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Infrastructure Linux News for Sep 10, 2008:
6 Offbeat Open Source Ideas Worthy of Rube Goldberg
(2008-09-10 09:01:19) OStatic: "The open source arena never fails to surprise when it comes to offbeat implementations of community-produced technologies. Put together enough eyeballs and collaboration, and unusual inventions will ensue."
The Simple and Elegant PhotoAlbum Extension for OpenOffice.org Impress
(2008-09-10 13:01:19) OpenOffice.org Training, Tips, and Ideas: "Once I installed this extension, it took me about six seconds to create a presentation based on a directory of graphics, one slide for each graphic."
ONE Reason Why OS X is Better Than Vista and Linux
(2008-09-10 14:31:19) IT Wire: "Forget 10 reasons why Vista is better than Linux, or 20 reasons why Linux is better than Vista. All you really need to know is that there is one single reason why Apple Mac OS X is better than them both."
FAQs to the VIA Open Source Driver
(2008-09-10 15:31:19) Harald Welte's blog: "One of the commonly asked questions is _why_ not the complete source, including codec acceleration, TV out and 3D was published."
Netbooks, Chrome and the Future of Computing
(2008-09-10 16:31:19) ZDNet: "Combine netbooks like the Asus Eee PC 900, which we’ve been reviewing, and Google Chrome.
They change computing in fundamental ways."
How-To: Install Video Codecs and DVD Support in Ubuntu/Kubuntu Hardy Heron
(2008-09-10 17:01:19) Echoes: "Medibuntu is a project somewhat similar with debian-multimedia.org for Debian, providing packages which are not included in the official Ubuntu repositories due to legal issues."
Chrome Snatches Share From IE
(2008-09-10 17:31:19) LinuxWorld: "Internet Explorer users abandoned the browser last week to try out Google's new Chrome, a Web metrics vendor said Tuesday."
X.Org 7.4 To Be Released Today
(2008-09-10 20:01:19) Phoronix: "This release is shipping quite late and with a slimmed down set of features, but in this article we have more details on what this release holds in store for the Linux desktop community and why it may be a short-lived release."
AMD Pushes Out Three More Triple-Core Chips
(2008-09-10 21:01:19) LinuxWorld: "Advanced Micro Devices Monday unveiled more triple-core processors, adding to several models released earlier this year."
Grumpy Gnome-Hater Almost Changes Mind
(2008-09-10 23:01:19) Linux Today Blog: "So I switched to KDE for my main workstation, and IceWM, XFCE, and Blackbox for lower-powered PCs. For all these years I haven't seen much to like in Gnome. Not until Ubuntu Hardy Heron, that is."
Give One, Get One: I Still Don't Get It
(2008-09-10 23:31:19) Computerworld UK: "The idea of making Windows the first experience of children, especially in countries where computing has hitherto not yet made much of a mark, was a betrayal of the highest order..."
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