XBMC is a fantastic and free cross-platform media center application we're nuts for. If you've wanted to start using it or just wanted to customize the XBMC installation you're already running, this guide will walk you through everything, from installation to total customization.
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There's no Stopping the Growth of the Linux-based Smartphones
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According to ABI Research, a market intelligence company that specializes in global connectivity and emerging technology, Linux-based smartphone shipments will outstrip growth of the entire smartphone market in 2010. By 2015, they anticipate that the market share of Linux-enabled smartphones will be at 33%.
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Linux wins court case agains Microsoft
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A Quebec court ruled a provincial agency was wrong to install Microsoft software on its computers without allowing others, such as Linux dealers, to bid on the lucrative contract, AFP learned Friday.
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Save partitions across a network with Partimage
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And although (as a reader did point out) Partimage is limited by not supporting ext4 file systems, it still has plenty of uses. One of those uses is copying partitions across a networking.
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Distro Hoppin`: Parsix GNU/Linux 3.5
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With the summer, a particularly geeky flower evolved into a new, improved one: Parsix GNU/Linux has reached version 3.5 and promises to be better than ever.
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A CEO’s Look at Fedora 13 “Goddard”
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I’ve been a Fedora fan for years now and have used it at home long before I joined Red Hat. I look forward to May and October to see what’s the new bleeding edge, and I continue to be impressed by the innovation the Fedora community delivers.
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EuroPython 2010: Conference schedule announced
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The schedule for this year's European Python Conference, taking place from the 17th to the 24th of July in Birmingham, has now been published
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Fedora 13 vs. Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Benchmarks
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Fedora 13 was released last week with a number of new features, but how does its performance compare to that of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, which was released a month earlier? Using the 64-bit versions of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and Fedora 13 we tested them independently.
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Using PHP Encryption for Login Authentication
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Following up on "Implementing One-way Encryption in PHP," my previous tutorial about using one-way encryption to build a secure online diary application, this article explores using PHP encryption for login authentication.
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What's new in KDE Partition Manager 1.1
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This 6-part article series presents new features and improvements in the new version of the best Linux partition manager. Presented are mount management, SMART status reports, support for 4096-Byte sectors, improved size dialog, new configuration options, GPT partition tables, new file systems support, partition table import/export, shredding...
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Open Data, Open Society: a research project about openness of public data
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Free/Open Source software is great for Public Administrations, but Free/Open data are even more important. Making public sector information really accessible, that is publishing online raw data in open formats and under open licenses, can both improve transparency in government and foster local economical and cultural activities.
Read more »Thoughts and rambling on the X protocol
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Two years ago, while working on awesome, I joined the Freedesktop initiative to work on XCB. I had to learn the arcane of the X11 protocol and all the mysterious and old world that goes with it.
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Extending OpenOffice.org
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Everyone has heard the old saying "lies, damn lies, and statistics", well statistically OpenOffice.org is used somewhere between 0.2% and 22% depending as to where you live. (these statistics can be found at Webmasterpro.de). This leaves a lot of people saying, "Huh?!?". So I will resolve to discuss OOo adoption anecdotally.
Read more »Slackware 13.1: A Linux Distro That Gets Out of the Way
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Slackware Linux is still going strong. The Slackware Linux Project released Slackware 13.1 on May 24th.This is just a little by shy of the 17th anniversary of Slackware 1.0 and not quite a year after Slackware 13.0. Delve back into yesteryear with me; you're in for a treat.
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Pidgin 2.7.1 Fixes 3-Year-Old MSN File Transfer Bug
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Pidgin 2.7.1 which was released today fixes a 3-year-old bug related to MSN file transfers. Until now, Pidgin didn't support direct file transfers with the official MSN client making the direct file transfer very slow:
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