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Category: Internet, Open Source
Posted: April 2, 2008 01:41PM
Author: Chris Benjamin
Hey there, Firefox users - Mozilla announced today that Firefox 3's Beta 5 is now available for download. New features in this release include - improvements in the user interface across multiple platforms, and alterations for new features like bookmark backup and restore, and full page zoom. Also, core functions like security, web compatibility, and overall stability have been improved. Beta 5 also incorporates changes aimed at improving speed, performance, and memory usage. Interested users can download Firefox 3 Beta 5 - in 45 different languages - for Windows, OSX, and Linux.
Category: Internet, Open Source, General News
Posted: June 27, 2007 07:35PM
Author: Josh Jones
c|net - Google was set to launch late on Wednesday a beta version of Google Desktop search for Linux in a sign of encouragement by the search giant for Linux on the desktop. Google Desktop allows people to search the Web while also searching the full text of all the information on their computer, including Gmail and their Web search history. Because the index is stored locally on the computer, users can access Gmail and Web history while offline.
Category: Software, Open Source
Posted: June 18, 2007 08:38PM
Author: airman
Techgage - Amarok is one of the best audio players for Linux, but there is a lot more it can do than just play your tunes. We are taking a look at our top five tips of things you can do with this amazing player.
Category: Operating Systems, Open Source, General News
Posted: June 17, 2007 05:29PM
Author: airman
[Phoronix] - In addition to Chris DiBona's words about NVIDIA and ATI binary display drivers, Google had also made an interesting splash at the first-ever Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit during a presentation by the Google Linux Client Team. What was it? Well, there are some "significant accomplishments" and other new Google desktop applications coming out this year for the Linux platform.
Category: Manufacturers, Open Source, General News
Posted: June 17, 2007 06:38AM
Author: Josh Jones
Tech News World - The [free] WebSphere Community Edition conforms to the Apache Geronimo standard, and we download more than 20,000 copies a week -- a week! The majority of users don't buy a maintenance contract from us. They are just happy to get a copy and do what they do, and they don't have to tell us what they are doing.
Category: Internet, Open Source
Posted: June 7, 2007 08:30AM
Author: Josh Jones
Webware - Although it's not intended for public consumption, a new build of Firefox 3 Alpha 5 (code name Gran Paradiso) is available for download from Mozilla. In this release add-ons created for Firefox 2 may not work. For end users, Firefox 2 remains the latest public version. The final public release for Firefox 3 is not expected until the fall of 2007. Intended for developers and beta testers, Firefox 3 Alpha 5 features a new rendering engine. The Gekko 1.9 rendering engine will introduce some changes. For example, Firefox 3 will no longer support Windows 95, 98, and Me, and for the Mac OS X, versions 10.2 and earlier will not longer be supported. There will also be numerous changes made to the Document Object Model (DOM) in Gekko 1.9, which will affect developers more than end users. Also, there will be changes in the way Firefox renders frames within its display and the way object tags are handled, as well as changes in event threading.
Category: Manufacturers, Open Source, General News
Posted: May 29, 2007 07:51AM
Author: Josh Jones
c|net - Novell is concerned that Microsoft could stop selling Suse Linux coupons if the third version of the General Public License remains in its current form. Its worries were aired on Friday in the delayed regulatory filing of its annual report for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006. The 144-page document posted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Web site contained redacted versions of Novell's business, patent and technology agreements with Microsoft, which it signed in November 2006.
Category: Open Source, General News
Posted: May 22, 2007 06:48PM
Author: Josh Jones
c|net - Software patents are slowing innovation, Red Hat Chief Executive Matthew Szulik said Tuesday. "In the last 30 years, we've continued to see patents really being a challenge to innovation. The industry moves much faster than a remedy process," Szulik told hundreds of attendees at the Open Source Business Conference here. "There is very little empirical evidence that builds a correlation between patents and innovation." In an interview after the speech, Szulik said software patents "absolutely" retard the pace of innovation. But he stopped short of calling for their abolition, as have some of his colleagues in the free and open-source software movement. Instead, he urged reform of the patent process.
Category: Operating Systems, Open Source
Posted: May 19, 2007 04:46PM
Author: Josh Jones
ExtremeTech - This is the first chapter in the ExtremeTech book Hacking Ubuntu: Serious Hacks Mods and Customizations. This feature explores options for installing and configuring devices in Ubuntu's installation process, including where to install Ubuntu, which variation to install, and what options to select that will impact system usability. Visit two of our previous features from this book: Hacking Ubuntu to Improve Performance and Making Ubuntu Usable.
Category: Open Source, General News
Posted: May 12, 2007 07:51AM
Author: Josh Jones
MVKTech - We have has just released a new version of NVIDIA BIOS Editor (NiBiTor) software. NiBiTor is the original and definitive BIOS tweaker that supports the latest NVIDIA graphics cards, and which is updated on a regular basis. NiBiTor allows graphics card enthusiasts, or the hardcore overclockers to have full control over some advanced features and functionality found on firmware of supporting cards.
