• Weekend Project Roundup: Top 10 of 2010

    Updated: 2010-12-31 23:21:27
    It's been a busy year, so maybe you didn't get a chance to check out all the Linux.com Weekend Projects. If you've missed out, don't worry — we've bundled the top 10 Weekend Projects of 2010 here for your convenience. Whether you want to set up OpenID, analyze your network, take your instant messaging Off the Record, or record Skype calls, we've got you covered.

  • Say What? The Top 10 IT Quotes of 2010

    Updated: 2010-12-31 19:20:01
    InternetNews.com revisits some of the memorable, off-the-wall quips of 2010: Apple's distortion field, cloud computing, Star Trek and more.

  • Leniel Macaferi's Blog: Installing PHP on Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.5

    Updated: 2010-12-31 16:57:25
    : : News Feed Jobs Feed Sections Tutorials Books Events Talks Jobs Recent Jobs Job Posting : Shotfarm.com Seeks Director of Development Chicago , IL Job Posting : UJA-Federation of New York Seeks PHP Web Developer New York , NY Job Posting : GoDaddy.com Seeks PHP Developer Phoenix , AZ or Denver , CO Job Posting : Apollo Interactive Seeks PHP Programmer Culver City , CA Job Posting : Discovery Communications , LLC Seeks Web Developer Atlanta , GA Job Posting : National Geographic Seeks LAMP Web Developer Washington , D.C . Job Posting : Grow LLC Seeks Senior LAMP Developer New York , NY Job Posting : Distribion Seeks PHP Application Developer Dallas , Tx Job Posting : Worldwide Travel Directory Seeks LAMP Consultant New York City , NY Job Posting : Oakley Seeks Web Software Engineer

  • Ringing in a New Smartphone Year (week in review)

    Updated: 2010-12-31 16:08:03
    A Verizon iPhone is widely expected to be announced after CES, while Amazon and Barnes & Noble tout their e-reader sales. Also: Groupon goes for nearly $1 billion in funding.

  • Most Popular Chrome Extensions and Posts of 2010 [Video]

    Updated: 2010-12-31 15:00:00
    Google's browser is a little over two years old, but it's making major waves on the web. This year, Chrome added extensions, a webapp "Store," stable Mac and Linux releases, and more. Here's what intrigued us all most about Chrome in 2010. More raquo;...

  • Bill Murray's Great Big Anti-Tech Rant [Video]

    Updated: 2010-12-31 15:00:00
    My-oh-my! Bill Murray has quite a few issues with technology, trends, and innovation. Just listen to him go on and on in this little rant from a TV promo filmed in the 1980s! [BoingBoing] More raquo;...

  • PHPBuilder.com: Profiling PHP Code with Xdebug and KCacheGrind

    Updated: 2010-12-31 06:09:07
    : : News Feed Jobs Feed Sections Tutorials Books Events Talks Jobs Recent Jobs Job Posting : Shotfarm.com Seeks Director of Development Chicago , IL Job Posting : UJA-Federation of New York Seeks PHP Web Developer New York , NY Job Posting : GoDaddy.com Seeks PHP Developer Phoenix , AZ or Denver , CO Job Posting : Apollo Interactive Seeks PHP Programmer Culver City , CA Job Posting : Discovery Communications , LLC Seeks Web Developer Atlanta , GA Job Posting : National Geographic Seeks LAMP Web Developer Washington , D.C . Job Posting : Grow LLC Seeks Senior LAMP Developer New York , NY Job Posting : Distribion Seeks PHP Application Developer Dallas , Tx Job Posting : Worldwide Travel Directory Seeks LAMP Consultant New York City , NY Job Posting : Oakley Seeks Web Software Engineer

  • A CES preview for the enterprise

    Updated: 2010-12-31 00:57:28
    Next week's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is, as the name implies, targeted at consumers, yet there are plenty of products that will end up in enterprises as well. This enterprise-focused preview of CES includes everything from new HP laptops and touchscreen technology to Android tablet PCs from Cisco and Technicolor to iPont 3D TV technology....

  • Bot-like Geinimi Trojan targets Android games

    Updated: 2010-12-30 20:13:04
    A super-sophisticated piece of Android malware that has botnet-like capabilities was discovered attached to a number of Android games. The Geinimi Trojan appears to be limited to third-party Chinese app markets -- for now....

  • Universal mobile phone chargers head for Europe in early 2011

    Updated: 2010-12-30 19:31:44
    Fourteen tech firms, including Apple, Motorola, Nokia, RIM, and Samsung, have made good on a promise to collaborate on a universal phone charger, now headed to Europe in early 2011. The universal chargers are touted as reducing environmental waste, shipping weight, and price while making the & lost charger& nightmare a distant memory....

  • Net Neutrality 2011: What Storms May Come

    Updated: 2010-12-30 19:19:39
    The Federal Communications Commission passed the rules, but that's not going to be the last word. Where will the battle lines shape up in the new year and the new Congress?

  • IT Acquisitions 2010: Who Bought What?

    Updated: 2010-12-30 19:19:39
    As merger and acquisition activity picked up again in 2010, InternetNews.com runs down the list of the top billion-dollar-plus technology acquisitions of the year.

  • Verizon preps Motorola Droid Xoom tablet, HTC Thunderbolt phone

    Updated: 2010-12-30 18:09:27
    Motorola's first Android tablet will be called the Droid Xoom, and will ship in February with an external 4G LTE modem, say industry reports. Meanwhile, photos have leaked of a purported HTC Thunderbolt 4G phone due to be announced by Verizon next week at CES, and more evidence piles up for Honeycomb being Android 2.4 instead of 3.0....

  • OSI Calls for Scrutiny of CPTN's Patents in Novell Deal

    Updated: 2010-12-30 15:42:48
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  • Linuxy Hopes, Dreams and Resolutions for 2011

    Updated: 2010-12-30 15:00:00
    Now that New Year's Eve is almost upon us, there seems little to do with 2010 but bid it a fond farewell and set our sights on what's to come. We've already taken the required look back over the year; we've even put the "year of" debate through one more...

  • Opinion: Ubuntu Is Not the Only Linux

    Updated: 2010-12-30 15:00:00
    To many people, Ubuntu is Linux. Which means that their perception, for good or ill, is determined by Ubuntu. Matt Hartley reminds us there is more to Linux than just Ubuntu.

