8 addictive 3D games for GNU/Linux users to fill their time with. Some have won awards or have been featured on magazines. Most of it is cross platform and free. You don’t have to use ‘Wine’ to be able to play as they come with GNU/Linux installers.
Read more »Create a GNU/Linux Desktop App In 14 Minutes Using QDevelop and QT4
This tutorial is designed for absolute beginners, even if you have programmed in other languages and are new to GNU/Linux and C++ then this tutorial will help get you up and running with Qt and C++.
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Launch your programs faster with Katapult
One of the biggest navigational issues with any operating system is using program menus. KDE users have the great, free software, Katapult.
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Palm Unveils Foleo, GNU/Linux-Based "Mobile Companion"
Contrary to recent rumors, it's not Palm's first Linux smartphone, and no, it's not a competitor to Nokia's Linux-based N800 Internet Tablet. Rather, Palm today unveiled the Foleo, which it's calling a 'new class' of mobile device.
Read more »Game Emulation In GNU/Linux
A common complaint about GNU/Linux is that there is a general lack of games. When emulation is brought into the picture though, it opens up a huge world of gaming possibilities. In this article, we will be looking into what emulation is, installing a gamepad and taking a look at a selection of emulators for different consoles.
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Dell Puts Ubuntu Machines on Main Page
I took a screen shot of it.. because many of us thought that Dell would put the Ubuntu Machines 2000 pages deep into their site.. and only have it there to appease linux users. In fact, they are putting the Linux boxes on the main page of Dell on the rotating script.
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Education, education, education
I heard a phrase today that reminded me of my childhood: “...learning and sharing together”. I’m not sure if I ever heard this exact phrase, but it was definitely a theme that was central to my early education; it’s now a central theme of my life again, this time through free software.
Read more »Making waves with Audacity
For me there is nothing quite as relaxing as the sounds of the beach. The slow crashing of waves and the gentle lapping of water in the tide pools really helps me find my inner calm. Of course, I could do without the smell of rotting fish carcasses, the constantly screeching gulls and the looming threat of melanoma.
Read more »Plasma featured in KDE Commit Digest
Danny Allen's KDE Commit Digest features Plasma, KDE 4's replacement for the desktop and panel. This is an extremely early preview, so please judge it as such
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Dell GNU/Linux PCs to skip Australia?
McKeon said obviously Dell Australia would be watching what happens in the US, and the local office is keen to make GNU/Linux machines available.
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Using Ruby On Rails With Apache2 On Debian Etch
This article shows how you can install Ruby on Rails (RoR) and integrate it in Apache2 on a Debian Etch system (including a short section at the end showing how to use RoR in a web site created with ISPConfig).
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ABC Stops supporting GNU/Linux for Full Episodes
ABC has pulled their original Full Episode player and with it, it's support of GNU/Linux. But, don't worry they now support VISTA. Make sure you leave ABC some feedback to let them know how you fell about this
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Run GNU/Linux apps on Windows or OS X with Lina
Lina is a GNU/Linux virtual machine that allows users to run applications with the native look of their host operating system. It also lets you install applications with a mouse-click, no need to compile software from source code.
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Backing up MySQL data
Backing up files and directories is relatively easy; databases, however, have some special quirks that you need to address. Our examples use MySQL, but the same principles apply to PostgreSQL and other relational databases.
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