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Network-Attached Storage With FreeNAS

Thursday, February 15th, 2007

“digg / Linux/Unix” writes:
This tutorial shows how you can set up a network-attached storage server with FreeNAS. FreeNAS is based on the FreeBSD operating system and supports CIFS (samba), FTP, NFS, RSYNC, SSH, local user authentication, and software RAID (0, 1, 5). It comes with a powerful web interface and uses very little space on […]

WiFi Radar - Pinpoint wireless access points and (ab)use them right away

Thursday, February 15th, 2007

“digg / Linux/Unix” writes:
WiFi Radar is a Python/PyGTK2 utility for managing WiFi profiles. It enables you to scan for available networks and create profiles for your preferred networks. At boot time, running WiFi Radar will automatically scan for an available preferred network and connect to it.
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Firefox Site Gets a Relaunch

Thursday, February 15th, 2007

“digg / Linux/Unix” writes:
Plug-ins, add-ons, extensions — call them what you will. They are the reason Firefox is the browser of choice among web-savvy users.
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How to regularly backup Windows XP to Ubuntu, using rsync

Thursday, February 15th, 2007

“digg / Linux/Unix” writes:
This blog covers one of the more exotic solutions - backup Windows XP to Ubuntu, using rsync
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Democracy Player 0.9.5 Released — Killer Open Source Video App

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

“digg / Software” writes:
“The only video player you need.” This version has an overhauled interface, better bittorrent support, proxy support, and lots of other features. Basically, it kicks ass.
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Godzilla: a biology lesson - super cool!

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

“Digg / Movies” writes:
A look into the inner workings of Godzilla:”Godzilla is meant to be something like 100 m tall and between 20,000 and 60,000 tons in weight (his size fluctuates in the various films). Of course lots of people who like doing sums and talking about cubes and so on have used the mathematics […]

MediaFork, an updated version of Handbrake, now has a beta available!

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

“digg / Apple” writes:
Handbrake hasn’t been updated in months, so a new group of developers has taken on the challenge. MediaFork boasts a handful of new features including 640×480 support for the iPod, anamorphic flag, and updated versions of x264 and ffmpeg. Check out the new beta!
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Install Windows Vista in a dual-boot configuration along with Windows XP

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

“digg / Software” writes:
Are you really excited about the prospect of experimenting with the new features in the Windows Vista operating system, but are not yet ready to give up your existing Windows XP installation? Greg Shultz walks you step by step through the entire dual boot configuration procedure.
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Making PDFs with free software

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

“digg / Software” writes:
Portable Document Format (PDF) files have become somewhat of a de-facto standard for representing fixed layout 2D documents, and their use and versatility have grown over the past decade. Fortunately, there are a variety of free software that is available to author PDF files.
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Windows Mobile 6 Professional In Pictures

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

“digg / Software” writes:
Get to know it with pictures.
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