I love Twitter but when I use my Linux laptop (Ubuntu running Hardy Heron) I don't have many native options for Twitter clients. The preferred native client appears to be Twitux. Though the nascent client is a little primitive for me. Another popular choice is gTwitter though in my experience it's only been marginally better.
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Small, awkward and looking for love: Delphi for PHP 2.0
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The intent behind Delphi for PHP from CodeGear, last month acquired by Embarcadero Technologies, is clear: to provide an integrated development environment for PHP that matches the speed of development regular Delphi offers for Windows applications.
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Firefox 3: Past, Present, and Future
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Firefox 3 is almost here. The latest version is now at release candidate two and, in a word, it’s great. It strikes me that we forget, even as many of us look forward to this great open-source browser just what hurdles Firefox had to overcome. Four years ago, Internet Explorer, thanks to Microsoft’s monopoly owned the Web browser market.
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gnome in the age of decadence
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It is with some trepidation that I go to buy my ticket to this year's european GNOME conference, GUADEC.
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Who Will Rule The New Internet?
http://www.time.com –
Every major player in Techland wants to create the next great platform, of course. What's new here is that it's possible for any number of them to succeed. "Among the things that are different from the old status quo is the idea that one will win," says Marc Andreessen, who helped write the first widely adopted browser, Mosaic, which popularized the Web.
Read more »The 10th anniversary of Mandriva
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On Friday May 30th, we were invited to Mandriva’s 10th anniversary celebration at the Eiffel Tower. This French company, which specializes in producing Linux distributions, was born in 1998. Previously named Mandrake (the famous ‘magician’), it changed its name after the takeover of Conectiva in 2006.
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Linux is bad juju - people have died using it
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FSD Community for Support and Suggestions
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FSD currently does not have any setup to allow the community around it to participate with support and suggestions for improvement (barring the simple email form).
I thus took the liberty to create a product page for FSD (and FSM) on GetSatisfaction.com, which is designed for that purpose.
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Open Source Outsourcing North to South, Not West to East
http://blog.linuxtoday.com –
North-by-South is a network of open source developers from all over the Americas. We work with companies to ramp up any software project--starting from scratch or helping with your existing website or application, specializing in open source solutions and rapid timetables.
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People wonder why I don’t use windows
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I’ll give a prime example. Wanted to watch a netflix movie tonight, so of course its a windows IE only application (boo on netflix….i need to start a email campaign towards them about that).
Read more »Gates Says Linux Best OS Ever
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At a hastily convened press conference Bill Gates announced that he personally thinks that "Linux is the best OS ever."
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82 year old runs PCLinuxOS
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I told you already of the French Remaster I made for my 82-year old neighbor - read it here - . Well, I knew it was only a matter time before his Win2K would run into trouble.
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Brand New Xubuntu on Damn Old Notebook
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Today I installed a brand new sparkling Xubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron, on my damn old crappy notebook. Additionally, not in a dual boot mode, but on the entire disk, getting rid of the Windows XP OEM pre-installed permanently for good. I can proudly say that Xubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron has finally landed in my life.
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How to write a Gnome Application
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Open source helps keep vulnerable people connected
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Four IBM workers in Dublin are to be awarded for their contribution to the development of a community project that uses open source software to ensure older people and vulnerable members of the public in 20 counties across Ireland receive a good neighbour service.
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