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Hands-on: Ubuntu goes social, gains Me Menu in 10.04 alpha 3 Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 8:29AMCanonical, the company behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution, is planning to overhaul the desktop panel and integrate social networking features in Ubuntu 10.04, codenamed Lucid Lynx. One of the key components of this effort is the Me Menu, which shipped in the Lucid alpha 3 last week. The Me Menu, which Canonical unveiled in December, provides a unified interface for managing your presence on ...
Learn about ISO files and how to open them Monday, February 8, 2010 @ 6:28AMQI downloaded a program, but instead of having a simple installer to click on, it comes in the form of two .iso extension files. What is the best way of handling and opening these files?
Installing and configuring SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 Integration Services Thursday, February 4, 2010 @ 6:54AMMarcin Policht shows you how to install and configure SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 Integration Services.
Free from legal woes, AMD heads for market leadership Tuesday, February 2, 2010 @ 7:21PMAMD is headed for profit, headed for the number one spot in graphics, headed for greater variety in the thin and light segment and, soon, headed for extreme performance increases and new form factors as its Fusion-converged CPU-GPU architecture rolls out. It is also finally free from the shackles of its long-running lawsuit with Intel and relishing competing in a free and fair market.
NSF Bioinformatics Funding, 1000 Genomes Project, Colgate University, GE Healthcare, GeneBio, Compugen, Genome ... Friday, December 25, 2009 @ 7:15PMThe National Science Foundation plans to award $20 million per year for bioinformatics research projects over the next three years, according to a program solicitation that NSF released this week.
The Gizmodo Reading Room: Books We Love Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 1:17PMA synonym for “nerd” used to be “bookworm”, but it’s lost in today’s broadband ADHD society. We still read, though. Voraciously. Here we present a collection of books, new and old, that we’ve enjoyed over the course of this year. (more…)
Read Santa letters from Laurel Hill School Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 1:07PMMrs. Clary's Class Dear Santa, I love you Santa! I hope the reindeer are good to you. Hope you have a Merry New Year! I want you to bring me a four- wheeler. I want to have a Dora that spins around on her tippy toes and has a dress. And I want a new...
Top 10 Windows tools for IT pros Wednesday, November 18, 2009 @ 5:00AMThey say you can tell a lot about a person by the tools they bring to the job. If you're a professional plumber or a carpenter, people will expect you to carry the right tools for the task at hand. The same holds true for IT pros. Those in the know will judge you by the depth and sophistication of the technical toolkit you bring to a support call.
Smart Power Monitoring with Network UPS Tools Saturday, November 14, 2009 @ 2:17AMLinux.com: "For added protection, you can run a power-monitoring utility that will read status information from the UPS and perform a clean shutdown of the connected machine (or machines), preserving data and stopping processes in the proper state."
Apple Pushes Out Security Update 2009-006 Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 10:26AMApple has pushed oout the Security Update 2009-006 v1.0. If you are running a Mac with OS X you should check your computer and get this update. This update includes previous security updates and effects many important areas including ...
10 open source projects worth checking out Monday, November 9, 2009 @ 1:04PMThe open source field is pretty crowded, but certain projects stand above the rest. Jack Wallen introduces 10 open source tools and solutions you don't want to overlook.
Introducing KDE 4 KNetworkManager Saturday, November 7, 2009 @ 10:34AMOne of the few utility programs that are used every day on mobile devices is a wireless networking tool, but somehow this is one of the last applications to appear for KDE 4. With the autumn 2009 crop of Linux distributions, a usable client for the widely used NetworkManager system finally makes its debut.
The Itch: October; Cough up NIC, eat lentils, draw fewer dividends Thursday, October 29, 2009 @ 11:25PMOctober 2009 was the month Sir Nicholas Stern told us to eat lentils and quit flying for the sake of the planet, and business secretary Lord Mandelson warned internet users that the days of "consequence-free" illegal file sharing were over.
Fedora 12 polishes Linux for netbooks Tuesday, October 20, 2009 @ 7:00PMRHEL power management Review The Fedora Project has released the first beta of Fedora 12, the next major revision of the Fedora Linux line, and though it's still a work in progress, there are already some standout features, including a much improved power management system and support for the Moblin project, Intel's effort to make Linux work better on netbooks and mobile devices.… Case Study ...
Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon - Characters Guide Tuesday, October 20, 2009 @ 5:39PMRune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (DS) Rune Factory A Fantasy Harvest Moon
Hardware 2.0 - Best software applications/tools/utilities Monday, September 28, 2009 @ 7:02AMI regularly receive emails from readers asking me for a list of the software tools and utilities I use regularly. Well, you asked for it, so here it is! Here's a list of my favorite applications, tools and utilities. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
Daemon Tools Lite Wednesday, September 9, 2009 @ 6:13AMCDs and DVDs are a standard way of storing programs and media files but working with them can be frustrating. They are quite slow to access files compared to a hard disk and you need to have the correct disc to hand.
HowTo Increase GFS2 Performance in a Cluster Friday, August 21, 2009 @ 3:14AMLinux Dynasty: "In the last HowTo, I showed you how to setup GFS2 file system with Red Hat Clustering. I will now show you how to optimize the performance of your GFS2 mounts. The gfs_controld daemon manages the mounting, unmounting, and the recovery of the GFS2 mounts. gfs_controld also manages the posix lock."
Bookworm Adventures 2 Review Thursday, July 30, 2009 @ 9:49PMBookworm Adventures 2 (PC) Look who's come crawling back.
Unix turns 40: The past, present and future of the OS Monday, July 27, 2009 @ 4:26PMUnix was created 40 years ago this summer. Computerworld looks back on what some have said is one of the most important pieces of software ever created.
In lieu of Office 2010, OffiSync works just fine Monday, July 20, 2009 @ 10:14AMAlso, an app that tracks your favourite apps and an image mounting utility that's better than Daemon Tools
10 tools to connect to wireless networks in Linux Tuesday, July 14, 2009 @ 2:45PMMobile Linux users have a variety of options when it comes to wireless connectivity tools. Jack Wallen outlines some of the best choices to help you find one that will work for you.
Manage Your Performance with Cgroups and Projects Monday, June 29, 2009 @ 5:47PMImagine for a moment that you're a capacity planner for a successful LAMP-based web site, and management has just "gifted" you with a new reporting program. You now have to somehow shoehorn it onto the server without hurting the performance of the existing programs. Insoluble problem? Not a bit! All you need is a resource manager like cgroups, the resource manager for Linux containers.
Management buys out Sarnoff Europe Monday, June 29, 2009 @ 10:15AMA management group has acquired Sarnoff Europe and its ESD protection technology from Sarnoff Corp. Sponsored Topics: Enlightened Sound Daemon - Business - Business and Economy - Tools and Equipment - Employment
The basics of secure admin privilege use with Unix Sunday, June 28, 2009 @ 11:54PMSometimes, it's worthwhile to get back to basics. Read about the basics of secure administrative privilege use on Unix-like systems. Some of my readers may find this a very basic article, presenting information that they already know like the backs of their hands. The frequency with which I see people -- and even entire OS development teams -- violating basic, common security sense with regard ...
Configure Bacula for Open Source Backups Saturday, June 27, 2009 @ 7:46AMEnterpriseStorageForum: "Since we covered installation and a very basic initial run the last time we looked at Bacula, let's look at some of the more specific configuration options and capabilities this time."
Interview: The Return Of... StarForce? Tuesday, June 16, 2009 @ 7:43AM[Gamasutra caught up with oft-maligned Russian PC game copy protection firm StarForce as it attempts to make a comeback with Western firms -- but has it changed its approach? We find out.] If you've heard of StarForce before, odds are it wasn't in favorable circumstances. The Russian anti-piracy software company found itself in the spotlight early in 2006 when several websites and PC users ...
After 40 years Unix losing lustre, but its legacy will endure Friday, June 5, 2009 @ 5:07AMForty years ago this summer, a programmer sat down and knocked out in one month what would become one of the most important pieces of software ever created.
RumorMill: Amazon to Open Source Web Services API's Friday, May 29, 2009 @ 11:10AMI usually try to avoid posting rumors but this one is particularly interesting, I first heard about it a few weeks back but recently had independent confirmation. Word is Amazon's legal team is currently "investigating" open sourcing their various web services API's including EC2, S3 etc. (The rumor has not been officially confirmed by Amazon, but my sources are usually pretty good) If true, ...
Three Ways to Install Windows 7 on a Netbook Monday, May 18, 2009 @ 12:19PMBy now you know that you can download the Windows 7 Release Candidate free of charge from Microsoft and use it for nearly a year.
The DRM Dilemma [All] Friday, May 15, 2009 @ 12:00AMIn Part One of this GameSpot AU feature we look at the history of DRM as it relates to PC gaming and the controversies surrounding some of the biggest games of the past few years.