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Leeenux Linux v1.3 - distribution for eee netbooks - released today

spiralciric — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:12:18 GMT

Leeenux Linux is UNR based distro mainly made for 7" netbooks. v1.2 had 1700 downloads in one week.
v1.3 is faster and bugs are fixed from the previous version.
To see the independent reviews go here <1> and here <2>
And to see the official website: www.leeenux-linux.com

Internet addresses will internationalised

Jeebizz — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:24:35 GMT

"The internet regulator has approved plans to allow non-Latin-script web addresses, in a move that is set to transform the online world."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8333194.stm

Canonical Matures Linux-based Netbook OS

dragonslayer48dx — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:38:53 GMT

Canonical on Thursday updated its Linux distribution for netbooks, simplifying the interface and adding new programs that the company says will make it easier for users to access and use Web content.

The Ubuntu 9.10 Netbook Remix is designed to run basic Web and office applications typically used on netbooks. Netbooks are cheap and lightweight laptops characterized by limited computing resources and small screen sizes.

The OS, codenamed Karmic Koala, centralizes applications and bookmarks under a single interface to quickly access programs and Web sites. The new version has a "newer, simpler, more beautiful interface" and is easy to install on the popular netbook models, Canonical said in a statement.

Canonical is offering versions of the OS with a variety of desktop environments, including Gnome, KDE and XFCE. These environments, built on top of the Linux kernel, have unique graphical user interfaces and integrated software.

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[INFO] Nouvelix Linux for Internet Cafe

novelist_kesunyian — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:17:14 GMT

I just share information about new linux distribution : Nouvelix Linux
this spesific for Internet Cafe Bussinese

you can free download at www.nouvelix.co.tv

Nouvelix is LIVE CD distro and can be tried before it is installed to the hard disk, thus beginners can learn to advance easily without worrying about losing their old data. Nouvelix can also be installed to Flashdisk considering ISO file size is only 355mb or 50% smaller and more efficient than the general size distribution of 700MB

Nouvelix using the default KDE 3.5 modified like windows XP desktop which have konqueror as a file manager (explorer) that support all network protocols such as http, ftp. Smb, imap, ldap, nfs, NNTP, pop3, smtp and others. KDE also has a view that is userfriendly and community support kde-look.org and could install a good themes to attract visitors cafe. And one more Novelix provide 3D desktop (compiz) and virtualbox

Nouvelix also as a server, both servers billing (CCL) or other servers such as DHCP server, FTP server, SSH server, SMB servers and DNS servers etc.. There is also a graphical firewall (Guardog) and Bluetooth wireless utilities.

Nouvelix have many Internet applications such as mozilla firefox, konqueror, opera, pidgin, gyach (webcam support and plugins are complete), Kopete xchat, mIRC (usually in the windows) is run with wine, GFTP, Kmail, Bitorrent Client and others

Most cafes use a P3 processor and RAM 256, then from the very heavy if you are running Openoffice and finally I decided to use the Office Nouvelix gnumeric, abiword, and kpresent. Openoffice can be installed in the normal way as pkgtool or installpkg and run normally if necessary. There are also Gimp to edit images.

Multimedia applications are also many XMMS, Xine, Kplayer, Mplayer, CDPlayer, Avidemux (Video Converter) and other

Biased BBC review.

rich_c — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:26:48 GMT

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technolog...th_ubuntu.html

The bit about installing Wine to use Spotify being too much bother sums up the whole article for me. He couldn't be bothered to do a fair, thorough review.

What's even better is on the Technology page, the link is called '24 hours with Ubuntu' but it's just above 'A week with Windows 7'...

Nokia suing Apple over the iPhone

Jeebizz — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:11:38 GMT

"Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, has said that it is suing its US rival Apple for infringing patents..."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8321058.stm

Windows 7 Review (Not Linux but interesting read)

Dubious Dave — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:18:07 GMT

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,...est=latestnews

Notice how W7 is copying features of Linux/Mac. Also, the author states their is no real reason to switch to W7. Without saying it, he could be summarized as stating W7 is a polished Vista.

Mitigate the 7 Deadly Sins Found in Windows 7

dragonslayer48dx — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:48:00 GMT

Switch to Linux. :D

Lust, gluttony, greed, anger, envy, pride, and sloth � with Microsoft's new OS, you'll find every deadly sin.

Lust: Beware Windows 7's faux-Mac experience, which may drive users to the real thing

Windows 7 inspires lust. Specifically, it arouses an unhealthy yearning for a better computing experience. If you're an IT administrator, you can see the signs easily: a lingering glance at a contractor's MacBook Pro, an iPhone in use instead of the standard-issue BlackBerry, browser histories filled with links to macworld.com articles, telltale "my other PC is a Mac" bumper stickers adorning their cubicles.

Gluttony: Windows 7's piggy requirements require a lot of hardware "food"

Windows 7 continues Vista's piggish ways with regard to RAM consumption and CPU utilization. Like its notorious predecessor Vista, Windows 7 consumes significantly more RAM than Windows XP, ostensibly to support its vastly expanded set of default services. As InfoWorld's tests have shown, this latest version of Windows begins to perform adequately only when deployed on multicore hardware, and some of its "cool" features such as the Aero UI require new graphics hardware and/or updated drivers.

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Millions scared by 'scareware'

Jeebizz — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:48:52 GMT

"Online criminals are making millions of pounds by convincing computer users to download fake anti-virus software, internet security experts claim..."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8313678.stm

ISP in file-sharing wi-fi theft

Jeebizz — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:25:36 GMT

"UK ISP TalkTalk has staged a wireless stunt, aimed at illustrating why it thinks Lord Mandelson's plans to disconnect filesharers is "naive"..."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8305379.stm

"Sorry for the slashes"

Jeebizz — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:24:31 GMT

"The forward slashes at the beginning of internet addresses have long annoyed net users..."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8306631.stm

Microsoft recovers Sidekick data

Jeebizz — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:08:56 GMT

"Microsoft says it has now recovered the personal data lost when its Sidekick servers suffered an outage on 13 October."

"The online service backs up contacts, photos, calendar appointments and other personal data stored on the mobile phones of Sidekick T Mobile customers... "

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8309218.stm

The 'Anti-Java' Professor and the Jobless Programmers

Jeebizz — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:44:58 GMT

"When I noticed that this list of the popular programming languages placed Java in the top position, I picked up the phone to call Robert Dewar. Several months back I interviewed Dewar, a professor emeritus of computer science at New York University, about Java�s role in the college classroom."

"What he said in that interview about Java in the classroom wasn�t pretty..."

http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/car...rogrammers.htm

OSX Snow Leopard bug results in data loss

Jeebizz — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:58:28 GMT

"Users of the new Apple operating system Snow Leopard are experiencing massive data losses when logging into their machines under a guest account."

"The problem appears to affect those who had a guest account enabled before upgrading to Snow Leopard..."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8304229.stm

Mandriva Linux 2010 RC2 Includes Moblin 2.0

downloadtube — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:07:36 GMT

The last development version (RC2) of Mandriva Linux 2010 was made available for free download on public mirrors. Mandriva Linux 2010 RC2 comes with lots of bugs fixed, but also new features, like Moblin 2.0, KDE 4.3.2, GNOME 2.28 and Xfce 4.6.1 graphical environments.

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