If you've been following the Ubuntu 10.04 testing releases you're probably aware of some significant changes to the appearance of Ubuntu. Among the top changes in question are the new black theme, black/purple gradient background and Mac-style title bar buttons that appear on the left side of the windows.
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PHP library eZ Components to be an Apache Project
Following the loss of it's core development team, eZ Systems and its former developers have submitted the eZ Components PHP library to the Apache Software Foundation's Incubator and renamed it Zeta Components
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The Bank, the Linux User and the 9-Month Call for Help
Garrett Heaton has been struggling for months to get his bank to open up its deposit@home feature to Linux and Unix. As he and a few other savvy users have figured out, there's no real technical barrier. All Linux users have to do is pretend to be a Mac.
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PCLinuxOS 2010 LXDE Screenshots
PCLinuxOS 2010 is available with the LXDE "Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment" and makes a great choice for older computers, cloud computers, netbooks or for users who just enjoy the fast performance and sleek interface of LDXE.
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Rugged Linux powered video serving robot remote controlled over internet
This is the ranger SRV robot ('Satcam Robotic Vehicle') is a rugged robot based on the surveyor open source robot. It can be remote controlled over the internet or programmed for autonomous missions.
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London Stock Exchange readies Turquoise for big-bang Linux migration
Turquoise, the London Stock Exchange's large volume 'dark pool' trading platform, will go live on a new Linux-based platform in August or September.
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A Music Lover's Fedora Linux Workstation
We've got here our very first entry for "The $100.00 (USD) Coolest Linux Workspace Contest". It's from Mauricio, a Music Theory student. If he wins the contest, he says that he will be using the money to buy a USB mic for some serious music recording.Check out Mauricio's Fedora Linux
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Set up a professional development environment using Packt’s new PHP 5 Tools book
Expert PHP 5 Tools is a new book from Packt that will help users to take their PHP development skills to an enterprise level by teaching them the skills and tools essential to write maintainable and efficient code. It contains many well-documented code samples and recipes that can be used as a starting point for producing quality code.
Read more »LinuxFest Northwest offers free open source event
Robots and beer-brewing computer programs are just two of the things to check out at LinuxFest Northwest this weekend.
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The lost world of the Xandros desktop
The latest release of the Xandros Linux desktop edition was in June 2006, which is several lifetimes in the history of Linux. Is this the end of the line for the Xandros desktop?
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The H speed guide to NoSQL
What is NoSQL? Why does it seem that every day another company starts using a NoSQL database? Will NoSQL replace SQL? The H speed guide to NoSQL answers those questions
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The Perfect SpamSnake - Ubuntu Jeos 9.10
This tutorial shows how to set up an Ubuntu Jeos based server as a spamfilter in gateway mode. In the end, you will have a SpamSnake gateway which will relay clean emails to your MTA. You will also be able to view your incoming queue, train your SpamSnake and carry out a few more advanced operations via MailWatch.
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grub-choose-default - Control Grub Default through a GUI
Do you have a dual boot system? Isn't it annoying when you want to reboot from Linux into Windows or vice-versa, and you have to wait for the machine to shut down, the BIOS to initialize just so that you can now select the OS that you want to boot into?
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Mozilla disables older versions of Java plug-in in Firefox
Mozilla has started disabling older versions of the Java Development Toolkit plug-in in its Firefox web browser in a bid to prevent attackers from exploiting critical vulnerabilities
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The SmartQ V7 is here
So, first impressions: yes, it really really *is* the Anti-iPad. The whole thing just exudes rough edges.
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