Forget the netbook or the net-top PC: How about a net-server?
Read more »The OpenBlockS 600 is a Linux server that fits in your palm
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Ubuntu 9.10 Beta Is Available for Download
A few minutes ago, the Ubuntu development team unleashed the Beta release of the upcoming Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) operating system, due for launch in late October this year. As usual, we've downloaded a copy of it in order to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 9.10 development.
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Zmanda Does Cloud Storage for Less with Open Source
Zmanda uses open source-based backup software and Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3) to best EMC's MozyPro and Symantec on price. Now the company hopes its latest features will catch on with small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) looking to back up their Microsoft Windows environments while meeting security and compliance demands.
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ARM-based MID boasts voice-enabled Facebook
The Lighthouse SQ7 is based on SmartDevices' ARM11-based SmartQ7 design, offering a seven-inch, 800 x 480 touchscreen, 128MB of RAM, 1GB of flash, WiFi, and an Ubuntu Linux-based interface with voice-enabled Facebook and Twitter updates.
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T-DOSE: The place where experts meet
T-DOSE is a free and yearly event held in The Netherlands to promote use and development of Open Source Software. During this event Open Source projects, developers and visitors can exchange ideas and knowledge. This years event will be held on 3 and 4 October 2009 at the Fontys University of Applied Science in Eindhoven.
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Ubuntu 9.04 more stable than 8.04 on my particular rig
I'm a big proponent of the long-term-release concept in operating systems because I think both the enterprise and the home user doesn't want things breaking and should have the option of sticking with a particular distribution longer than 6 or 12 months.
Read more »Company That Attacks ODF Gains More Control of ODF (and Why Open Source Should be Careful, Too)
Microsoft manages to grab seats in its competitor’s table; Explanation of why CodePlex it to “Open Source” what OOXML is to “open standards”
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Mini-review: Novell's flavor of Moblin
I recently had a chance to take Novell's implementation of Moblin Linux technology for a spin. I found it offered quicker time-to-evaluation than other Moblin-ized distros I've tried.
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KDE 4 Isn't Too Bad, After All
When KDE 4 was first released, I didn't care much for it, and I thought I never would. But due to recent circumstances, I installed the latest version to see if things changed for the better, and to my surprise, they have.
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Karmic Koala: That's One Seriously Fast Marsupial
Even though Ubuntu’s servers were absolutely hammered today, I was able to download and test out the latest 9.10 Karmic Koala beta.
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Teaching Kids Programming with Free Programming Languages
Teaching young students or even your own kids to learn or be interested in programming can be really daunting. However, there are free programming languages that are designed to teach children the basic concepts and elements required in traditional programming that you can use to get the job done quite easily.
Read more »Enhance Firefox with SmarterFox
Work smarter, not harder. It’s a good motto, and one that applies well to SmarterFox, an extension for Firefox that makes common tasks much easier to perform.
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Make a Python game in minutes with Gloss
So, if you fancy learning the fastest way to create Python games, read on as Hudzilla talks you through an example Gloss project...
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For me, Gentoo is about *convenient* choice
It's often said, that Gentoo is all about choice, but that doesn't quite fit what it is for me. The highest ability to choose is Linux from scratch. What really distinguishes Gentoo for me is that it makes it convenient to choose.
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openSUSE Ambassador numbers?
Just out of curiosity, I felt like finding out what the numbers show for South America compared to other regions in the Ambassadors Program of openSUSE.
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