Infrastructure Linux News for Oct 13, 2008:

Mac, PC, Linux: South Park Style
(2008-10-13 00:07:13)
The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "Here's a little something quirky to start the weekend off. Yes, it "is" yet another spinoff on the ubiquitous "PC Mac" Commercial-"PC Mac Linux"-jokes, but it's got a neat little twist. You'll especially dig it if you're a big "South Park" fan."

OpenOffice.org 3.0 Releases Monday--Or Get It Early
(2008-10-13 01:31:25)
OStatic: "The OpenOffice.org 3.0 suite of productivity applications arrives Monday, but, as noted at Download Squad, you can get it today. The OpenOffice team has posted it to a number of mirror sites."

Latest Linux Hits Networking Flaws
(2008-10-13 04:07:13)
InternetNews: "The latest Linux 2.6.27 kernel release is out with support for Webcams as well as a new file system for SSDs (solid state disks) (define) among its improvements."

Foresight Linux 1.0 Kids Edition ScreenShots, Linux built for Learning
(2008-10-13 06:07:13)
Linux Dynasty: "I finally found a good Linux Distribution for kids. My daughter who is turning 5 soon completely loved the learning games on Foresight, especially TuxTyping. I highly recommend this OS for us Linux Geeks that have kids."

Humorous Fake Linux News - Metallica Revisited
(2008-10-13 08:07:13)
The Linux and Unix Menagerie: ""These MP3 users are taking money straight from my client's pocket," said Metallica's lawyer in an exclusive interview with Humorix reporters. As he lit up a Cuban cigar with a hundred dollar bill and puffed leisurely into the air, he continued, "I will make sure these actions against my client are stopped, even if it means suing every single person who ever downloaded a Metallica song over the internet. If necessary, I'll work on this case continuously for the next twenty years, 365 days a year, 8 hours a day, $200 an hour."

Sometimes It Won't Work
(2008-10-13 09:07:13)
Echoes: "Some things which don't work as they are supposed to, or some things which may be annoying - Linux forever, I love it, but sometimes it's not so funny fun as it should be."

Krusader - Advanced Twinpanel File Manager in openSUSE
(2008-10-13 10:07:13)
SUSE & openSUSE: "Krusader is an advanced twin panel (commander style) file manager for KDE and other desktops in the *nix world, similar to Midnight or Total Commander. It provides all the file management features you could possibly want with features like extensive archive handling, mounted filesystem support, FTP, advanced search module, an internal viewer/editor, directory synchronisation, file content comparisons, powerful batch renaming..."

The Extremely Simple Guide to Installing Ubuntu Using Wubi
(2008-10-13 12:07:13)
Ubuntu Geek: "It’s a step-by-step guide to installing Ubuntu for complete and utter beginners. If you have a relative, or friend, who would like to try Ubuntu, but who is frankly scared of the prospect, then send them a link to this posting! It assumes zero prior knowledge."

The 10 Best Linux Distributions
(2008-10-13 13:07:13)
Ken Hess's Linux Blog: "I've had several people ask me what I think the best, top, most user friendly, ultimate, and so on distribution is--so now I'm publishing my Top 10 Linux Distributions in reverse order of preference."

KDE Launches User Forums
(2008-10-13 14:37:13)
KDE.News: "The KDE Community today launches the new KDE Forum. The new forum uses the bulletin board software MyBB offering users, developers and people interested in KDE a place to help each other, discuss KDE-related topics and exchange ideas."

HowTo Remaster a LiveCD or LiveDVD Using SLAX
(2008-10-13 20:20:56)
Linux Dynasty: "The other day I had to come up with a way to transfer a Solaris Express nv97 DVD 3G image to remote locations while not using the network. The reason for this is, I needed to perform a LiveUpgrade on over 700 boxes and each being at a different locations. So I said to myself I guess I can put this image on a custom LiveDVD... But then I said to myself, which Linux LiveCD/DVD distro will I use?"

No Press at Linux Foundation End User Summit
(2008-10-13 21:07:13)
Netstat -vat : "But I won't be there to hear any of them in person. The Linux Foundation has decided to keep the End User Collaboration event as a closed event without press."

Shiny New Mandriva Linux 2009 Walkthrough and First Impressions
(2008-10-13 21:37:13)
Tech Source From Bohol: "Mandriva Linux 2009 is jam-packed with exciting new features and innovations that will try to cater everyone's desktop needs. I had fun with Mandriva 2008, so I was really looking forward to this latest release."

Quick Hack To Connect A Remote PC Using A Wireless Laptop
(2008-10-13 23:07:13)
Linux Today Blog: "I put a desktop PC in there because it's also going to be my recording studio. The problem was getting on my local network-- I didn't want to run 75 feet of cable, and it was going to take a few days to order a wireless NIC. So I came up with a quick slick hack to get connected using a wireless laptop."

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