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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 Held Talks With Chrysler - GM has recently been in talks with Cerberus about buying Chrysler in exchange for its remaining stake in GMAC. The upheaval in financial markets has rendered the talks inactive, but if markets stabilize, they could be renewed.
... G-7: Need for Urgent Action on Crisis - The U.S. and its closest allies agreed on guidelines to address the world financial crisis, a move that opens the way for a series of government actions, but falls short of a joint plan that many had sought. Paulson said the U.S. will move ahead with plans to buy equity stakes in financial institutions.
... Ford CFO Leclair Steps Down - Ford Motor named Lewis Booth to succeed finance chief Don Leclair, who is retiring after 32 years at the auto maker. Both Ford and General Motors dismissed the idea of seeking bankruptcy protection.
... 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.
... 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.
... Chesapeake CEO Sells Holdings - Chesapeake Energy disclosed that its co-founder and chief executive, Aubrey McClendon, had been forced to sell substantially all his shares to meet margin calls.
... SEC Settles With Fidelity Over Broker Gifts - The SEC reached a preliminary settlement with eight mostly former Fidelity employees for allegedly accepting improper gifts from brokers.
... Wild Day Caps Worst Week Ever for Stocks - The Dow declined 128 points to 8451.19, capping the worst week in its 112-year history with its most volatile day ever. Down nearly 700 points early on, stocks gave up late gains as hopes for an international bank-rescue plan were overcome by a wave of selling.
... Alaska Probe: Palin Abused Authority - Alaska Gov. Palin broke state ethics law by trying to remove her former brother in law from his job as a state trooper, a legislative report said. But she didn't unlawfully fire her public-safety commissioner.
... Campaigns Rake in Contributions - The sinking economy appears to be having little effect on presidential fund-raising.
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