LBK Post 040 Tiny Core Minimalist Linux Released

Tiny Core Linux

Team Tiny Core announced the first release candidate for version 3.0 of its small-footprint, in-memory Linux desktop  distribution. Tiny Core Linux 3.0 RC1 advances to Linux 2.6.33.3, and offers improved compressed swap in RAM, a 64-bit version, enhanced virtualization, and the Ext4 file-system, says the project.

Link: http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS2725656572.html?kc=rss

Looks familiar Doesn't It?

Yes, I Know I Blogged About This Distro Earlier This Month (like around the 14th), but I'm thinking of using this Distro as my Virtualized Linux under Windows 7.

I'll Keep you Posted on How It Goes...


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In A Galaxy, Far Far Away.

 

 Power PCs
Apple Mac Pro 8-Core 2.93 GHz reviewed

Biggie Picture:

Link: http://review.techworld.com/power-pcs/316324/apple-mac-pro-8-core-293ghz-review/

Leo and the Mac Guys talked about this behemouth on MacBreak Weekly 205, in a Dual 6-core setup.  Leo said that would run about $5,000 and where Alex Lindsay said he wanted a 24 core setup.

Palladin.

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LBK Post 039 It's Time for Ballmer To Go

Link: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/30/microsoft_should_do_open_source/

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The Graph: Windows vs Apple

Where The Graph Came From:

Link:

http://www.9to5mac.com/node/17260

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LBK Post 038 The Girl With The Kindle Tattoo

Another Winner for The
Amazon Kindle Reader

Stieg Larsson Becomes First Author 

to Sell 1 Million KINDLE BOOKS on Amazon

The late Swedish journalist Stieg Larsson has beaten Stephenie Meyer and James Patterson to become the first author to sell more than one million ebooks on Amazon.

"Larsson's books have captivated millions of readers around the world and ignited a voracious interest in the lives of its main characters Lisbeth Salander and Michael Blomqvist," said Russ Grandinetti, vice president of Kindle content. "It's been exciting to have been a part of introducing so many people to these great books."

The novelist's three books – 

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, 

The Girl Who Played with Fire and 

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

– currently top Amazon's Kindle bestseller list, 

and are also in the top 10 bestselling 

Kindle books of all time, according to the retailer.

Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jul/28/stieg-larsson-1m-ebooks-amazon


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This IS my First Blog Post Using 
the New 3 Engine Browser 


Lunascape 6.

So Far, So Good.


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LBK Post 037 World’s Fastest VP8 Decoder: ffvp8

Announcing the world’s fastest 

VP8 decoder: ffvp8

Diary Of An x264 Developer

Parkjoy

Sintel Graph

Link: http://durian.blender.org/download/

1080p ( 1920 x 1080 )

We tested on two 1080p clips: Parkjoy, a live-action 1080p clip, and the Sintel trailer, a CGI 1080p clip.  Testing was done using “time ffmpeg -vcodec {libvpx or vp8} -i input -vsync 0 -an -f null -”.  We all used the latest SVN FFmpeg at the time of this posting; the last revision optimizing the VP8 decoder was r24471.

Link: http://x264dev.multimedia.cx/?p=499

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LBK Post 036 Government Computers to Get Linux-Based OS

Russian Government 
Computers to Get 

Linux-Based Operating System

It's About Time.

 

Link:  http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-23-027-35-NW-DP

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Meanwhile US Machines 

are Dealing with This Stuff...

The Winsxs Folder Explained

Read Very Carefully.

Link: http://www.ghacks.net/2010/07/24/the-winsxs-folder-explained/
 

Bottom Line, DON'T Delete This Space Hogging FOLDER !!!

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LBK Post 035 Kernel Log: Coming in 2.6.35

Keeping Up with Kernel Development

2.6.35 (Part 3) - Network Support
  

From www.LinuxToday.org

"Since the fifth RC of Linux 2.6.35 early last week, the developers have only added minor corrections and improvements to the main development branch. It's likely that Torvalds will issue the sixth release candidate any day now, and the 2.6.35 kernel is likely to enter the final development stage.

"This edition of the "Coming in 2.6.35" mini series describes the advancements in network infrastructure and drivers. Part one described the changes in the graphics hardware area and part two dealt with storage aspects and file systems. Future articles in this series will discuss the USB, FireWire and V4L / DVB etc drivers as well as the architecture code and infrastructure." 

