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Putting Linux on the desktop
ITWeek.co.uk's Peter Williams: Linux and the open source movement is rarely out of the spotlight these days. And the debate about its credibility as a viable alternative to Microsoft garners much attention....Read More
posted 23:20 [/linux/foss/articles]
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Google defines good manners for adware
C|Net reports: In an attempt to cut down on misbehaving adware and spyware, Google has released a set of suggested principles for software makers to follow when writing programs that embed themselves on Internet users' PCs....Read More
posted 23:13 [/linux/internet]
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The Spatial Way
Colin Charles writes: Much has been said, and been discussed about "spatial views". Ever since the GNOME hackers decided that Nautilus, the file manager in GNOME, would sport a spatial way of working by default, the word "spatial" has been in just about every other mailing list or review of the desktop environment. Note that I don't claim to be a usability expert, but I'd like to point out the vast resources on spatial usage, as well as show how GNOME 2.6 actually makes you more productive. ...bytebot.com
posted 23:11 [/linux/foss/gnome]
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"The Definitive Guide to Using Mandrakelinux" is Available
linuxelectronics reports: France -- The 4th Edition of the Definitive Guide is now available! This new release has been thoroughly updated and expanded to cover the recently released Mandrakelinux 10.0. "The Definitive Guide to Using Mandrakelinux" contains everything needed to install, understand, and use the popular Mandrakelinux distribution...Read More
posted 23:08 [/linux/distros]
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Birth of the Empire
Episode III is 365 days away now. WOOT! Get your fix!
posted 23:05 [/not_linux/entertainment/movies]
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NASA Releases New Findings About Dark Energy
A powerful and independent method was used to probe dark energy using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. The results on cosmic acceleration provide clues about the nature of dark energy and the fate of the universe....Read More
posted 22:28 [/not_linux/science/space]
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It's too early to tell yet, but
I installed Fedora Core 2 this morning. Only one thing is bothering me, and it actually has nothing to do with the FC2 release. Here is what is bothering me: I have to wait on NVidia's proprietary drivers in order to get dual head monitors working. It's my understanding that the open sourced "nv" driver is not capable of dual head operation (using xinerama), but the closed source "nvidia" can do dual heads (using twinview). I have set this up in the past ("nvidia" driver using twinview"), but this is my first attempt at using the open sourced "nv" drivers woith xinerama. I can either re-compile my kernel, working around the 4k/8k stack issue or I can just wait a couple of weeks for nvidia to release a new driver and live with just one monitor. What was I saying about loving choice?
posted 21:02 [/not_linux/personal]
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Blogging is foreign to me
I am not good at blogging. I don't have anything to say; or at least I don't think I do? I sorta feel foolish doing this too; I mean, who is actually interested in what I have to say? I guess that's why I fill my blog with stuff other people have said and written--stuff I am interested in. I am gonna "try" to give blogging and honest shot though and start providing more of my own commentary, opinions, and views on here more often though. Don't know if it will be worth reading or not, but it should be a little fun, and maybe a little embarrassing too.
I will definetly post my review of fedora core 2.
posted 05:54 [/not_linux/personal]
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A Fedora Core 2 night
1:24 am: bittorrent download complete; checking md5sums as I type this. I will burn the isos next. I will probably install tonight too. Who needs sleep? Sorta dread it a little though. I have been using linux since '95 or '96, upgrading dutifully every 6 monthes or so. It's become almost routine, but its still alot of work (and fun) getting everything customized to my taste. Who am I kidding? I love this stuff. This may be the last chance I give fedora/redhat though. Not that I have been dissapointed in the past--quite the oppisite. But, I have recently changed my other 3 linux machines over to debian this year. Debian is wonderful. but so is fedora. The same but different. I love choice!!!
posted 05:31 [/not_linux/personal]
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