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UCertify, an IT certification exam preparation tools provider, announces the release of its upgraded Exam Simulation PrepKit for CompTIA's Linux+ certification exam (XK0-002).
How XGL Works
I explain here how Xgl works with NVIDIA's drivers. It works in a similar way with DRI drivers: Mesa libGL and libglx are loaded instead of NVIDIA's ones. This will have a benefict... see more below.
Embedded Linux Developer Tool Updated
Embedded Linux developer service provider TimeSys announced the latest a "major" standards-based Eclipse and CDT upgrade to the company's Linux Developer Suite.
Using Debconf to configure a system
DebConf is best known as an annual gathering of Debian developers. But the Debian project likes the name so much that it uses it -- give or take a capital "C" -- for the system used to configure Debian packages. Just as the conference is central to the social aspects of Debian, so the program is central to the package management system that is one of Debian's main technical advantages. Debconf gives users as fine a degree of control during configuration as they choose.
Linux demoed alongside RTOSes on Intel Core Duo
Jaluna has joined Intel's communications partner program, and demonstrated unmodified versions of Linux and various RTOSes (real-time OSes) running simultaneously on Intel's Core Duo architecture. The demonstration leverages Jaluna's OSware real-time virtualization technology, along with Intel Virtualization Technology hardware built into Core Single and Core Duo chips.
Mentat ships DreamCoder for PostgreSQL
Mentat Technologies has announced the new software DreamCoder for PostgreSQL, a powerful Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for PostgreSQL Databases for increased code quality and reduced development time.
[Are we getting ahead of ourselves? Is publishing articles before their publish date a new trend (note the article's date)? - dcparris]
[Are we getting ahead of ourselves? Is publishing articles before their publish date a new trend (note the article's date)? - dcparris]
O Canada! Canadians and Open Source
It is nearly common knowledge that GIS finds its origins in government agencies in that great northern territory we know as Canada. I say "nearly” because there are still those who believe that GIS was created by proprietary software vendors ... which I’ll bet makes the marketing guys at these companies more than happy with themselves.
[For those of us who live North of the border... - dcparris]
[For those of us who live North of the border... - dcparris]
Tutorial: The Penguin's Practical Network Troubleshooting Guide
Linux has everything you need to do any kind of networking, plus it has eleventy-eight hundred different software utilities for network monitoring and troubleshooting. Today Carla Schroder shows how to pinpoint connectivity problems and how to map your network and all running services. This is handy not only for keeping tabs on everyday activities, but also to catch users running illicit hosts and services.
Browsers, phishing, and user interface design
Phishing works for so many reasons, we need to rethink browser and user interface design to provide some real-life security to the average user who doesn't see or understand the security cues.
Upgrading to Dapper, TurboPrint issues
I upgraded two of my home systems from Breezy to Dapper Kubuntu. One is AMD-64, one is i386. I write about this stuff for a living, and would rather tinker than work anyday, so it here we are. The upgrade went OK, but not nearly as well as a plain-vanilla Debian installation. And the K/Ubuntu devs seem determined to make printing painful.
Fine looms, as Microsoft sees EU settlement recede
No hols without homework
Much like the Vista release date, Microsoft's hopes of a speedy European antitrust case settlement are receding. The company is "some more months" away from a settlement with the European Commission, Microsoft's european president Jean-Philippe Courtois said today.
Keep your private documents private
Nowadays, with more and more governmental censorship (and with it getting worse by the day, just look at Slashdot’s privacy section) and reports of hacking into major servers becoming almost a daily occurrence, we all want the maximum security and privacy possible online. Thankfully, some great free software projects have risen to the challenge! Here are some simple steps to keep your "stuff" safe:
Another Google App., Another Google Yawn
If you really want a free and good replacement for Microsoft Office, you should be looking to OpenOffice.org, not Google.
Stop using Internet Explorer
Firefox browser is safer, faster on most Web pages and has more features
When disaster strikes, OSS-based service is there to help
Last year, survivors of the many hurricanes that struck the Gulf Coast of the United States suffered from scarce resources and limited communication avenues. With families separated and desperate to find one another, ContactLovedOnes.org launched a free call-in service, based on open source software, that helped them to reconnect. Now, with hurricane season approaching once again, ContactLovedOnes.org is ready for the deluge.
Open source software quality in limelight at Red Hat Summit
NASHVILLE -- While some just talk about the quality of open source software, Red Hat said it's actually doing something about it.
Saving Word 2003 can be tricky
In a response to mail, one tech writer offers advice to a user having problems with saving MS Word 2003 files to USB Flash drives. Apparently, the manufacturer's tech support suggested "deleting everything and using a recovery disk". From the article:
"A: Once again, readers, beware of ''support'' people when they tell you to delete everything from your computer. It means they don't know what to do, but it doesn't mean it is the RIGHT thing to do."
[For those of our readers who still have a copy MS Office lying around, or who still have to support it. There is also a response involving Firefox's disappearing bookmarks. - dcparris]
"A: Once again, readers, beware of ''support'' people when they tell you to delete everything from your computer. It means they don't know what to do, but it doesn't mean it is the RIGHT thing to do."
[For those of our readers who still have a copy MS Office lying around, or who still have to support it. There is also a response involving Firefox's disappearing bookmarks. - dcparris]
Gp2x handheld gaming console - the open source games machine
It's not all about the Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP when it comes to portable gaming, other machines are on the market with their own unique selling points, like the GP2X, a Linux-based handheld console that can boast more than 500 games titles - all of them free to download.
Microsoft and Adobe get the lawyers out
Portable legal document format
Microsoft is digging in for legal action from Adobe after the two fell out over the inclusion of a "save as pdf" feature in next year's Office suite.
[Microsoft Monitor has an interesting perspective on this story. Betchya can't guess who's blowing smoke. - dcparris]
IBM blows open development silos
It's only Rational
Developer silos: who needs 'em? IBM says they are a Bad Thing and here is why:
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