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Oct 1 2008, Celso Camargo

Last week marked the release of GNOME 2.24. Those who already use GNOME will appreciate the new additions, but there’s nothing compelling enough in the new version to convince fans of other desktop environments to make a switch.

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Craig, Miami
In theory, any computer running Linux can be custom-built and tweaked down to the very last bit. In reality, a first-time Linux user wants to grab an install CD, get a...
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Brent, Seattle
I am bored. Bored of the word “innovation”, and the way it is bandied about by every tech vendor. I don’t know how they keep straight faces, maybe...
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Zuliya, Washington
Last year, curious over the hype that was flooding the internet in the wake of the release of Windows Vista, I decided to turn masochist and inflict a 14-day Vista...
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Mary, Raleigh
Microsoft are poised to launch a new $USD 300 million advertising campaign this week, starring comedian Jerry Seinfeld among others. The marketing types responsible are...
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Even though the data is apparently a bit screwy, I was still really proud to see Utah emerge as the top state for
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John, Kansas City
Since the Chinese government began supporting domestic open source communities in 2005, hundreds of thousands of young people in the world’s most populous country...
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Radhika, Shimla
Microsoft’s new operating system research project is mysteriously named “Midori”. But why?
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instructions elsewhere on the internet, and also probably because of the rise of small laptops like the Asus Eee, which don’t come with any kind of CD/DVD drive.
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Amith, Boston
Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of Canonical, which maintains the Ubuntu desktop Linux distribution, said he doubts Microsoft would file a suit against a free software...
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Since version 2 came out in 2005, Google Desktop for Windows has included a sidebar that users can fill with screen gadgets, but the Linux version (version 1, from June...
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Below is a very useful command on Linux or Unix to watch your MySql Connection. watch -n1 mysqladmin proc stat it will help you know about your MySql real things...
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Shelly, Seattle
Windows Vista debuted to muffled applause, followed by lackluster sales. Up until June 30, cash-strapped businesses looking to avoid the cost of upgrading to new...
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Danielle, Orlando
The Samba Team is proud to announce the release of Samba 3.2, a major new release of the award-winning Free Software file and print server suite for Microsoft Windows...
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Mili, Las Vegas
I just read Louis Gray’s post titled “On the Web, If You’re Not Growing, You’re Dying.” It gave me a chilling realization about web services. Like everything...
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Michelle, Ca
We Linux folk are the reliable early adopters of innovative applications like Skype who have done a disproportionate amount of work to make it popular. The gift horse...
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Kevin, Columbia
For some reason beyond me, Linux is almost synonymous with “anti-sex”. I still don’t fully understand from where this notion came from. While I admit that there...
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Rob Jongschaap, Enschede
IBM announced the completion of a one-petaflop supercomputer that runs Red Hat Linux. Twice as fast as the previous record-setter, the IBM Blue Gene, the Roadrunner...
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The world\’s top handset maker Nokia Oyj expects the role of the Linux operating system in its product portfolio to increase as the role of its Internet-focused...
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Tomas, Atlanta
The One Laptop Per Child program will put XP on its XO laptop and children in the developing world will have a choice between Windows and Linux.
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Rob Jongschaap, Enschede
Likewise Open, recently released by Likewise Software, is an Open Source offering that provides fast and easy integration of Linux, UNIX and Mac systems.
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Rob Jongschaap, Enschede
The new Ubuntu version offers an enhanced multimedia experience and Web surfing in a Windows-friendly package.
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Pranjal, Guwahati
This is for you Linux geeks. Here’s an interesting video on how to install Linux on you iPod. addthis_url =...
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Maynard, Manila
Linus Torvalds, Linux Operating System developer, recently denied rumors that he was clandestinely working closely with Bill Gates. In an interview, Torvalds said he...
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