With the default apps chosen and announced for 10.10, Maverick Meerkat, I decided that I wanted to take a look at a few apps in particular and look at some of their strengths and weaknesses. First up on the chopping block? Evolution.
Read more »What's new in Linux 2.6.34
Two new file systems, improved support for the power saving techniques offered by modern hardware, and many new or extended drivers are only some of the hundreds of advancements that characterise the new kernel version.
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BeOS successor Haiku now in R1/Alpha 2
The second alpha release of the Haiku desktop, open source, operating system, successor to the earlier BeOS, is now available to download
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5 Browsers You've Never Heard Of
Over the past few years many different browsers have been created and become very popular for example Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, however, there are many browsers which are generally unheard of among the majority of web users. Here are 5 of them.
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Kernel Log: Coming in 2.6.34 (Part 5) - Drivers
Hundreds of new and improved drivers significantly improve hardware support in the 2.6.34 kernel
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Howto install Last.FM / Scrobbler plugin in Audacious2 on Lucid Lynx
The Audacious developers have removed support for Last.FM / Scrobbler in the most recent version.If you want to install Last.FM / Scrobbler plugin in Audacious2 on ubuntu Lucid Lynx follow this procedure
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Ubuntu Lucid Tip:How to change currently loggedin user password
This tutorial will explain How to change currently loggedin user password in ubuntu 10.04(lucid lynx)
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Ubuntu Lucid checkup — my now-healthy desktop
Having successfully bricked not one but two Linux/Unix installations in the same month (Debian Lenny-to-Squeeze and FreeBSD 7.3-release), I jumped on the Ubuntu Lucid bandwagon early — starting with one of the alpha releases.
Read more »TechDirt Explains How Microsoft/BSA/IDC Game the Press, GNU/Linux is Getting Games!
While Microsoft is whining that it does not make as much money as it used to (the convenient excuse is counterfeiting), GNU/Linux is actually making further progress on the desktop and Valve starts viewing GNU/Linux as a first-class citizen
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12 Must Have Google Chrome Extensions For Web Designers
Google Chrome extensions pool is growing and growing fast. Firefox has been the primary tool for web developers for a long time now. Tools like Firebug in Firefox has taken cult status among web developers. But things are slowly changing now and a number of good alternatives for Firefox web developer extensions can be found among Google Chrome extensions too.
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Software Insecurity is Our Biggest Weakness
Speaking at the Secure360 Conference here, Marcus Ranum, CSO of Tenable Network Security, said that the country's reliance on commercial off-the-shelf software has made us more susceptible to attack, not to mention less innovative and creative. Why don't we have a government coding office? We have a government printing office," he said. "Why don't we have a strategic software reserve?
Read more »Novell selected as finalist for 2010 American Business Awards
We’re pleased to report that industry accolades for SUSE Studio and the SUSE Appliance Program continue to roll in, as the industry recognizes the innovation and benefits of software appliances. Finalists were announced today for the 2010 American Business Awards (a.k.a. the Stevies) and Novell has been honored for both offerings.
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CXGames 9.0 - Hands on Review
The first thing you will notice when using CXGames 9.0 if you had used past versions is that the GUI has under gone a refreshing change.
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Slackage Management, Baby!
There are those who say that Slackware Linux doesn’t really have a package manager. BAH! I say. It has two package management systems, actually.
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Finally An Easy Way To Customize Notify OSD Notification Bubbles [Ubuntu PPA]
Notify OSD has been in Ubuntu for a long time yet for some odd reason, it never supported any kind of customizations so if you wanted to change it's color or position you had to compile it with the new settings.
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