Category: Software, Open Source
Posted: April 24, 2007 06:48PM
Author: Josh Jones
XYZ Computing - The recent upgrade to Thunderbird 2.0 marked a nice evolution of the client and while it did not bring a lot of major changes it did include a few much needed tweaks. Between these changes and my general requirement of using as few extensions as possible I have found that Thunderbird does not need many extensions to get it set up properly. There are a few excellent ones out there that everyone should know about.
Category: Internet, Gaming, Open Source
Posted: April 19, 2007 11:08PM
Author: Christopher Murphy
OCModShop - All we had to do is develop cheap, high-powered chips, build out an inexpensive to use, large-piped sensory path and let fertile, creative minds do the rest. SecondLife is the mash-up of personal/competitive gaming, multimedia PCs, Faith Popcorn’s projections on cocooning, interrelationships and…entertainment. To prove to Neo that we control the machines rather than their controlling us, SecondLife and similar virtual worlds have emerged. In many ways they are an extension, a dramatic enhancement of the power and capabilities of the Internet.
Category: Operating Systems, Open Source, General News
Posted: April 16, 2007 09:19AM
Author: Josh Jones
c|net - The Ubuntu version of Linux is getting more virtualization-friendly, but in a different way than its top rivals. Canonical on Thursday is releasing Ubuntu 7.04, also known as Feisty Fawn, sporting two newer virtualization technologies. First is paravirt-ops, a layer that lets Linux get along better with the dominant virtualization software today, VMware. Second is KVM, which lets Linux run other operating systems as guests.
Category: Internet, Open Source
Posted: April 13, 2007 06:32AM
Author: Christopher Murphy
Wired - It's not too late to get on the "web 2.0" bandwagon, says publishing magnate Tim O'Reilly, who coined the term. And if you're wondering what it takes to build a web 2.0 startup, O'Reilly has just the conference for you -- the Web 2.0 Expo.O'Reilly Media and CMP are co-hosting the conference, which runs April 15 to 18 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.Organizers expect between 7,000 and 10,000 people to check out the conference's 120 exhibitors and seven educational tracks, covering topics from the elementary (web 2.0 fundamentals) to the complex and critical (web operations). O'Reilly describes it as a "how-to conference for web 2.0 developers.
Category: Operating Systems, Gaming, Software, Open Source
Posted: April 11, 2007 06:45AM
Author: Christopher Murphy
Phoronix - For those new to Linux or the yet to be converts, Cedega is an application that emulates Microsoft's DirectX and allows the user to play a variety of games within Linux that otherwise wouldn't be possible. While Cedega is not completely open-source and requires a monthly subscription, it is based upon WINE. WINE, or WINE Is Not an Emulator, is a popular open-source Linux project that allows a PC with an x86 processor to run programs that were originally written for Microsoft Windows. WINE supports a variety of games but isn't designed solely for gaming and often lacks support for some of the newer DirectX titles.
Category: Operating Systems, Gaming, Software, Open Source
Posted: April 11, 2007 06:39AM
Author: Christopher Murphy
Techgage - The anticipated 6.0 version of Cedega is now upon us, and we are taking a look at what's new and notable. Updates include Shader Model 2.0 support, file optimizations and a larger games database with the additions of Oblivion and Need For Speed: Carbon. Is this the version Linux gamers everywhere have been waiting for?
Category: Internet, Open Source
Posted: April 9, 2007 01:50PM
Author: Christopher Murphy
Wired - NASA scientists plan to announce a new open-source project this month called CosmosCode -- it's aimed at recruiting volunteers to write code for live space missions, Wired News has learned. Members of the CosmosCode group have been meeting in Second Life and will open the program to the public in the coming weeks, organizers said.
Category: Internet, Operating Systems, Open Source
Posted: April 9, 2007 06:18AM
Author: Christopher Murphy
c|net - Technically, so-called Web OS software still relies on an underlying operating system, like Windows or Linux, to translate a user's actions to hardware functions. But proponents of the Web OS or "Webtops" are bringing more end user computing into the Web browser, arguably making the choice of operating system less important.
Category: Operating Systems, Gaming, Open Source
Posted: April 9, 2007 06:15AM
Author: Christopher Murphy
bit-tech - Many of our users have talked about wishing they could switch from Windows, but the overwhelming holdback has often been the gaming support. Is it really as bad as it seems? We talked to our local Linux guru Glider to set the record straight.
Category: Operating Systems, Software, Open Source
Posted: April 7, 2007 07:45AM
Author: Christopher Murphy
c|net - While we all wait for Windows Vista to bring the "Wow" and Apple Inc. to drop its Leopard, it's a good time to examine what might make a next-generation computer desktops really cool. One thing is certain; your next desktop will be more 3D and have task-juggling capabilities to satisfy even the most ADD among us.
