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Linux Foundation Collaboration Gets Biological 27 Aug 2013 | 04:57 pm
Can the development model that is used to build Linux be extended for the life sciences? A new collaborative project will aim to answer that question.
Can Microsoft's Next CEO Stand Tall vs Bill Gates? 27 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook competes with a ghost -- the memory of Steve Jobs. Microsoft's (MSFT) next CEO must compete with a living legend: Chairman Bill Gates. Will the next Microsoft leader be up to...
GNOME Playing Around With New Middle-Click Action 27 Aug 2013 | 03:03 pm
While traditionally the middle-click mouse button has been a convenient way to paste rather than Ctrl + V on Unix-like systems, GNOME designers are looking to change it up for their desktop...
Non-Linux FOSS: Rearrange Your Furniture, Not Your Spine 27 Aug 2013 | 02:05 pm
My family is in the middle of moving from one house to another. Partof that move involves arranging furniture. I'll be honest, I can move a couch across a room only so many times before I start to thi...
Mini-ITX SBC runs Linux on multicore AMD R-Series APU 27 Aug 2013 | 01:08 pm
Win Enterprises announced a Mini-ITX single-board computer for digital imaging and other embedded applications, built around quad- and dual-core AMD Embedded R-Series APUs. The Linux-friendly board fe...
And the Best FOSS or Linux Blog Is… 27 Aug 2013 | 12:11 pm
Today we are announcing the winner from a field of ten great blogs, all of which have already won our elimination round. Before that there were 19 truly great blogs in our competition, nine of which h...
Q&A – 8 Practical Examples To Get You Kick Started With Wildcards In Bash 27 Aug 2013 | 11:14 am
In this article, we will discuss how wild-cards can be used to make life easy for a command line user through some practical examples.
Is Linux too dull and boring? 27 Aug 2013 | 10:17 am
Today in Open Source: Is Linux boring? Plus: How to Find Android tablet apps, and Crunchbang Linux is a minimalist's dream distro!
My Return to Xubuntu: A Review 27 Aug 2013 | 09:20 am
An article about looking for a new distro and deciding to return to Xubuntu 12.04, which looks great and is stable. Xfce remains a desktop environment worth considering.
SolydXK 201308 Screenshot Tour 27 Aug 2013 | 08:22 am
The new SolydXK ISO images include the latest updates from the August update pack. Some things are changed, and some are new. Here's a short list: the default start menu has been replaced by the Whisk...
