Ohio Linux Fest - October 10th and 11th, 2008: Columbus, Ohio.
On October 10th and 11th, 2008 the Ohio Linux Fest (OLF) 2008 Ohio Linux Fest (OLF) 2008 will occur. This is the sixth edition of this event, held every year in Columbus Ohio. I like OLF, because it is not only a community event, staged and run by volunteers, but it is also a family event, with people of all ages invited and involved. more... and Ohio LinuxFest 2008 Preview.

Android Walks Out of the Mist.
The first phone to implement Google's Open Source Android mobile platform — the eagerly-anticipated T-Mobile G1 — made its maiden voyage today, launching to the expected fanfare and with the surprise appearance of Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin — on rollerblades. more... and What Android Could Bring to Your Phone and Google's Android: It's not just for phones.

SGI relicenses OpenGL: "A huge gift to the free software community".
After nine months, an open secret can finally be acknowledged: The OpenGL code that is responsible for 3-D acceleration on GNU/Linux, which was released by SGI in 1999, has been running on licenses that were accepted by neither the Free Software Foundation (FSF) nor the Open Source Initiative. more... and SGI Further Opens its OpenGL Contributions.

OpenGL 3 & DirectX 11: The War Is Over.
Given the prevalence of DirectX nowadays, we tend to forget that 10 years ago an all-out war was being waged between Microsoft and Silicon Graphics in the field of 3D APIs. The two companies were both trying to win over developers, with Microsoft using its financial muscle and SGI relying on its experience and its reputation in the field of real-time 3D. more...

Test drive: Picasa 3 gets off-, online photo sharing right.
Google announced major updates yesterday to both components of its Picasa ecosystem: its desktop client and Web Albums, a service for displaying and sharing photos online. Google's Picasa announcement is two-fold, involving a desktop client and web service that are now much more closely integrated more... and Picasa 3.0 Beta: More Speed, Better Photo Repairs and Better RAW Support.

A First Look at OpenOffice.org 3.0.
Free, alternative office suite OpenOffice.org's latest version 3.0 is now available for download by testers. OpenOffice.org 3.0 Release Candidate 1 offers several new features and improvements from its last major release, including better Mac support and collaboration capabilities. more... and OpenOffice 3.0 release candidate 2 out today.

Flash Player 10 Coming Around the Final Bend.
Adobe has issued its second release candidate of Flash Player 10, which should be approaching the finish line. Developers have not only fixed a number of bugs, but added a few new features. more...

Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex Alpha 6 - Good News for Laptop Users.
I installed Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) Alpha 6 on both of my laptops over the weekend, and it looks very good. more... and Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 6 Screenshot Tour.

Misc.
Nmap 4.75 recognizes iPhones and visualizes networks.
Java Sound & Music Software for Linux, Part 2.
Free BBC Dirac Codec in Version 1.0.
Dirac 1.0.0 released.
Projects on the Move: Sweet Home 3D.
VLC gets a new look on Windows and Linux.
Cinelerra 4 arrives.
VirtualBox update brings improved performance and 64-bit support.
GIMP User Filter allows use of Photoshop filters.
Using Linux for Photography, where we stand.
X.Org 7.4 Finally Released.

How To Tips.

How To Add metadata to digital pictures from the command line.
How To Converting music file formats in Linux.
How To Gnac - A Simple Program to Convert Audio Files.
How To SSHFS and Reverse SSH Tunneling.
How To Downloading an Entire Web Site with wget.
How To VirtualBox Wireless Bridging with DHCP.
How To Make your application appear in the Add/Remove tool (gnome-app-install).

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

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