Raldz's Digg Journal: August 2006

Thursday, August 31, 2006

Kerala (Indian State) to go 100% Linux

After the cola ban it is now the turn of Microsoft to log out of Kerala. Children in 12500 high schools in the state will not be taught Windows. Instead instructors are lining up Linux for them. Kerala has 99.9% Literacy.
No Tech Support Comments Please

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Linux kiosks come to the aid of natural disaster victims

When faced with the aftermath of a natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina or the Boxing Day tsunami, you might assume that having Internet access would be the last thing on victims' or rescuers' minds. But Steve Hargadon of TechnologyRescue.com found out that his public Web kiosks were an answer to prayers for people affected by Katrina...

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Posted by Gerald Cortez at 10:01 PM | Permalink | Comments

Mastering DNS: How To Set Up Your Own DNS Servers

In this tutorial two Bind DNS servers will be installed, one as the master and the other as a slave server. For security reasons Bind9 will be chrooted in its own jail. Using two servers for a domain is a commonly used setup and in order to host your own domain you are required to have at least two domain servers.

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Posted by Gerald Cortez at 7:04 PM | Permalink | Comments

Has Zoho Got Google & Microsoft Beat?

While Google is in beta, and Microsoft crawls along with their Windows Live deployment, Zoho already has a free full-featured, fully-operational online collaborative office & communications suite. And unlike Live & Google, you can even add your own custom apps to it. Why isn't the industry taking notice? Maybe Google & Microsoft should.

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Posted by Gerald Cortez at 7:02 PM | Permalink | Comments

Watch your favorite TV channels in your browser - FREE

Watch more than 150 TV channels for free. Here is a collection of more than 150 free legal channels that you can watch from your browser. Includes HBO, ESPN, Playboy TV, Bloomberg, ABC News, AL Jazeera, E-Music, Deejay TV, Deluxe Music, Fashion TV, Horror Channel, Comedy Channel, Sci-Fi Channel, Lifestyle Network, 16 Adult channels and a lot more.

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Posted by Gerald Cortez at 2:51 AM | Permalink | Comments

Linux GPRS/EDGE via Bluetooth HOWTO

In this guide I will show you howto configure internet access through GPRS/EDGE, using bluetooth connection with your GSM phone.

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Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Top 10 Cameras Used On Flickr

It is tough to find the really nice cameras out there but maybe it isn't quite as bad anymore. The Yahoo! Shopping Blog just released an article that gives you a list of the top 10 used cameras on Flickr.

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Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Bill Gates gets an invoice from an unhappy customer

Billed for administrative and consulting work, caused by the need to repair Microsoft sabotage.

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Monday, August 28, 2006

What Is OpenDocument, why should I care?

The OpenDocument Format (ODF) is an emerging file format standard for electronic office documents. Representing a triumph of common sense over the methods conceived before the rise of the Internet, ODF's goals are both exciting and controversial. Early adopters of the format include state and municipal governments in some near-and far-flung places.

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Posted by Gerald Cortez at 2:40 AM | Permalink | Comments

Sunday, August 27, 2006

Department Of Defense urges open source adoption

A 79-page Department of Defense study claims that adoption of open source software and open standards will enable the military to respond to threats with greater agility.

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Writely: Online Word Processor now open!

Writely is an online word processor. Google has finally opened up the service so users are now able to sign up without jumping through hoops.

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Saturday, August 26, 2006

Google Mobile Maps Smooths Traffic Tie-Ups

Service provides free access to real-time traffic information on cell phones

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Posted by Gerald Cortez at 2:27 AM | Permalink | Comments

Linux Laptop Installation Survey

You want to install Linux or other UniXes on your laptop or notebook? Here are links to installation reports about Linux (BSD, Solaris,..) on almost any laptop or notebook model. Includes overviews of Linux with different laptop CPUs, other UniXes on laptops and notebooks, Linux on widescreen laptops and more.

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Posted by Gerald Cortez at 2:26 AM | Permalink | Comments

Thursday, August 24, 2006

Check you website's popularity on social networking websites

Social meter scans the major social websites to analyze a webpage's social popularity. Currently they scan Del.icio.us, Digg, Furl, Google, Jots, Linkroll, Netscape, Reddit, Shadows, Spurl, Technorati, and Yahoo My Web.

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Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Revealed: World's Oldest Computer

Machine found on ocean floor, dating back to 80BC has been declared the world's oldest computer, used to map the motions of the sun, moon and planets.

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Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Huge List of Python Tutorials

More than 300 extensive Python tutorials, listed by category and topic.

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The Real Impact Of Open Source...

"...the use of open source is increasing at a such a rate that it represents the most significant all-encompassing and long-term trend that the software industry has seen since the early 1980s."

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Monday, August 14, 2006

HUGE List of Ports Used by Programs

Want to find out what ports certain programs use? Wikipedia has a gargantuan list of ports used by different programs. Very very useful!

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Thursday, August 10, 2006

Managing Users In Ubuntu

I think a lot of people new to GNU/Linux don't understand the whole "users thing". This short, practical guide to user management in Ubuntu and GNU/Linux will make it all clear.

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Posted by Gerald Cortez at 7:35 PM | Permalink | Comments

Ubuntu / Kubuntu / Xubuntu / Edubuntu 6.06.1 LTS Released

The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS, the first maintenance release of "Dapper Drake". Over 300 post-release updates have been pre-applied, so that fewer updates will need to be downloaded after installation, and a number of bugs in the installation system have been corrected.

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Posted by Gerald Cortez at 7:32 PM | Permalink | Comments

Sunday, August 06, 2006

The Ultimate Boot CD

When you boot up from the CD, a text-based menu will be displayed, and you will be able to select the tool you want to run. The selected tool actually boots off a virtual floppy disk created in memory.

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Posted by Gerald Cortez at 7:13 PM | Permalink | Comments

Saturday, August 05, 2006

Super Fast Internet for Linux

"You can run a DNS cache on your computer. This will speed up the process of looking up domain names when browsing. The difference is about 30-60 ms for me."

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Posted by Gerald Cortez at 5:13 AM | Permalink | Comments

How To Find A Computer With GNU/Linux Pre-Installed

Just about two weeks ago, cyber_rigger, one of LXer's active readers, announced he was putting together a list of computer vendors selling GNU/Linux pre-installed. The list also includes vendors selling computers without any operating system installed.

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Posted by Gerald Cortez at 3:20 AM | Permalink | Comments

RIAA Sues LimeWire

The RIAA has sued the popular P2P program LimeWire in federal court today. "The labels are seeking damages, including $150,000(!) per occurrence of an illegally traded file."

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Posted by Gerald Cortez at 3:19 AM | Permalink | Comments

Thursday, August 03, 2006

Learn How to Develop Firefox Extensions!! - A step-by-step Tutorial

What is your dream firefox extension? Don't wait, Do-it yourself!! This tutorial has been created for individuals wanting to develop full-featured extensions for the Mozilla Firefox browser. The tutorial has been constructed as a step-by-step guide providing many examples, explanations

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Posted by Gerald Cortez at 8:46 PM | Permalink | Comments

Linux Command Line Reference

This is a list of linux commands for common operations.
Note items marked with • are valid/safe to paste without modification into a terminal, so you may want to keep a terminal window open while reading this so you can cut & paste.

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Posted by Gerald Cortez at 8:36 PM | Permalink | Comments

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