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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-10

JR — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:10:59 +0000

How The iPad, And The Slate Computer, Will Evolve In The Next Two Years: With the iPad hitting pre-order in two d… http://bit.ly/aPn2lx #Why AOL May Just Abandon Bebo Rather Than Sell It: Newly independent Aol is still struggling with the fate of Beb… http://bit.ly/9w916a #Ubuntu: Harald Sitter: Debug packages and PPAs: Debug packages and [...]

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-09

JR — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:11:00 +0000

Linux News: Open Source CouchDB Heads to the Cloud http://bit.ly/9lXo3q #Linux News: Copyright infringement – inside the legal minefield http://bit.ly/9mTA1l #Linux.com: Symantec Tackles Mobile Security: Security software firm unveils prototype system designed to help ca… http://bit.ly/b6Jg7G #Font Manager 0.4.4 (GTK Graphic Tool): Font Manager 0.4.4 (GTK Graphic Tool)Font Manager currently allows… http://bit.ly/9xAhJN GTK-Apps #XFCE-Look.org: Dynamic [...]

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-08

JR — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:11:03 +0000

CrunchGear Reviews the ScanSnap S1300 Portable Scanner: Short Version: Tax season is upon us, friends, and would… http://bit.ly/bRKsWm #KDE-Look.org: ubuntu splash 1.0 (KDE Wallpaper 1920×1200) http://bit.ly/9e0ukZ #KDE-Look.org: ubuntu splash bar 1.0 (KDE Wallpaper 1920×1200) http://bit.ly/dqvB3r #KDE-Look.org: Sabayon Splash 1 artwork 5.2 (KDE Wallpaper 1920×1200) http://bit.ly/dbHnZn #Ubuntu: Vincent Untz: Help GNOME be present at Idlelo, in [...]

Howto Install CentOS 5.4 Linux with Net Install (Network Installation)

JR — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:41:31 +0000

This is CentOS (The Community ENTerprise Operating System) 5.4 Linux Network installation (NetInstall) step-by-step walkthrough with screenshots.Download CentOS 5.4 Net Install (NetInstall) or LiveCD Image Select mirror here: i386 version x86_64 version Select ISO image CentOS-5.4-i386-netinstall.iso CentOS-5.4-x86_64-netinstall.iso or alternatively (if you want test CentOS before install), select LiveCD CentOS-5.4-i386-LiveCD.iso CentOS-5.4-x86_64-LiveCD.iso Burn Image to CD and Boot Computer Using CentOS 5.4 Installation CD Check CentOS [...]

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-07

JR — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:11:05 +0000

Planet Gnome: Willie Walker: GNOME Usability Hackfest: Last week, I went to London for the GNOME Usability Hackfe… http://bit.ly/bO1MzO #Ubuntu: Lydia Pintscher: GSoC info session in Karlsruhe: Since Google Summer of Code is coming up again very soon … http://bit.ly/9XckDh #Apple’s New Stance On ‘Cookie Cutter’ Apps: Add More Features Or Perish: In the wake [...]

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-06

JR — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:11:04 +0000

Etacts Launches First Implementation of oAuth For Gmail IMAP Accounts: Earlier this week, we reported on a number … http://bit.ly/9gJiOu #KDE-Look.org: BeFaded 0.1 (KDE Improvement) http://bit.ly/8YLGTT #KDE-Look.org: Easy SSH Connection – beta (draft) 0.1b (Plasmoid Script) http://bit.ly/c1BnfY #Gnome-Look.org: New Wave Lucid theme 1.0 (GTK 2.x Theme/Style) http://bit.ly/cGYZvE #Fedora: Chitlesh Goorah: Floorplanning with Magic, how hard [...]

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-05

JR — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:11:03 +0000

ReBuzzThis Wants To Be The TweetMeme Of Google Buzz: You know how TweetMeme started out trying to be the Techmeme… http://bit.ly/bhDHyA #XFCE-Look.org: Cure (GTK 2.x Theme/Style) http://bit.ly/95EPlD #KDE-Look.org: RealLife_mini 0.1 (KDE Wallpaper KDE 4) http://bit.ly/bRoNYr #KDE-Look.org: Im Bahnbetriebswerk der TT-Bahn (KDE Wallpaper 1440×900) http://bit.ly/bWe7Ku #KDE-Look.org: Birthday List 0.5.0 (Plasmoid Binary) http://bit.ly/bpfDZL #Ubuntu: Alan Pope: MP3 [...]

