Last week, in part one we looked at how you could use a version of the Linux operating system, called Puppy Linux, to revive a dead Windows PC, access your files and hopefully carry on working; this week we're going to do the deed and download and burn Puppy onto a 'Live CD'.
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What is Python?
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"Python is an interpreted programming language created by Guido van Rossum in 1990. Python is fully dynamically typed and uses automatic memory management; it is thus similar to Perl, Ruby, Scheme, Smalltalk, and Tcl. Python is developed as an open source project, managed by the non-profit Python Software Foundation..."
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Interview Ranga Rangachari, CEO, GroundWork
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Open source vendors like GroundWork ... package Nagios and other tools together into an enterprise class suite that challenges the proprietary stalwarts.
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Fedora 8 Install Guide
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I decided to document how I set up my Fedora system so others could see the steps I take to get to a perfect (for me) desktop environment. Please note that this is not your average "Newbies Guide To Installing Linux". this is merely how I set up my system and only includes the programs I use.
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Linux Mint is.....Mint!
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Last weekend I posted an article called Comparing Linux Distributions where I reviewed eight different Linux distributions on five different machines. I had used the freshly released Beta version of Linux Mint and kept getting read errors on the disk. This weekend I downloaded the real version of Mint 4.0 and was able to install it on my Dell Dimension 4300S. The install was a piece of cake.
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Learn jQuery with new book
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A new book on jQuery, the powerful JavaScript library, has been released by Packt Publishing. In Learning jQuery, Karl Swedberg and Jonathan Chaffer, creators of the popular jQuery learning resource www.learninjgquery.com, share their knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm about jQuery to help users get the most from the library and to make their web applications shine.
Read more »LMN Freedom Award
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Real people are doing real work to enhance the quality of software in healthcare. Learn about some of them.
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Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) Screenshots Tour
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Hardy recommends handling
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It looks like a feature of package handling in Hardy is going to be a little different. This might come into play if you try to conserve disk space, or if you’re like me and you resent aptitude’s tendency to rake in all kinds of rubbish for one tiny application.
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Learn to Master Joomla! 1.5 Extension and Framework Development with new book
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Mastering Joomla! 1.5 Extension and Framework Development is a new book from Packt that is packed with expert advice on all aspects of programming with Joomla! Written by James Kennard, this book is an invaluable reference guide that users will turn to again and again as they work with Joomla!
Read more »Learn to Build a complete Ruby on Rails Business Application
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Ruby on Rails Enterprise Application Development is a new book from Packt that helps readers to build a complete Ruby on Rails Business Application from start to finish. Written by Elliott Smith and Rob Nichols, this book concentrates on application development as a whole process and is intended to complement existing Rails tutorials.
Read more »Learn to Create Accessible Websites with Joomla!
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Joomla! Accessibility is a new book from Packt that helps readers create accessible websites with Joomla! Written by Joshue O Connor, Senior Accessibility Consultant with CFIT, this book is designed to help readers gain a deeper understanding of Joomla! and accessibility.
Read more »Start a Cash-Generating Joomla! Website
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Joomla! Cash is a new book from Packt, which has all the ingredients to make money making Joomla! websites. Written by Brandon Dawson and Tom Canavan, this book is a fast and easy read, taking the reader from the inception of an idea, to a fully working cash-generating website built on Joomla!
Read more »JavaScript shortcut notations that shouldn’t be black magic to the “average developer”
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"When publishing articles about JavaScript development you run into many rules set by publishers and editors. This is a great thing as it keeps us authors on our toes and makes us understand more about how much work successful publishing really is. However, it can also be terribly annoying, especially when older idioms just stick.
Read more »Who will follow Funambol’s open source SaaS steps?
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Funambol’s move to adopt the new GNU Affero GPLv3 (AGPLv3) has some interesting implications for the mobile open source software player. It will be even more interesting, though, to see whether other open source SaaS players follow Funambol’s lead. What will be the impacts of closing open source software’s loopholes?
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