If you are using Ubuntu or any other modern Linux distribution, you are probably running Mozilla Firefox 3.something. While those versions are stable, they are getting a little outdated; why not upgrade? Shall We?
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2009: software installation in GNU/Linux is still broken -- and a path to fixing it
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GNU/Linux is slowly invading everybody's everyday life. I won't say "The year of the GNU/Linux desktop is here". Been there, done that, worn the tee shirt. But, GNU/Linux is definitely imposing its presence - think about Android, or the number of people who are currently using GNU/Linux as their main desktop.
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6 things that I miss in bash
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What is the most frequently used piece of software on your computer? Here’s one program that holds one of the highest place in my list of most frequently used programs. I am talking about… bash.
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Red Hat's Fedora 11: So easy you'll forget it's Linux
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Red Hat has taken heat over the past few years for allegedly neglecting the personal computer in favor of more profitable enterprise servers. It's a fair critique: Red Hat is an enterprise software company, a decision it made years ago, and to good effect.
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The Top 10 Most Dangerous IT Technologies
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Honorable mention:
1. Linux
Linux can not do a lot of work; If Linux (being a freeware) where to replace all commercial software, it will render huge numbers of people going unemployed.
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Talk about garbage several times over.
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5 Ways to Decide on a Linux Distribution
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Prejudices and opinions aside, at some point in your career you'll be asked to select a viable Linux distribution for your corporate network. How will you choose? Here are 5 ways.
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Canonical’s Four Most Important Ubuntu Partners (So Far)
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Canonical continues to build the Ubuntu channel partner program. Although the effort isn't generating headlines yet, solutions providers can measure Canonical's progress by keeping their eyes on four key Ubuntu partners. Here they are.
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Two clues Microsoft is losing its way
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Steve Ballmer needs to brush up on Roman history. Otherwise he seems doomed to repeat it, as two recent Microsoft campaigns suggest.
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Channel ambition is not a conspiracy
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Dietrich H. Schmitz has posted to Groklaw a piece quoting my CompuTex coverage and claiming a dark conspiracy. I hate to disagree, but what happened at CompuTex was no conspiracy.
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Honesty and openness 'will keep Firefox popular'
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Firefox 3.5 will continue to take market share from Internet Explorer, according to Mozilla's Vice President of Engineering Mike Shaver – with honesty and user focus still the main aim in an increasingly competitive environment.
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Canonical’s Four Most Critical Ubuntu Partners
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Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux, continues to build its channel partner program. Although the effort isn’t generating headlines yet, solutions providers can measure Canonical’s progress by keeping their eyes on four key Ubuntu partners.
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Creative Commons 101: Learn, understanding, and using
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Now anybody who's ever been in the tech world has likely heard of free software licenses such as the ever famous GPL, as well as other open source licensing systems. But far fewer have heard of Creative Commons.
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Nvidia says no to Linux on Tegra netbooks, chooses WinCE
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Nvidia is endorsing Windows CE as its platform of choice for netbooks built with its ARM-based Tegra SoC. The company says that Linux is a nonstarter and Android isn't ready.
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Easily run Windows apps on Linux with CrossOver Linux 8
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I was running Windows, and before it came along, MS-DOS, applications on Unix and Linux for ages. It was never especially easy, but experts could do it. With CodeWeavers' latest CrossOver Linux 8, though, it's become so easy that anyone should be able to do it.
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SCO Files Notice of Late Filing with SEC
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SCO has filed a Notification of Late Filing with the SEC. They're tied up in bankruptcy court, it appears, so they can only give a ballpark idea of how things are going in the revenue department. Think South. I know.
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