Install PHP MongoDB (mongo) Driver on Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, UNIX, BSD

JR — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:56:05 +0000

PHP MongoDB (Mongo Database) Driver Installation on Linux, UNIX, BSD and Mac OS X MongoDB PHP driver is very simple install on Linux, UNIX, BSD and Mac OS X. You need just PEAR (PHP Extension and Application Repository) with PECL repository. Normally PHP development (dev) package and PHP Pear package installation from package management system is [...]

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-04

JR — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:11:05 +0000

Linux News: Windows Security Gets Boost from Open Source ClamAV http://bit.ly/c0THC3 #Gnome-Look.org: Meliae Splash for OpenOffice 1.0 (Other GNOME Stuff) http://bit.ly/bOa9Mv #The 10 Billionth Tweet (Or So) Will Take Off In About An Hour: According to the site Gigatweet, we are about an h… http://bit.ly/bozBSR #Linux News: Ubuntu’’s Linux Retail Strategy Gears Up for 2010 [...]

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-03

JR — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:11:05 +0000

Top Ten Ways To Fix Google Buzz: Google Buzz was pushed out the door too early and force-fed to users by placing … http://bit.ly/brRpCQ #Linux News: How to Learn Embedded Linux (For Free Again) http://bit.ly/aUfSlP #Gnome-Look.org: Ubuntu 10.04 Bootscreen (Topaz Brainstorm) http://bit.ly/9ard7r #Ubuntu: Launchpad News: Getting Patches Upstream: We heard from Ubuntu maintainers and upstream [...]

Howto Install MongoDB on CentOS Linux and Red Hat (RHEL) Linux

JR — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:02:53 +0000

What is MongoDB?MongoDB (from “humongous”) is a scalable, high-performance, open source, schema-free, document-oriented database. Written in C++. MongoDB bridges the gap between key-value stores (which are fast and highly scalable) and traditional RDBMS systems (which provide structured schemas and powerful queries).MongoDB is very interesting document-oriented database, because it has really awesome features:Document-oriented storage (the simplicity [...]

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-02

JR — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:10:52 +0000

G.ho.st’s Web-Based Operating System To Shut Down March 15: Ghost Inc., also known as G.ho.st, is shutting down it… http://bit.ly/b4kT8p #New ”Splinter Cell” title will include Ubisoft ”always connected” DRM, as well: Last month we reported that Ubisof… http://bit.ly/cLpZpQ #Linux News: Linux is doing just fine on servers http://bit.ly/a0gXrm #KDE-Look.org: persian date 0.1 (Plasmoid Binary) [...]

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-01

JR — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:18:25 +0000

OpenOffice.Org: Gewinn und Verlust http://bit.ly/99kAg5 #Linux News: Doing the Microsoft Shuffle: Algorithm Fail in Browser Ballot http://bit.ly/9uZC2o #Google: Flickr Can Keep Using Picnik. Yahoo: We Have No Comment.: Earlier today, in writing about Google buying th… http://bit.ly/9sMaEB #Ubuntu: Steven Harms: Pointing out the obvious: “We have to put up with php as a language for [...]

Howto Install, Configure and Use Gnome Do – Docky on Fedora 12 Linux

JR — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:44:14 +0000

What is Gnome Do? GNOME Do (Do) is an intelligent launcher tool that allows users to use the keyboard to rapidly perform tasks such as launching applications, manipulating files and data, running scripts, or sending e-mail. It is similar to the applications GNOME Launch Box (Linux Gnome), KRunner (Linux KDE), Quicksilver (Mac OS X), LaunchBar (Mac [...]

Twitter Updates for 2010-02-28

JR — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:10:53 +0000

KDE-Apps: kcm tablet 1.2 (KDE System Tool) http://bit.ly/adaC4Y #Fedora: Fedora Uruguay: #1 Encuentro ~ 20 de marzo.: Bueno gente, hablamos con Gabriel y vamos a hacer la primera… http://bit.ly/9jWm68 #Gnome-Look.org: iRaveH20 2 Icon Theme (Full Gnome+XFCE) 2.0 (Dirnt) NEW! (GNOME Icon Theme) http://bit.ly/amQ9AF #Box-Look.org: plainvanilla (Fluxbox Theme) http://bit.ly/cgpiF4 #KDE-Apps: kvpnc 0.9.4 (KDE Networking Tool) http://bit.ly/bNe46s [...]

