5 Ways to Contribute to Open Source Projects Without Coding
Maybe you've seen many good Open Source projects that are no longer maintained. One of the many reasons for that may be lack of contribution. In fact, there are many one-man projects out there.…
World’s first miniature computer to protect and manage laptops
Yoggie Security Systems has today announced the launch of the Yoggie Gatekeeper, a revolutionary credit-card sized computer that brings all corporateclass security applications within the reach of…
Is the future of desktop Linux going thin?
While the thin-client approach makes Linux PCs easier to manage, there are still kinks to iron out with desktop Linux operating system (OS), according to market analyst Gartner.
Last month…
Novell Introduces New Virtualization Solution
Novell today announced the industry's first enterprise Linux-based virtualization solution built on Xen*, optimized for Intel* Virtualization Technology. SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise Server 10 from…
Alan Cox's Exploding Laptop
22nd September 2006. This used to be Alan's laptop, an IBM Thinkpad 600 with third-party batteries we bought separately: ie possibly not IBM's. Last night it exploded.
Alan was on the other…
Technology Innovation One Scoop At A Time
For the world's best-engineered ice cream, go to the Union Court dining area at Boston University. What you'll find is a vending machine that can make 96 varieties of ice cream to order from 12…
gtkpod V0.99.8 Released (Graphical Frontend For iPod)
The main new feature is support for more than one iPod or local repository. Each iPod can be loaded or ejected individually and scripts are called before loading (gtkpod.load) and after saving (…
Elive Revolution Released
The new version stable of Elive is finally released, codename Revolution, new screenshots section, using the new systems for the LiveCD mode, a lot of work is done on this release of Elive since…
How XGL Works
Xgl, Xegl, Xglx, Aiglx... ever wondered what all this stuff does? Here's the definitive layman's guide to understanding how this stuff actually works. Scroll to the end for some illustrative…
Interview with MandrakeLinux and Ulteo founder Gaël Duval
Gaël Duval, the founder of the popular MandrakeLinux (later MandrivaLinux) project, was fired from Mandriva last spring in an effort to cut costs. Almost immediately afterward, Duval began work on…