phpvirtualbox is a web-based VirtualBox front-end written in PHP that allows you to access and control remote VirtualBox instances. It tries to resemble the VirtualBox GUI as much as possible to make work with it as easy as possible. It is a nice replacement for the VirtualBox GUI if you run VirtualBox on headless servers.
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Firefox OS: One more for the road
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Called Firefox OS, and built on HTML5, the same markup language used to build modern websites and Web applications, it has managed to garner the support of leading vendors in the business.
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How to custmize KDE’s window titlebar buttons
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If you are using the latest KDE edition of your favorite distribution, your window titlebar could be missing a button or two that you most certainly need. That is definitely the case on Sabayon 9 KDE. The titlebar could also be sporting spacers that you do not need, as is the case on Kubuntu 12.04.
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Distributed Storage Across 4 Storage Nodes With GlusterFS 3.2.x On Ubuntu 12.04
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This tutorial shows how to combine four single storage servers (running Ubuntu 12.04) to one large storage server (distributed storage) with GlusterFS. The client system (Ubuntu 12.04 as well) will be able to access the storage as if it was a local filesystem. GlusterFS is a clustered file-system capable of scaling to several peta-bytes.
Read more »Virtualization With VirtualBox 4.1 On A Headless Ubuntu 12.04 Server
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This guide explains how you can run virtual machines with VirtualBox 4.1 on a headless Ubuntu 12.04 server. Normally you use the VirtualBox GUI to manage your virtual machines, but a server does not have a desktop environment.
Read more »Quake 3 Source Code Review
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id Software has a history of releasing the source code for their older games under the GPL. Coder Fabien Sanglard has been taking it upon himself to go through each of these releases.
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KLook gets PDF/ODT support, while StackFolder gets drag-n-drop
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KLook is a multi-file-type viewer. It is not an application that can be started standalone, but is integrated into other applications, like Dolphin, KDE’s file manager. StackFolder, on the other hand, is a widget application that makes it possible to browse the contents of a directory, or your entire home folder, without opening Dolphin.
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GRUB 2.00 released
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Grub 2 reaches stable. New features and appearance. Since this version has a round number it has been paid special attention
to, and hopefully, represents higher quality.
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Why Google’s Nexus 7 tablet computer is a buy
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But what has all this got to do with the Nexus 7, a tablet just announced by Google at the Google I/O Conference in San Francisco? A connection could be in the price. However, it is just the price, but what you get for the price. At just US $199, the Nexus 7 looks like a good deal.
So what do you get for $199? Plenty!
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The Perfect Desktop - Pinguy OS 12.04
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This tutorial shows how you can set up a Pinguy OS 12.04 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge.
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KDE Software Compilation 4.9 RC1 Released
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KDE released the first release candidate for its renewed Workspaces, Applications, and Development Platform. With API, dependency and feature freezes in place, the KDE team's focus is now on fixing bugs and further polishing new and old functionality. 91 more bugs were fixed since the beta2 release and about 40 regressions were identified and mostly fixed as well.
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ANDHDM2S: Dual-core Android computer-on-a-stick with HDMI connectivity
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It comes to us courtesy of Sanko Co., Ltd. of Japan. Measuring just (in mm) 10x98x42, and weighing in at just 39 g (1.4 oz), this computer is really small. But size is not just what this device has going for it – it has its own fair share of connectivity. From the title of this article, you already know that it has an HDMI port. But it also has a: standard USB port, microSD slot, and Mic ports.
Read more »Public preview release of Snapdragon SDK for Android
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Qualcomm has announced the public preview release of Snapdragon SDK for Android. Snapdragon is Qualcomm’s single-chip, all-in-one mobile processor for smartphones and tablet computers.
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Wikimedia presents new visual editor
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The Wikimedia Foundation has launched a new, second prototype “visual editor” for Wikimedia projects. It is an environment that won’t require everyone to learn special markup language in order to contribute. This is part of the effort to turn more readers into editors. Jump in and help develop it!
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ROMP gets support for MIDI files
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ROSA Media Player 1.5, the latest update, has added another feature – support for MIDI files. MIDI, acronym for Musical Instrument Digital interface, is a protocol which “enables a single player to sound as though they are playing two or more instruments simultaneously.”
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