This probably comes as no surprise to most Unix or Linux administrators out there (at least this first thing), but I find it's always interesting how rarely the "last" command is used to determine anything other than the users logged in "now" and the "last" time a user logged in.
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Open graphics card available for preorder
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The Open Graphics Project has started accepting preorders for their OGD1, a graphics card with a completely open source design. This initial release is billed as a high-end FPGA prototyping kit specifically designed to test computer graphics architectures. The card has two DVI connectors, S-Video, 256MB RAM, and a 64bit PCI-X connector. The core of the system is a Xilinx Spartan-3 XC3S4000 FPGA.
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I’m running a few Ubuntu virtual machines for testing new software. My favorite virtualization software, VirtualBox, is much easier to use with the additional drivers (called “Guest Additions”) that allow higher screen resolutions, better display performance, and mouse integration. For Ubuntu 8.04 guests, I had some issues installing the guest additions using VirtualBox 1.5.6 OSE.
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winetricks 20080523 released -- With DirectX9 support!
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winetricks 20080523 released : Dan Kegel made a small update to winetricks. Look at the list below to see whats fixed and download the new version. Here are the main changes since the 20080519 release :
r52 :
* rotate sourceforge mirrors to avoid getting stuck on bad one
* cope with users who rename c:/windows/Fonts to c:/windows/fonts
* more conservative advice on sha1sum mismatches
Simple Compizconfig settings manager in Ubuntu 8.04(Hardy heron)
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In Ubuntu 8.04 if you want to configure compiz manually we have a new tool called Simple Compizconfig settings manager.The OpenCompositing Project brings 3D desktop visual effects that improve usability of the X Window System and provide increased productivity.
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10 Best Linux Audio players
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Featuring 10 of the Best Linux Audio players. Would appreciate your feedback through comments
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Online Storage with Wuala
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At it's most basic level, Wuala is an online storage service. Like other services it aims to allow you to access your files from anywhere, even if your home or office computer is turned off. You can store any file in your Wuala 'drive' and they can be any size (up to your storage limit, of course).
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How to find files, using command line (locate)
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Continuing reviewing some of my old posts, I found this one Examples of find command, now I want to show you a faster and easier way to find files.
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Review: Miro
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Miro is a open-source cross-platform application, the program can read RSS feeds and it will let you download and manage the videos in those feeds.
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Ubuntu to announce its mobile Linux in June
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Canonical will announce Netbook Remix, its version of Ubuntu Linux tailored for mobile devices, in two weeks, Chief Executive Mark Shuttleworth said.
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Amarok 2: Visual Changelog
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Amarok multimedia player is one of the best programs of its kind not only for Linux but for any operating system nowadays. It has been created as a KDE component. Most people hoped to have Amarok 2.0 included in KDE 4.0, which hasn’t happened. It’s hard to predict if it finds its way into KDE 4.1 stable, but it’s still worth taking a look at the current progress of this great multimedia player.
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Testing the new SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2
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In Novell's new SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2, announced yesterday, you'll find only small, but useful, improvements, most of them for better interoperability with Microsoft protocols and formats.
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Encrypting your home directory using LUKS on Debian/Ubuntu
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Laptops are easily lost or stolen and in order to protect your emails, web passwords, encryption keys, etc., you should really think about encrypting (at least) your home directory.
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5 Things You'll Love about Firefox 3
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From the "Awesome Bar" to just plain better performance, the latest version of the open source browser includes some great improvements.
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PlayOnLinux version 3 release plan and video
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No, it's not a rumor. PlayOnLinux version 3 is planned for release very soon. By the way, it explains the reason why there hasn't been any new release the last days couple days.
Some lucky beta testers even had the opportunity to test this new version. For those who are curious, here is a video.
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