Brief: trasforma i Segnalibri Live di Firefox in un feed reader simile a Google Reader.

12 ottobre 2009 - Fonte: http://www.tuttovolume.net
I Live Bookmarks di Firefox sono una grande idea in teoria, ma in pratica sono una soluzione alquanto scomoda per la lettura dei feed. La limitazione di visualizzare i soli titoli dei post, non è indicata per gli utenti che passano molte ore a controllare gli aggiornamenti delle numerose fonti a cui sono iscritti, [...]

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Linux Mint 7 Gloria RC1

5 maggio 2009 - Fonte: http://linuxfreedomforlive.blogspot.com/

Ecco in anteprima assoluta la nuova Linux Mint 7 Gloria Rc1 basata sul nuovo Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty.
Ecco le novità tratte dal roadmap dal sito del produttore:

I’ll try to be brief as I’m extremely busy working on the upcoming Linux Mint 7 release. I haven’t communicated much in the last few days so here’s a quick post to let you know what’s going on.

* Ubuntu 9.04 is planned to be released today...

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Writing a GtkWidget

27 febbraio 2009 - Fonte: http://ubuntuland.nireblog.com

gtk.pngThis chapter describes how to write a new GtkWidget. A widget is any GtkObject that derives from GtkWidget

Widgets are easy to create; you only need to cut-and-paste the usual GtkObject boilerplate (instance and class initializers, a get_type() function, and so on), and then implement your widget’s functionality. Writing new widgets is an important appliation development technique.

After a brief overview, this chapter jumps straight to the implementation of a very simple widget called GtkEv. Then it takes a step back, describing widget implementation more systematically. It ends with more examples, taken...

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[I ♥ WinMo] Hot Topics: Sprint’s Treo Pro false release, Firefox Mobile on the horizon and Windows Mobile 6.5 coming soon

30 gennaio 2009 - Fonte: http://www.windowsmobileitaly.com/component/content/frontpage.html
I ♥ WinMoWhile our columnist Bambi Blue is still overwhelmed by work keeping her from writing this column, we have hired new columnist Sweyn Venderbush from New York City - USA, helping us out with his insight into the Windows Mobile world.

It is also true that we haven't introduced him formally to our International readers yet, but we feel like letting his writing speak for us while also taking advantage of this brief intro to give him a warm welcome to our editorial team. This week Sweyn covers Sprint's Palm Treo Pro, HP's iPAQ Data Messenger, the upcoming Firefox Mobile and
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Native Free Software Ubuntu Games

8 novembre 2008 - Fonte: http://ubuntuland.nireblog.com
linux_games.jpg rss_orange1.pngIntroduction


This page hopes to give a brief listing of some of the 'best' games for Ubuntu/Linux.

There are thousands of games out there which are free software and will run natively on Ubuntu, and many Windows games can be run using an emulator. There are even emulators available for classic game consoles. Whether you enjoy card games or shoot 'em...

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Canonical also announced the simultaneous release of Ubuntu 8.10 Server Edition and Desktop Edition.

1 novembre 2008 - Fonte: http://ubuntuland.nireblog.com

Canonical also announced the simultaneous release of Ubuntu 8.10 Server Edition and Desktop Edition.

Ubuntu® 8.10 Server Edition delivers significant new features to innovative user base

London, October 27, 2008: Canonical Ltd. announced the upcoming availability of Ubuntu® 8.10 Desktop Edition for free download on 30 October. In related news, Canonical also announced the simultaneous release of Ubuntu 8.10 Server Edition.

Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop Edition is designed for the pervasively connected digital lifestyle. With new 3G network support, users can move smoothly from wired and WiFi networks onto 3G cellphone networks while traveling. Ubuntu 8.10 is also built to be shared - users can start a quick "guest session" on the fly and let someone use their computer to...

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Picasa 2 User Guide

25 settembre 2008 - Fonte: http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com/

User Guide Picasa is free photo management software from Google that helps you find, edit and share your pictures in seconds.

We recommend that you print out this brief overview of Picasa’s main features and consult it as you use the program for the first time to learn about new features quickly....

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nuova versione di “Law Enforcement and Forensic Examiner’s Introduction to Linux”

6 settembre 2008 - Fonte: http://www.denisfrati.it
Barry Grundy mi ha segnalato il rilascio della nuova versioni del suo testo “Law Enforcement and Forensic Examiner’s Introduction to Linux”, riporto sotto le modifiche apportate dalla prima versione: Version 3.65 -Switched to 2.6 kernel install in intro (Slackware 12.1). -Added brief section on device detection (by request). -updated details for recent versions of Linux tools. [...]...

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Skipping Photoshop? It’s easy with Linux!

6 giugno 2008 - Fonte: http://mondolinux.netsons.org

There is an interesting post on 37signals about why they skip the use of Photoshop to create user interface mock-ups; instead, they favour moving straight to HTML and CSS. Myself, a Linux-only user trying to make a living as a web designer, I find this conversation both interesting and amusing.

The interest and amusement is probably fed by the fact I cannot natively install Photoshop on my Linux systems, which totally negates the decision to skip designing UIs with Photoshop. Of course, if wanted, I could always use GIMP, which by the way, is perfectly capable of creating mock-ups.

Also,...

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