Dan Kegel released winetricks 20080720 with the following changes. * ogg filters/codecs: flac, theora, speex, vorbis, schroedinger * divx codec update * fix made to winetrickstmp * ffdshow updated to beta 5 *
fix made to firefox3... If you use the codecs that winetricks supports this is a important update as there has been many useful fixes and updates to this area.
winetricks 20080720 released
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Operating System’s As Web Browsers
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Recently there has been some discussion of operating systems becoming irrelevant as applications and data move to the web. This begs the questions of (a) are operating systems becoming irrelevant and (b) how can Linux stay relevant?
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Firefox update fixes Mac security issue
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Mozilla has released an update to Firefox, its popular Web browser. The update is available for download either from the Firefox Web site or through Firefox itself, if you select "Check for Updates" from the Help menu.
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How to get Apple MobileMe for free
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Apple has screwed up the launch of its in the cloud MobileMe so much that it is now possible to get the $99 per year service free, and it's all legit and legal for good measure.
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2008-07-20: GNUnet 0.8.0a released
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"GNUnet is a free software framework for decentralized, peer-to-peer networking..." (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) --
- See also: How does GNUnet compare to other file-sharing applications? http://gnunet.org/faq.php3?xlang=English#compare
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SSHFS made my life easier
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I had only ever heard mention of this great application, before yesterday, and then I was in dire need of it. You see, the DVDrom is bad is my parent’s computer (they need a new one) and my Mycroft doesn’t have a ROM in it.
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Face off: Windows vs Linux real world RAM and disk tests
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Forget fear, uncertainty and doubt. How do Windows Vista and Linux really compare against each other? It’s one thing to talk about the familiar applications available to Windows users contrasted with the rich suite of free open source apps for Linux, but something totally different to actually compare the loads of the two operating systems as they perform functionally identical tasks.
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Linux tools to convert file formats
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Life would be a lot easier if we could live in a Linux-only world and if applications never required data from other sources. However, the need to get data from Windows, MS-DOS, or old Macintosh systems is all too common. This kind of import process requires some conversions to solve file format differences;
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GNUnet a secure peer to peer (P2P) network
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"...In the early 2008 we've found TOR network to unblocked torrent and still using it until today. It's may be to late, but yesterday we saw another interesting p2p network application called GNUnet (we're still learning about how to use GNUnet)..."
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P2P Security News : New GNUnet release 0.8.0.
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"...This release adds various major new features at the price of breaking compatibility on various levels. If you are updating from a previous version, please read the section on updating below..."
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Why not learn a little language while you work, Amigo?
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Books, CDs, flashcards, classes -- there are a lot of tools to help you learn a foreign language. If you spend much of your time near a computer, software may be one of the better options. Ian McIntosh's Amigo is a friendly language utility for the Linux user, notable for how well it integrates into the desktop.
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Create Tomboy notes in Firefox with Tomfox
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Tomfox is a very cool Firefox extension. With Tomfox, you can directly create Tomboy notes in Firefox.
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Exclusive First Look: NimbleX 2008
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Our good friend and developer of NimbleX, Bogdan Radulescu, gave us an exclusive copy of his new distribution, NimbleX 2008, which will be available for all of you tomorrow! I was really thrilled this morning when I saw the e-mail from Bogdan regarding the new version of NimbleX, I immediately downloaded the ISO image and gave it a try, to see what's new.
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Mandriva and Precedent offer low-cost TechSurfer desktop
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Mandriva and Precedent (PTech) will release a new low-cost Atom-based desktop system, the TechSurfer, in the United States in September, starting at $399 with a three year manufacturer warranty, with Mandriva Linux pre-installed.
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Options and Tools For OpenOffice.org. Users
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We often talk about how useful the productivity suite OpenOffice.org is for anyone who needs word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet software, but doesn't want to plunk down a bunch of money to get it. While you may have heard of OpenOffice.org, there are some lesser-known forks and some handy tools that you might not know about. Let's take a look.
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