  • Intel SSD Uses Two-Inch mSATA Form Factor

    Updated: 2010-12-30 15:00:00
    Intel Corp. announced a solid state drive (SSD) in 40GB or 80GB capacities, claimed to be an eighth the size of the company's 2.5-inch X25 SSDs. Measuring only 2.0 x 1.18 x 0.2 inches (51 x 30 x 5mm) and weighing less than 10 grams, the Intel SSD 310 Series...

  • IBM: Five Innovations That Will Change Lives by 2015

    Updated: 2010-12-30 15:00:00
    IBM has delivered a series of predictions for technological innovations it says will have broad impact and change lives by 2015. They range from 3-D and holographic technology in cameras and cell phones, to batteries that will power devices by & breathing& air, to recycling the energy produced by the...

  • MSI netbook has AMD's dual-core Zacate processor

    Updated: 2010-12-29 22:14:41
    MSI has unveiled a netbook using AMD's 1.6GHz E-350 (& Zacate& ) processor. The MSI U270 features a 10.1-inch display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, up to 4GB of RAM and 500GB of hard disk storage, plus both VGA and HDMI video outputs, according to NetbookNews.com....

  • Android Market said to surpass 200K

    Updated: 2010-12-29 18:41:05
    Android Market is now offering 200,000 applications, only a few months after surpassing 100,000, according to estimates published by AndroLib. Meanwhile, Google launched a carrier billing feature for AT T customers, who can now download applications from the Android Market and bill them directly to their wireless service bills....

  • Android PMP plays 1080p video on AMOLED display

    Updated: 2010-12-29 16:45:56
    Cowon announced an Android 2.1 portable media player (PMP) with 1080p HD video playback. The D3 Plenue ships with up to 64GB of flash memory, and provides a 3.7-inch, 800 x 480 AMOLED display, plus Bluetooth 2.1, 802.11b/g, T-DMB, and FM radio, says the company....

  • 2010 Vim Guide Roundup

    Updated: 2010-12-29 15:00:00
    Making your New Year's Resolutions for 2011? How about adding, "learn Vim" to the list? We make it easy, with all the Vim tutorials we've run on Linux.com in 2010.

  • Russia's latest five-year plan calls for switch to Linux

    Updated: 2010-12-28 22:30:30
    Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed an order yesterday calling for the federal government to switch to Linux from proprietary operating systems such as Microsoft Windows, starting in 2Q 2012. The move to Linux is the most significant change in an edict encouraging a transition from proprietary software to free alternatives throughout the Russian government through 2015....

  • An Easy Way to Create a 3d Box in Photoshop

    Updated: 2010-12-28 20:47:40
    As we are now developing several Magento Extensions we are in the need to create a 3d virtual [...]

  • Android music player hints at Honeycomb UI highlights

    Updated: 2010-12-28 20:44:29
    A test build has been posted of a new music player that may appear in Android 3.0 (& Honeycomb& ). In other year-end Android developments, Honeycomb is said to be coming in March, the open source VLC media player is heading for Android in early 2011, and a hacker has published a technique for forcing Android system updates....

  • Fanless PC accepts Core 2 Duo CPUs

    Updated: 2010-12-28 19:21:55
    Axiomtek announced a fanless embedded computer intended for automation, digital signage, and kiosk use. The eBox630-850-FL supports Intel Core 2 Duo processors up to 2.66GHz, accepts up to 4GB of RAM, and includes both CompactFlash and 2.5-inch hard disk storage, the company says....

  • Developer 2010: The Year in Open Source

    Updated: 2010-12-28 19:19:41
    With major releases of the Java, Ruby, PHP, Perl and Python languages, along with associated tools, there was no shortage of activity in the open source world in 2010.

  • Tablet reference platform builds on new Cortex-A8 SoC

    Updated: 2010-12-28 16:26:59
    Intrinsyc Software International announced a software reference design platform designed for tablets and other consumer devices based on Freescale Semiconductor's ARM Cortex-A8-based i.MX53 system-on-chip (SoC). The product will support capabilities found on the 1.2GHz i.MX53, including 1080p video decode and 720p video encode, via Intrinsyc's RapidRIL telephony stack and other software components, says the company....

  • Will Intel's Sandy Bridge and P67 Play Well With Linux?

    Updated: 2010-12-28 16:16:13
    Next week Intel is set to roll out their much-anticipated "Sandy Bridge" CPUs during the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show. With these 32nm, LGA-1155 next-generation Intel Core processors will also come the Intel P67 Chipset on a whole selection of new motherboards at launch like the ECS P67H2-A2 and ASRock P67...

  • Tablet Reference Platform Builds on New Cortex-A8 SoC

    Updated: 2010-12-28 15:26:59
    Intrinsyc Software International announced a software reference design platform designed for tablets and other consumer devices based on Freescale Semiconductor's ARM Cortex-A8-based i.MX53 system-on-chip (SoC). The reference platform will support capabilities found on the 1.2GHz i.MX53 including 1080p video decode and 720p video encode, and add Intrinsyc's RapidRIL telephony stack,...

  • Top 15 Consumer Cloud Services

    Updated: 2010-12-28 15:00:00
    Many of these services are available for free but vary in usability and simplicity.

  • Understanding the Open Invention Network

    Updated: 2010-12-28 15:00:00
    Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier takes a look at the Open Invention Network (OIN). "After seeing comments about OIN and talking to other FOSS folks, I realized many folks (including yours truly) weren't entirely clear on what OIN does and doesn't protect. Specifically, there seemed to be an idea that OIN covers...

  • Henry Newman’s 2011 Storage Predictions

    Updated: 2010-12-28 15:00:00
    Henry Newman is out with his Top Ten Storage Predictions for 2011: There will not be huge changes next year because there has not been a great deal of investment in technology over the last two to three years. Some of the predictions below are things I expected to happen much sooner when the economy was better, and with a slight glimmer of economic improvement I am hoping these technologies will finally make it into the mainstream. Henry’ predictions of particular interest to the HPC crowd include: PCIe 3.0 hits the market, but no 16-lane slots or cards. PCIe 3.0 doubles performance over PCIe...

  • HP Lists Future Laptops with Intel Next-Gen Chip

    Updated: 2010-12-28 15:00:00
    Ahead of Intel's official announcement, HP is posting detailed specifications of two upcoming Pavilion dv7 laptops packing the chipmaker's Sandy Bridge processor.

