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Infrastructure Linux News for Jul 26, 2010
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CDargs Brings Bookmarks to the Linux Command Line (2010-07-26 23:37:22)
Linux.com: "Reducing keystrokes isn't the only
path to productivity, but it certainly helps. If you find yourself
visiting the same directories on your system (or systems) every
day, save yourself some time and bookmark your most frequently used
directories with CDargs."
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GoogleCL: Command-Line Googling (2010-07-26 23:07:22)
Serverwatch: "I recently came across the
GoogleCL project, which provides a command-line interface to
various Google tools (e.g.., Calendar and YouTube)."
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Using Linux To Create a Music Blog (2010-07-26 22:37:22)
Linux Journal: "Saxophone? Check. Digital
recorder? Check. Camera? Check. Ready to rock & roll. Or do
some blues. A bit of jazz? How about some Zydeco. Honky Tonk?"
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OpenOffice.org 3.3 Definitely On Its Way (2010-07-26 22:07:22)
Linux Journal: "OpenOffice.org 3.2.1 was
released on June 4 and a new master workspace was branched off for
the upcoming 3.3 on June 5. The code in this branch will be
stabilized and later become the product release that will find its
way onto your desktops."
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Mobile Tools: Android Vs. iPhone for Small Business (2010-07-26 20:07:22)
Small Business Computing: "Choosing a good
mobile smartphone is crucial for many small businesses. The right
smartphone can make all the difference between being productive on
the road and being ineffective away from the office."
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Will Adobe Flash Ever Work? (2010-07-26 19:37:22)
IT World: "After a couple of bad experiences
with Flash this past week, I'm almost beginning to think that Steve
Jobs might have had a point. Then I slap myself."
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5 of the Best Free Linux Typing Tutors (2010-07-26 18:37:22)
Linux Links: "To provide an insight into the
quality of software available, we have compiled a list of 5
excellent typing tutors. Hopefully there will be something of
interest for anyone looking to improve their typing skills."
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The DMCA just got a little weaker (2010-07-26 17:07:22)
LWN.net: "Here is the text of a ruling by the
US Court of Appeals in a suit by MGE UPS Systems against General
Electric. The court has ruled that simply circumventing technical
measures is not, by itself, a violation of the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act"
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Tab Candy - New Firefox 4.0 Innovation That Has Every Potential To Become an Industry Standard (2010-07-26 16:37:22)
Tech Drive-in: "Though still in its initial
stages of development, Tab Candy is an interesting new Firefox 4.0
feature, which has every potential to get adopted by every single
browser out there."
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Living the Linux Lifestyle (2010-07-26 15:37:22)
Datamation: "Why do some people choose to run
Linux as their PC platform of choice while others opt instead for
other ways of running their computing experiences?"
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Seven Ubuntu Derivatives worth Checking Out (2010-07-26 14:37:22)
Thoughts on Technology: "One of the mottos the
Linux community has is "if you don't like it - then fork". While
this is interesting idea it has created as many Ubuntu derivatives
as the day is long."
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Myths Surrounding PCLinuxOS 2010 (2010-07-26 14:07:22)
PCLinuxOS: "It was PCLinuxOS who finally won my
heart; since 2005 it always sits on one of my PCs. I still do a lot
of distro-hopping but never use my PCLinuxOS partition for that
purpose. It feels home."
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HP confirms tablets for both Windows 7 and WebOS (2010-07-26 13:37:22)
Linux Devices: "HP has confirmed it plans to
release multiple tablets, including some running Microsoft's
Windows 7 and others running the Linux-based WebOS it acquired
along with Palm."
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The Future of IT...Here They Are (2010-07-26 13:07:22)
Blog of Helios: "The idea was to gather 20
kids, ranging from 3rd to 5th grade and teach them how a computer
works. We were going to use perfectly good computers, take them
apart, teach the kids how to identify the components, teach them
the function of said components, put it back together and then
install Linux on it."
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Desktop in the Shell (2010-07-26 12:07:22)
Nekohayo !: "Why would I ever want to reproduce
this kind of chaos onto my computer screen? Isn't it the computer's
job to give me unlimited storage and triaging capability for me not
to shuffle things around constantly?"
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Zbox HD-ID11 nettop review (2010-07-26 07:07:22)
Linux User and Developer: "Pros: This tiny home
theatre box is the perfect partner for streaming HD content to your
TV, or as a mini Linux entertainment system"
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FreeBSD 8.1 Provides Evolutionary Open Source Software Upgrade (2010-07-26 03:07:22)
Serverwatch: "Putting out new releases of OS
software isn't always about adding major new features -- sometimes
it's just about making existing features usable and stable. In the
case of the open source software FreeBSD, that's certainly the case
with the newly hatched 8.1 release."
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