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Ubuntu is A Microsoft Product Now! [Pic] (2,452 diggs) Well at least according to Dell's website. A 1.6GHz Atom CPU, 8GB of disk space armed with Microsoft's latest masterpiece: Ubuntu!

Wine 1.1.25 Released (556 diggs) - A ton of translation updates. - Support for various Unicode file encodings in Notepad. - Improved memory management, especially for OpenGL. - Desktop menus now cleaned up automatically. - Beginnings of a windowscodecs DLL implementation

Ten ways to smooth the switch to Linux (562 diggs) Without sending users on some sort of boot camp, changing the preconceptions of users may seem a daunting task. But there are ways to ease the pain of learning Linux.

Moblin: a First Look at Intel's Open-Source OS (479 diggs) Moblin is an Intel-created open-source operating system for netbooks and people who use them. On a technical level this means Moblin is built for the Atom x86 chip found in many netbooks, while on a practical level it means Moblin is an Internet- and multimedia-focused operating system.

New Linux patch could circumvent Microsoft's FAT patents (751 diggs) A Linux developer has published a new kernel patch that provides a workaround to avoid Microsoft's patents on the FAT filesystem. The patch, which has undergone extensive legal review by patent lawyers, could make it possible to use FAT on Linux without having to pay licensing fees to Microsoft.

SourceForge delivers 4 billionth open source download (616 diggs) From the 'that's a lot of downloads' files: SourceForge.net, the big open source app/code repository has hit a major milestone: 4 billion downloads. Since 1999, SourceForge has the 'go to place' for all open source downloads, but in the last couple of years, Google Code has put up a bit of challenge.

VirtualBox 3.0.0 for Linux Brings 3D and OpenGL 2.0 Support (796 diggs) VirtualBox, reached version 3.0.0 a few minutes ago. This major update brings lots of new features, many bugfixes and improvements over previous 2.x versions. The big and breathtaking news is that users can now use Direct3D 8 and 9 games or applications! Moreover, with VirtualBox 3.0.0, support for OpenGL 2.0

10 mistakes new Linux administrators make (500 diggs) "If you’re new to Linux, a few common mistakes are likely to get you into trouble. Learn about them up front so you can avoid major problems as you become increasingly Linux-savvy..."

How to Run Android Applications on Ubuntu (390 diggs) The following tutorial was created especially for those of you who want to test the Android platform and install various applications, on the popular Ubuntu operating system. OK, so let's get started... shall we?

Now Ubuntu doesn't need to reboot even after kernel updates (843 diggs) Ksplice Uptrack is a new service that lets you effortlessly keep your systems up to date and secure, without rebooting. Once you’ve completed the easy installation process, your system will be set up to receive rebootless updates.

The pros and "conns" of Intel's ConnMan for Linux (424 diggs) Intel has created a new network management and configuration system for Linux called ConnMan - but not everyone is pleased to see it challenge NetworkManager. Ars looks at the pros and "conns" of the decision to create the new software.

10 Great Apps to Convert Audio & Video Files in Linux (619 diggs) With the different audio and video formats available, there is often the need to inter convert amongst them - sometimes for quality and sometimes for compatibility. Here are some of the better software, that you can use to achieve the inter conversions on your Linux box.

How to Customize Your Linux Desktop - From GTK to Compiz (609 diggs) The days of ugly Linux desktops are a thing of the past. Modern distros include many tools and options that enable them to look good and be more useful.

10 reasons why open source makes sense on smart phones (518 diggs) "Why is open source going to help raise these phones above the competition? I have 10 reasons why."

The Beginner's Guide to Slackware Linux (558 diggs) Give a man Ubuntu, and he'll learn Ubuntu. Give a man SUSE, and he'll learn SUSE. But give a man Slackware, and he'll learn Linux. Well, so the old internet maxim goes, but while it's normally used with a touch of humor, there's a great deal of truth in it, too.

Source code for Palm WebOS released (653 diggs) Palm has released the source code for its Linux-based WebOS used by the new Palm Pre

Linux : GAP for GIMP 2.6 released. (399 diggs) GAP is a collection of GIMP plugins that make it possible to create animations as sequences of single frames. The result can be saved as animated GIF, AVI or MPEG file (external libraries are used for this).

13 things to get excited for in Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala (776 diggs) I don't know about you, but i'm damn excited about the upcoming version of Ubuntu. As usual, there will be tons of bug fixes, updated packages, tighter integration, as well as increased stability and usability. All talk so far. Aside from a new Ubiquity slideshow for new users, what are the specific things to look forward to?

Recording music with Linux on an EEE PC (399 diggs) While an Asus EEE PC is perhaps not best suited for full-on intensive music production, it does have values which make it an ideal solution for portable recording. This tutorial will show you how to install and setup a linux recording environm

Howto Increase Desktop Functionality With Compiz Fusion (663 diggs) Today I will show you some of the useful productivity enhancements that Compiz has to offer, such as multiple desktops (workspaces), moving windows between desktops, expo (preview and choose from all your desktops), resizeable window previews, and scale (display and choose from all your open windows at once).

Linux 2.6.30's best five features (679 diggs) Step by step Linux keeps getting better. Here's the best of the latest release's features.

Canonical to boost Ubuntu usability by tackling (712 diggs) Canonical aims to improve the Ubuntu user experience by fixing a multitude of minor usability glitches. The project, which is called One Hundred Paper Cuts, will entail a collaborative effort by Canonical's new design team and the Ubuntu community to fix one hundred usability bugs before the release of Ubuntu 9.10.

First Look at Opera 10: Can it Make a Dent in the Desktop? (409 diggs) Last week, Opera released the first beta of Opera 10 with a visual refresh and a number of enhancements and new features. The question is, can Opera make a dent in the desktop or is Opera on the desktop just a Quixotic effort in the face of Firefox and Internet Explorer?

Firefox 3.5 Preview Shows New Hope For Open Media Standards (1,092 diggs) "Firefox 3.5 will be able to smoothly resize videos on the fly within the page. The interesting part, though, is that these videos are in OGG format - in other words, entirely open"

Sony building an Android Linux Walkman (590 diggs) "Building upon Sony Ericsson's plan to launch its first handset based on Android 2.0, we're now hearing that Android will play a prominent role across Sony's portable devices starting with an Android-based Walkman and personal navigation device"