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Microsoft has announced an agreement with One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) that will make Windows XP available on the non-profit's low-cost laptops for third-world children. Thank goodness third world chil

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My Asus Eee PC's Linux Journey

17 May 2008, Saturday

After months of tinkering with my Asus Eee PC, I decided on eeeXbuntu (Ubuntu with XCFE). Here's a recap of my journey so far, and where I might be heading next -- potentially with Ubuntu.

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Cyber Snipa Sonar 5.1 USB Headset

17 May 2008, Saturday

BIOSLEVEL.com looks at one of the latest USB 5.1 headsets in both Windows and Linux. Are the latest round of gaming headsets ready for Linux usage?

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Little thin client runs Linux

16 May 2008, Friday

The Italian firm CompuMaster has introduced a compact thin client that runs Linux. The "Praim Ino" can be mounted on the back of a monitor, draws just six Watts, and comes with a variety of client sof

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Content Protection madness on Vista

16 May 2008, Friday

Im a firm believer in the idea that if you pay for hardware, you should be able to make full use of it. However, DRM and content protection mechanisms are increasingly making this difficult for peopl

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Please Welcome Digistan

16 May 2008, Friday

With the OOXML debacle behind us, one might ask, "Now what?" Clearly, something (or somethings) need to be done in order to be sure that the process that gave us OOXML does not repeat itself. One answ

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Linux and the tax office: never the twain shall meet

16 May 2008, Friday

Australian citizens who use GNU/Linux in their businesses should be asking exactly that question of their tax authority. (However, I doubt that anyone will do so - apart from one person who has been a

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Installing mod_geoip for Lighttpd On Debian Etch

16 May 2008, Friday

This guide explains how to set up mod_geoip with lighttpd on a Debian Etch system. mod_geoip looks up the IP address of the client end user. This allows you to redirect or block users based on their c

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Kernel hacker and Red Hat driver maintainer Jon Masters (video)

16 May 2008, Friday

Linux.com :: Features

Querying a database using open source voice control software

16 May 2008, Friday

Though the tools for voice control and dictation in the open source world lag far behind those in the commercial arena, I decided to see how far I could get in querying a database by voice and having

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Essential commands for Linux network administration

16 May 2008, Friday

In this article, Mark Rais shares a list of those essential networking commands every beginning Linux administrator needs to know.

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OS X Tools

When Your MAC Hangs Get Access from the Keyboard?

11 April 2008, Friday 11:21 A GMT-06

How does one initiate a CTL=ALT-DEL from a MAC. Four intersting series of keystrokes you can use to battle stalled apps, MACs and the dreaded reboot.

THE 2008 ENTOURAGE Challenge: Import OS X's Address Book

1 April 2008, Tuesday 12:49 P GMT-06

You figure in 2008 a simple import of a CSV file would not be difficult for Microsoft. Well, think again. I do use apple mail for some of my email addresses, but for work, I gave up fighting the battle and just use Entourage.

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Sudo Gem Install Mysql - On OS X With Proper Parameters

27 March 2008, Thursday 7:06 A GMT-06

I had to install, fresh, Ruby On Rails this evening. I ran into a little road bump when issuing sudo gem install mysql on OS X.The script prints out to the terminal:! sudo gem install mysqlSelect which gem to install for your platform (i68

UNAME : YOUSYSTEM : YOUDETAILS

19 February 2008, Tuesday 5:21 P GMT-06

uname, it's your friend baby!

Hollywood Still in The Mindset of "The Talkies": Apple Denies Screen Capture Whilst the DVD Player Is Active

30 January 2008, Wednesday 5:51 P GMT-06

I was working whilst watching a DVD and attempted to capture a BROWSER Windows via OSX's key sequence screen capture. I had the distinct pleasure of OSX's Denial of a Screen Capture Whilst the DVDPlayer was running.

MAC OSX - Bash Command Line Keystrokes

27 December 2007, Thursday 2:23 P GMT-06

Command line keystrokes to get the most out of the command line in the Bash Shell.

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Cruzing Apps from Space To Space: OS X Spaces

9 November 2007, Friday 12:00 A GMT-06

Have you used spaces yet? Or are you still stuck in virtu-desktop.Leopard brings us virtual desktops through spaces. And of course its setup for 4 spaces. BUt I am a glutten for punishment so I use 6 and I am thinking about 8.

Java 1.6 & Leopard OS X

8 November 2007, Thursday 5:11 P GMT-06

So, what gives Gosling not carrying a MAC http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/29/no_java_for_leopard/

Fire Off A GUI App Whilst in OS X Terminal

8 November 2007, Thursday 1:06 A GMT-06

Using OPEN to launch OS X GUIs from the command line

MYSQL - Lost Password - No Sweat Until You Meet OS X

23 September 2007, Sunday 5:00 P GMT-06

Lost MYSQL Password, have access to your database in 3 minutes flat!

