The Pidgin developers have released version 2.7.0 of their open source instant messenger application, adding a number of new features and correcting a vulnerability in libpurple's MSN protocol plug-in
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WordPress for Android 1.2 adds video and geotagging support
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The WordPress developers have released version 1.2 of WordPress for Android, adding support for geotagging and for uploading and sharing video
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JRuby boosted to 1.5.0
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After nearly five months of development, JRuby 1.5.0 has arrived with improved performance, a native launcher for Unix like platforms and Ant support
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GNU inetutils 1.8 released
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The GNU inetutils team is proud to present version 1.8 of the GNU network utilities suite. The GNU network utilities suite provides the following tools: ftp(d), hostname, ifconfig, inetd, logger, ping, rcp, rexec(d), rlogin(d), rsh(d), syslogd, talk(d), telnet(d), tftp(d), traceroute, uucpd, and whois.
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Top 10 MySQL GUI Tools
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Many third parties create rich applications to facilitate database management, database development and database administration. Here are ten outstanding graphical interfaces for MySQL.
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MeeGo Using Btrfs As Default File-System
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MeeGo, the mobile Linux operating system that came about when Intel and Nokia joined forces to marry Moblin and Maemo, will be using Btrfs as its default file-system.
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Tools and distributions for embedded Linux development
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The deployment of Linux on the desktop and in the server room is well served by the general-purpose distribution. In the embedded world things are very different: although Linux is used widely, the concept of the general-purpose distribution is much less in evidence.
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Bash scripts to scan and monitor network
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This article provides few simple scripts to scan and monitor network using combination of bash and ping command. Obviously, these scripts are no match to a full monitoring dedicated software like nagios but they could be useful for a small home brand networks, where implementing sophisticated monitoring system can become an overhead.
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Introduction to SMART
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Did you know your drive was SMART? Actually: Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. It can be used to gather information about your hard drives and offers some additional information about the status of your storage devices. It can also be used with other tools to help predict drive failure.
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Learn Linux, 101: RPM and YUM package management
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Learn how to install, upgrade and manage packages on your Linux® system. This article focuses on the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) developed by Red Hat, as well as the Yellowdog Updater Modified (YUM) originally developed to manage Red Hat Linux systems at Duke University's Physics department.
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SpringSource releases Grails 1.3
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The SpringSource developers have released version 1.3 of their Grails web application framework built on Java and Groovy, adding support for the recently released 1.7 version of the Groovy language
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Global Variables in Android Apps
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...there are some things in Android which are quite happily solved through the use of the often maligned global variable — let’s have a look.
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MeeGo project chooses Btrfs as standard file system
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Despite the Btrfs file system still being highly experimental, the MeeGo developers have chosen to use it in their embedded Linux distribution
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Learn Linux, 101: Debian package management
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Learn how to install, upgrade, and manage packages on your Linux® system. This article focuses on the Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, which is the package management system used by Debian and distributions derived from Debian, such as Ubuntu.
Read more »A Detailed Look At The ATI Linux Power Management
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Last week we reported that the open-source ATI Linux driver had picked up improved power management in the form of dynamic power management and power management profiles that can be defined by the end-user.
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