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Journals RSS FeedsClonezilla Live - Clonezilla is a bootable CDROM designed for partition backup and restoration. Unlike SystemRescueCD, Clonezilla Live doesn't contain an array of utilities, rather, it is a single, focused tool. more>> ...Feed Source: feedproxy.google.com No Steam for Linux - Right Now -
Despite some early teasing, it now seems Steam is not coming to Linux after all - at least for now. more>>
... Qt and Layouts -
When I first started with graphics - I plotted pixels onto the screen by calculating a memory address and then poking the corresponding value. Times have changed since then. more>>
... As Predicted, OpenSolaris Board Disbands -
When the OpenSolaris Governing Board issued their ultimatum to Oracle on July 12, few thought it would have the desired effect of saving OpenSolaris. The board sent a message that if Oracle didn't start to show some interest in OpenSolaris by August 23, they would disband and leave OpenSolaris without leadership and guidance.... Dual Boot openSUSE USB Stick Installer -
In the latest round of upgrades and new installs of openSUSE around here
I decided to take a different approach and use the network install and
install from a USB stick rather than a DVD.
While I was at it I decided that I'd try to make a dual boot installer
that would allow me to install either the 32-bit or 64-bit version
of the latest openSUSE (version 11.3) from the same USB stick.... New Wine: Running Windows Music & Sound Applications Under Wine 1.2 -
Wine runs many Windows programs nicely these days, including more and more serious music applications. Dave profiles some of those applications running under the latest & greatest Wine 1.2
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... Google Adds Phone Calls to Linux Gmail Use -
Five days after the announcement of Voice and Video Chat service in Gmail for Debian-based Linux distributions, Google unveiled a Gmail phone call service for Windows, Mac, and Linux. ... Linux Journal Insider - October 2010 -
... Virus Scan A Windows Machine -
How often do we all hear the phrase, ?Could you take a look at it for me?? Whether you are checking out a machine for a friend or colleague or looking after one of your own machines, it's handy to have the ability to virus check a Windows setup from the safety of a Linux boot CD or USB stick. This short guide shows you how to scan for infected files by booting into SystemRescueCD a... BuGLe?OpenGL Debugging Wrapper -
BuGLe is a tool for OpenGL debugging, implemented as a wrapper library that sits between your program and OpenGL. Although it's still in development, the Web site states that it already can do the following: more>>
... Bankruptcy Court Is Traders' Battleground - Traders in the beaten-down bonds and loans of troubled companies have turned bankruptcy court, which was created as a place for ailing firms to heal, into a venue for large investors to apply their sophisticated techniques in quest of profits.... Obama to Push Tax Break - President Obama will propose that companies be allowed to write off 100% of their new investment in plants and equipment through 2011, a plan that White House economists say would cut business taxes by nearly $200 billion over two years.... Mark Hurd Hired by H-P Rival Oracle - Mark Hurd was named co-president of Oracle, heightening the rivalry between the software company and Hewlett-Packard, the technology giant he ran until departing amid a scandal last month.... Stress Tests Missed Debt at EU Lenders - Europe's recent "stress tests" of the strength of major banks understated some lenders' holdings of potentially risky government debt, a Wall Street Journal analysis shows.... Barclays to Tap Diamond as CEO - Barclays is expected to name its president and investment-banking chief, Robert E. Diamond, as chief executive, succeeding current boss John Varley.... Inquiry Zeroes In on Google - Plan to buy travel-search software firm ITA raises two competition issues for U.S. regulators.... Oil Tycoon: PWC Caved to Kremlin - Defense lawyers for jailed Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky are turning their legal guns on one of their client's former allies: auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers.... Airgas Bid Raised By Suitor - Air Products & Chemicals raised its cash offer for smaller rival Airgas to $65.50 a share, or $5.48 billion, in its hostile takeover bid.... Asian Shares Mixed, Waiting for Australian Government - Asian stock markets were mixed, with mining stocks lower in Australia before an announcement on the formation of a new government. The Nikkei was down 0.6%.... Hon Hai Looks to China's Interior - Hon Hai is investing in China's hinterland, as the electronics titan bets that the country can retain its role as the world's factory floor for decades.... Where's the Appetite for Risk? - From stocks to bonds to commodities, the question is when investors will want to take on more risk. Was last week's run-up, the Dow Industrials' best pre-Labor Day week in two decades, the start of a fall rally or just another surge to be followed by an equivalent decline?... Deals Offer Dell Multiple Paths to Goal - After losing out to H-P last week in its bid to acquire storage maker 3PAR, Dell has other options as it looks to expand beyond its core personal-computer business.... Hyundai Bidding War Looms - The sale of Hyundai Engineering will pit two former sister companies against each other. A deal could fetch $3 billion for the construction firm's creditors.... Larger Bounties Spur Surge in Fraud Tips - New awards for informants who help the SEC uncover fraud are already prompting a surge in tips.... Challenges Cloud German Reactor Plan - Germany's government and energy utilities ended months of wrangling and agreed to extend the life of the country's nuclear-power plants, but popular resistance and possible legal challenges cloud the fate of the deal.... Reliance Steps Up Infrastructure Bet - Indian conglomerate Reliance ADA Group plans to make an ambitious move into financing infrastructure projects in an effort to alleviate one of the main bottlenecks to improving India's creaky roads and electrical grid.... SJM Covets Sands's Land - Casino operator SJM Holdings has asked the Macau government for permission to take over a strategically located piece of land into which a unit of Las Vegas Sands has already poured more than $100 million.... Medical Journal Urges U.K. to Pull Avandia - The British Medical Journal said diabetes drug Avandia should be withdrawn from sale. But GlaxoSmithKline said it has extensive documentation of the drug's benefits. ... EU Seeks Consensus on Bank Levy - Ways to protect taxpayers from bearing the cost of any future banking crisis will top the agenda at a meeting Tuesday of European Union finance ministers.... BIS Questions Growth Tradeoff - The Bank for International Settlements said sustained debt reduction need not be a cause of weaker growth in the aftermath of a crisis, as long as policy makers fix the problems that caused the turmoil in the first place. ... Abu Dhabi Fund Hires GM Economist - Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, the Middle East's largest sovereign wealth fund, hired Ted Chu as chief economist to help bolster its investment decisions.... German Banks Warn of Basel III Costs - Germany's 10 largest banks may need as much as $135.4 billion in extra capital under new international regulatory standards, the Federal Association of German Banks said. ... Euro, Sterling Weaken - The euro gave up early gains as optimism over last week's better-than-expected U.S. nonfarm payrolls faded and investors eyed a packed calendar of central-bank meetings.... Copyright © 2010, DispatchBar.com. All Rights Reserved. |