Canonical Releases Ubuntu for Netbooks.
The paint has barely dried on Ubuntu 8.04 when Canonical announced at the Computex trade show in Taiwan on June 3rd that it will be releasing a new version of Ubuntu 8.04 just for Intel Atom-based netbooks and UMPCs (Ultra Mobile PCs). more... and Canonical makes Ubuntu Netbook Remix official at Computex and Ubuntu offers Remix, a lighter Linux for mobile users and Netbooks pre-loaded with Ubuntu and Ubuntu Netbook Remix: a detailed explanation.

Asustek to launch iMac rival in September.
Asustek Computer Inc. in September plans to launch the Eee Monitor, a PC built into a monitor designed to rival Apple Inc.'s iMac, the company's CEO said Monday. The new device joins the Taiwanese company's popular Eee family of products, which started with the low-cost mini-laptop, the Eee PC. Asustek has expanded its laptop line to include products with different configurations and sizes supporting various operating systems more...

Taking note of Basket.
Note-taking applications are far from scarce on GNU/Linux desktops. If your needs are simple, you can use KNotes in KDE or Sticky Notes in GNOME. However, by far the most versatile note-taking application is KDE's Basket, a tool so flexible and complete that you might prefer to think of it as a personal wiki, a producer of scrapbooks, or even a creator of temporary desktops. more...

Transform images into videos with images2mpg.
images2mpg, a simple utility that's part of the KDE Image Plugin Interface (KIPI), lets you create an MPEG file from image files. Relying on a handful of command-line tools including the ImageMagick suite and mjpegtools, images2mpg creates wonderful videos from your images and even lets you insert your favorite song as the background. It supports SVCD, DVD, VCD, and XVCD video formats. more...

UNIX file system fragmentation.
In the Windows world file system fragmentation is usually handled by periodically using a defragmenting utility on the affected file system. UNIX vigorously attempts to prevent fragmentation from ever happening in the first place. more... and The future is bright for Linux filesystems.

Design revamp for '$100 laptop'
The revamped machine created by the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project looks like an e-book and has had its price slashed to $75 per device. more... and Why Walter Bender Left One Laptop Per Child.

Applications.
svnsync is the Subversion remote repository mirroring tool.

Magazine.
Linux Gazette Jun 2008 (#151).

Misc.
New Mozilla Firefox 3 Features video.
YouSendit Send and Receive Files up to 2 GB Each.
The sixth annual Ohio LinuxFest will be on October 11, 2008 at Columbus, Ohio.
Folding@Home on Ubuntu and EC_LUG team.
Enhance OpenOffice.org with free extensions and templates.
10 open source e-learning projects to watch.
Penny Arcade Game.
Opera 9.5 RC - Prepare for launch.

How To Tips.

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