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BBC News – Technology- Flickr revamp unveiled by YahooYahoo revamps its Flickr photo-sharing service, offering users up to 1TB of storage if they accept adverts.
- Wi-fi shut down in Guantanamo alertThe US military's wireless internet service inside Guantanamo Bay has been shut down following threats by Anonymous hackers
- Ex-Nokia team makes rival smartphoneA smartphone created by former Nokia employees is unveiled ahead of its release later this year.
- Pirate movie sites blocked in UKBig UK net firms have begun blocking access to two movie streaming sites accused of flouting copyright laws.
- Ant abilities could aid robot designA study showing how ants tunnel their way through confined spaces could aid the design of search and rescue robots, say scientists.
Linux Journal – The Original Magazine of the Linux Community- Using Salt Stack and Vagrant for Drupal DevelopmentWhat if, just like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day, you could wake up to a fresh and identical development environment completely free of yesterday's experiments and mistakes? Vagrant lets you do exactly that. more>>
- Making Linux and Android Get Along (It's Not as Hard as It Sounds)Many free software fans, if they were like me, breathed a collective sigh of relief when the Android operating system hit the market. more>>
- Drupal Is a Framework: Why Everyone Needs to Understand ThisEveryone planning and building Web solutions with Drupal benefits from understanding what a "hook" is—and why Drupal is not a CMS. more>>
- Home, My Backup Data CenterNew Linux users often ask me "what is the best way to learn about Linux?" My advice always comes down to this: install and use Linux (any distribution will do but something stable works better), and more>>
- Non-Linux FOSS: SeashoreAs Linux users, we tend to take programs like GIMP for granted. Thankfully, as of version 2.8.2, GIMP is available as a native application for OS X! Because everyone reading this most likely is familiar with how awesome GIMP is for photo editing, it's worth mentioning there is another open-source photo-editing application for OS X named Seashore. more […]
- Trying to Tame the TabletLike many folks, I received a shiny new Nexus 7 tablet for Christmas. This brought me great joy and excitement as I began to plot my future paperless life. For most of the evening and an hour or so the next day, I was sure the new Android tablet would change my life forever. Sadly, it wasn't that easy. more>> […]
- Dart: a New Web Programming ExperienceJavaScript has had a long-standing monopoly on client-side Web programming. It has a tremendously large user base, and countless libraries have been written in it. Surely it is the perfect language with no flaws at all! Unfortunately, that is simply not the case. more>>
- Android Candy: Outer Space, in Your PocketWhen the Space Shuttle program shut down, I have to admit, it deflated my excitement about space exploration just a bit. Although it's not fair to pin the future of manned missions to space on a fleet of aging crafts built in the 1980s, the Space Shuttle represented the latest step in a process that would get us to other planets. more>> […]
- One Hand SlappingAdobe Systems, the world's leading supplier of graphical software, is gradually shifting its business to a subscription model, baiting customers with features and tools available only to Creative Cloud subscribers. more>>
- May 2013 Issue of Linux Journal: Raspberry PiA Pint-Size Powerhouse with a Tasty-Sounding Name It's hard not to love the Raspberry Pi. more>>
Frequently Asked Questions About Linux / UNIX- Ubuntu Linux: Turn On Exec-Shield Buffer Overflow ProtectionI am trying to set exec-shield protection on Linux as described here but getting the following error on Ubuntu Linux server version 12.04 LTS:sysctl -w kernel.exec-shield=1 error: "kernel.exec-shield" is an unknown key How do I fix this problem and make sure exec-shield buffer overflow protection security feature turned on Ubuntu Linux?Read answer […]
- Ubuntu Linux: Install vim Text EditorI recently switched from OS X to Ubuntu. When I run the 'vim file.c' command at terminal, I see an error message that read as follows: The program 'vim' can be found in the following packages: * vim * vim-gnome * vim-tiny * vim-athena * vim-gtk * vim-nox Try: apt-get install How do I fix this problem and why vim is not a default text edit […]
- Nginx: SPDY SSL Installation and Configuration On Debian / UbuntuGoogle Chrome/Chromium, Firefox and Opera browser support SPDY networking protocol. It enables faster browsing on supported sites. SPDY is similar to HTTP, with particular goals to reduce web page load latency and improve web security. SPDY achieves reduced latency through compression, multiplexing, and prioritization. How do I enable nginx SPDY support runn […]
- RHEL / Fedora /CentOS Linux: Set RPM Build EnvironmentHow do I set an rpm build environment on CentOS / RHEL / Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 6.x? How can I set rpm build environment on latest version of Fedora Linux?Read answer to: "RHEL / Fedora /CentOS Linux: Set RPM Build Environment"
- Ubuntu / Debian Linux: Install gcutil Tool To Manage Google Compute EngineHow do I install and use gcutil - a command-line tool that is used to manage Google Compute Engine resources under Debian or Ubuntu or CentOS/Fedora Linux desktop operating systems?Read answer to: "Ubuntu / Debian Linux: Install gcutil Tool To Manage Google Compute Engine"
- Linux / Unix: View Overlapping Man Page With Same NamesI am a new Unix / Linux user. I am using whatis command to find man pages. But, I noticed that some man pages have a common names. For example, when I run whatis printf: Outputs: printf (1) - format and print data printf (1p) - write formatted output printf (3) - formatted output conversion printf (3p) - print formatted output printf [builtins] (1) - bash bu […]
- OpenBSD: Mount An ISO Image CommandHow do I mount an ISO image in OpenBSD operating systems using command line options?Read answer to: "OpenBSD: Mount An ISO Image Command"
- Ubuntu Linux: Install Latest Oracle Java 7I am a network admin who recently made the switch from MS-Windows to Ubuntu Linux. I need to use Java and Firefox web browser plugin to run java applet. I am unable to access many devices such as Firewall appliance, LBS/VPX, and network equipments due to Ubuntu's incompatible openjdk and icedtea plugin. I also searched software center but unable to find […]
- Linux: Dell Laptop Fan Control And Get CPU TemperatureI have installed Debian or Ubuntu Linux on Dell Inspiron / Latitude / Precision / Vostro laptop. How do I see the current CPU temperature? How do I control and see fan status on Dell laptop?Read answer to: "Linux: Dell Laptop Fan Control And Get CPU Temperature"
- scp: Do not Overwrite Existing File On Linux or Unix SystemI am a new Linux user. I use scp to upload files to net-storage provided CDN company. I do not want to overwrite the existing files. How can I prevent overwriting of files when using scp command under Linux, Mac OS X or Unix like operating systems?Read answer to: "scp: Do not Overwrite Existing File On Linux or Unix System"
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