Given the popularity of Gmail, it's not surprising that a score of desktop applets have emerged for notifying users of new messages. I recently set out on a quest to find the best one. Here are the results.
Read more »
UK’s First-ever LiMo Phones Are Encumbered by Microsoft Patent Tax (on Linux)
http://boycottnovell.com –
Samsung delivers phones that are based on Linux, but Samsung also engages in a Novell-like deal with Microsoft
Read more »- Login to post comments
Linux Foundation End User Summit: Right Mission?
http://www.workswithu.com –
The Linux Foundation recently announced the second annual Linux Foundation End User Summit, to be held this November. At face value, it might sound like a conference dedicated to assessing and addressing the needs of the type of people who use Ubuntu and other distributions for day-to-day computing. Unfortunately, it's not quite that.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Upgrading a Motherboard in Linux: Kernel Panic
http://www.linuxplanet.com –
I spent the weekend installing a new motherboard in my audio/video production computer. What should have been a 30-minute chore turned into a vexing showstopper.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Tech Tip: Meld for Visual Diffs
http://www.linuxjournal.com –
In diff tool speak, a visual diff tool is a GUI application. Meld is such a tool: a tool for displaying differences between files (and directories) and also for merging the differences. Meld is programmed in Python.
Read more »- Login to post comments
1st, 3rd, and 4th Top-selling Laptops in Amazon Germany Come with GNU/Linux
http://boycottnovell.com –
Steve Ballmer was probably right about GNU/Linux exceeding Apple on the desktop (globally)
Read more »- Login to post comments
Home, Sweet Home: Sweet Home 3D 2.1 Linux Version
http://www.linuxpromagazine.com –
3D design applications are somewhat an anomaly among Linux. Sweet Home 3D proves that good, free programs now exist in that market.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Some of Maryland's open source heroes
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com –
Mike Subelsky shares with us his non-scientific findings on who's doing a lot of novel work with open source. Feel free to nominate your own "open source heroes" in the comments section of this blog entry.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Mozilla augments Firefox's plug-in check
http://www.computerworld.com –
As it promised, Mozilla has created a page that checks for outdated plug-ins used by Firefox.
Read more »- Login to post comments
What makes Ubuntu so user friendly?
http://www.ghacks.net –
Of all the Linux distributions, the consensus is beginning to become clear that Ubuntu is, hands down, the most user friendly of the Linux distributions. Naturally there are people that claim other distributions like PCLinuxOS, and Linux Mint are even more user-friendly than Ubuntu. But what exactly makes a Linux distribution user-friendly?
Read more »- Login to post comments
Kernel Log - Improved USB 3. 0 support, X.org drivers to move back into X Server
http://www.h-online.com –
Linux 2.6.31.2 not only offers minor bug fixes, but also selected major changes. The X.org hackers have adapted their development strategy and, in the long term, plan to merge several drivers back into the X Server code.
Read more »- Login to post comments
More Linux Distros That Don’t Suck
http://tech.nocr.at –
Following Linux Distros That Don’t Suck from earlier this year here is a comprehensive list of, you guessed it, more Linux Distros that don’t suck.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Palm to open Pre app developers platform
http://www.itwire.com –
In December, Palm will open the official webOS developer program to support the creation of applications for the Pre and other upcoming smartphones. The company also launched its App Catalog of applications available for download.
Read more »- Login to post comments
5 Useful Tools to Access Linux Partition from Windows
http://shibuvarkala.blogspot.com –
If you currently have Windows OS running and you need some files for your work which you have stored on the Linux installation, you no longer have to shut down Windows and boot Linux! Explore2fs Explore2fs is a GUI explorer tool for accessing ext2 and ext3 filesystems. It runs under all versions of Windows and can read almost any ext2 and ext3 filesystem.
Read more »
- Login to post comments
Astricon: Has Asterisk Gone Mainstream?
http://www.thevarguy.com –
When the Astricon conference kicks off Oct. 13 in Glendale, Ariz., I will be checking to see if Asterisk (the open source IP PBX) is ready for mainstream partners and solutions providers. Actually, I think I already know the answer to that question. Here’s why.
Read more »
