Multimedia, HTPC and IT news, 03.02.2010

Linux

Build A Linux Distro Online

PCPlus: "Can't code? Don't worry! You can create a top-quality custom Linux (...)

Linux

The KDE 43 System Settings - Part 1 - Introduction + Look Feel

Raiden's Realm: "In our original article two years ago, we did a complete o (...)

Linux

Scripting the Vim editor, Part 3: Built-in lists

IBM Developerworks: "Vimscript provides excellent support for operating on (...)

Linux

FreeBSD 80 installation walk-through

TechRepublic: "Vincent Danen walks you through the initial installation of (...)

Linux

VBoxHeadless - Running Virtual Machines With VirtualBox 31 On A Headless Ubuntu

Howtoforge: "This guide explains how you can run virtual machines with Sun (...)

Linux

The Google Books Settlement Culture Clash, and What About Fair Use

Groklaw: "Some Authors Guild authors, like Garrison Keillor and Scott Turow (...)

Linux

PC/OS 10 Webstation Video Review

Begin Linux "I've been looking for a lightweight distribution to use on my (...)

Linux

How Fedora protects your data with full disk encryption

LinuxBSDos: "Disk encryption in one of the most overlooked and underused se (...)

Linux

Linux Adaptation - The Backdoor Method

Blog of Helios: "The guy who first noticed the desktop asked me how he coul (...)

Multimedia

3D Systems Announces Conference Call and Webcast to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Result

ROCK HILL, S.C. -- 3D Systems Corporation , a leading provider of 3-D Print (...)

Hardware

Google Teases With Chrome-Powered Tablet

Mock-up of tablet device could mean Google is planning to go head-to-head w (...)

Linux

How to make Your Ubuntu Linux Enegy Efficient using PowerTop

Linux and Microcontroller Tips: "Since version 2.6.21, the Linux kernel has (...)

Linux

The Apple exception: where open innovation theory breaks down

Opensource.com: "Yet, having lived in the open source world for the last 10 (...)

Linux

Free PR2 Robots Offered to Open Source Robotics Researchers

Robot Reviews: "10 lucky research organizations will stand to benefit from (...)

Linux

How to Install and Use Mac Fonts on Ubuntu

TechSource: "If you have used a Macintosh before and want to know if you co (...)

Linux

Start and Control konsole with DBUS

Linux Journal: "My first attempt at this was using dbus-send but after not (...)

Linux

Resolving the /etc/hosts localhost Issue in Apache

Serverwatch: "This week I once again ran into a problem I've encountered be (...)

Linux

Library (of Congress) Explores Ways to Release Open Source Software

The Library of Congress: "In the spirit of transparency and community, the (...)

Linux

GNOMEAsia Summit News

Open Source at Google: "The GNOME.Asia Summit 2009 was held at Quang Trung (...)

Linux

Open source route frees the mind

New Zealand Herald: "One thing holding back the greater adoption of free so (...)

Multimedia

DICE Invites PlayStation 3 Gamers to Get into the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Demo on February 4 (Bus

STOCKHOLM----DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio , today announced that th (...)

Linux

The Boycott (Vimeo)

Too Much Information: "We fully support Ogg/Theora as an upload format. As (...)

Linux

An introduction to XML

IBM Developerworks: "An Introduction to XML provides students and entry-lev (...)

Linux

ARM: our netbooks will fly with or without Windows

PCPro: "ARM chief executive Warren East has claimed that netbooks could swa (...)

Linux

F-Spot: An Able-Bodied All-in-One Image Machine

Linux Insider: "No image editing and organizing application is perfect, but (...)

Linux

Is Android Forking from Linux

Open For Discussion: "Which brings up this unpleasant question: did Android (...)

Linux

TPC Benchmarks Now Measure Server Power Use

ServerWatch: "The Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC) today an (...)

Linux

Crafting Digital Media: A Book Review

Linux Journal: "I don't usually write book reviews, but this one is special (...)

Linux

London Stock Exchange Linux switchover set for September

Computerworld UK: "The London Stock Exchange will switch on the first modul (...)

Linux

Android and the Linux kernel community (Android code removed from kernel)

Linux Kernel Monkey Log: "As the Android kernel code is now gone from the L (...)

Linux

Fedora vs Ubuntu: Is Either Better

Datamation: ""Fedora or Ubuntu? That is a question that Linux users are ask (...)

Linux

Firefox for Mobile Has Been Officially Released

Tech Source: "The mobile version of Firefox web browser has been finally re (...)

Multimedia

Take-Two Takes Off; Icahn, New Games, No Layoffs (at Barronscom)

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Multimedia

Upper Deck Forced to Settle With Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc After Admitting to Counterfeitin

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has resol (...)

Multimedia

Madden NFL 10 predicts Saints win (at bizjournalscom)

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Multimedia

2009 game sales fell in biggest global markets (AP)

Video game sales plunged in the world's largest markets last year, accordin (...)

Multimedia

Call of Duty Endowment Provides Major Grant to the Wounded Warrior Project (PR Newswire)

The Call of Duty Endowment announced today that it will donate $100,000 to (...)

Multimedia

EA SPORTS Predicts New Orleans Saints Defeat Indianapolis Colts, 35-31, at Super Bowl XLIV Using Mad

MIAMI----Who Dat! The New Orleans Saints pull the upset and march to a vict (...)