst’s report predicts a bright future for Linux mobile market with a 62% share expected by the year 2015. Rory MacDonald investigates these astonishing claims…
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Canonical Adjusts Ubuntu Linux Partner Strategy
Canonical has made a subtle but important shift in its channel partner strategy. Sure, the Ubuntu Linux promoter continues to engage with solutions providers. But increasingly, Canonical wants to recruit hosting partners and cloud partners onto the Ubuntu bandwagon.
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UNE 10.10 Unity Update Brings New Applets, Lots Of Changes [Screenshots And Video]
Yet another Update in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat (the packages aren't build yet, but expect an update really soon!) Netbook Edition brings a lot of changes to the way Unity looks and also new features. Read on for screenshots and a video!
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KDE strategy for openSUSE
Within openSUSE a strategic discussion is going on - what direction should we, as a distribution community, take?
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Enterprise Management Vendor Zenoss Joins The Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation today announced that open source enterprise IT management company Zenoss is its newest member.
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Vector Linux 6.0 “SOHO” Screenshots
Vector Linux is a lightweight Linux distribution based on Slackware Linux. Today the SOHO (Small Office/Home Office) Edition of Vector Linux 6.0 was released, this edition is targeted at modern computers in an office environment.
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Red Hat Leads GNOME Contributions
In the GNOME Census conducted by Neary Consulting, the firm found that Red Hat lead in company contributions boasting 16.3 percent of company project contributions. Red Hat was trailed by Novell, Collabora, Intel, and Fluendo. IBM didn't crack the top 20 and Canonical boasted a meager 1.03 percent of contributions.
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Gloobus Preview + Nautilus Elementary = Absolutely Beautiful!
Gloobus Preview is a beautiful file preview application for Linux. Select a file and click space bar to have a quick preview of the file, as simple as that.
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Ubuntu 10.10 Supports Magic Mouse Out-Of-The-Box?
According to Jasev from UbuntuForums, Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat supports Apple's Magic Mouse out-of-the-box.
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How To Load Multiple Desktops on One Linux Distribution
Some distributions make it very easy to add a complete alternative desktop with a single selection. Two that I have been looking at today are Fedora 13 and Linux Mint 9. Both of those are best known for their Gnome distributions, and both have alternative "spins" for KDE, Xfce and Lxde...
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