  • Linux-based NAS Supports 45TB of Storage

    Updated: 2010-12-28 15:00:00
    Synology announced a high-end model in its line of NAS (network attached storage) devices targeting small- and medium-sized business. The DS1511+ has a 1.86GHz dual-core processor, room for up to five hard disk drives and 15TB of storage, two gigabit Ethernet ports, and compatibility with two external storage units, according...

  • 10.1-inch tablet runs Android 2.2 on Tegra 250

    Updated: 2010-12-27 23:51:12
    Onkyo announced an Android 2.2-based tablet that comes with a 1GHz Tegra 250 processor. The TA117 offers 512MB or 1GB of RAM, 8GB or 16GB of flash storage, a 10.1-inch screen with 1024 x 600 resolution, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a 1.3 megapixel camera....

  • Top seven Java stories of 2010

    Updated: 2010-12-27 22:17:57
    We take a look at seven of the biggest stories to impact or raise the interest of the Java community in 2010. The drama started last January with Oracle's acquisition of Sun, continued with Java creator James Gosling leaving Google, and, among other things, concluded this month with Apache quitting the JCP (Java Community Process)....

  • Linux-based NAS supports 45TB of storage

    Updated: 2010-12-27 21:54:54
    Synology announced a high-end model in its line of NAS (network attached storage) devices targeting small- and medium-sized business. The DS1511+ has a 1.86GHz dual-core processor, room for up to five hard disk drives and 15TB of storage, two gigabit Ethernet ports, and compatibility with two external storage units, according to the company....

  • IBM announces solid-state memory breakthrough

    Updated: 2010-12-27 19:55:30
    IBM announced what appears to be a breakthrough in its development of & racetrack& memory, which stores data by manipulating the magnetic state of regions -- magnetic domain walls -- within nanowires. The & radically new& storage technology could result in storage devices with the speed and reliability of flash memory, along with the low cost and storage capacity of magnetic disk drives, the company says....

  • Samsung releasing Android-based iPod Touch fighter, report says

    Updated: 2010-12-27 18:03:10
    Samsung will announce a new Android-based PMP (portable media player) at next week's Consumer Electronics Show (CES), according to an illustrated report by the Samsung Hub website. Running Android 2.2 (& Froyo& ), the device will have a four-inch screen and other specs similar to the Galaxy S line of phones, but without cellular connectivity, the website says....

  • For Commercial Software Firms in 2011, Open Source is Ripe for Picking

    Updated: 2010-12-27 15:00:00
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  • Report: Best Gifts For the Linux Geek, Make Your Own Railgun, and More

    Updated: 2010-12-27 15:00:00
    Tis the season! Linux is the gift that keeps on giving; here is a roundup of my suggestions for treating yourself, your loved ones, or other people with Linux and geeky goodness.

  • 2010's Biggest Linux Thing

    Updated: 2010-12-27 15:00:00
    Well another year is drawing to a close, and that means it's time to begin taking stock of all that has passed in 2010. It was an eventful year for those of us in the Linux community, that's for sure -- so eventful, in fact, that it's almost difficult to...

  • A Bountiful Year for Open Source

    Updated: 2010-12-27 15:00:00
    The feasting on open source software continues but some wonder if the check might be coming due...

  • Open Business: 2010 in Review

    Updated: 2010-12-27 15:00:00
    2010 has been a fantastic year on the Business channel here at opensource.com. The Business channel's goal is to highlight examples where he open source way has been (or could be) applied to improve businesses. Not just in software development, but in the management, culture, operations, brand, research & development, or...

  • Supercomputing Set to Bolster China’s Industrial Power

    Updated: 2010-12-27 15:00:00
    In this translated article from Japan’ Sentaku magazine, China’ role as a miltary-industrial power is examined in light of the nation’ recent rise to the highest rankings on the TOP500. Washington now faces a new and serious challenge from Beijing, which, because of its advancement in supercomputer technology, is trying to catch up with the U.S. in such...

  • Ars Staff Picks: Our 10 Favorite Android Apps of 2010

    Updated: 2010-12-27 15:00:00
    When Apple published its lists of top free and paid iPhone apps of 2010, the Internet got to talking about whether the apps in question deserved the honor. Others argued about apps that they felt should have been on the lists but weren't, and of course, users of other smartphone...

  • 12 Commands Every Linux Newbie Should Learn

    Updated: 2010-12-27 15:00:00
    It's a testament to how far Linux has come that users today don't typically have to use the command line if they don't want to. Such is the quality of the graphical user interfaces in many modern Linux distributions that there's simply no need, in general.

  • 10 Most Popular Linux.com Stories in 2010

    Updated: 2010-12-27 15:00:00
    As we prep for 2011, we wanted to take a look at the stories that were the most popular with readers in 2010 — and we thought that Linux.com readers might want to know as well. So we've pulled together a top 10 list of the most popular stories from the year for you to enjoy over the holidays.

  • Weekend Project: Replace Delicious with an Open Source Bookmark Service

    Updated: 2010-12-24 15:00:00
    The past two weeks have been rough for users of the Yahoo-owned "social bookmarking" service, Delicious. First, reports leaked out that Yahoo was shutting the site down. Then the Delicious team fired back saying essentially don't worry, all is well — we're simply getting sold off. That's cold comfort if you use the service to manage and tag a large collection of links, though. If you're not comfortable with the uncertainty, what better solution is there than installing your own open source replacement?

  • Mozilla Betas Facelifted Open Source License

    Updated: 2010-12-24 10:37:02
    Mozilla has released a beta version of the MPL 2.0 license, the first update to its open source license in more than a decade.…...

  • MeeGo Tablet Specializes in Audio Recording

    Updated: 2010-12-24 10:37:01
    Trinity Audio Group is now selling a MeeGo Linux-based tablet bundled with version 5.0 of its Transmission audio platform for musicians. The $700 Indamixx 2 offers a 10.1-inch touchscreen, a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor, 2GB of RAM and 260GB of storage, plus the Renoise tracking and sampling application, according...

  • Update: OpenBSD Backdoor Seems Unlikely

    Updated: 2010-12-24 10:37:00
    Last week we reported on accusations that FBI contractors had planted backdoors in the open source operating system OpenBSD. OpenBSD developers have been auditing code since the accusations surfaced last Tuesday. Some bugs have been found and patched, but no evidence of backdoors has been discovered.

  • This Is the Next Generation of Chumby

    Updated: 2010-12-24 10:36:59
    A helpful reader just sent us this picture of a brand new Chumby. It's apparently being called the Chumby Opus for now (although that may not be the final product name), and it looks, like its predecessor, pretty darn adorable.

