A recent official post on the Ubuntu Forums asks users to complete a survey with the applications they would like to see in upcoming version of Ubuntu...
Read more »Canonical To Bring Closed Source Apps Like iTunes And Photoshop To Ubuntu?!?!
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Port Scan in C Part 5
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In the previous parts of this series writing a simple program to see if a port is available was covered, in this the final text the last three points from the previous text are discussed: migrate the pre-check into its own module entirely, add in more descriptive error handling locally and for the connection errors and lastly any last thoughts about the program itself and where it could go.
Read more »GenoCAD Goes Open Source
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Virginia Tech licenses GenoCAD source code to International Society for Computational Biology
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FOSS Hut registration started for FOSS Meet @ NITC
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A FOSS Hut is an area dedicated to a specific focus area in FOSS, be it a project like KDE, community like SMC, user groups, special interest groups like mappers or start ups depending on FOSS.
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Nexus One FAIL
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We’ve already been looking forward to the Nexus Two here at IT Pro, but it seems that the Nexus One hasn’t actually done as well as the Google publicity machine would have us believe.
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Install Latest Banshee 1.5.2 with iTunes Importer functionality in Ubuntu
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Banshee is a popular music management tool for Linux. The default version of Banshee in Ubuntu Karmic is Banshee 1.5.1. Banshee has already reached version Banshee 1.5.2. This is what you need to do to get the latest version of banshee in Ubuntu.
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Linux Foundation: Linux job market has grown 80 percent
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The Linux Foundation says that the market for Linux-related jobs has grown 80 percent over the past five years. In response to this trend, the foundation is launching a Linux job board to help connect employers with potential candidates for Linux-related jobs. The Linux Foundation, an advocacy and standardization group, obtained the Linux.com domain name from GeekNet last year.
Read more »SUSE Motion to Lift Stay Denied. Natch.
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Hot off the presses, the bankruptcy court has denied SUSE's motion to lift the stay so as to complete the arbitration. What? This surprises you?
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Running World of Warcraft in Ubuntu Linux
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Over my Christmas break I decided to try out the latest version of Wine with my most frequently used Windows application which is called World of Warcraft or WoW. Just so that its clear that I am not antisocial this didnt take away much time spending with friends and family as it actually took me less than an hour to do the whole thing.
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Wine Is a Long Shot at Solving the Windows Apps on Linux Problem
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The open-source Wine project is less a solution and more a workaround when it comes to the issue of running Windows applications on Linux.
Read more »xdg-open — opens a file or URL in the user’s preferred application
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xdg-open opens a file or URL in the user's preferred application. If a URL is provided the URL will be opened in the user's preferred web browser. If a file is provided the file will be opened in the preferred application for files of that type. xdg-open supports file, ftp, http and https URLs.
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Install Guest additions and run fullscreen mode on VirtualBox Guest OS | Linux
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By installing GuestAdditions in the Guest OS, you will be able to run the fullscreen Mode on virtualbox Guest OS (for example ubuntu)
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Magnify the Motorola Droid
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Magnify the Motorola Droid using a Fresnel lens so that you can watch screencasts on the go. The Droid has excellent resolution (854 by 480) and a lot of storage (16 GB).
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Jolicloud Pre-Beta Release
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Jolicloud is a respin of Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR), with the addition of significant new functionality through a slick and shiny menu system which incorporates a point-and-click method for system updates and the adding/deleting new software.
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7 Alternatives for Microsoft Office
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Microsoft Office is one of the most popular application suits which no doubt facilitates the users to the full extent. But due to its high price or due to any compatibility issue with the operating system, it is always desirable to have some alternatives. Lets have a summarized look on the available alternatives.
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