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Journals RSS FeedsuDig GIS: A First Look - Part of an ongoing series of on open-source geographic information system (GIS) programs, this article offers an introduction to uDig GIS. uDig is for GIS users of all levels, from beginners to advanced. read more ...Feed Source: feeds.feedburner.com Linux Journal Live - Oct 9, 2008 - The October 9, 2008 edition of Linux Journal Live! Associate Editor, Shawn Powers, and Kyle Rankin, "Hack and /" columnist and author of Knoppix Hacks, Linux Multimedia Hacks, Knoppix Pocket Reference and others, discuss Linux distributions.
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... Venezuela Gets It - No matter what else you may think of Hugo Chávez (probably bad if you get your information from the U.S.read more
... Why eBay Should Open-Source Skype - eBay is not going through the happiest of times. Not only has it found it necessary to make 1000 people ? 10% of its workforce ? redundant, it has had to own up to a serious breach of trust with its Internet telephony program, Skype.
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... Bash Extended Globbing -
Wildcards in bash are referred to as pathname expansion.
Pathname expansion is also sometimes referred to
as globbing.
Pathname expansion "expands" the "*", "?", and "[ ]" syntaxes
when you type them as part of a command, for example:
$ ls *.jpg # List all JPEG files
$ ls ?.jpg # List Jread more
... Clickjacking! Noooooooooo! - As if you didn't have enough to worry about, with the stock market crashing and all your savings going south . . . U.S. CERT issued a warning about a new browser exploit called "clickjacking". Worst of all, it even affects Linux browsers. Yikes! Jeremiah Grossman, founder and CTO of WhiteHat Security, U.S. CERT said, "Clickjacking gives an attacker the ability to trick a user into clicking on something only barely or momentarily noticeable. Therefore, if a user clicks on a Web page, they may actually be clicking on content from another page."
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... Compiz Killed My Video Card - Having recently installed a new version of Linux I thought I'd see how progress on Compiz, the compositing window manager, was going. I tried it first on a system with an ATI video card and was met with a wonderful blank screen. Since I really didn't want to spend a bunch of time trying to figure out what was going on I just put things back to normal and got X working again.
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... The Green Penguin: Going Green With Google - "The Green Penguin" is a new blog devoted to ?green? IT related to Linux (though at times loosely). This week´s topic is about Google and General Electric´s recently announced plan to promote a ?smart? electric power grid and thus encourage greater use of renewable energy.
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... Stallman vs. Clouds - I respect Richard Stallman for the same reason I respect gravity. The man is a force of nature. He is like the iron core of the Earth: fixed, central, essential. So, when I read a story like "Cloud computing is a trap, warns GNU founder Richard Stallman", which ran in the Guardian last week, I take notice. And I'm not alone. A search on Google for stallman "cloud computing" brings up 142,000 results.
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... Examining the Compilation Process. Part 1. -
This article, and the one to follow, are based on a Software Development class
I taught a few years ago. The students in this class were non-programmers
who had been hired to receive bug reports for a compiler product. As
Analysts, they had to understand the software compilation process in some
detail, even though some of them had never written a single line of code.read more
... GM Approached Ford About Merger - General Motors approached Ford in recent months about a possible merger but Ford called off the talks.
... U.K. Banks to Announce Bailout Details - Some of the U.K.'s largest banks are expected to detail early Monday their participation in a bailout plan that could force the departure of some of their top executives.
... Documents Show AIG Knew of Risks - AIG officials knew of potential problems in valuing derivative contracts long before the risky deals became an issue, documents show.
... Morgan Stanley Drops Into Single Digits - Morgan Stanley shares continued their freefall, raising doubts Mitsubishi's investment deal will go through.
... YouTube to Offer Full TV Shows - YouTube said it will begin showing full-length television programs, including shows such as "The Young and the Restless" and "Dexter," in addition to its shorter video offerings.
... Oracle Sees Takeover Opportunities - Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said his company may take advantage of the slumping economy to acquire other software companies at a buyer's price.
... BYD to Launch Electric Car in China - BYD Auto Co. is expected to unveil Sunday what it claims as China's first mass-produced electric vehicle.
... Trade Deficit Shrinks, but Exports Drop - Tumbling oil prices and lower demand for crude offset a decline in exports and narrowed the U.S. trade deficit in August.
... Wachovia Will Forgo Vote on Deal - Wachovia won't seek shareholder approval for its deal to be acquired by Wells Fargo because delaying the transaction for a vote would seriously jeopardize the financial viability of the bank.
... Two Banks in Midwest Fail - Regulators seized two small banks in Michigan and Illinois, raising the number of failures this year to 15 and providing a reminder of how institutions around the country are struggling to survive.
... GE's Profit Drops 22% - General Electric reported lower net income, in line with the company's recent warning. Its financial-services business had a profit, but drove the decline.
... Walgreen CEO Steps Down - Walgreen chief Jeffrey A. Rein is stepping down after 26 years with the company. The drugstore chain, which recently abandoned its bid for rival Longs, named Alan G. McNally as chairman and acting CEO.
... Economists Expect Crisis to Deepen - The U.S. economy has sunk into a recession and government action is critical to stem the damage, according to economists in the latest Wall Street Journal forecasting survey.
... Russian Steelmaker Slashes Output - Russia's Severstal said it is cutting production by a third, as steel demand and prices slump amid the global economic slowdown.
... World's Financial Leaders Vow to Unite - Bush and the world's financial leaders staged repeated displays of unity to combat an unfolding credit crisis, hoping to calm investors.
... North Korea to Resume Disabling Nuclear Plants - North Korea said it would resume tearing apart its Yongbyon nuclear complex, a day after the U.S. announced it was removing North Korea from a terrorism blacklist.
... McCain Asks Supporters to Show Respect - McCain spoke out against the nastiness his Republican crowds have been demonstrating toward Obama and promised to treat Obama with respect.
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