News Linux News for Aug 08, 2009:

Editor's Note: Happy Birthday to Me, Tech = Change, Change is Good
(2009-08-08 00:03:25)
Using computers doesn't require any kind of special geek talents, just study and a mind open to letting some actual knowledge in. Anyone can learn anything, despite the tireless efforts of the astrofudsters to persuade us otherwise.

Storage Pools and Snapshots with Logical Volume Management
(2009-08-08 01:32:49)
LinuxMagazine: "Logical Volume Management (LVM) on Linux: A great tool for creating pools of storage hardware that can be divided, resized, or used for snapshots."

Video Slide Shows with Impress
(2009-08-08 03:02:49)
Linux.com: "I swear, a colleague of mine prided himself on filling every square inch of a slide with just text. It drove me nuts. How about video clips?"

Ubuntu User Interface Tweaks
(2009-08-08 07:02:49)
Packet: "One of the greatest things about a Linux based Desktop environment is the ability to customize nearly everything you see. In this article by Christer Edwards, we will see how to find hidden UI options as well as save all of your customizations for easy replication"

It's time to get rid of Windows
(2009-08-08 09:02:49)
Cyber Cynic: "I was wrong. Hundreds of millions of Internet users were annoyed because of Windows botnet-based DDoS aimed at one (1) person."

Industry Heavy-Hitters Swing into Linux Word Processing
(2009-08-08 11:02:49)
Linux.com: "As word processors for Linux keep picking up in popularity, household names in the computer industry are getting into the act. Like Sun Microsystems, Novell and IBM Lotus are both offering word processors based on OpenOffice.org's open source Writer application, but none of these offerings is exactly alike."

Bjarne Stroustrup Expounds on Concepts and the Future of C++
(2009-08-08 15:02:49)
DevX: " Despite vociferous disagreements over the removal of concepts themselves, nearly everyone agrees that the committee's decision left open many questions not only about concepts, but also about the committee's charter, and even the future of C++ itself."

Kernel Log - Coming in 2.6.31 - Part 2: Graphics, audio and video
(2009-08-08 19:02:49)
The H Open: "Linux 2.6.31 will offer Kernel-Based Mode-Setting for Radeon graphics cards up to model X1950. The developers have included new drivers for X-Fi sound cards and for Intel's "Next-Generation Graphics Device""

Complete Guide: Configure and Customise ioQuake3 in Linux
(2009-08-08 23:02:49)
Tuxarena: "Here is a guide for configuring the original ioQuake3 game, including customisation of cvars, using new maps, weapons and characters models, and more. This guide will also successfully apply to the newer OpenArena game, which is practically ioQuake3 with changed weapons, maps and models."

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