Khaled rambles technology, tea/coffee, consumer rights and other interest from Saudi Arabia

Busy week, enjoy!

Linux

• MogileFS: open source distributed filesystem
• Project Looking Glass – Live CD Try Sun’s 3D interface with this Live CD.
• Linux Powered Handheld Gaming and More (Homebrewers rejoice)
• ISP-Server Setup – Ubuntu 5.10 “Breezy Badger”
• The top 10 Commands any Linux user should know
• KDE 3.5 Beta2 Released!
• Vim 6.4 released
• A Comparison of Solaris, Linux, and FreeBSD Kernels

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Last week, Apple announced a new iMac and the video enabled iPod. Lets start with some Apple links this time!

Apple

• Apple is having another press conference on the 19th as if the last 2 weren’t enough!
• Apple’s New iPod’s Firstlook Video by CNET made with Flash, no codecs required. Amazing size on that thing!
• First review of Video iPod (with many pics)
• Watch the “One More Thing…” Special Event Video!
• LIVE: Apple release new thinner iMac with built in camera….
• Apple grabs 6.6% market share of U.S. PC retail market through August
• Apple Makes it’s First Annual $1,000,000,000 Profit!
• Black iPod UI? just a concept, but it would be cool!
• The iWood nano: iPod case made from 100% nature….and Mrs.Gates has one!
• OSX86 on a quad pentium box(Screenshots)

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Ramadan Kareem, everyone! Here are the latest patch of links, enjoy:

Linux

• Novell SUSE 10.0 released!
• Kat gets a new home, Kat Desktop Search Environment The “Spotlight” of Linux
• Demotivational Posters Linux Style
• Pocketlinux 1.3 Distribution Release
• Create Instructional or Help Videos under Linux video capture for X-Windows
• Build Your Own Linux Home Theater PC
• “Experts Who Don’t Know Anything” Are Slowing Down the Adoption of Linux
• Linux in a web browser give Linux a run, uses Java.
• The history of UNIX 1969 – 2005
• Embedded Linux box fits into CD drive bay talk about embedded systems!
• Ubuntu Linux draws a crowd

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It had to happen eventually, the man who coined the term Spyware, and wrote the first spyware removal program, addresses it. This is the ultimate spyware primer, what it is, how it works, and what you can do to stop it.

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Sorry for the delay. Enjoy.

Linux

• Translating DOS to Linux – A short list of commands
• Creating an encrypted file system on your computer
• KDE 4 promises radical changes to the free desktop.
• Knoppix 4.0.2 DVD Released
• Linux on Windows with CoLinux
• Tutorial: Ubuntu for servers
• 45 Minutes to a Linux Terminal Server
• Amount of Swearing in the Linux Kernel

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Here are the latest collection of links. Enjoy! 🙂

Linux

• How To: Asterisk Answering Machine – Make your own Linux based answering machine!
• The New Linux Standard
• Linux vs. Linux: Which Distro Should You Dump Windows For?
• Tutorial: Setting up a server with SuSE 10.0
• Linux Live CD List
• Saving your “live distro” session online– Boot your live CD anywhere!
• Bare metal Linux server restore with tar – Backup your server!
• htaccess cheatsheet
• The REAL way to learn Linux

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Hope you enjoy it!

Linux

• Learn Linux – Free Online Courses
• File compression tools for Linux
• Sun goes opensource. Official. – The OpenSolaris Project!
• Enlightenment LiveCD
• HP to ship Ubuntu PCs, serious about Linux
• Preview Release of Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger) is out!
• SUSE Linux 10.0 OSS RC1 is here!
• Linux LiveCD Router
• Linux Newbie Administrator Guide

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2GB (500 songs) and 4GB (1,000 songs) models starting at $199. Do I need to say more? I think I will get one … a black one of course 🙂

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Its been a busy week but I got a nice collection of links. Podcasts I’m currently listening to: This Week in Tech, Security Now ( NAT Routers ) and Geek News Central Here are the Links: Sorry had fix some HTML

• Linux

• Unofficial Ubuntu 5.04 Starter Guide
• Choose The Right Linux Distro
• Five Reasons NOT to use Linux.
• kFreeBSD Live CD – Run a debian system as a live CD.
• How the vi editor would look if it had been made my Microsoft – Ha ha, so true!
• Never use make/configure ever again…GUI based Source Installer!
• Awesome Linux Pic – picture made of the source code that made it!
• The First Guide to Knoppix for the Complete Beginner
• Linux: How It All Began
• Tux Magazine Issue 6 Released [ FREE Linux magazine ]

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Here are my collection links for today ( Sunday 28/8/2005 ), enjoy!

• Video: How to Water-cool Your PC – A nice video guide ( flash player )
• Overclocking Yourself – Increase your Performace, nice read.
• The Innards of an Xbox 360 – Closer look inside the Xbox 360
• Firefox Users: Sign The Petitions – Petition major websites to make thier pages standard.
• Running Windows Programs in OSx86 – using Wine configured for Mac OSX86
• Lots of hacking videos / tutorials – Enjoy 🙂
• Why Good Programmers are Lazy and Dumb – Good programming article.
• Become a Photoshop Expert – List of photoshop tutorial sites.
• 25 SQL Commandments – Remember them well…
• OS X Cursors for Windows XP – get closer to Mac OSX with some cursors.
• Mac OS Through the Ages
• HOW-TO: Portable car pc – nothing like a computer in your car, eh?
• List of Windows XP Commands – Its not linux, but it’ll do.
• Firefox 1.5 will be released next month – Good news!
• Working Download Link For The Elusive gExodus Gmail Import Tool – Use it to import ur emails to yout gmail account!
• Never Steal a Camera Phone – Dont you just LOVE stupid thiefs :p more pics
• Fractal Wallpapers for Dual Monitors – enjoy
• 24.5 million XP Crashes a day! – Article by John C. Dvorak.
• A Room Full of Virtual Blobby Things – Watch the video … AMAZING!
• Common Bit Torrent Problems and How to Fix Them Step by Step – Listen closely BT users…
• How To Look Like A UNIX/LINUX Guru – Good Linux guide…