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Clonezilla Live

Michael Reed — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:44:17 +0000

Clonezilla is a bootable CDROM designed for partition backup and restoration. Unlike SystemRescueCD, Clonezilla Live doesn't contain an array of utilities, rather, it is a single, focused tool. more>>

No Steam for Linux - Right Now

Susan Linton — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:18:06 +0000

Despite some early teasing, it now seems Steam is not coming to Linux after all - at least for now. more>>

Qt and Layouts

Johan Thelin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:21:47 +0000

When I first started with graphics - I plotted pixels onto the screen by calculating a memory address and then poking the corresponding value. Times have changed since then. more>>

As Predicted, OpenSolaris Board Disbands

Susan Linton — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:18:35 +0000

When the OpenSolaris Governing Board issued their ultimatum to Oracle on July 12, few thought it would have the desired effect of saving OpenSolaris. The board sent a message that if Oracle didn't start to show some interest in OpenSolaris by August 23, they would disband and leave OpenSolaris without leadership and guidance. more>>

Dual Boot openSUSE USB Stick Installer

Mitch Frazier — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:56:33 +0000

In the latest round of upgrades and new installs of openSUSE around here I decided to take a different approach and use the network install and install from a USB stick rather than a DVD. While I was at it I decided that I'd try to make a dual boot installer that would allow me to install either the 32-bit or 64-bit version of the latest openSUSE (version 11.3) from the same USB stick. more>>

New Wine: Running Windows Music & Sound Applications Under Wine 1.2

Dave Phillips — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Wine runs many Windows programs nicely these days, including more and more serious music applications. Dave profiles some of those applications running under the latest & greatest Wine 1.2 more>>

Google Adds Phone Calls to Linux Gmail Use

Susan Linton — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Five days after the announcement of Voice and Video Chat service in Gmail for Debian-based Linux distributions, Google unveiled a Gmail phone call service for Windows, Mac, and Linux. more>>

Linux Journal Insider - October 2010

LJ Staff — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:38:59 +0000

Linux Journal Insider - October 2010 by Linux Journal

This month Shawn and Kyle throw out X-Windows, and kick it old
school with the command line issue. Granted, "kicking it old school"
isn't really a stretch for them, especially Kyle, but you can join in
the fun with an entire issue focused on command line tools. Whether more>>

Virus Scan A Windows Machine

Michael Reed — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +0000

How often do we all hear the phrase, “Could you take a look at it for me?” Whether you are checking out a machine for a friend or colleague or looking after one of your own machines, it's handy to have the ability to virus check a Windows setup from the safety of a Linux boot CD or USB stick. This short guide shows you how to scan for infected files by booting into SystemRescueCD and running ClamAV, a virus checker. more>>

BuGLe—OpenGL Debugging Wrapper

John Knight — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +0000

BuGLe is a tool for OpenGL debugging, implemented as a wrapper library that sits between your program and OpenGL. Although it's still in development, the Web site states that it already can do the following: more>>