Twitter Updates for 2010-02-27

JR — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:10:54 +0000

KDE-Look.org: Feedburnerstats Conky Script 1.0 (Other KDE Stuff) http://bit.ly/cPqbo2 #Fedora: Richard W.M. Jones: Densha de gone: For a couple of years I have enjoyed playing a Japanese import of Den… http://bit.ly/ajYSvE #Bill In UK May Disallow Public Wi-Fi: Good luck sorting this one out, short-sighted lawmakers. An upcoming piece … http://bit.ly/9JP7tR #Gnome-Look.org: Feedburnerstats Conky Script [...]

Twitter Updates for 2010-02-26

JR — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:10:56 +0000

Fedora: John Poelstra: Protecting Files and Directories With encfs: Sparks had an interesting post about Thunderbi… http://bit.ly/9Y1mi0 #Gnome-Look.org: Minty Leaf Iconset by mickyz (GNOME Icon Theme) http://bit.ly/c4mpkS #Linux News: IFOSSLR Call for papers http://bit.ly/aRbHVg #KDE-Look.org: Mandriva, Ubuntu Kubuntu CPAM (KDE Wallpaper 1920×1200) http://bit.ly/cmrF41 #Gnome-Look.org: Elementary Icons for Gwibber 1.0 (Other GNOME Stuff) http://bit.ly/coUc8G #KDE-Look.org: HalfTime [...]

Howto Install ATI Drivers (Mesa 3D DRI Experimental) on Fedora 12 Linux

JR — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:47:12 +0000

Like all ATI and Fedora users probably already knows, currently AMD’s ATI Catalyst 10.2 proprietary Linux display drivers are not working on Fedora 12. That is why I decided to write this guide for those who are fighting with ATI drivers in Fedora. As Fedora 12 release notes says: Improvements for graphics support – Introduces experimental [...]

Twitter Updates for 2010-02-25

JR — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:10:57 +0000

Linux News: Ubuntu goin” gray, like the Mac OS way? http://bit.ly/9WoXp2 #Planet Gnome: Paul Cutler: The Day the Saucers Came: Neil Gaiman continues to be one of my favorite authors (and t… http://bit.ly/9Xyw6d #Video Daily: Twitter hit by massive phishing attack: Twitter has been hit by a massive phishing attack over the la… http://bit.ly/9PlAkx #KDE-Look.org: [...]

Twitter Updates for 2010-02-24

JR — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:11:00 +0000

hi5 Acquires Social Gaming Company Big Six: hi5, one of the world’s most popular social networks, has been activel… http://bit.ly/ao5JZ1 #The Startup Visa: Create Jobs, Get A Green Card: A bill introduced today in the Senate by Democrat John Kerry and… http://bit.ly/coRkus #Gnome-Look.org: Linux Crystal Plant and moon (GNOME Wallpaper 1920×1200) http://bit.ly/bljfv8 #Gnome-Look.org: Crystal Plant [...]

Howto Install KDE 4.4 or Update to KDE 4.4 on Fedora 12 Linux

JR — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:38:17 +0000

Updated 26.2.2010, Read First Currently, the latest version of the KDE desktop in Fedora is 4.3.5. I had some problems with its stability, so I decided to try out, how will work KDE 4.4.0 the latest stable version of KDE. At first I tried to install KDE 4.4 from Rawhide repository, but it failed to install [...]

Twitter Updates for 2010-02-23

JR — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:11:03 +0000

Gnome-Look.org: Humanity-GTK 1.5 (GTK 2.x Theme/Style) http://bit.ly/9PV5Ti #Gnome-Look.org: Vitruvian Tux (GNOME Wallpaper 1600×1200) http://bit.ly/c4JZoO #Planet Gnome: Zeeshan Ali: Rygel 0.5.0 (Mind the Baby) is out!: The first release in the unstable 0.5.x series. Ch… http://bit.ly/aFuSD0 #LCD helps TV shipments bounce back in Q4 2009: DisplaySearch announced this week that sales of televisions grew in… http://bit.ly/cnNLaJ [...]

Twitter Updates for 2010-02-22

JR — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:10:59 +0000

Ubuntu: Jono Bacon: Awesome Ubuntu Software Center Updates: Two awesome new features that the Ubuntu Software Ce… http://bit.ly/dlgIF0 #Linux News: Adding to Perl’’s @INC Array http://bit.ly/cxlI4W #The Mysterious Social Search Abyss Of 2010: Google Trends is a great tool to get an overview on terms people are … http://bit.ly/96Z8RZ #iPhone Game House ngmoco Raises $25 [...]