  • A Xonotic Preview Release Comes For Christmas

    Updated: 2010-12-24 10:36:58
    In March of this year Nexuiz was forked as Xonotic following some disagreements among the Nexuiz developers and other contributors following the announcement of the Nexuiz commercial game. Since that point not too many details have emerged on Xonotic aside from it being said this new game would be a...

  • Google Offers Android Tips and Tricks

    Updated: 2010-12-24 10:36:57
    Google released a list of ten tips for those using Android 2.3 (& Gingerbread& ) on its Nexus S. The tips, some of which may work on other devices, were accompanied by a list of four keyboard tricks and 14 interesting applications....

  • Oracle Upgrades its Free Hypervisor

    Updated: 2010-12-24 10:36:56
    Oracle released a new version of its free virtualization software, with an easier-to-use interface and added capabilities. VirtualBox 4.0 offers new virtual hardware, including PCI Express and HD audio, and makes it simpler to delete or resize disk images, according to the company....

  • 2011: The Year Open Source Goes (Really) Capitalist

    Updated: 2010-12-24 10:36:55
    If 2010 was the year that taught open source "how to disappear completely," 2011 will be the year we're reminded that "anyone can play guitar"…or open source. At present, open source is de rigueur with the underdog class, those vendors seeking...

  • Module Runs Linux on Texas Instruments SoCs

    Updated: 2010-12-24 10:36:54
    CompuLab announced an ARM Cortex-A8 COM (computer on module) with up to 256MB of RAM, 512MB of flash storage, 10/100 Ethernet, plus integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The Linux-ready CM-T3517 comes with Texas Instruments (TI) Sitara AM3505 or AM3517 CPUs clocked at up to 600MHz, has a touchscreen controller, and includes...

  • KDE Platform, Workspaces and Applications 4.6 RC 1 Available

    Updated: 2010-12-24 10:36:53
    Packages for the release of the KDE Software Compilation 4.6 RC 1 are available for Kubuntu 10.10 and Natty.

  • Module runs Linux on Texas Instruments SoCs

    Updated: 2010-12-24 01:16:29
    CompuLab announced an ARM Cortex-A8 COM (computer on module) with up to 256MB of RAM, 512MB of flash storage, 10/100 Ethernet, plus integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The Linux-ready CM-T3517 comes with Texas Instruments (TI) Sitara AM3505 or AM3517 CPUs clocked at up to 600MHz, has a touchscreen controller, and includes a camera interface, according to the company....

  • How SPDX will Make FOSS License Compliance Easier

    Updated: 2010-12-24 00:20:44
    Compliance is a concept that's been catching on with a lot of organizations and developers in the open source community these days, but it can be complicated. The Software Package Data Exchange (SPDX) working group aims to make compliance with FOSS licenses much easier.

  • Oracle upgrades its free hypervisor

    Updated: 2010-12-23 22:30:52
    Oracle released a new version of its free virtualization software, with an easier-to-use interface and added capabilities. VirtualBox 4.0 offers new virtual hardware, including PCI Express and HD audio, and makes it simpler to delete or resize disk images, according to the company....

  • Google offers Android tips and tricks

    Updated: 2010-12-23 20:41:35
    Google released a list of ten tips for those using Android 2.3 (& Gingerbread& ) on its Nexus S. The tips, some of which may work on other devices, were accompanied by a list of four keyboard tricks and 14 interesting applications....

  • One in five U.S. adults will buy a tablet by 2014, survey finds

    Updated: 2010-12-23 18:22:56
    One in five of U.S. adults surveyed said they plan to own a tablet by 2014, giving Apple, Android and the latecomers plenty of time to duke it out over market share....

  • openSUSE 11.4 Milestone 5 Released

    Updated: 2010-12-23 15:00:00
    Originally scheduled for the 16th of December, the openSUSE project has now released the fifth milestone for version 11.4 of the openSUSE Linux distribution, updating the included desktop environments and packages...

  • VBoxHeadless - Running Virtual Machines With VirtualBox 4.0 On A Headless Ubuntu 10.10 Server

    Updated: 2010-12-23 15:00:00
    This guide explains how you can run virtual machines with VirtualBox 4.0 on a headless Ubuntu 10.10 server. Normally you use the VirtualBox GUI to manage your virtual machines, but a server does not have a...

  • Linux on the Grow in 2010

    Updated: 2010-12-23 15:00:00
    There were big advances for Linux in 2010, especially when it came to business adoption of the open source software.

  • Tutorial: Editing Batches of Photos Easily on Linux

    Updated: 2010-12-23 11:49:05
    Akkana Peck introduces David's Batch Processor, a Gimp plugin that makes editing big batches of photos a breeze. Resize them for the Web, make them lighter or darker, crop, rotate-- DBP does it all.

  • JBoss, Linux, Help Drive Red Hat's Revenue

    Updated: 2010-12-23 11:49:04
    Red Hat registers a solid quarter earnings report.

  • Distribution Release: Sabayon Linux 5.4 "Gaming"

    Updated: 2010-12-23 11:49:03
    Fabio Erculiani has announced the release of Sabayon Linux 5.4 "Gaming" edition. From the list of features: "Based on Sabayon Linux 5.4 GNOME; featuring Linux Kernel 2.6.36 and all the bells and whistles that are in our repositories as of today; remastered thanks to Sabayon's little helper called....

  • Distribution Release: Zentyal 2.0-3

    Updated: 2010-12-23 11:49:02
    Heidi Vilppola has announced the release of Zentyal 2.0-3, an updated version of the Ubuntu-based server distribution for small and medium-sized companies: "The development team of Zentyal, the Linux small business server previously know as eBox Platform, is glad to announce the availability of Zentyal 2.0-3 installer. This....

  • GnuCash 2.4.0 Accountng Software Released

    Updated: 2010-12-23 11:48:50
    Besides gaming being one of the last strongholds for Microsoft Windows users from switching over to Linux (though this is beginning to change), accounting software is an area that is even in worse shape under Linux -- free software or not -- aside from the available web-based accounting solutions. GnuCash...

  • Distribution Release: Mandriva Linux 2010.2

    Updated: 2010-12-23 11:48:49
    Eugeni Dodonov has announced the release of Mandriva Linux 2010.2: "Welcome the Mandriva 2010.2 release which is coming to a mirror nearby you right now. As announced previously, Mandriva 2010.2 is an incremental update on top of Mandriva 2010.1, incorporating all the security and bug-fix updates since its....

