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Announce: Virtual Linaro Connect, 13-17 August 2012 | Linaro - Open source software for ARM SoCs

Announce: Virtual Linaro Connect, 13-17 August 2012 | Linaro - Open source software for ARM SoCs | txwikinger-open-source | Scoop.it
Linaro announces its Virtual Connect and the public is invited! Linaro Connect Q3.12 will take place online via Google+ Hangouts on Air on 13 - 17 August 2012.
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Why Linux Is Better Than Windows

Join the Linux Zoo Crew and be a part of this show! To join, you will need to install Mumble and you must have a microphone to participate in voice conversat...
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Analysis: Why Google can flatly deny knowledge of Prism

Analysis: Why Google can flatly deny knowledge of Prism | txwikinger-open-source | Scoop.it
Google is in a mad scramble to distance itself from the National Security Administrations controversial Prism data mining program.
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My year of living open source

My year of living open source | txwikinger-open-source | Scoop.it
A videographer is abandoning proprietary products for a year and instead using and creating open-source materials.
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Arthur Schiwon: Enhanced LDAP Settings in ownCloud 5.0.7

Arthur Schiwon: Enhanced LDAP Settings in ownCloud 5.0.7 | txwikinger-open-source | Scoop.it
As you may know, the LDAP backend in ownCloud 5 got a couple of new features and some changes under the hood (see point 3 on ownCloud 5 released, Google Reader Alternative).
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Simon Cowell gets egged on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ — VIDEO | EW.com

Simon Cowell was pelted with eggs during tonight’s finale of Britain’s Got Talent. As Richard and Adam Johnson sang an operatic version of “The Impossible...
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Paul Cellucci, former US ambassador to Canada, passes away at 65

Paul Cellucci, former US ambassador to Canada, passes away at 65 | txwikinger-open-source | Scoop.it
Former Gov. Argeo Paul Cellucci, who led Massachusetts from 1997 to 2001 before becoming U.S. ambassador to Canada, died Saturday at his home of complications from ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
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10 Linux Distributions and Their Targeted Users

10 Linux Distributions and Their Targeted Users | txwikinger-open-source | Scoop.it
This article aims at briefing why a certain distro exist, who are the targeted user of the distro, and what special features it has as compared to its' counterpart.
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Apple MagSafe protocol hacking

Apple MagSafe protocol hacking | txwikinger-open-source | Scoop.it
[Ken Shirriff] was interested in how the Apple MagSafe works. Specifically he wanted to know what controlled the LED on the connector itself so he tore one open to see what is inside.
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LED mortal board battles suns brightness with 5.6A of power

LED mortal board battles suns brightness with 5.6A of power | txwikinger-open-source | Scoop.it
[Jeremy Blum] aimed to be the brightest student at his Master’s graduation ceremony this spring. He designed an LED rig for his mortar board which should battle the sun’s intensity by using up to 5.6 amps of power.
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Raspberry Pi's Raspbian Improves Its Performance

The Debian-based "Raspbian" Linux distribution for the Rasperry Pi ARM development board is now a heck of a lot faster thanks to recent software improvements...
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Standalone Opera Mail Client Coming to Linux

Standalone Opera Mail Client Coming to Linux | txwikinger-open-source | Scoop.it
Opera’s popular  e-mail feature is to be removed from the browser and released as a standalone application, developers have announced.
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Vivaldi “Flying Squirrel” Linux tablet is making progress (still not ready to ... - Liliputing

Vivaldi “Flying Squirrel” Linux tablet is making progress (still not ready to ... - Liliputing | txwikinger-open-source | Scoop.it
Vivaldi “Flying Squirrel” Linux tablet is making progress (still not ready to ...
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Raspberry Pi helps with 2.4GHz home automation

Raspberry Pi helps with 2.4GHz home automation | txwikinger-open-source | Scoop.it
Wanting to extend the capabilities of the radio frequency devices in his home [Kalle Löfgren] turned a Raspberry Pi into an RF control hub. We’ve seen some of his home automation work in the past.
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How Linux is Built

While Linux is running our phones, friend requests, tweets, financial trades, ATMs and more, most of us don't know how it's actually built. This short video ...
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Red Hat ditches MySQL, switches to MariaDB

Red Hat ditches MySQL, switches to MariaDB | txwikinger-open-source | Scoop.it
Red Hat ditches MySQL, switches to MariaDB
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25 ways to optimise LibreOffice 4.0 in Linux User 127

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The LibreOffice suite is a vast selection of code and packages that, while perfectly usable in its default state for a lot of people, has plenty of opportunities for customisation.
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Michael Vogt: PassHash sha512 support

I added sha512 support to the PassHash firefox extension here (and added pull request to get it into the upstream branch). I felt its important to do this after reading this article.
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Lake Michigan shipwreck exploration to take place next week

Lake Michigan shipwreck exploration to take place next week | txwikinger-open-source | Scoop.it
CHARLEVOIX, Mich. – Steve Libert has long awaited finding sunken treasure at the bottom of the Great Lakes. After searching for 30 years, Libert and his team of archaeologists and scientists are co...
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3D Printer Manufacturer Stratasys In Acquisition Talks With Makerbot | TechCrunch

3D Printer Manufacturer Stratasys In Acquisition Talks With Makerbot | TechCrunch | txwikinger-open-source | Scoop.it
Makerbot, the Brooklyn-based 3D printing company, is in talks with Minneapolis/Israel-based Stratasys regarding a possible acquisition according to a source close to the matter.
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Tips: File Compression and Archiving - Linux.org

Linux.org . How to Linux guide explains what is Linux. Find articles and
tutorials. Learn about Linux and contribute by adding your own comments.
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Now FBI wants back door to all software

Now FBI wants back door to all software | txwikinger-open-source | Scoop.it
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This is the ultimate reason for Open Source.... no way to hide back doors in there!!!!

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CGit Update Adds Exciting Features, Security Fix

CGit, the widely-used replacement to GitWeb, has out a new release today.
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OCLint: Another Way For Clang Static Code Analysis

For those looking at new static code analysis tools, OCLint is an open-source utility powered by LLVM's Clang foundation to provide a variety of features when inspecting C, Objective-C, and C++ code-bases.
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Get an app on the Raspberry Pi Store – Tutorial

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You can download the latest Raspbian image from the our tutorial if you are unsure on this. You’ll only need to go up to the step where you write the image to the SD card.
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Linux Thermal Daemon Monitors and Controls Temperature in Tablets, Laptops - Linux.com (blog)

Linux Thermal Daemon Monitors and Controls Temperature in Tablets, Laptops - Linux.com (blog) | txwikinger-open-source | Scoop.it
Linux Thermal Daemon Monitors and Controls Temperature in Tablets, Laptops
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Intel's Open Source Technology Center has released an open source tool to monitor and control temperature in tablets, ultrabooks and laptops.
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