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Firefox Companion for eBay now available in Beta

http://en-gb.www.mozilla.com

This is not an extension, but a full firefox download specially customised for use with eBay, but it is beta so be careful. It includes features such as auction alerts from within the browser, Account Guard feature re PayPal and eBay searches from the sidebar.

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Plasma to do away with the panel/desktop distinguish

http://troy-at-kde.livejournal.com

One screencast explaining how the 'desktop' and 'panel' in KDE4 will be 2 appearances of the same thing called formfactor. A break from the concept of desktop screen and taskbar first introduced in Macintosh.

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Created by hdh 16 years 45 weeks ago
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MythTV vs. Vista MCE: First Impressions

http://www.avsforum.com

I've identified strengths and weaknesses in my experience with MythTV and Vista MC but made no choices so here it is. In the end, though impressed with MythTV, I'm going to stick with Vista for a while. Like a magical Disney adventure, it's managed to capture my imagination with promises of easy, 24 hour connection to live sports information and internet radio.

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Created by anna 16 years 45 weeks ago
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Catching Up With JOST

http://www.linuxjournal.com

"Lucio Asnaghi's JOST continues its progress towards a first-rate sound creation suite."

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Created by bridget 16 years 45 weeks ago
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Can GravityZoo provide a viable FOSSaaS business model?

http://www.saasweek.com

"Governments, Medium and Large sized companies are benefiting from FOSS-work, which represents a market value of about Euro 12 billion..."

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Created by bridget 16 years 45 weeks ago
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$100 Linux gadget becomes student testing device

http://www.linuxdevices.com

LearningSoft has used customized Linux-based handheld devices in an "assessment system" aimed at helping classroom school teachers create, administer, and score tests. Aimed primarily at grades three through eight, the "Indigo Learning System" uses Aeronix's $99 Zipit chat device running a custom software stack.

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Created by Jimbob 16 years 45 weeks ago
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One year with Linux

http://diveintomark.org

One year ago, I switched to Linux for a variety of reasons revolving around software freedom, choice, and data preservation.

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Created by dave 16 years 46 weeks ago
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Ubuntu Media Center will use Elisa

http://elisa.fluendo.com

The Ubuntu Media Center project chose Elisa as their core infrastructure to push the free sofware media center effort forward.

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Created by dave 16 years 46 weeks ago
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MySQL warns Microsoft on open source credibilty

http://www.theregister.co.uk

Microsoft must work with, not against, open source otherwise it risks sacrificing developer support and credibility among customers - even Windows loyalists.

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Created by bridget 16 years 46 weeks ago
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Comparing GNU/Linux and FreeBSD

http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com

GNU/Linux is the most popular operating system built with free/open source software. However, it is not the only one: FreeBSD is also becoming popular for its stability, robustness and security. In this article, I’ll take a look at their similarities and differences.

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Created by dave 16 years 46 weeks ago
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Desktop diagramming with Dia and Kivio

http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com

Don't let the simplicity of use fool you. Both Kivio and Dia, two free software diagramming tools, are very efficient at what they do. If you need to design a complex flow chart or create a no-fuss UML diagram then you could do a lot worse than to choose either of these packages.

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Created by dave 16 years 46 weeks ago
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Ballmer’s Gold

http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com

Question please, Mr Ballmer:

If we “stole” our operating systems from Microsoft, then how come our operating systems never “crash” in the monotonously regular fashion that every Windows OS has done since Windows 3.11?

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Created by dave 16 years 46 weeks ago
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The Next Generation

http://www.linuxtoday.com

"But what really floored me was Andy's youngest son, 10-year-old Greg, who chimed in the middle of the conversation and asked me (and I quote): “how hard is it to run Windows programs, like executables, on Linux?”"

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Created by bridget 16 years 46 weeks ago
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TurboLinux to Sell Wizpy Media Player Worldwide

http://open.itworld.com

The TurboLinux Wizpy, a multimedia media player that contains a PC-bootable version of the Linux operating system, will go on sale worldwide in June.

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Created by anna 16 years 46 weeks ago
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Six ways to write more comprehensible code

http://www.ibm.com

Want to improve your programming skills? This article gives six tips.

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