  • MeeGo tablet specializes in audio recording

    Updated: 2010-12-23 05:53:45
    Trinity Audio Group is now selling a MeeGo Linux-based tablet bundled with version 5.0 of its Transmission audio platform for musicians. The $700 Indamixx 2 offers a 10.1-inch touchscreen, a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor, 2GB of RAM and 260GB of storage, plus the Renoise tracking and sampling application, according to the company....

  • Mot acquisition targets MotoBlur makeover

    Updated: 2010-12-22 23:52:49
    The oft-maligned MotoBlur UI & skin& that Motorola adds to many of its Android phones may get a makeover, thanks to a holiday acquisition. Motorola has acquired Zecter, a startup with assets for syncing and streaming content, and says it will apply the technology to MotoBlur....

  • Tri-core SoC aims for 3D/HD Android cameraphones

    Updated: 2010-12-22 23:06:14
    Ambarella is sampling a Cortex-A9 based system-on-chip intended to bring Android phones 1080p60 resolution and 3D video capabilities. By combining a dual-core, 1GHz Cortex-A9 processor, a 533MHz ARM11 processor, image and video DSPs, and a 3D graphics engine, the iOne SoC offers multistream encoding for live video streaming, simultaneous still photography and HD video recording, and HD telepresence, says the company....

  • Reference design for Snapdragon Android phone ships

    Updated: 2010-12-22 20:42:03
    Bsquare says it is now shipping a smartphone reference platform for developing Android applications using the Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset. The Snapdragon Mobile Development Platform (MDP) for Android is built around the 1GHz MSM8655 Snapdragon, and offers a 3.8-inch WVGA multitouch screen, a 12-megapixel camera, plus a full array of wireless radios and sensors, says the company....

  • Most Linux devs do non-work-related open source projects on company time, study says

    Updated: 2010-12-22 19:00:12
    Research and Markets has released an Open Source/Linux Development report claiming that 67 percent of open source developers spend at least part of their time working on non-work-related open source projects. Other results from the report, based on a recent Evans Data survey, include the finding that 65 percent of open source developers earn under $100 per open source project....

  • Google dings carriers, phone makers over Android lockdowns

    Updated: 2010-12-22 16:34:08
    A Google Android engineer publicly defended the relative ease with which Android phones can be rooted, arguing that the loopholes used by modders do not reflect flawed Android security defenses. Besides, carriers and handset makers who lock down their devices are begging for rooting exploits, writes Nick Kralevich in his blog post....

  • News: 2010 Was a Big Linux Year

    Updated: 2010-12-22 15:00:00
    2010 was a big year for enterprise Linux releases and the Linux kernel as the business world grows ever-more reliant on Linux.

  • Using Nautilus Actions to Extend File Manager Functionality on Linux

    Updated: 2010-12-22 15:00:00
    What would a desktop be without a file manager? Even at the command line level we have file managers and they still make our lives much easier than they would be without them. To many users the file manager is just way to preview, delete, and move files. The power user, on the other hand, looks at the tool from a very different vantage point. For this type of user the file manager must be versatile, powerful, and it must do their bidding in the way they want it done.

  • New ZigBee standard's ready for multitouch remotes

    Updated: 2010-12-22 14:01:07
    The ZigBee Alliance announced a new standard touted as a milestone in allowing IR (infrared) remote controls to be replaced by more modern RF (radio frequency) equivalents. & ZigBee Input Device& includes native support for multitouch and gestures, the ability to define special functionality, and mechanisms for updating devices that are already in the field, the group says....

  • Report: WordPress New Beta -- to Upgrade or Not to Upgrade?

    Updated: 2010-12-22 11:46:36
    The nice people behind the popular WordPress blogging and publishing platform have released the 3.1 beta. Should you upgrade? Joe Brockmeier counsels caution.

  • Kunlun Platform Aims for Sub-$100 Android Phones

    Updated: 2010-12-22 11:46:35
    Wind River announced a partnership with Chinese telecommunications firm Via Telecom to develop low-cost Android phones using Wind River Platform for Android. It's said the & Kunlun& reference platform will enable OEMs to offer sub-$100 CDMA phones using Via Telecom's 3G EVDO Rev. A and 1xRTT modem, phone board, and...

  • Red Hat Poised to End the Year With a Bang

    Updated: 2010-12-22 11:46:34
    Ahead of Red Hat's earnings report this week, one analyst looks for the Linux vendor to top its revenue guidance on the strength of Linux platform installations over Microsoft.

  • Sync and Speed in Latest Firefox 4 Beta

    Updated: 2010-12-22 11:46:33
    Better syncing, faster WebGL, and the simultaneous release of Firefox 4 beta for standard computers and mobile devices are the capstones to the latest update to Mozilla's next-generation Web browser.

  • Linux 2.6.37-rc7 Kernel Released

    Updated: 2010-12-22 11:46:32
    While in recent years we have seen new Linux kernel releases on Christmas or Christmas Eve, this will not be the case in 2010. Linus has just released the Linux 2.6.37-rc7 kernel making it very unlikely to see any final release (or even another -rc) arrive this week...

  • A New Linux Game Update For The Holidays

    Updated: 2010-12-22 11:46:31
    While we continue to be taken away by Unigine OilRush and other projects, for those without access to these new titles and not impressed by the recent Humble Indie Bundle #2 or Zero Ballistics 2, there is a new alternative: Warsow 0.6...

  • Distribution Release: Zorin OS 4

    Updated: 2010-12-22 11:46:30
    Artyom Zorin has announced the release of Zorin OS 4, an easy-to-use Ubuntu-based distribution designed for Linux beginners: "The Zorin OS team is proud to announce the availability of the 'Core' and 'Premium' editions of Zorin OS designed for Linux beginners. In addition to the easy-to-use interface and....

  • Mozilla Unloads Firefox 4 Spit and Polish Beta

    Updated: 2010-12-22 11:46:29
    Firefox has released an eighth Firefox 4 beta. Not to be confused with a fourth Firefox 8 beta.…...

  • How to Integrate Your Ruby on Rails Application With Google Apps and the Apps Marketplace

    Updated: 2010-12-22 11:46:27
    Vincent Van Gemert and the Floorplanner team ran into a few stumbling blocks while preparing their product for the Google Apps Market. "We found out that a lot of people were struggling with the existing Rails libraries and the OAuth authorization method," Van Gemert wrote. That's why Van Gemert created...

