Asus officially announces Eee Box details.
The small, Wii-looking PC will hit the U.S. via online retailers (and perhaps a few specialty brick-and-mortar shops) later this year. The listed dimensions of the unit are 8.5-inches high, 1-inch wide, and 7-inches deep, standing upright on its included stand. more... and Asus Eee Box a thick white slice of cheap computing heaven and Asus to release desktop Eee PC as Ebox and ASUS Eee Box B202 Details Emerge.

Acer aspires to lead low-cost laptop race.
Acer will introduce its own low-cost mini-notebook PC at the Computex trade show in Taipei on Tuesday. The device will be called the Acer Aspire One, as expected. It will come with an Intel Atom processor, and run Linpus Linux Lite, with Acer's own user interface. Other specs include: an 8GB solid-state drive, 512MB of RAM, 802.11 b/g WiFi, an 8.9-inch screen, and a standard 3-hour battery. more...

GNOME file manager gets tabbed file browsing.
Nautilus—the GNOME file manager—includes many useful features and offers an excellent implementation of the spatial paradigm. The Nautilus developers are about to deliver a big improvement, however, with the addition of full support for tabbed browsing. more...

Comparing Linux USB flash disk distros.
The recent success of the ASUS Eee PC has shown that running Linux from flash memory is now commercially viable in the consumer market. If you don't have an Eee PC, you can still run Linux from a humble USB flash disk, which will hold not only Linux but also your data. Several Linux distributions run from flash; here's how some of them compare. more...

Planning the next generation of GTK.
The developers of GTK are preparing for a major overhaul that aims to resolve many of the framework's most significant deficiencies and add next-generation features that will increase flexibility and simplify development. This effort is still in the earliest planning stage, but several intriguing proposals provide valuable insight into some of the changes envisioned by prominent developers. more... and GTK+ 3.0, enabling incrementalism.

Google Earth Browser Plugin.
Google Earth can now be used from a browser, without having to install the full application. Instead of the application, you need to install a plug-in that only works in Firefox and Internet Explorer 6/7 on Windows. more... and Google Earth, Now With Browser Goodness.

How Microsoft lost the office file format battle.
When MS announced that SP2 for Office 2007 would support ODF and not OOXML, it suffered defeat at its own hands more...

Applications.
ProcessMaker allows a business user with zero programming experience to model, automate, and manage a company's unique business processes.
Adobe® Buzzword® is a new online word processor, perfect for writing reports, proposals, and anything else you need to access online or work on with others. more...

Magazine.
Full Circle - the Ubuntu Community Magazine Issue 11 and pdf.

Misc.
Why the pre-loaded Linux Desktop is important.
Asus offers £10 high-capacity battery upgrade for Eee PC 900.
Big Buck Bunny by Blender Foundation.
Online music recommendation systems.
Dell’s Ubuntu 8.04 Plans.
Project Gutenberg is the first and largest single collection of free electronic books, or eBooks.
Your Rough Guide to Plasma.
A Fine Piece: Rhythmbox 0.11.5 and Review: Banshee 1.0.
Choices For Software Developers.
Historical Brewery Tavern Schlenkerla.

Podcasts, Tutorials and Videos.
GitCasts podcast about git version control.
ScreenCasters Inkscape tutotials for the novice artist.
Guadec 2007 Videos.
The Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit videos.
Linux Podcasts Roundup.

How To Tips.

See you next Thursday 7 P.M. at 420 Cafe, 420 Washington Ave, Eau Claire, WI.

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