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Monthly Archives: March 2007
Wine 0.9.34 released
WineHQ has released Wine 0.9.34. This release includes – Support for Xcursor. – A range of fixes for various installers. – New builtin xcopy tool. – The usual assortment of Direct3D fixes. – and lots of bug fixes.
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Hole in Windows cursor – beware
Microsoft has issued a security advisory for Vulnerability in Windows Animated Cursor Handling. According to Microsoft, the vulnerability lies in the way Microsoft Windows handles animated cursor (.ani) files. In order for this attack to be carried out, a user … Continue reading
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Bill Reminder – bill tracker for Ubuntu
Billreminder is a simple bill tracking application for Ubuntu. I installed it and started using it. Installation was simple and it’s pretty easy to use. To install Billreminder, Click here and click on download Billreminder. Once downloaded, double click the … Continue reading
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Another browser from Microsoft
Not happy with the number of security holes and bugs created by Internet Explorer in desktops and laptops, Microsoft has released another browser for mobile devices. The browser code named Deepfish is available as a technology preview from Microsoft Live … Continue reading
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Dell to pre-install Linux
Dell is finally going to sell pre-installed Linux desktops and laptops after users feedback on Dell’s Idea Storm. Currently Dell offers Linux on its servers and precision workstations. Dell will provide an update in the coming weeks that includes detailed … Continue reading
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Yahoo mail storage goes to infinity
Yahoo announced that it’s offering unlimited storage to everyone starting May 2007. Technorati tags: Yahoo Mail, unlimited, storage
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Moved back to Kubuntu Feisty Fawn
You might have read my earlier article about moving to OpenSuSe from Kubuntu. I couldn’t resist the temptation to move back to Kubuntu. I didn’t see anything wrong with OpenSUSE, but I wasn’t comfortable using that compared to (K)Ubuntu, so … Continue reading
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Use your wordpress.com ID as OpenID
You can now use your wordpress.com account as OpenID. OpenID is an open, decentralized, free framework for user-centric digital identity. The first piece of the OpenID framework is authentication — how you prove ownership of a URI. If you go … Continue reading
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Linux makes for greener computing
Techworld reports that according to the U.K. government, servers with Linux installed are greener than those running Windows. The reasons are, open source software has lower hardware requirements and needs less frequent hardware refreshes. The government says “for equivalent open … Continue reading
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Ubuntu Feisty Fawn Beta released
Ubuntu has released the beta version of Ubuntu Feisty Fawn. Some of the new/improved features in the beta are (most of them were polished from alpha releases): Migration assistant: Built into the installer is the new migration-assistant, which helps you … Continue reading
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