Infrastructure Linux News for Dec 03, 2008:

Why Netbooks Aren't There Yet
(2008-12-03 00:31:22)
Datamation: "At the same time, today's netbooks aren't perfect. Many suffer cramped keyboards and track pads; neither is fun to use during marathon typing sessions. Some netbooks are more comfortable than others, but nearly all sport keys that are less than full size. There's also the lack of screen real estate..."

10 Ways to Reduce Removable Media Headaches in Linux
(2008-12-03 05:33:22)
TechRepublic: "For many new Linux users, removable media can be a deal-breaker. Anyone coming over from Windows knows you simply insert the CD, use it, and eject it. With Linux, it isn't always that simple. In fact, with Linux, removable media has always held a completely different philosophy."

A Visual Desktop Tour of 10 Fedora Releases
(2008-12-03 13:03:22)
Tech Source From Bohol: "Let's take a trip down memory lane and have a visual desktop tour of this wonderful distro starting from its inaugural version that was released on November 6, 2003 until its most recent version that was out just a few days ago."

Hands-on: KDE 4.2 beta 1 Brings Impressive Improvements
(2008-12-03 13:33:22)
ars Technica: "Thousands of bugs have been fixed since the 4.1 release and many aspects of the environment are starting to feel very smooth and polished. Although it still lacks stability and has some noticeable bugs, the new beta provides a much stronger desktop experience than 4.1."

IE Share Slips Under 70%; Firefox Surges Past 20%
(2008-12-03 14:33:22)
Computerworld: "The market share of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer dropped under the 70% mark last month for the first time since Web metrics vendor Net Applications Inc. started keeping tabs on browsers, the company said today."

KDE 4 Video Editor Kdenlive Released
(2008-12-03 16:03:22)
KDE.News: "The promising nonlinear video editor Kdenlive has made its first non beta for KDE 4, version 0.7 is on us. This closes another gap of the free desktop world: a usable open source video editor."

Compiz? Emerald? Metacity? What's the Difference?
(2008-12-03 16:33:22)
Ubuntu Linux Tips & Tricks: "I found myself the other night explaining on IRC how the window manager and window decorator parts fit together. There seems to be a misconception that Compiz requires Emerald. That is far from true. There also seems to be confusion regarding what different kinds of themes do. So let's start at the basics."

Install Mplayer and Multimedia Codecs (libdvdcss2,w32codecs,w64codecs) in Ubuntu
(2008-12-03 18:03:22)
Ubuntu Geek: "MPlayer is a movie and animation player that supports a wide range of codecs and file formats, including MPEG 1/2/4,DivX 3/4/5, Windows Media 7/8/9, RealAudio/Video up to 9, Quicktime 5/6, and Vivo 1/2. It has many MX/SSE (2)/3Dnow(Ex) optimized native audio and video codecs, but allows using XAnim's and RealPlayer's binary codec plugins, and Win32 codec DLLs."

10 of the Best Songbird Add-ons
(2008-12-03 21:03:22)
Tech Source From Bohol: "At the moment, there are probably hundreds of add-ons, so as a guide to new Songbird users, let me share to you a few of my favorites:"

Technology, Innovation and the Challenge of the Missing Standards
(2008-12-03 22:17:22)
Standards Blog: "Barack Obama promises to be the most technologically attuned U.S. president ever. More than a year ago, he released a policy statement on technology and innovation that detailed his plans to employ state of the art technology to pursue a broad spectrum of goals...In pursuit of these goals, he also promised to appoint the nation's first Chief Technology Officer."

Nitrogen: A Background Setter For Lightweight Desktop Manager
(2008-12-03 22:33:22)
MakeTechEasier: "Gnome, KDE and XFCE users will have no problem changing the wallpaper on their desktop. However, if you are using a lightweight desktop manager such Openbox or Fluxbox, you will find that there is no way that you can set the wallpaper for your desktop. In this case, Nitrogen will come in handy."

WiMAX Deal "Clears" Linux for Takeoff
(2008-12-03 23:03:22)
DesktopLinux: "Clearwire Corp. announced that it has completed a $14.5 billion transaction with Sprint Nextel to combine their Mobile WiMAX broadband services. The merger of the two largest WiMAX services may accelerate deployments crucial to the success of Linux MIDs, netbooks, and other devices."

Using Spawner To Populate SQL Database
(2008-12-03 23:33:22)
LinuxHaxor: "There are many reasons why you would want to generate bogus data for your database. Perhaps you'd like to know how well your databases will perform when filled with data, or maybe you just need some data so that you can start creating a front end for the database."

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