OpenOffice.org 3.1 released.
The OpenOffice.org Community is pleased to announce the general availability of OpenOffice.org 3.1, a significant upgrade to the world's leading open-source office productivity suite. more... and OpenOffice 3.1: The new features and OpenOffice 3.1 Gets a Makeover.

Five Game-Changing Features in Firefox 3.5.
Firefox 3.5 is coming very soon, and this release includes a number of features that up the ante for Web browsers and the Web as an application platform. Some of the game-changing features in Firefox 3.5 won’t be immediately visible to end-users, but they’ll allow Web developers to build Web applications that make the Web even more fun and useful than it already is. Let’s take a look at five of the prominent features you can test drive today in Firefox 3.5. more...

Qt Now Open for Community Contributions.
Today, we at Qt Software have opened our repositories to the public. Any developer can now help guide and shape the future development of Qt by contributions of code, translations, examples and other material to Qt and Qt-related projects. more... and Qt Publishes Roadmap, Opens Up Git Repository.

Canonical Launching Ubuntu Managed Storage Service.
Canonical has begun beta testing a managed storage service — known as Ubuntu One — that allows Ubuntu 9.04 users to share and sync files between multiple Ubuntu PCs. more... and Test driving UbuntuOne.

Dell spins lower-cost netbook.
Dell has announced a lower-cost version of its popular Mini 10 netbook, which runs Ubuntu Linux. The Dell Inspiron Mini 10v sells for $300, offering a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270, 10-inch display, 120GB or 160GB hard drive, and a 1.3 megapixel webcam, the company says. more... and Dell Freshens Up Its Mini 10 Netbook with Ubuntu.

Nagios forks to ICINGA.
The team behind ICINGA, including Michael Luebben, Hendrik Bäcker and Joerg Linge, all members of the Nagios Community Board, are promising that ICINGA will be fully compatible with the preceding version of Nagios. more...

How to Get The Most Out Of KDE4’s Folderview Widget.
One of the most innovative and simultaneously controversial features of KDE 4 is the Plasma widget, Folderview. Simply put, it allows a user to display the contents of a file system folder within a widget on the desktop. more...

This is Phun!
Phun is a free game like 2D physics sandbox where you can play with physics like never before. The playful synergy of science and art is novel, and makes Phun as educational as it is entertaining. more...

Misc.
Top 10 features you’ll love about Android 1.5.
Interview with Edward Hervey about the PiTiVI video editor.
Understanding Home Networking.
To users that miss xorg.conf and complain about it.
What are Larry Ellison's plans for Sun Micro?
Linux Audio Update.

How To Tips.

How To Restoring an Overwritten GRUB Boot Loader.
How To Add Date And Time To Your Bash History file or here.
How To Protect Apache against DOS,DDOS or brute force attacks.
How To Android - G1 - Root Access.
How To Virtualbox with USB Support.

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