  • Embedded GPUs On Linux Remain A Great Big Mess

    Updated: 2010-12-22 11:46:26
    For anyone that happens to be on holiday this week (or just have excess time otherwise), there is another lively and polarized discussion that's been taking place for the past several days on the DRI mailing list. What does it involve if it's not about developer disagreements amongst themselves? Embedded...

  • Creating Self-Signed SSL Certificates for Apache on Linux

    Updated: 2010-12-22 01:15:22
    If Firesheep and other menaces have you freaked out about using unsecured connections, it's time to take matters into your own hands. In just under 20 minutes, you can create a self-signed certificate for Apache to connect to your Web site for passing any kind of sensitive information. It's easy and takes very little time to configure.

  • Fanless, dual-core PC has six serial ports

    Updated: 2010-12-21 21:08:35
    IEI Technology announced a fanless box PC that includes a dual-core Intel Atom processor and five or six serial ports. The ECW-281B-D525 offers dual gigabit Ethernet ports, four USB 2.0 ports, a 2.5-inch drive bay, a CompactFlash slot, and a PCI Express Mini Card slot, the company says....

  • Kunlun platform aims for sub-$100 Android phones

    Updated: 2010-12-21 21:02:06
    Wind River announced a partnership with Chinese telecommunications firm Via Telecom to develop low-cost Android phones using Wind River Platform for Android. It's said the & Kunlun& reference platform will enable OEMs to offer sub-$100 CDMA phones using Via Telecom's 3G EVDO Rev. A and 1xRTT modem, phone board, and telephony software....

  • Linux IP phone offers seven-inch touchscreen and TV projection

    Updated: 2010-12-21 18:12:15
    Grandstream Networks is readying a Linux-based IP phone with a seven-inch touchscreen. The GXV3175 offers a 1.3-megapixel camera, 802.11n, dual Ethernet and USB 2.0 ports, and the ability to project videoconferencing sessions on an attached TV....

  • NEC to show dual-screen Android tablet and notebook at CES

    Updated: 2010-12-21 16:36:59
    NEC announced a few details about Android-based products it plans to show at CES 2011 on Jan. 5-9, including a notebook as well as single and dual-screen & Cloud Communicator Tablet.& Meanwhile, Staples has already pulled ViewSonic's new 10.1-inch, Android-based G-Tablet due to problems the manufacturer blames on Android, says a report....

  • SSL Certificates For PostgreSQL

    Updated: 2010-12-21 15:00:00
    This describes how to set up ssl certificates to enable encrypted connections from PgAdmin on some client machine to postgresql on a server machine. The assumption is that postgresql (compiled with ssl support) and openssl are already installed and functional on the server (Linux). PgAdmin is...

  • Oh Hey, X.Org 7.6 Is Finally Release For Christmas!

    Updated: 2010-12-21 15:00:00
    The past few days I've been wondering whether or not X.Org 7.6 would make it out in 2010 or not. After all, this X.Org katamari update was supposed to be here in August after X.Org 7.5 was released in October of 2009 and the 7.6 release was delayed to November.

  • Last Minute Open Giving Ideas

    Updated: 2010-12-21 15:00:00
    Whether or not you're among the throngs hurriedly trying to get everything wrapped before the end of the week, it's a good time to consider some end-of-the-year giving. So why not send some money towards open projects? Read more... read more...

  • Red Hat Revenues in 20% Climb

    Updated: 2010-12-21 15:00:00
    Commercial Linux and middleware distributor Red Hat revealed its financial results for its third quarter of fiscal 2011 today, and if revenues are any guide, then the company just keeps growing like there never was a recession. That said, Red Hat's profits are under pressure, thanks...

  • Linux Shows Name Dates, Ask for Papers

    Updated: 2010-12-21 15:00:00
    O'Reilly has opened up a call for participation for its Open Source Convention (OSCON) 2011, to be held on July 25-29 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. Meanwhile, the Linux Foundation's Consumer Electronics Linux Forum (CELF) announced that its Embedded Linux Conference (ELC) will be held April 11-13...

  • Attachmate Talks About SUSE, openSUSE Support

    Updated: 2010-12-21 15:00:00
    One month ago it was announced that Attachmate would be acquiring Novell (and some of Novell's IP would also be sold off to a consortium owned by Microsoft and other companies), but not many details were known at that point how this acquisition would impact Novell's SUSE or openSUSE Linux...

  • Google Open Sources '$5m' in Java Eclipse Tools

    Updated: 2010-12-21 15:00:00
    Google will open source two of the Java Eclipse coding tools it acquired with its purchase of Java-obsessed outfit Instantiations.…...

  • CMS: A Look Ahead At Open Source CMS in 2011

    Updated: 2010-12-21 15:00:00
    As I wrote last week, few markets are as well represented by so many quality open source solutions as the CMS or Content Management Systems space. I had a chance to sit down with...

  • Git Joins the Software Freedom Conservancy

    Updated: 2010-12-21 15:00:00
    The Software Freedom Conservancy has announced that the Git project has joined the Conservancy. "By joining the Conservancy, Git obtains the benefits of a formal non-profit organizational structure while keeping the project focused on software development and documentation."...

  • Red Hat and Eucalyptus Forge Partnership

    Updated: 2010-12-21 15:00:00
    Red Hat and Eucalyptus Systems are to collaborate on integrating Eucalyptus' EC2-compatible cloud solution into Red Hat products...

  • Development Release: PC-BSD 8.2 Beta 1

    Updated: 2010-12-21 15:00:00
    Kris Moore has announced the availability of the first beta release of PC-BSD 8.2, a user-friendly desktop operating system based on FreeBSD: "The PC-BSD team is pleased to announce the availability of PC-BSD 8.2-BETA1 which is running FreeBSD 8.2-PRERELEASE, X.Org 7.5, and KDE 4.5.4. Version 8.2 contains a....

  • Fanless LAN appliance has six gigabit ports

    Updated: 2010-12-21 14:34:06
    Axiomtek announced a fanless, desktop network appliance that uses Intel's Atom D510 processor and provides six gigabit Ethernet ports. The NA-320FL includes both hard disk and CompactFlash storage, accepts up to 2GB of RAM, and has a PCI Express Mini Card expansion slot, the company says....

  • Linux shows name dates, ask for papers

    Updated: 2010-12-21 00:13:23
    O'Reilly has opened up a call for participation for its Open Source Convention (OSCON) 2011, to be held on July 25-29 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. Meanwhile, the Linux Foundation's Consumer Electronics Linux Forum (CELF) announced that its Embedded Linux Conference (ELC) will be held April 11-13 in San Francisco....

