27 good reasons to love Linux

Forget about viruses... If the computer shuts down without asking, if there are strange windows corrupted, if there are other mischief without your asking, if e-mail sent to addresses in the address book without your knowledge, then your computer probably has contract a virus or malware. The main reason that happens is that Windows uses. More

What is Ekiga.net?

Ekiga.net is a free Voice over IP, commonly VoIP or internet telephony, service provider. Using VoIP is like using electronic mails:

* You need an address. That's mainly what Ekiga.net is for: giving free SIP-Addresses.

* You need software to use this address. Any SIP aware software will do, but we recommend the free Ekiga softphone, which has Instant-Messaging, Audio and Video built-in. Visit them today at: https://www.ekiga.net

Adobe Reader, IE Flaws Most Exploited By Hackers: Report

Hackers are continually relying upon JavaScript vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and IE with Advanced Persistent Threat attacks used to evade detection and thwart security controls. More

App Inventor for Android

To use App Inventor, you do not need to be a developer. App Inventor requires NO programming knowledge. This is because instead of writing code, you visually design the way the app looks and use blocks to specify the app's behavior. More Here...

25 Free Software Programs Worth the Download

Looking to get the most out of your computer, but don’t want to spend the money on a bunch of new software without a test run first? We’ve put together a list of the best free software that you don’t need money to buy. From Microsoft Office alternatives to free video conferencing to utilities that get your new computer off to a good start and keep it running smoothly to a classic game. More Here.

Chromium OS

Chromium OS is an open-source project that aims to build an operating system that provides a fast, simple, and more secure computing experience for people who spend most of their time on the web, it's all about the web. All apps are web apps. The entire experience takes place within the browser and there are no conventional desktop applications. This means users do not have to deal with installing, managing and updating programs. More

MeeGo

MeeGo is an open source, Linux project which brings together the Moblin project, headed up by Intel, and Maemo, by Nokia, into a single open source activity. MeeGo integrates the experience and skills of two significant development ecosystems, versed in communications and computing technologies. The MeeGo project believes these two pillars form the technical foundations for next generation platforms and usages in the mobile, netbook and device platforms.

http://meego.com

Safari Carpet Bomb

Apple fixed the so-called "carpet bomb" vulnerability in its Safari browser for Windows after Microsoft issued a security advisory about it in July 2008, but to date the very same flaw in Safari for OS X is still unpatched. More

Google TV

Google TV is a new experience made for television that combines the TV you know and love with the freedom and power of the Internet. Watch an overview video below, sign up for updates, and learn more about how to develop for Google TV.

http://www.google.com/tv

Meet Diaspora, the 'anti-Facebook'

Sick of the barrage of Facebook privacy scandals? Don't trust a multi-billion-dollar corporation with your photos and personal information? Well, there may be an online social network for you yet.

It's called Diaspora, and it's an idea from four New York University students who say in a video pitch that big online companies like Facebook shouldn't be allowed to have access to, and to some degree "own," all of the personal data that flows in and out of their social networks.

The site, which is still in development, has been dubbed "the anti-Facebook" by tech blogs. More Here

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Cray Releases Highly Scalable, More Inclusive Super-Linux

Cray Inc. — maker of some of the fastest supercomputers in the world — released the third-generation of its super-operating system. What makes it so super special? For one, it's Linux — and that's always a good thing. More...

Install XMMS In Ubuntu Karmic Koala (9.10)

How to install XMMS in Ubuntu Karmic Koala (9.10) add the third party repository, to install it follow these steps :

Login as root and add your repository by type :

$ sudo su
$ gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Add this line and save :

deb http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~knuta/xmms/karmic ./
deb-src http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~knuta/xmms/karmic ./

Update and Install

$ apt-get update
$ apt-get install xmms

To run xmms, create launcher, right click on the desktop, choose create launcher, choose browse, go to /usr/bin then find xmms (application/x-executable) click ok.

And, Enjoy...

Windows 7 Ultimate Running inside Ubuntu 10.04

Online File Conversation

Have you ever wanted to convert files without the need to download software? Now you can, up to 100mb at: http://www.zamzar.com

12 More of the Best Free Linux Books

Many computer users have an insatiable appetite to deepen their understanding of computer operating systems and computer software. Linux users are no different in that respect. At the same time as developing a huge range of open source software, the Linux community fortunately has also written a vast range of documentation in the form of books, guides, tutorials, HOWTOs, man pages, and other help to aid the learning process. Some of this documentation is intended specifically for a newcomer to Linux, or those that are seeking to move away from a proprietary world and embrace freedom. More Here...

Stop Wine-ing: 15 Games for Linux

While gaming on Linux has suffered some recent setbacks with id Software and Atari seemingly having abandoned the Linux platform, there are some bright spots on the horizon. http://www.linux-mag.com/cache/7745/1.html

Is Opera 10.50 Really the Fastest?

Good news for Linux users who love the Opera Web browser: After being snubbed for a big chunk of the pre-10.50 release cycle, Opera has finally started putting out snapshots for all platforms, including Linux. http://www.linux-mag.com/cache/7743/1.html

Ubuntu 10.04: The Perfect Consumer Operating System?

The upcoming release of Ubuntu 10.04 is on the way and with its new theme, looks simply stunning. With an online music store built in, integrated cloud backup services and a strong focus on social networking, could this finally be the release consumers have been waiting for? http://www.linux-mag.com/cache/7740/1.html

Top 10 Passwords You Should Never Use

Hackers use a string of common passwords and user names to penetrate unsecured PCs. If you thought you were being clever by using your user name as your password, note this: Fully 43 percent of all password-guessing attempts simply re-entered the user name. More

Twitter announces @anywhere: expanding tweets to more sites...

Twitter is expanding its integration tentacles by breaking ties with the APIs that developers have been using to incorporate the short messages into other sites and platforms.

A handful of sites will launch when Twitter flips the switch, though it didn’t say when that might be. Weeks? Months? The blog post by co-founder Biz Stone only used words like “soon” and phrases like “when we’re ready to launch.”

Upon launch, however, sites participating in @anywhere will be Amazon, AdAge, Bing, Citysearch, Digg, eBay, The Huffington Post, Meebo, MSNBC.com, The New York Times, Salesforce.com, Yahoo!, and YouTube.

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Dot-com marks 25th anniversary

These days, when everyone seems to have a Facebook friend, is LinkedIn or can Google themselves, it's hard to remember the old days, before the dot-com revolution.

It was 25 years ago -- March 15, 1985 -- that the first dot-com domain name -- Symbolics.com -- appeared on the Internet, ushering in the commercial age of the World Wide Web. More Here