Category: Software, Open Source, Bugs / Virus
Posted: April 6, 2007 10:10AM
Author: Dale Shuck
eWeek - The Mozilla Foundation is looking at disabling support for the Windows animated cursor format as a workaround for the ANI vulnerability that has left Windows systems open to exploit and complete takeover for the past week. Firefox users who use automatic update should get an update notification for the workaround. Users who have turned off update notification can use the "Check for Updates..." item on Firefox's Help menu. Microsoft posted a security bulletin with patches for the critical ANI flaw on Tuesday. Microsoft, along with Firefox and security researchers, has urged Windows users to patch immediately.
Category: Video Cards, Operating Systems, Open Source
Posted: March 28, 2007 02:22PM
Author: Christopher Murphy
Phoronix - Ch-ch-ch-changes... Not expecting to hear that with today's driver release? Well, we had not expected much improvement for the March ATI Catalyst Linux driver either until we saw the driver first hand. Today's 8.35.5 release has implemented one major change: a new Catalyst Control Center! AMD is eliminating the fireglcontrolpanel in favor of the brand new AMD Catalyst Control Center Linux Edition. In this review we will be looking at the new 8.35.5 display driver along with taking a very close look at this much improved control area.
Category: Internet, Software, Open Source
Posted: February 16, 2007 06:17PM
Author: Dale Shuck
TechSpot - The release of Mozilla Firefox 2 further expands the capabilities and features of this highly regarded Internet browser, proving that just because you are popular doesn't mean you should slack off. Some of the new and updated features include: a visual refresh, integrated phishing protection, browser session resuming, live Titles and JavaScript 1.7 support (a more complete listing can be found in the release notes).
Category: Video Cards, Motherboards, CPU's, Cases, Memory, Networking, Internet, Optical Drives, Cooling, Sound Cards, Power Supplies, Operating Systems, Mobile, Manufacturers, Gaming, Music / Video Players, Input Devices, Monitors, Speakers/Headphones, OCC News, Prebuilts, Software, Digital Photography/Video, Storage / Hard Drives, Small Form Factor, Open Source, Gadgets
Posted: February 15, 2007 12:22PM
Author: Dale Shuck
OverclockersClub - We are going to run a contest starting now and ending Feb 15th for any and all OCC members to design a new logo for OCC. We like our new one, but maybe there's something better that you guys can come up with. Rules are simple, design something...anything really... there are no limits but it is for the logo only. If you are picked as the winner, you will get a full version of Windows Vista Ultimate Edition!
Any submissions and questions can be posted in the OCC forums HERE. - sdy284 *News Editor*
Today is your last day to get your designs in! So don't miss the deadline! - Fried_Fry *News Editor*
Category: Video Cards, Motherboards, CPU's, Cases, Memory, Networking, Internet, Optical Drives, Cooling, Sound Cards, Power Supplies, Operating Systems, Mobile, Manufacturers, Gaming, Music / Video Players, Input Devices, Monitors, Speakers/Headphones, OCC News, Prebuilts, Software, Digital Photography/Video, Storage / Hard Drives, Small Form Factor, Open Source, Gadgets
Posted: February 8, 2007 09:18PM
Author: Dale Shuck
OverclockersClub - Well it is now Thursday, Feb 8th and this means that we are no longer accepting any more resumes or applications for the OCC Reviewer positions. We were overwhelmed with the amount of applications that we received and are in the process of weeding through them all to find the right candidates. If you're being considered for a Reviewer position, then you will be contacted no later than the end of Sunday, Feb 11th. We here at OCC would like to thank all who applied and remind you not to be discouraged if you were not selected.
Category: Internet, Software, Open Source
Posted: February 7, 2007 08:46PM
Author: Dale Shuck
c|net - A security company has reported two new flaws in the Mozilla Firefox browser that may leave locally saved files vulnerable to outside attacks. Both flaws were announced by SecuriTeam, a division of Beyond Security, this week. The first flaw lies in Firefox's pop-up blocker feature, according to a SecuriTeam statement on Monday. The browser typically does not allow Web sites to access files that are stored locally, according to the official report, but this URL permission check is superseded when a Firefox user has turned off pop-up windows manually. As a result, an attacker could use this flaw to steal locally stored files and personal information that might be stored in them.
Category: Open Source
Posted: February 4, 2007 11:14AM
Author: Scott Young
InformationWeek - There are 139,834 open source projects under way on SourceForge, the popular open source hosting site. Five years from now, only a handful of those projects will be remembered for making lasting contributions--most will remain in niches, unnoticed by the rest of the world. For every Linux, Apache, or MySQL, dozens of other open source efforts fizzle out. That's a dilemma for the many companies that are expanding their use of open source. Corporate developers and other IT professionals must get better at divining the winners and ignoring the losers. The wrong picks can lead companies down a rat hole of support problems and obsolete software. Good bets for the next round of open source innovation include the Mule enterprise service bus, Alfresco content management system, and Spring framework for Java applications. But what about the 139,831 other options?
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