Infrastructure Linux News for Aug 13, 2008:

Adjust Sound Levels in Audio Recordings With Levelator
(2008-08-13 00:33:11)
OStatic: " Audacity is good at a lot of things but, unfortunately, not this. It does have tools for equalizing and normalizing, but it doesn't even out sound levels well at all. Luckily, I found Levelator."

Felton, California Residents Eschew Proprietary Software
(2008-08-13 02:03:11)
OStatic: "It takes a village? How about a whole city? How about 100 cities? I enjoyed this item from LinuxInsider about residents of Felton, California who pledged to go proprietary software-free for at least a week. If you've ever been to Felton, which has a Santa Cruz-like countercultural flavor, this pledge makes sense."

Musix 1.0 R2R5 Released
(2008-08-13 05:03:11)
Softpedia: "Musix Linux 1.0 R2R5, a 100% free operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux and Knoppix, and meant for artists focused on music production, has been announced a few days ago by the Brazilian music teacher Gilberto Borges."

10 Essential Linux Applications for Daily Use
(2008-08-13 09:33:11)
TuxArea: "Instead of an introduction, I'll answer the question 'Why did you left out wonderful applications like Scribus, Inkscape, Cinelerra, Wine, QCAD etc?'. Well, because the article is about applications which I consider essential for daily use."

10 Reasons Why GUI Doesn’t Matter
(2008-08-13 14:34:13)
Lists: "A lot have been said about user experience, themes and looks of your OS in general. Some claim that OSX has the best GUI around. Aero fans drool over its fancy windows flip thingy. But does it really all matter? Take a look and decide yourself."

7 Best Linux Distributions for Multimedia Enthusiasts
(2008-08-13 15:04:13)
Tech Source From Bohol: "Graphic designers, movie editors, music composers, and multimedia addicts have specific needs when it comes to software. That is why there are specialized Linux distributions that cater to them."

No Retail Channel for Laptop Linux
(2008-08-13 16:04:13)
ZDNet: "This is why Linux remains, in the desktop and laptop space, a hobbyist market. It only exists through the online channels hobbyists use."

Finding Your Google Index Rank With The Linux Or Unix CLI
(2008-08-13 18:34:13)
The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: This script use's wget's --user-agent option. DO NOT use "Mozilla" as your user agent! Check out this page, near the bottom regarding being sued for masquerading as Mozilla."

Wine-Doors for Linux Reviewed
(2008-08-13 19:04:13)
Mad Penguin: "I’m Playing Shockwave Games Easily On My Linux Box! I have tried endless times to successfully play Shockwave games via various Wine releases. As luck would have it, I’ve always had more success with Wine proper than with Crossover Office, but thanks to Wine-Doors, I was able to select Firefox 2.0 for Windows, install it, install Shockwave and unlike every time previously, it worked and worked well."

Are “Instant On” Notebooks the Future?
(2008-08-13 20:34:13)
ZDNet: "It will allow users to have near-instant access to a Linux-based environment that offers email, calendar, attachments, contacts (yes, these are going to have to be cloud computing-based since you’re not going to want to have to reenter the same data more than once) and a web browser, all without ever needing to boot into the main operating system."

The LXF Guide: Top 10 Firefox Add-ons
(2008-08-13 21:04:13)
Linux Format: "Firefox is pretty fast, but doesn't always win in the speed stakes. If you want to render your web pages faster, then you can mess about changing the options in about:config, or you can simply download the FasterFox addon. You can either choose from four one-click speed-up buttons, or if you are someone who absolutely has to fiddle with every last option, choose the Custom setting and tweak away to your heart's desire."

Networking 101: Understanding Layers
(2008-08-13 22:04:13)
LinuxPlanet: "The network stack is of great significance, but not so much that it's the first thing you should learn. We've waited to start the "layers" discussion for good reason: Many so-called networking classes will start by teaching you to memorize the name of every layer and every protocol contained within this model. Don't do that. Do realize that layers 5 and 6 can be completely ignored, though."

Review: Bash Cookbook
(2008-08-13 22:34:13)
Slashdot: "Bash Cookbook is by no means for the feint of heart. It seems that the book is meant for intermediate and above users of Bash. However, the first several chapters do a significant job of over viewing basic concepts of Bash navigation and combing simple commands. The book quickly changes gears to complex statements on how to get things done in Bash."

Tip of the Trade: ps Options
(2008-08-13 23:04:13)
Serverwatch: "Admins use ps all the time to look at processes running on a system. But do you make the best use of the multitude of options this very useful tool has, or do you stick to a tiny, tested handful? Here are some ps options to check out that you may not have encountered before."

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