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Build Yourself an Affordable Media Server [Media Center]
via Lifehacker by tamar weinberg on February 02, 2008
While computer manufacturers are now coming out with "media servers" to sell to consumers, Popular Mechanics claims that it's not necessary to buy a brand new machine. Instead, use cheap (or salvaged) parts to build your own box, as media server hardware doesn't have to be top-notch. The biggest hurdle is choosing what operating system to use. For free and fully functional, the article...
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Firefox 3 beta 3 due out today
via Download Squad by Brad Linder on February 10, 2008
Filed under: Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Mozilla, BetaFirefox 3 beta 3 is due out later today. And while there aren't any major surprises, it's nice to see the new features like improved OS-specific themes and a new bookmark/history manager. Mozilla Links has posted a great overview of the changes you'll see in the latest beta. First up Firefox 3 beta 3 looks more at home on Windows...
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Make Remote Connections Easy with SSHMenu [Featured Linux Download]
via Lifehacker: by Kevin Purdy on February 11, 2008
Linux only: SSHMenu, a free taskbar application, makes Linux life a little easier for those who regularly make one or more SSH connections to remote machines on a regular basis. Once you've added the app's repository and installed, you place the SSH menu button anywhere you'd like on your taskbars, and then click it to pull up shortcuts to your frequently-connected clients. The real...
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The Linutop 2 gets green on your desktop
via Engadget by Joshua Topolsky on February 20, 2008
Filed under: Desktops If you're after a really, really low power, small footprint, generally inoffensive desktop solution, you probably can't do better than the new Linutop 2. This miniscule, Xubuntu-based system runs on top of a 500MHz AMD Geode CPU, packs in 512MB of RAM, and 1GB of flash memory, you know, for applications and stuff. Of course, the draw here isn't massive specs, but...
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Use a Bluetooth Phone to Lock/Unlock Ubuntu [How To]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on February 20, 2008
An intrepid user at the Ubuntu Forums has detailed the installation and setup of BlueProximity, a free Linux app that turns a Bluetooth phone into a proximity-based security device for your computer. Yes, that's exactly how it sounds: Your laptop locks itself down when you step a certain distance away, and opens again once you're in range. Certainly useful in coffee shop and book store...
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Create Your Own Cross-Platform Backup Server [Feature]
via Lifehacker: Top by Kevin Purdy on February 28, 2008
Backing up your data on a regular basis is important, and turning a spare computer into a backup server is often the best way to make sure it gets done. But most methods require either a good deal of command-line learning or serve only one operating system. Not with Restore, a free, open-source backup system that can install or run from a live CD, work with any OS and operate through a simple...
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Send Twitters from the Command Line in Any OS [How To]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on March 06, 2008
The Digital Streets blog posts a tip on how to send Twitters from a command line using a little utility named cURL. The blog shows the command to install cURL in Ubuntu, but the app is available for Linux, Unix and OS X, and Windows as well. Once you're set up, the terminal terminology is:curl -u yourusername:yourpassword -d status="Your Message Here" http://twitter.com/statuses/update.xmlYou...
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Ease the Transition to Ubuntu with a Cheat Sheet [Linux]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on April 22, 2008
The open-source-friendly folks at the FOSSwire blog have posted a PDF "Ubuntu Cheat Sheet," covering the basic terminal commands one might have to use and, just as importantly, naming important...
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Unlock USB Support for VirtualBox in Ubuntu Hardy Heron [Ubuntu]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on April 30, 2008
VirtualBox makes virtual installations of Windows and other operating systems easier than you'd think in Linux (as mentioned in our second look at Ubuntu 8.04, "Hardy Heron"), but the key missing feature from its free, open-source edition is USB support. Your iPod need not feel shunned from Linux land any longer, however, as the Ubuntu Unleashed blog offers step-by-step instructions on...
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Tweeting in Linux part II: Twitux v. Twhirl
via Download Squad by Brad Linder on May 08, 2008
Filed under: Internet, Linux, Adobe, Social Software, web 2.0We're always on the lookout for good desktop Twitter clients. Because while the microblogging service is kind of useful as a web-based tool for sharing your thoughts, desktop clients make Twitter feel more like an instant messaging platform that allows you to communicate with hundreds, even thousands of people at once.While there...
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