Twitter Updates for 2010-02-21

JR — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:11:02 +0000

Linux News: After 2 Years of Development, LTSP 5.2 Is Out: The Linux Terminal Server Project has for years been si… http://bit.ly/aVUsfY #MySpace Launches An Activity And Content Stream: MySpace has launched an activity and content stream, which they a… http://bit.ly/a3t5mB #RightSide Capital Announces New Seed Fund; Will Make 100-200 Investments Per Year: RightSide Capital [...]

Howto Install Mozilla Firefox 3.6 and 3.6.1 on Fedora Linux

JR — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:00:42 +0000

Currently, the Fedora 12 updates repository does not have Firefox web browser, version 3.6. Firefox 3.6 stable and 3.6.1 unstable versions is, however, possible to install Fedora using Yum. Firefox 3.6 stable installation should works also with older Fedora Linux versions, like 11, 10, 9, 8. Install Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Stable Version on Fedora Linux Using [...]

Linux: Enable Laptop Touchpad Vertical Scrolling and Tapping from Command Line

JR — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:40:21 +0000

I noticed that the Fedora Linux with KDE desktop, has reasonably poor support for laptop touchpad adjustment. For example, the KDE > System Settings > Keyboard & Mouse > Mouse options will not be able to enable vertical scrolling and touchpad tapping. So I decided to write this short guide, howto enable Touchpad vertical [...]

Twitter Updates for 2010-02-20

JR — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:11:02 +0000

KDE-Look.org: Watching the sun set (KDE Wallpaper 1600×1200) http://bit.ly/ciVVPo #KDE-Look.org: Dusted (Beryl Emerald Theme) http://bit.ly/ca5rQA #Gnome-Look.org: lonely tree like me (GNOME Wallpaper 2560×1600) http://bit.ly/9lL5Y0 #KDE-Look.org: Ratio (KDE Wallpaper (SVG)) http://bit.ly/aVVlfo #Gnome-Look.org: Gimp splash colors cyan (GNOME Splash Screen) http://bit.ly/9ClSgE #Gnome-Look.org: Steps (GNOME Wallpaper 1440×900) http://bit.ly/aHubUP #Ubuntu: Alan Pope: U1 Music Store – Store Music in [...]

Howto Install Google Chrome Web Browser with YUM on Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat

JR — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:03:10 +0000

This howto explains howto install Google Chrome Web browser on Fedora, CentOS and Red Hat (RHEL). Best way to install and keep up-to-date with Google Chrome browser is use Google’s own YUM repository. Enable Google YUM repository Add following to /etc/yum.repos.d/google.repo file: 32-bit[google] name=Google - i386 baseurl=http://dl.google.com/linux/rpm/stable/i386 enabled=1 gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub64-bit[google64] name=Google - x86_64 baseurl=http://dl.google.com/linux/rpm/stable/x86_64 enabled=1 gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pubInstall Google Chrome with YUM (as root user)yum install google-chrome-beta ## OR install [...]

Query Available Packages From Specific YUM Repository on Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat

JR — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:34:26 +0000

This is a quick tip, howto find, query and list all available packages from a specific Yum repository/repositories on Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat (RHEL). This trick does not show the already installed packages from selected repository. List All Repositories and Check Repository ID’s$ yum repolist Loaded plugins: dellsysidplugin2, refresh-packagekit repo id [...]

Twitter Updates for 2010-02-19

JR — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:11:04 +0000

KDE-Look.org: oxygen art 1 (KDE Icons) http://bit.ly/b74BcM #XFCE-Look.org: Aurora Gtk Engine (Fedora RPMs) 1.5.1 (GTK 2.x Theme/Style) http://bit.ly/a6IBn7 #Box-Look.org: Oxygen (Openbox Theme) http://bit.ly/bLqlvG #XFCE-Look.org: Candido-Engine (Fedora RPMs) 0.9.1 (GTK 2.x Theme/Style) http://bit.ly/b9UXef #Linux News: Linux Wall Wart Works Wonderfully http://bit.ly/bG2IJP #Gnome-Look.org: Aurora Gtk Engine (Fedora RPMs) 1.5.1 (GTK 2.x Theme/Style) http://bit.ly/cbOIBL #Gnome-Look.org: Candido-Engine (Fedora RPMs) [...]