  • Free schematics offered for Atom-based four-wheel drive robot

    Updated: 2010-12-20 18:13:33
    Robot controller manufacturer Roboteq is offering free mechanical CAD drawings, wiring diagrams, software, and detailed assembly instructions for a four-wheel drive robot. The 2.0 x 1.5-foot WiFi Robot design platform combines Intel's D510MO Mini-ITX mainboard with Roboteq's AX3500 DC Motor Controller, Wi-Fi, a video camera, and other components, says the company....

  • Stallman blasts Google over Chrome OS privacy

    Updated: 2010-12-20 16:38:59
    Free Software Foundation (FSF) founder Richard Stallman criticized Google's cloud-oriented Chrome OS for placing too much legal control over data in Google's hands. Google fired back with a spirited defense, but industry analysts say that Stallman raises valid questions about privacy and legal rights in a cloud regime....

  • Tutorial: Setting Up Remote Graphical Desktops on Linux

    Updated: 2010-12-20 15:00:00
    Linux offers multiple remote graphical desktop options for other Linux hosts, but what if you run a mixed Linux-Windows shop? Eric Geier shows how to run remote Windows desktops on Linux.

  • Linux Gaming: Native vs. Wine vs. Windows 7 Performance

    Updated: 2010-12-20 15:00:00
    Linux gaming has a bright future ahead with the forthcoming Unigine games, successful indie campaigns, and many other Linux-native game titles being just out on the horizon. Right now though if you are a dedicated PC gamer looking to satisfy your entertainment appetite under Linux, more than likely you find...

  • Eucalyptus Systems Partners with Red Hat for Hybrid Cloud Offerings

    Updated: 2010-12-20 15:00:00
    Eucalyptus Systems, creators of the Eucalyptus private cloud platform, has announced a partnership with Red Hat to offer cross-cloud compatibility and expanded platform choice in the cloud.

  • Phrack Hole Closed in ProFTPD

    Updated: 2010-12-20 15:00:00
    The development team behind ProFTPD has closed a critical vulnerability that they recently had trouble with themselves...

  • The Document Foundation joins Open Invention Network

    Updated: 2010-12-20 15:00:00
    The Document Foundation (home of LibreOffice) has announced that it has joined the Open Invention Network. "The Document Foundation is a major free software project, and LibreOffice a key office suite for creating, managing and sharing documents. By becoming a licensee of the Open Invention Network, we fight software patents...

  • Seeking Open Infrastructure: Contrasting Open Standards, Open Source, and Open Innovation

    Updated: 2010-12-20 15:00:00
    While “open” normally has connotations of public goods, the idea of “open”–ness has been used for decades as a competitive strategy by firms in the computers and communications industries.

  • Attachmate Acquisition: What Does It Mean for SUSE, openSUSE and Open Source?

    Updated: 2010-12-20 15:00:00
    A Q&A with Jeff Hawn, chairman and CEO of Attachmate by Jos Poortvliet, openSUSE Community Manager at Novell I had a chance to speak with Jeff Hawn, chairman and CEO of Attachmate Corporation...

  • Block Unwanted Traffic With Packetfence

    Updated: 2010-12-20 15:00:00
    Packetfence is a very powerful Network Access Control tool. Using Packetfence you can control and block unwanted traffic on your network. Want to block P2P services like BitTorrent, or keep mobile devices like iPhones and Android phones off your wireless network? Packetfence gives you the kind of fine-grained control you're looking for.

  • PCLinuxOS 2010.12 holiday ISOs released

    Updated: 2010-12-20 15:00:00
    The PCLinuxOS project has released "fresh ISOs" for the various editions of their Linux distribution, such as the KDE 4, GNOME, LXDE or Xfce editions...

  • Jolicloud: Cloud Enabled and Not Just for Netbooks

    Updated: 2010-12-20 15:00:00
    There’ a Linux distribution for every occasion and the main purpose of Jolicloud is to present a web enabled GUI for netbooks and similar devices. I’ going to take a look at a preview release of the forthcoming 1.1 version. more>>...

  • Development Release: Linux Deepin 10.12 RC2

    Updated: 2010-12-20 15:00:00
    Linux Deepin is an active community Linux distribution providing a highly localized Chinese desktop based on Ubuntu, and its second (but unexpected) release candidate for version 10.12 turned up soon after the first one. This is the result of an abundance of feedbacks from test users, and the....

  • Weekend Project: Theming Your Linux Bootloader

    Updated: 2010-12-18 00:56:28
    These days, a lot of Linux users have one distro on their main machines and do everything they can to boot into a usable desktop as fast as possible. Those of us who dual-boot multiple distros — or even OSes — though, still have to stare at the bootloader screen for a few seconds every time we power-cycle. So why not put a new coat a paint on that tired, old text-based menu? Pull up a terminal, and we'll make booting something to look forward to.

  • Google Maps goes 3D as Amazon, Chumby, and LinkedIn release Android apps

    Updated: 2010-12-17 23:58:01
    Google released Google Maps 5.0 for Android, featuring dynamic 3D vector graphics and offline capabilities. Other Android app debuts this week include LinkedIn for Android, a Kindle for Android 2.0 release that adds periodical support, plus a Chumby app that brings the company's push-content service to Android....

  • 8.4-inch Android 2.1 tablet on sale for $230

    Updated: 2010-12-17 21:07:11
    E Fun released a new version of its line of & Nextbook& Android tablets with an unusual 8.4-inch screen size. The $230 Next3 runs Android 2.1 on a dual-core, 600MHz ARM9 processor, and offers an 8.4-inch, 800 x 600 resistive touchscreen, Wi-Fi, SD expansion, and Borders eBook store access, says the company....

  • Set-top SoC supports 3D TV, future HD standards

    Updated: 2010-12-17 21:00:29
    Broadcom says it is now sampling a new SoC (system-on-chip) for STBs (set-top boxes) that includes a multithreaded, 1.3GHz MIPS applications processor. The BCM7422 supports full-resolution HD 3D TV, is compatible with 1080p60/50 content distribution, and offers an OpenGL ES 2.0 3D GPU (graphics processing unit), the company says....

  • Intel's embedded group gets new boss

    Updated: 2010-12-17 18:59:16
    Intel has named Ton Steenman, a 28-year company veteran, as the head of its Embedded and Communications Group. It also officially confirmed the creation -- first revealed by The New York Times earlier this month -- of its Netbook and Tablet Group....

