Microsoft has launched Oxite, an open source blogging platform. However, the software maker was quick to underline that the product is aimed at developers and not intended to directly compete with popular blogging software such as WordPress or Movable Type.

Linux users enjoy various sets of tools that allow one to record the active desktop. From GUI applications to command line scripts. A simple way is to use just vncserver:

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For a long time, I recorded a basic list of all the backups I made of my movie collection in a scruffy notebook. In due time, I found that relying on a simple piece of paper was wishful thinking. I then endured the laborious process of migrating my list to a spreadsheet on my computer -- but that still wasn't enough.

Vodafone's plans to distribute a phone based on the LiMo Platform spec remain on track, despite joining the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), which oversees the rival Google-sponsored Android stack, says eWEEK. Yet momentum in the Linux mobile arena may have shifted to Android, the story suggests.

Etsy.com is a large, successful ecommerce operation for sellers of handmade and vintage goods. Sellers set up a shop on Etsy's servers without having to know any Web design or programming, and Etsy charges a small fee to list and sell items.

The Khronos group announced the ratification and public release of the OpenCL 1.0 specification described as the first open, royalty-free standard for cross-platform, parallel programming of modern processors found in personal computers, servers and handheld/embedded devices.