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Firefox Uploader 1.1 released

http://blog.wesabe.com

"We’re very happy to announce the 1.1 release of the Wesabe Firefox Uploader, our open source Firefox extension for Wesabe members. The Firefox Uploader makes it very easy for you to automatically get your financial information from your bank’s or credit card’s web site, and upload that data to Wesabe.

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Created by can.axis 18 years 12 weeks ago
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Get USB devices mounted on your Virtualbox XP machine in Gutsy (Ubuntu 7.10)

http://www.arsgeek.com

There’s nothing more frustrating than not being able to mount your USB devices in your virtual machines. Well, maybe there are lots of things that are more frustrating but this morning my inability to do something that should be simple, easy and fun was driving me nuts.

So I figured out how to do it. It’s not terribly pretty but here’s what you need to do.

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Created by ageek 18 years 11 weeks ago
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Virtual Browsers: Disposable Security

http://www.linuxinsider.com

If users are working on a virtualized PC, or at least a virtualized Web browser, then throwing it out is trivial. So is replacing it with a fresh, uncluttered, uninfected version. Virtual IT is built to be disposable. OK, you've heard about this virtualization magic before. However, it seems too good to be true, and it sounds complicated and expensive.

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Created by greengrass 18 years 11 weeks ago
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Wubi = super easy Linux installation

http://crunchgear.com

I don’t have the patience to go through a full install of Ubuntu but I also don’t think that running the Live CD does the operating system justice. If only there were an easy-to-use Windows installer that didn’t "require you to modify the partitions of your PC or to use a different bootloader." Enter Wubi.

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Created by candtalan 18 years 11 weeks ago
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Calendar Weblog: Lightning 0.7 & Sunbird 0.7 have been released

http://weblogs.mozillazine.org

"I am happy to report, that the 0.7 of Lightning and Sunbird has been completed and is now available via AMO and the Calendar Project website..."

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Created by can.axis 18 years 11 weeks ago
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Explanation of Ubuntu Hard Drive Wear and Tear

http://www.linux-hero.com

A recent bug report for Ubuntu Linux has confirmed that both the Feisty and Gutsy versions of Ubuntu cause some unnecessary wear and tear on a hard drive

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Created by C733tus 18 years 11 weeks ago
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MySQL to get injection of Google code

http://www.computerworld.com.au

MySQL laid out its software road map through 2009, including code contributed by Google and security improvements due in MySQL 7.0.

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PodSleuth to bring better iPod support to Linux

http://arstechnica.com

Banshee developer Aaron Bockover announced the PodSleuth project earlier this week, which is designed to expose iPod metadata through the Linux Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL). PodSleuth replaces the old libipoddevice and is designed to be more adaptable and future-proof.

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Created by C733tus 18 years 11 weeks ago
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Tips from an RHCE: Splitting tar archives on the fly

http://www.redhatmagazine.com

Splitting big files into pieces is a common task. Another common task is to create a tar archive, and split it into smaller chunks that can be burned onto CD/DVD. The straightforward approach is to create the archive and then use ’split.’ To do this, you will need more free space on your disk. In fact, you’ll need space twice the size of the created archive.

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Created by snotbutter 18 years 11 weeks ago
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Ubuntu 7.10 is outstanding

http://www.linux.com

Canonical this month released Ubuntu 7.10, codenamed Gutsy Gibbon. Like the Feisty Fawn release before it, Gutsy is a bleeding-edge distribution with a focus on new features and the newest free software applications. It's a speedy operating system with great new features and only a few minor issues.

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Created by snotbutter 18 years 11 weeks ago
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I want to FLAC you like an animal!

http://happylinuxthoughts.blogspot.com

So, what is FLAC? FLAC is an acronym that stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. Flac is completely non-proprietary and free of licensing fees, unlike mp3. Flac is also much higher quality than mp3 or Ogg. This format compresses the data without having to dispense of any data.

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Created by snotbutter 18 years 11 weeks ago
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Prism: Integrate Web Applications into the User’s Desktop Experience

http://blog.mozilla.com

"Today Mozilla Labs is announcing a new experiment called Prism. Over the last few months I’ve had a chance to contribute to many of the initial user facing design aspects of Prism, and this is one of the most exciting labs projects I’ve had a chance to work on so far at Mozilla...

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Created by can.axis 18 years 11 weeks ago
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Illustrating 3D looking objects in Inkscape (Basic)

http://raikardesigns.blogspot.com

A tutorial on drawing 3D looking simple objects with Inkscape. Pretty simple.

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Created by rockraikar 18 years 11 weeks ago
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20 Tips to Tweak Your Tabs

http://www.firefoxfacts.com

"You owe a lot to your tabs in Firefox. Without them you would have a desktop filled with clutter. So why not do something nice for your tabs and give them a few tweaks? ..."

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Created by can.axis 18 years 11 weeks ago
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New Desktop Face-Off: Gnome 2.20 vs KDE 3.5

http://www.onlamp.com

With the new features that Gnome and KDE (K Desktop Environment) are adding, each desktop environment is challenging the other for a larger share of the market. .. In this article I will briefly talk about the new features of both Gnome and KDE, and then look at some similarities and important differences between the two desktop environments.

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