News Linux News for Oct 11, 2008:

Mozilla Labs Introduces Geode
(2008-10-11 00:35:17)
OStatic: "Geode is one of the first applications to use the new W3C geolocation specification API. It is currently available as a plug-in for Firefox 3 (and seems to only support Windows and Mac systems at this time)."

Shell Script To Back Up All MySQL Databases
(2008-10-11 02:07:13)
HowtoForge: "This script will create a backup of each table in every database (one file per table), compress it and upload it to a remote ftp."

OS and Virtualization or Virtualization and OS: Red Hat Analyst Day
(2008-10-11 03:37:13)
RedMonk: "The philosophical differences between Red Hat and VMware could not have been more apparent during their respective events -- September's VMworld gathering in Las Vegas and yesterday's Red Hat analyst day held at the New York Stock Exchange."

Develop a Dynamic Location-Based Mashup
(2008-10-11 05:07:13)
IBM Developerworks: "Mashups are a new, highly interactive Web development methodology. Essentially a mix of related content put together from disparate sources, mashups provide rich dynamic content for a superb user experience. Getting Asynchronous JavaScript + XML (Ajax) and mashup chops into your development toolbox will benefit you with high demand in the evolving Web 2.0 workspace."

Cross platform development with JRuby and Swing
(2008-10-11 06:37:13)
IBM Developerworks: "In addition to building Web and console applications with Ruby, you can write complex GUI desktop applications that run unmodified on multiple platforms. This article introduces Monkeybars,a library that uses JRuby and Swing for building applications, and takes you through an example application."

It's a Big Cloud
(2008-10-11 08:07:13)
Realeyes Technology: "Using this definition, it is obvious that 'cloud computing' is simply a buzzword. Anyone who makes online purchases, has an online Email account, or has joined a social networking site is participating in 'cloud computing'."

Linux-Kongress: Corbet Presents New Kernel 2.6.27
(2008-10-11 12:07:13)
Linux Magazine: "In the second keynote of the Linux-Kongress in Hamburg, Germany, cofounder of LWN.net and kernel developer Jonathan Corbet presented details on yesterday's released Kernel 2.6.27, but also described some of the work Linux Torvalds and his group of hackers have been up to."

Top 10 Open Source Productivity Apps
(2008-10-11 14:07:13)
Intranet Journal: "9. OxygenOffice Professional -- Think of it as Open Office with all of the bells and whistles. Clip art, extra fonts, templates, and all of the little extras you wished a standard install of Open Office might bother to come with."

Kubuntu 8.10 Beta ScreenShots Intrepid Ibex
(2008-10-11 16:07:13)
Linux Dynasty: "Just as I brought you the Ubuntu 8.10B ScreenShots, I now bring you the Kubuntu 8.10B ScreenShots."

Assigning Multiple Addresses to a Network Interface
(2008-10-11 18:07:13)
LinuxPlanet: "With the ip command you can assign multiple network addresses to a network interface, without creating aliases like ifconfig requires."

A Baby Named Linux
(2008-10-11 19:07:13)
Linux.com: "Reader Christian Nielsen wrote from Sweden to tell us he and his girlfriend have named their baby Linux, after the operating system, and attached this darling photo."

Freeing Your Phone With the FIC Neo FreeRunner
(2008-10-11 20:07:13)
Free Software Magazine: "The temptation to compare the FreeRunner and the Apple iPhone can be overwhelming. They both run a Unix-like operating system; they both have GPS, wi-fi, and accelerometers; they are both cell phones. In spite of their similarities, their differences are even more striking."

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