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Need an IPOD that Sends Email & Surfs the net? IPHONE & Kill the SIM

8 July 2007, Sunday 11:02 A GMT-06

If you activate your iPhone as a prepaid card or have an old SIM card the iPhones behavior in terms of email and surfing the web through WIFI is still functional.When extracting the SIM card with a paperclip by pushing one end into the top hole of th

Grab, Compile and Install GNU WGET 4 OS X

20 May 2007, Sunday 8:18 P GMT-06

Look, if you're not using wget you're missing out on a fabulous tool. The instructions below provide you with the proper way to download the package, compile the source and install wget into /usr/local/bin. If you choose another directory to instal

Installing OpenOffice 2.2 On MAC OS X

15 April 2007, Sunday 7:48 P GMT-06

Since we already have X11 installed from our GIMP installation it makes perfect sense to install OpenOffice 2.2.

Installing Gimp On MAC OS X

14 April 2007, Saturday 11:17 P GMT-06

First Thing is first, you need X11 installed on OS X. The quickest way to accomplish this installation is to get the Mac OS X Install Disc 1. Select the optional installs package from the Installation DVD a seen below:

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Ever Want To Inspect Ram In Real-Time? Enter TOP

21 March 2006, Tuesday 12:00 A GMT-06

Nothing new here just a tool that hs been around awhile and provides some real value we inspecting ram usage in OS X. Though, TOP is used primarily for updates about processes it also shows information about memeory usage.

Enter MacBook Pro

17 March 2006, Friday 11:59 P GMT-06

Yesterday, I got my Macbook Pro. It's a quick little bugger and sitting next to my 17" powerbook is just flat out faster. The productivity gain as whole is immediately seen from compiles to launching applications! Of course, bl

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Apache & Tomcat

8 March 2006, Wednesday 12:26 A GMT-06

Just a quick entry about Apache servlet passing to Tomcat. If you have worked with Apache and used the mod_jk in Windows (Since I'm normally in Linux/Mac OS X) it always appears a little different. If you keep up with the newest version Apache

Lost in Your FIREFOX TABS??? FoxPose It?

21 February 2006, Tuesday 4:15 P GMT-06

Ever get lost in the cornucopia of tabs you have opened in your FireFox Browser??? I do, all the time!! Its a drag! Perusing the Firefox plugins about two months ago, I found an awesome tool Vimatic FoXpose.

OS X Finally Gets A Virus? What?? You're Surprised??

18 February 2006, Saturday 12:00 A GMT-06

SophosLabs discovered the OSX/Leap-A and was announced this week. The virus spreads through instant messaging systems. Leap-A's vehicle of choice is iChat forwarding itself about the net from buddy list to buddy in the file called latestpic.tgz

Do Blogs Offer Value To Corporate Communications?

14 February 2006, Tuesday 8:07 A GMT-06

How are corporations solving practical communications issues in areas of Human Resources, Corporate Cultures, Press Releases or even the company picnic? What is the use of internal corporate BLOGS in the business world today?

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Does Your MAC Need More Ram, Nuke the dashboard.

13 February 2006, Monday 12:00 A GMT-06

This week I bought a PowerBook 17" and hve not had the time as of yet to upgrade the RAM. The 17" just has 512MB and I ultimately, this week, upgrade to maximum capacty 2GB.I am trying to code soemthings and Eclipse is such a memory h

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MAC OS X : BASH Customize Your Terminal Prompt; A little Color, Invoke A Script & Other Prompt Options

12 February 2006, Sunday 9:46 A GMT-06

Ever go into the MAC OS X Terminal? Do you have BASH? If you don't and need a tutorial on BASH try this link! Now that your new to BASH or Have experience with BASH the PROMPT is very useful for information.

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Tail Followup!! Tail Dash WIDGET for OSX

2 February 2006, Thursday 12:00 A GMT-06

AS a followup to last November's Error Logs entry I have been using the TailDash widget to quickly see MAC OS X's crash log, system log and primary user log.. Fun enough and informative, simply smack the mouse to left corner to pop up the

A Couple Good Tips & A BlowByBlow OSX Tomcat Installation

26 January 2006, Thursday 12:00 A GMT-06

First question for many not familiar with the UNIX or MAC OS X operating system is Where do I put this stuff? Its just as easy as installing stuff on Windows. The issue is how to be organized and properly identify the installation directory and the

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Backup : MAC OS X

19 January 2006, Thursday 12:14 A GMT-06

I just reviewed Jason's blog entry pertaining to MAC OS X backups. He has very Clean solution.

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