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Links for November 12th

I'm back from my vacation, here are the latest list of links, Enjoy!

Linux/Unix

• KDE vs. Gnome
• Why Every Windows User Needs a Linux Live CD
• "Unix Beats Windows"--Says Microsoft!
• LinuxTracker - A tracker for well, Linux Bittorrent server for all Linux distributions
• 10 Things I Hate About (U)NIX
• FreeBSD 6.0 Released! Download it today!
• HOWTO: Install Debian onto USB Key with encrypted filesystems. This should work on an iPod shuffle or portable drive, too.
• Nice collection of shell scripts
• My sysadmin toolbox Software tools for Linux Administrators.
• Remastering a Custom Knoppix Distribution Make your own Custom Live CD.
• Down to Earth explanation of the parts of Linux Linux guide for the newbies
• Free Remote KDE Desktop w/ 1GB of personal Storage Yup, 1GB Free!
• Symphony OS Beta 1 Live CD is out!
• Unix for advanced users.

Programming/Development

• 21 Mistakes made by PHP Programmers
• Finally, a useful C++ tutorial
• Cool unix projects, tutorials and code
• PHP FTP functions to upload files
• AJAX PHPMyAdmin Database Manager Alternative
• AJAX File-Upload Progress Script w/Easy Install
• How to build drop-down menus with Dreamweaver
• Developer's Top 10 replies when code doesn't work...
• How To Use AJAX
• Very Cool Javascript Effects Library

Apple

• Betcha Didn't Know Your Mac Could Do This... Boot commands.
• Doom + iPod = iDoom
• Zdnet installs OS X86 on generic PC hardware
• How to turn your 12" iBook into a 12" PowerBook Hmmm, I might do an early upgrade
• Read People's First Comments About iPod In October 2001
• Gallery of Apple Mockups and Fake Products Even the fake ones look sweet!
• Apple Could Unveil Intel-Based Mac Mini In January
• First iPod-specific torrent tracker
• Apple Patent shows MacIntel strategy of supporting OS X, Windows & Linux
• Apple is now a $50 billion dollar company, approaching Dell
• History of Mac OS

Design

• Small Budget Photography
• AJAX + Flash = AFLAX
• Super Clean Vector Desktop Wallpapers
• SimplytheBest Fonts library
• CSS Effects, Standard Compliant Browser Code, Hover Event with CSS ...
• CSS Help Pile - Good CSS Design Sources.
• Extreme Origami
• Gallery of best panoramic scenes

Useful/Interesting

• Website emulating DOS
• Non-Lethal "Laser Rifle" temporarily blinds enemies
• Quite possibly the best bed, chair, sofa, bean bag out there.
• Gallery Of Computation.... Cannot be described with words.
• Giant ancient sea creature discovered
• Leave yourself a secret note for the year 2025
• Surreal Photos of Hong Kong's Urban Architecture
• Top 10 Tips for Great Pictures
• How to Clean a Laptop Screen using Household Products
• Family Guy Creator, Seth MacFarlane's 1995 Student Film
• Google Video Downloader
• There are people sneaking into google for the free lunch they offer
• internet explorer tab within firefox
• The Solar System...To Scale
• Photos from undeveloped film in antique cameras
• Bootup Screens

Hardware

• Do It Yourself Laptop...
• Hard Drive prices over the last 25 years I remember buying a 1.6GB for 1600SR in 1996.
• New Linksys Wireless-G IP phone!!
• Stainless Steel Mini Hard Drives
• 10 gigabit Ethernet runs on copper wires
• iDisk Diamond, so small USB Smallest USB memory!
• Which CPU Is Tops in Price/Performance?

Security

• High speed, easy password cracking!
• First Trojan using Sony DRM spotted
• PestPatrol detects and removes Sony's DRM software
• List of Sony CD's with root-kit
• How To Setup SSH To Tunnel VNC Traffic Through The Internet.
• Sony sued over rootkits.
• More about SONY's DRM rootkit by Mark Russinovich
• Kevin Mitnick on hacking's evolution
• Videos showing how to Tunnel Exploits via SSH and much more
• INSECURE Magazine - Issue 4
• Are you cracked?
• Create mayhem at your local cybercafe
• How the NSA Secures Their Computers for Each OS

Software

• OpenDocument format gathers steam - MS Office now has some real competition
• Firefox 1.5rc2 Released
• uTorrent 1.2 Released!
• Firefox quietly celebrates first birthday
• Torrent Finder
• History's Worst Software Bugs
• Firefox Reportedly Breaks 10% Barrier Worldwide
• TrueCrypt 4.0 - open-source disk encryption - finally out!
• I want to ... list of useful utilities.
• Photoshop Podcast from the Professionals

Technology

• BitTorrent, TV, RSS and Web 2.0 marry!
• 'All You Wanted to Know About T1'
• AMD passes Intel
• Having fun with bluetooth enabled phones
• "Wi-Fi" stands for... nothing
• 3DMark's world record shattered
• Start your own GeekSquad
• Japan Demos UHDTV (7680 x 4320) just ... wow ...
• Hak.5 Episode 4 Release
• Amazon wants to pay YOU for small tasks
• Google Video Blog is now live
• 1TB Per Second Fiber Achieved!
• Bill Gates: "Google is our main competitor..."
• Forget BluRay - HVC has 3.9 Terabyte Disks
• Accidental Invention Points to End of Light Bulbs

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