Infrastructure Linux News for Jun 03, 2009:

CentOS Pulse - community newsletter
(2009-06-03 00:01:56)
CentOS: "Welcome to the first CentOS newsletter *ever*. I am really excited to be able to welcome you to this first issue of the CentOS newsletter. Not only because this is something I wanted to do for a very long time, but mostly because to me the Newsletter is a turning point in how the CentOS community can be a driving force in the progress of CentOS."

Create Presentations and Tutorials in Linux with Wink
(2009-06-03 01:31:56)
WebUpd8: "Using Wink you can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective tutorial for your users."

10 things you can do faster with the Command line
(2009-06-03 04:31:56)
Relst.nl x2: "I use Tilda(http://tilda.sourceforge.net) for my terminal word, with the F3 keybinding, so I always have a terminal at hand. This is just a list of my favorite commands, it is not a list of the best commands. If you know others, then please leave a comment, I like it."

SanDisk next-gen SSDs are faster, target netbooks and Linux
(2009-06-03 06:01:56)
The ToyBox: "SanDisk today announced that it has begun shipping its next-generation solid state drives for the 12 million-strong netbook market in 8, 16, 32 and 64 GB flavors."

Asus Eee and the 'It's Better with Windows' Campaign
(2009-06-03 07:31:56)
Datamation: "When the Asus Eee PC was first released two years ago, its operating system was GNU/Linux. Now, if the local stores are any indication of global trends, it's hard to find an Asus notebook that doesn't run Windows."

Want a Linux.com email address? It'll cost $99
(2009-06-03 12:01:56)
Netstat -vat: "If you've ever wanted your very own Linux.com email address (and didn't work for SourceForge/OSDN) - you too can now get one. All you need to do is join the Linux Foundation."

Bing is not Google, but it is a spin engine.
(2009-06-03 12:31:56)
Christian Einfeldt: "But rather than a search engine or even a "decision engine", Bing also appears to be a spin engine, in that it provides partisan answers to controversial topics, such as Steve Ballmer's propensity to throw chairs to blow off stress."

Why Linux is Better than Mac (or, how I learned to stop worrying and love apt-get and debuild)
(2009-06-03 13:01:56)
scottgrizzard.com: "Macs have this weird, non-liner learning curve that starts very low and stays shallow for a while, but then gets "super-steep" - it is very difficult to be in the tech-savvy but non-pro middle ground."

Invasion of the Android Snatchers
(2009-06-03 14:31:56)
Linux Journal: "Android -- the mobile phone platform, not the AI-bearing robots -- is the buzzword of the moment for netbook developers. Though the majority of the ultra-light devices are said to be utilizing a massively scaled down version of Windows XP -- despite favoring Linux initially -- the über-portable boxen are poised to be Googlified."

Mumbles Brings Growl-like Notifications to your Gnome/Ubuntu Desktop
(2009-06-03 15:01:56)
Kabatology: "Mumbles is a promising open source, plugin-driven, python application that can be re-baptised as "Growl for Linux". Using the DBus notification system - - similar to libnotify notifications, Mumbles lets those Gnome applications that use it to un-intrusively notify users of the status of the application."

An International Look at Women in Open Source, Cathy Malmrose
(2009-06-03 15:31:56)
Open Source Business Resource: "The question, "How do we include more women?" has been asked many times and answered in many ways. Cathy Malmrose, CEO of ZaReason, a Linux hardware company, stated, "possibly the most immediately effective solution is to showcase women internationally and their contributions."

Practical Exercise Tips For Busy Linux Geeks
(2009-06-03 17:01:56)
Linux Today Blog: "God invented USB sticks to help us improve our health. Network file transfers are like plastering bacon grease to your arteries. Using the good old-fashioned Sneakernet protocol adds more tens of feet of healthy walking to your day."

Sorry Linux but the chicken came first
(2009-06-03 17:31:56)
Linux and Open Source: "I started my day on a hunt for Linux, preferably desktop Linux. It was depressing"

Even OpenSUSE recognises drawbacks of Mono
(2009-06-03 18:01:56)
IT Wire: "Mention Mono in a story and you are certain to draw two kinds of readers - the followers, those who have drunk the kool-aid ladled out by Novell vice-president Miguel de Icaza, and the detractors, who realise that it could cause them patent headaches a few years hence."

Conky: Install/Set-up and Auto-start Fix on Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)
(2009-06-03 19:01:56)
Tech Source From Bohol: "I once wrote a tutorial here on installing Conky on Ubuntu. Unfortunately, that guide will not work on the latest version of Ubuntu, which is 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope). That's why I'm going to make an update on that one with this post."

Deceptive Pricing At CompUSA
(2009-06-03 19:31:56)
Ever Increasing Entropy: "Here's the issue: the only way you'd know there was a rebate was to read some microscopic print on the price tag. I mean really, really tiny print. This is in the "bring your magnifying glass" category of tiny."

How to compile mplayer with vdpau support on Ubuntu
(2009-06-03 23:31:56)
My Thoughts: "...if you have a less powerful processor and you want to watch a DVD, movie on your computer this implementation makes it possible."

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