Yahoo Board to Reject Microsoft Bid.
Yahoo Inc.'s board plans to reject Microsoft Corp.'s unsolicited $44.6 billion offer to acquire the Web giant, a person familiar with the situation says. more... and Microsoft rejects Yahoo! rejection.

Virtualization in Linux: A Review of Four Software Choices.
This article compares four virtualization products available for Ubuntu Linux: the free, open source x86 emulator Qemu; the closed-but-free versions of VirtualBox and VMware-Server, and the commercial Parallels Workstation. more...

7 Thunderbird Extensions that will allow you to replace Outlook.
Whether you are using Linux or not, Thunderbird is a great email client. It’s been around awhile, and works well. But what if we want more than what Thunderbird offers stock? What can we do so that we can share address books between users on completely different computers? Is there a way to use calendars? more...

In latest release, Nmap looks better than ever.
December's release of Nmap 4.50 marked the popular port-scanning tool's tenth anniversary. The 4.50 release includes Zenmap, a cross-platform GUI front end for Nmap which includes a command creation wizard, a scripting engine, and a host of other improvements. Zenmap makes it easier than ever to use Nmap. more...

Cinelerra community forks the video editor.
The community surrounding Cinelerra, one of the premier non-linear video editors for Linux, has decided to strike off in its own direction and rewrite Cinelerra under a new codebase. more... and Subtitle manipulation tools for Linux.

Video conversion in Linux with RippedWire and WinFF.
In the past we have examined OggConvert and Thoggen, two GUI tools for simple encoding or transcoding video into free Ogg formats. But if you are interested in codecs other than Theora and Dirac, you have a lot more options to choose from. Let's consider two utilities that advertise both ease-of-use and quality: RippedWire targets DVD ripping and conversion specifically, and WinFF, which can convert DVD content and other video sources. more...

A deep look to Firefox 3 Beta 3.
Tomorrow, Mozilla will release Firefox 3 Beta 3, the eleventh milestone in the longest development time for a Firefox revision since the initial Firefox 1.0 on 2004. more...

Applications.
Nessus is a vulnerability scanner. and Installing Nessus Using Apt.

Misc.
Free eBook: Unix for the Beginning Mage.
Linux File Structure.
Inkscape Tutorial: Sulphur Crystals.
Guide To IRC and Guide to IRC, Part Two.
TalkShoe is a service that enables anyone to easily create, join, or listen to Live Interactive Discussions, Conversations, Podcasts and Audioblogs.
Ustream.TV is the live interactive video broadcast platform that enables anyone with a camera and an Internet connection to quickly and easily broadcast to a global audience.
Linux-Unix cheat sheets.

How To Tips.

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