But don't believe the calm. IT's really just before the storm. So what do you think? What will you be doing in a few years?

I've collected some of the best looking and interesting mock-ups, and you will be the judge if any of them can closely resemble or shall I say predict the look of the "real version" of Chrome OS once it comes out.

"That's the final countdown for FRHACK 01, IT Security Conference, by hackers - for hackers, France, September 7th-8th 2009..." —— [ISO] FRHACK OS v1 alpha1 released (tons of useful tools) ——

Companies with inferior products are often tempted to create Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. A bit of FUD is an effective leveler, allowing these companies to compete on more equal terms with the competition.

Among advanced open source graphics tools, GIMP has a lot of fans, and there are many free online resources available for it, but if you're looking for a drawing and illustration tool that can compete with Adobe Illustrator and is especially good for logos and splashy still graphics, give Inkscape a try.

The Linux Foundation will be calling its first LinuxCon conference from September 21 through 23 in Portland OR. Linus Torvalds and Mark Shuttleworth will be among the speakers and Linux Magazine Online will do a live stream, free for the keynotes.

Is this a good news or not?
What will change in the shorten URL panorama?

For me this is, first, a good move from Eric Woodward to fight the Bit.ly/Twitter embargo and, at the same time, allow the tr.im service to get a push up with the many developers that will engage on it.

What's your opinion?

After a second (or is it third?) round of possible Chrome OS images captured by the ever-popular A. Nonymous Tipster on his trusty-but-low-res digital camera, speculation around Google's ethereal OS is bound to keep heating up.