  • Dual-core 1.5GHz SoC touted for power management, concurrency

    Updated: 2010-12-17 16:36:00
    Applied Micro Circuits (AppliedMicro) announced the first member of a new & PacketPro& family of single and dual-core embedded PowerPC system-on-a-chips (SoCs). Aimed at network and industrial equipment, the Mamba APM86190 and APM86290 feature up to two 1.5GHz PowerPC 465 cores, a DDR3 memory controller, plus advanced power management, security, and concurrency functionality, says the company....

  • Is Nokia Doomed?

    Updated: 2010-12-17 15:00:00
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  • Apple, EMC, Oracle and Microsoft buy Novell Patents

    Updated: 2010-12-17 15:00:00
    A note on the website of the German federal antitrust authority reveals which firms are behind the consortium that is taking over nearly 900 of the Linux distributor's patents...

  • New EU Software Rules Give FOSS the Inside Track

    Updated: 2010-12-17 15:00:00
    The European Union has announced public procurement rules for technology that appear to favor open source. The European Interoperability Framework sets out interoperability standards to create a trusted information exchange between public administrations of member countries. The EIF encourages open specifications for the framework. Members of the Business Software Alliance,...

  • MapQuest to Provide a US OpenStreetMap Service

    Updated: 2010-12-17 15:00:00
    Having already launched similar sites for Europe and Asia, AOL subsidiary MapQuest has now launched an OpenStreetMap-based mapping site for the United States...

  • Alien Arena 2011 FPS Game Released

    Updated: 2010-12-17 15:00:00
    The latest 2011 release of the Alien Arena first-person shooter game, version 7.50, features the addition of ragdoll physics using the Open Dynamics physics engine and two new maps...

  • Tiny Content Filtering And Web Acceleration Appliance (Ubuntu, Squid, Apache, VMWare)

    Updated: 2010-12-17 15:00:00
    This small HOWTO will show you how to set up a small virtual machine to speed up and secure your home / small enterprise web surfing network using Ubuntu Server 10.10, Squid 3.1 and Content Security 1.0 deployed in...

  • Google Updates Chrome Beta & Dev Channels

    Updated: 2010-12-17 15:00:00
    Google has released Chrome 9.0.597.19, the first beta of version 9 of the company's WebKit-based web browser, as well as Chrome 10.0.612.1, the first version 10 Dev channel release...

  • Git Joins the Software Freedom Conservancy

    Updated: 2010-12-17 15:00:00
    The Software Freedom Conservancy has announced that Git, the project behind the popular distributed version control system, has become its twenty-fourth member project...

  • Google's App Inventor for Android Now Available to All

    Updated: 2010-12-17 15:00:00
    Announced by Google back in July 2010, App Inventor for Android, the simple development system for Android phones, has now been made available to anybody with a Google account...

  • GCC and LLVM - What's in a Licence?

    Updated: 2010-12-17 15:00:00
    Here's an ITPro article (obnoxiously split into six parts) comparing GCC and LLVM from a licensing point of view. "In other words GCC is constructed in such a way that those who wish to provide extensions with licences that are incompatible with the GPL and copyleft are persuaded to contribute...

  • PICMG board provides RAID, optional flash drive

    Updated: 2010-12-17 14:27:26
    Kontron announced a PICMG 1.3 single board computer (SBC) that supports Intel's Core i7/i5/i3 and Pentium processors while accepting up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM. The PCI-761 provides PCI and PCI Express expansion, six RAID-enabled SATA connectors, dual gigabit Ethernet connectors, 12 USB 2.0 ports, and an optional 8GB flash module, the company says....

  • This panel PC's basically a wall-mountable tablet

    Updated: 2010-12-17 14:18:18
    Avalue announced an 8.9-inch panel PC that employs CompactFlash storage. The FPC-08W05 includes a resistive touchscreen with 1024 x 600 resolution, up to 2GB of RAM, four USB ports, gigabit Ethernet, and a VGA port, the company says....

  • Creating and Reading eBooks on Linux with Calibre

    Updated: 2010-12-17 00:54:51
    Many of us are hoping for an eBook reader under the tree. A Kindle, a Nook, or perhaps just an Android device that runs eBook software. But if you don't get the gadget of your choice, or if you want to create content to fill one, you'll find plenty of eBook software for Linux as well as open source software to publish your own. The best of the lot? Calibre, a one stop solution for all your e-book needs.

  • CraneBoard opens up industrial Cortex-A8 SoC to developers

    Updated: 2010-12-16 23:39:42
    Long-time Texas Instruments (TI) hardware partner Mistral Solutions announced an open-platform development board based on TI's industrial focused, Cortex-A8-based AM35x Sitara system-on-chips (SoCs). Supported by a CraneBoard.org community site and a Linux BSP (board support package), the 5.5 x 4.5-inch CraneBoard combines the 600MHz AM3517 with features including Power over Ethernet (PoE) and CAN bus interfaces, says the company....

  • Red Hat Updates JBoss Enterprise Portal 5.1

    Updated: 2010-12-16 15:00:00
    Site publisher technology exits technical preview as workflow and content management capabilities of Red Hat’ portal are enhanced.

  • How to Get the Base Url for a specific Magento Store View

    Updated: 2010-12-15 21:55:48
    This article contains code snippets for getting the base url for a specific magento store view in a multi store view setup. I also point out how to get the default baseurl for the current running store and what are the different types of base urls that you can retrieve at any given time.

  • Installing PHP accelerator: APC 3.1.6 on a freshly installed CentOS 5.5 64bit

    Updated: 2010-12-10 16:01:24
    This is a short guide, more than anything it intended to remind myself how to do this when [...]

  • LAPHP Meetup Scheduled: PHP Hands-on Workshop: Facebook API

    Updated: 2010-12-09 16:35:19
    Two months ago I became highly involved with a few local meetup groups. Together with the LAPHP.org group’s [...]

  • Dynamic subdomains using .htaccess or mod_rewrite

    Updated: 2010-12-07 17:32:43
    The man page documentation page for Apache mod_rewrite module says, “Welcome to mod_rewrite, the Swiss Army Knife of URL manipulation!” Believe me, mod_rewrite lets you do cool things with URLs. You can have one script for every URI request. For uninformed a URI is simply a request for a page or a website like: http://www.kumarchetan.com/blog/all-about-lamp-web-development-blog/ [...]

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