I enjoy reading books when ever I can and like many others, I had begun to bring them along with me in electronic form on my PDA so that I always had something to read.
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Free, Professional Music Production: A Linux Introduction
People who either dabble or work in computing enough are probably used to the idea that some operating systems are better than others as creative platforms;
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Sidux grows on you
Sidux, a relatively new desktop Linux distribution, is based on Sid, the unstable developmental branch of Debian.
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Secure FTP with SSL and Ubuntu 8.04
FTP communication is not secure, all communication is plain text and can be easily captured. Despite this serious weakness, few do anything to secure it. There are simple ways to correct this with VSFTPD.
SSL/TLS With FTP
Read more »New Manju project plans to redraw desktop art
Most free software projects produce applications for users. A minority, however, produce specifications or libraries for developers and other contributors.
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To encrypt or not? That is the question
Even before someone hacked Sarah Palin's Yahoo Mail account I had been wondering whatever happened to encryption.
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coreutils-7.0 released (beta)
"Coreutils version 7.0 has been released. Considering the two new programs, and that several of the existing programs acquired new options or other non-trivial improvements, this qualifies as a feature release and gets the "beta" label. However, most changes have been local and well-tested..."
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Creating Bootable USB Stick Linux Systems On The Easy
One of the coolest things ever invented was the OS on the stick. Whoever was smart enough to think of putting an operating system on a portable USB key was simply brilliant! I mean, seriously! How convenient is that?
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Adding a new hard disk to Linux, and why the Linux filesystem trounces Windows' butt
Adding a second (or third or more!) hard drive to your computer is a great way to, well, give your computer more disk space. Ok, the concept is pretty logical but the process to make it work needs some explanation. Here’s what to do, plus one thing the Linux filesystem does brilliantly which Windows can’t do at all.
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Linux speaks your instant messaging dialect
No matter your flavour of instant messenger (IM) client, Linux has you covered. With the open source program Pidgin you can talk freely.
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5 Ways to Know You're Ready for Virtualization
To help you avoid those opportunists who jump on new technologies like cockroaches pouncing on freshly fallen cake crumbs—gobbling up the sweet bits and running off into the dark when the lights come on, I’ve compiled 5 simple questions to ask yourself before taking the plunge.
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Critical hole in Mplayer
MPlayer, the free movie player, has a critical vulnerability according to an advisory from OCert.
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Bubba Two: The little server that could
Converting an old PC into a home or office server may look like a good idea on paper, but in reality, the idea has a few serious drawbacks. Turning an old PC into a server also means installing and configuring all the necessary software, which can be a time-consuming and laborious process........ consider instead Bubba Two, a nifty Debian-based device that can be used for a variety of tasks.
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Tools for editing vector graphics in GNU/Linux
Over the last decade, vector graphics have gone from being a revolutionary format to a standard method of rendering computer images -- so much so that they are standard in the KDE 4 desktops.
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Overhauled tabbed browsing for Firefox 3.1
Firefox 3.1 may well be remembered as the “tab release”, as tabbed browsing will be the most noticeable updated area users will face when it comes out in final form.
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