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Bringing free software down to earth (Economist).
Mark Shuttleworth, software entrepreneur and space tourist, believes that open-source software is not just for geeks more...

A Dell/Ubuntu Laptop - Right out of the box.
The day Dell announced I ordered one of their laptops, and today (May 31) it arrived. I popped open the box to see what's included. The only Ubuntu-specific thing included was the CD. more...

Revisor utility creates custom install images for Fedora.
magine a customized GNU/Linux distribution, built to your specifications with a minimal amount of effort on your part. If you are running Fedora 7, that dream is now a reality more...

Syncing iRivier Clix Music Players In Linux.
I recently sold my old laptop to a friend, and she asked me to keep Ubuntu on it rather than installing Windows for her. To help her with the transition, I wrote two intro lessons for her, but we've hit a stumbling block. The iRivier Clix (4GB) she's been using syncs with Windows Media Player. more... and Using the irivier Clix on Linux or here and HOWTO iRiver.

A guide to using PDFs on GNU/Linux.
Although GNU/Linux has long supported postscript format, full support for the related PDF file format has been longer in arriving. Today, however, PDF support is finally starting to equal what is available on other operating systems more...

VoIPowering Your Office: Trixbox, the Complete PBX-in-a-Box.
It's been awhile since we had a look at Trixbox, which used to be Asterisk@Home, and which was really a business-grade PBX, not a hobbyist's toy as the name implied. more... and The Free Asterisk Telephone Reminder System.

First Ubuntu 7.10 alpha release shows up.
Canonical's Ubuntu development team today released the first alpha forerunner of Ubuntu 7.10, nicknamed "Gutsy Gibbon Tribe 1." The new release -- for all Ubuntu variants -- sports a cutting-edge 2.6.22 kernel more...

Applications.

Xen Tools manage Debian based XEN virtual servers.
DeVeDe is a program to create video DVDs, suitables for home players, from any number of video files.
Tora features a schema browser, SQL worksheet, PL/SQL editor & debugger, storage manager, rollback segment monitor, instance manager, and SQL output viewer.

How To Tips.
How To Install E17 Enlightenment Desktop in Ubuntu
How To Installing Xen On CentOS 5.0 (i386).
How To Install VMware Server On A Fedora 7 Desktop.

Magazines.
Full Circle Magazine issue 1 pdf.
PCLinuxOS Magazine June 2007 Issue 10 pdf.

Videos.
Inspiration by Media is collection of interesting videos.

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

EC_LUG

EC_LUG -Eau Claire Linux users group is an informal group of Linux and open source software enthusiasts.

We meet each Thursday at 7 p.m. at  420 Cafe, 420 Washington Ave. Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Linux 101:
What's All The Fuss? video...

Mac vs. PC: How Would Linux Fit?
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