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● Links 27/06/2008: Migration Stories (to GNU/Linux); A Look at KDE4’s Folderview

Posted in News Roundup at 5:09 pm by Dr. Roy SchestowitzGNU/LinuxInsurance company bets health on open sourceHaving started with claims and then rolled the Web application out to other areas of the business in a moderated transition, IMAN employees began using Firefox on Windows in preparation for a company-wide desktop migration to Linux and KDE.Improvements in KDE’s FolderviewFolderview is an awesome plasmoid which makes it possible to show the content of a folder on a screen. It also is the first step to say good bye to the traditional way of storing links and folder on the desktop itself. The idea is that files inside the folder “Desktop” are not shown right on the desktop but that in general files from any folder or place can be shown in “containers” on the desktop.Cloudbook Maker Everex Snapped up by NewmarketEverex is well-known for the Linux-based Cloudbook, an inexpensive ultraportable notebook computer like the Asus Eee PC, which it introduced earlier this year. In April, Everex announced Cloudbook Max, an ultraportable laptop that includes WiMax mobile broadband capabilities.ATI Radeon HD 4850 Linux PerformanceAMD is also quickly ascending to a feature parity between the Windows and Linux Catalyst suites. As we shared last week, CrossFire is coming to Linux next quarter.Zenwalk 5.2 on a Dell Inspiron 1150 ReviewI’ve been running with Zenwalk for about a week and am really liking it. I have tried both the Standard and Live versions and they each have impressed me. The Live version has a CD ISO remastering tool so you can make someone your very own custom version of Zenwalk.Connecting with the Do’ers…Here’s Your Shot.And we place an additional 12 GNU-Linux machines in other teachers’ classrooms.Hacking tools: A new version of BackTrack helps ethical hackersLiberation Fonts Increase Interoperability For Linux UsersRed Hat CEO: Oracle/BEA Deal is Helping UsLearning Curve DebateWhat is the best way to learn Linux?The Best Way To Learn LinuxLinux Is Supposed To Be Easy?How Linux make me have a painful day (or why i hate windows)When it comes to Linux, Read the ManualF/OSSLinus Torvalds’ opinions regarding the GPLFree as in SpeechThe State of Open Mobile OSesAmarok 2: Artwork is BackRipping Videos for MythTV with AcidRip30+ Must-Have Updated Firefox 3 ExtensionsYes, Firefox does Phone Home EverydaySourceforge.net Blocked In Mainland ChinaWho’s using Creative Commons? Now you can find out.The great open source CMS debateMicrosoftI’ve Seen the Future, and It Has a Kill Switch“Digital Manners Policies” is a marketing term. Let’s call this what it really is: Selective Device Jamming. It’s not polite, it’s dangerous. It won’t make anyone more secure — or more polite.Fiji’s fury over Microsoft’s Pacific solution“Fiji’s military government has written to the software giant Microsoft demanding the company not use their country name in any of its products.”Greenpeace: Nintendo and Microsoft are worst eco-offendersBallmer Is Left With `Google Envy,’ Sinking StockMicrosoft (MSFT) PriceWatch Alert Targets 6.38% Downside ProtectionWould Microsoft ever split itself up?Ballmer Ponders Changes at MicrosoftIcahn renews pressure on YahooAnother Yahoo Overhaul as It Tries to Right ItselfGlitchesMicrosoft update “could” fix Windows XP SP3 problemsMicrosoft posts Vista SP1 reliability patchesMac Office 2008 Update Includes More Than A Dozen FixesMicrosoft rolls out XBLA DRM fix Share in other sites/networks: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. Permalink  Send this to a friend

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