We invite you to peruse the huge online forum, where you can get your questions answered in a helpful manner from users who have been in your shoes before! Also, be sure to browse our collection of Help Files, our unique method of documentation that provides answers in a simple, direct format!
(Jul 3, 2009, 12:04 UTC) (1347 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Desktop Linux Reviews: "They say that good things come in small packages and so it is with Tiny Core Linux, a diminutive but powerful distribution. "
(Jul 3, 2009, 08:04 UTC) (1293 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Tech Source From Bohol: "For Linux users, here's my list of top of the line Twitter desktop clients that can surely help you better organize your friends, followers, and tweets, and overall make tweeting a lot more fun:"
(Jul 3, 2009, 04:04 UTC) (2686 reads) (1 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) ITWire: "An attack by the Conficker worm, that infects Windows systems, has cost the Manchester Council in England around £1.5 million - and Microsoft has benefitted too, according to a report in the Manchester Evening News."
(Jul 3, 2009, 02:04 UTC) (782 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) InternetNews: "Is there a silver lining in the cloud for Linux vendors? This week, two of the largest Linux vendors each announced new initiatives to provide commercial services for cloud customers"
(Jul 3, 2009, 00:04 UTC) (1524 reads) (7 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) We've all heard the scornful criticism against idealism, as though it were something to be ashamed of, and mocking of the fundamental ideals of Free Software. I'm not embarrassed to have ideals, I am proud.
(Jul 2, 2009, 23:34 UTC) (1260 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) HowtoForge: "This tutorial explains how you can replace password-based SSH authentication with key-based authentication which is more secure because only the people that own the key can log in. In this example, we're using PuTTY as our SSH client on a Windows system."
(Jul 2, 2009, 23:04 UTC) (1075 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Tuxarena: "Eschalon is a turn-based RPG (role-playing game), which tries to reproduce the feeling of classic RPG games. It's closed-source, available for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows, and it comes with a demo too. The full version is available as a download for $19.95."
(Jul 2, 2009, 22:34 UTC) (1336 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Netstat -vat: "The AES (Advance Encryption Standard) (Define:AES) is a standard encryption mechanism in use by the US Government and many others - and it is now at risk from a very theoretical attack."
(Jul 2, 2009, 22:04 UTC) (825 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Business Week: "So Ken Saunders, a 41-year-old, legally blind volunteer for Mozilla, took it upon himself to create a tool that makes the player easier to use for people with vision problems."
(Jul 2, 2009, 21:34 UTC) (3748 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Linux Magazine: "VirtualBox 3.0, with its improved 3D support, can ensure that some users won't need to boot Windows even when gaming."
(Jul 2, 2009, 21:04 UTC) (1053 reads) (3 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Electronic Frontier Foundation: " But as part of a ploy to squeeze more money out of the mobile phone companies, the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) has told a federal court that each time a phone rings in a public place, the phone user has violated copyright law."
(Jul 2, 2009, 20:34 UTC) (1493 reads) (1 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) A Million Chimpanzees: "Welcome to "Practical Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science Using Python". Not a book about learning Python as such, but an introduction to the discipline of Computer Science with Python as your guide."
(Jul 2, 2009, 20:04 UTC) (857 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) InternetNews: "In total, PostgreSQL 8.4 includes 293 enhancements from the previous 8.3 release, an update that was primarily centered around performance."
(Jul 2, 2009, 19:34 UTC) (1438 reads) (1 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Softpedia: "The GNOME developers, through Lucas Rocha, have announced early this morning in a press release that the last maintenance release of the popular GNOME 2.26 desktop environment is now available for download."
(Jul 2, 2009, 19:04 UTC) (803 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) The H Open: "The Yellow Dog Linux (YDL) developers have announced the release of version 6.2 of their PowerPC distribution that runs on the Sony PlayStation 3 and other computers with Cell processors, including IBM's Cell blades."
(Jul 2, 2009, 18:34 UTC) (2023 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) TechDigest: "Struggling along on your Windows-based PC and considering moving over to Linux?
Here are five reasons why you should make the switch."
(Jul 2, 2009, 18:04 UTC) (1093 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Computeractive: "Here, we will explain how to get started with Linux. No experience is necessary, as we will guide you through all the basics. To start we will explain how to install the software, either by replacing Windows or running alongside it."
(Jul 2, 2009, 17:34 UTC) (2145 reads) (5 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) The Linux Distillery: "Those of us who work in technology have a jargon all of our very own. We know the difference between CPUs and GPUs, between SSD and HDD, let alone HD and SDTV! Yet, our users are flat out calling everything "the hard drive.""
(Jul 2, 2009, 17:04 UTC) (1874 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) ars Technica: "The patch, which has undergone extensive legal review by patent lawyers, could make it possible to use FAT on Linux without having to pay licensing fees to Microsoft."
(Jul 2, 2009, 16:34 UTC) (1080 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Enterprise Networking Planet: "In this article we will cover a few common physical storage configurations, as well as clustered and distributed file system options. Hopefully, this is a good starting point to begin looking into the technology that will work best for your high availability storage needs."
(Jul 2, 2009, 16:04 UTC) (1479 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) The H Open: "Linux 2.6.31 will be IEEE 802.15.4 capable and will include a new Wi-Fi driver for Intel chips. Developers have also added support for recent Ralink Wi-Fi components and revamped the Rfkill framework."
(Jul 2, 2009, 15:34 UTC) (2197 reads) (18 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) IT Wire: "Until the anti-Mono crowd actually make a contribution to Free Software, they will continue to be treated as cranks - and their questions left unanswered."
(Jul 2, 2009, 15:04 UTC) (3790 reads) (4 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Microsoft Subnet Blog: "He seemed to think that much of the code in Linux belongs to Sun, and therefore will soon be owned by Oracle, who will turn around and use its so-called power to control Linux."
(Jul 2, 2009, 14:34 UTC) (2011 reads) (6 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) TechRadar: "Ubuntu has to be doing something right. Ubuntu's biggest, and earliest, success has been in marketing itself. It's become a recognisable brand, not only in the Linux community, but in the wider non-technical world."
