Linux News - Congoo

'Needless to say, this is no small project and will take a long time to complete; right now, I'd call it somewhere between completely useless and intriguingly experimental. (It runs Skype, at least.)

10 Things I Hate About Linux - 2 Hours ago

'4. Rancid Fan Base - I know that the fan base isn't part of Linux but goodness some of these people are absolutely mouth-foaming and borderline crazy. Even a longtime Linux fan and semi-expert like myself,

Vim 201: An Intermediate Guide to Vim - 2 Hours ago

'In the previous installment, I took a look at the basics of editing, movement, searching and replacing, and copy and pasting text. That is enough to get most people by if they're just using Vim for quick

ECM Developer Linux Java Alfresco - 11/27/2009

My client is a large global organisation based in Banbury. They have an Open Source technical environment that has many very exciting technical skills including Java, Linux and AlfrescoA role has opened

NVIDIA Developer Talks Openly About Linux Support - 10 Hours ago

'In late August we started asking our readers for any questions they had for NVIDIA about Linux and this graphics company's support of open-source operating systems. Twelve pages worth of questions were

Fat City for FOSS? - 13 Hours ago

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HandBrake 0.9.4 Released With a Whopping 1,000 Changes - 23 Hours ago

'HandBrake's new live preview system lets users test settings to discover ripping or picture quality issues before doing a full encode -- a handy time-saver, to be sure. The application has also gotten

The Perfect Desktop - Kubuntu 9.10 - 23 Hours ago

'To fully replace a Windows desktop, I want the Kubuntu desktop to have the following software installed: Graphics: The GIMP - free software replacement for Adobe Photoshop F-Spot - full-featured personal

How to Setup Canonical Domain Names with Apache - 23 Hours ago

'Using canonical URLs you can merge all of these so that your web server treats them all the same in a web browser. This has a positive impact on search engine optimization. Not using canonical URLs has

Tech Tip: View Apple Movie Trailers with Firefox on Linux - 11/27/2009

A few months ago Apple updated their movie trailers site. This update restricts the viewing of Apple Trailers on non-approved systems. Unfortunately, as Linux users, we fall into the category. Thankfully

Giving Thanks For FOSS - 11/27/2009

'There are many things I can say I'm thankful for in the FOSS world. The first would be Linux, a free operating system with no strings attached. Sure, it's got its quirks, but what OS doesn't? And despite

Three Simple Tweaks for Better SSD Performance - 11/27/2009

'The first one is to disable the sreadahead service. The sreadahead tool helps to speed up the boot process with conventional hard disks, but it actually slows the boot with SSDs. To disable the service,

Editor's Note: Saffire on Linux, KDE on Windows, No Gimp in Ubuntu - 11/27/2009

I wrote about getting a nice new Focusrite Saffire Pro 26 I/O to do multi-channel recording on my 64Studio Linux box. Since then I've hooked it up and gotten it running, but not on 64Studio. It doesn't

Linux in 5 Easy Steps - 11/27/2009

'That's right, you can. Try out that Linux power and coolness for yourself using these five easy steps. Don't worry, you'll never have to leave the comfort of Windows to do any of them--not even to a

Google Chrome OS. Or, how KDE and GNOME managed to shoot each other dead - 11/27/2009

'So, let's go back a little bit - not much: just a year or so. You are Google and you want to provide the operating system for the next generation of users, the ones who didn't start with Excel and Word,

Use MP3 Diags in Linux to repair your MP3 collection - 11/27/2009

'Fortunately for all of your MP3 horders, there are programs for just that task. One of those programs, for the Linux operating system only, is MP3 Diags. This application is an open source app will serve

Linux Got Game: Blob Wars ( Blob And Conquer) - 11/27/2009

'Gameplay: Blob And Conquer starts off with a scary warning: This game contains scenes of blood and violence. But, you can take it as a joke as there's nothing violent about round blobs shooting each

How to Install KDE in Windows - 11/27/2009

'Download The Windows download for KDE is not very obvious on the main KDE download page. It is not clear if this is deliberate, since it is still unstable, but the Windows installer for KDE is actually

External Linux Monitor Adventures - 11/27/2009

'Most laptops can support external monitor resolutions that go well beyond the 1280 x 800 common on most 14 and 15 inch notebooks. Even the hot little Asus 1000HE Netbook (eeePC) can push a 1440 x 900

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