Link: http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-23-003-35-NW-KN

 

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2.6.35 (Part 1)  Graphics

Link: http://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/2010070900235NWKN

2.6.35 (Part 2) File Systems and Storage

Link: http://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/2010071402535NWKN

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"Good Series to Keep abreast of if you care about Linux."

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LBK Post 034 Peppermint ICE__

And Would You Like To Live In A Cloud?

Peppermint Ice: a Faster, Lighter Cloud-Focused Linux OS

Link: http://www.geek.com/articles/news/peppermint-ice-a-faster-lighter-cloud-focused-linux-os-20100719/

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5 Ways to Use Bootable 

Linux Live Discs

Link:   http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179179/5_ways_to_use_bootable_Linux_live_discs?source=rss_news

 

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LBK Post 033 Photos of Mount Everest 'Confirm Ice Loss'

Comparative Photos of Mount Everest

Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10660130

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Opinion

Black Hat, DefCon and B-Sides: 

A survival guide

CSO's Bill Brenner won't be making it to Las Vegas for the perfect storm of

security events scheduled for later this month. But he's been to enough Black

Hat confabs to offer these survival tips.

Link: http://www.csoonline.com/article/599313/black-hat-defcon-and-b-sides-a-survival-guide

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From: http://www.hackinthebox.org/

A talk on China's military cyber-attack capabilities has been pulled from the Black Hat security conference schedule following pressure from Taiwanese and Chinese agencies.

The talk, entitled "The Chinese Cyber Army: An Archaeological Study from 2001 to 2010," was billed as an analysis of China's government-backed hacking initiatives, based on intelligence gathered from a variety of Asian intelligence groups. The talk was to be given by Wayne Huang, chief technology officer with Taiwanese security vendor Armorize, and Jack Yu, a researcher with the company.

On Wednesday Armorize CEO Caleb Sima announced via Twitter that the talk had been pulled, saying that the "Taiwanese [government] is prohibiting it due to sensitive materials."

 

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LBK Post 032 ASUS Ares $1200 Dollar Graphics Card

ASUS Ares $1200 Dollar Graphics Card

And It Even Comes In A Nice BOX !!!

 

Link: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/asus-ares-radeon-hd-5870-crossfire-4gb,2685-14.html

I happen to catch an Episode of This Week In Computer Hardware
where Ryan Shrout and Patrick Norton Were Talking

About This Bad Boy.

Link: http://twit.tv/twich

When I Saw Tom's Hardware Buzzing about this Same Card, I Had to 

Post A Link to This Limited Quantity, Specialized Graphic Card
to Drool For.

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TomsHardwareReviews

Link: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/

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The Leo Laporte TWiT Network and Kevin Rose Revision3 
 have a few Gems
in Their Podcast Programming.
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HD Nation with Robert Heron and Patrick Norton (who also co-hosts Tekzilla with Veronica Belmont at Revision3).

Also Check Out Hak5 and App Judgement (Revision3).

Link: http://revision3.com/hdnation/

Link: http://www.hak5.org/

Link: http://revision3.com/appjudgment

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LBK Post 031 $20 Linux PC Makes Its Debut

$20 Linux PC Makes Its Debut

Link: http://www.thinq.co.uk/2010/7/16/20-linux-pc-makes-its-debut/

The Humane Personal Computer

For More INFO See:

Link: http://humaneinfo.com/pc.html

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Radeon HD 5830 Gets Price-Cuts,

 

Takes Aim at GeForce GTX 460

Link: http://www.techpowerup.com/126634/Radeon_HD_5830_Gets_Price-Cuts_Takes_Aim_at_GeForce_GTX_460.html

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LBK Post 030 Logitech Does 5.1 Surround Sound on a Budget

Logitech does 5.1 Surround Sound 

on a budget 

with $100 Z506 Speakers

Link: http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/16/logitech-does-5-1-surround-sound-on-a-budget-with-100-z506-spea/

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With A Little Sweet, Comes A Little Nasty

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 Slashdot Gives Us This Nasty Router Hack 

(which came from "forbes.com"):

"Millions" Of Home Routers 

Vulnerable To Web Hack

The upcoming Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas offers an annual parade of security researchers revealing new ways to break various elements of the Internet. But few of the talks have titles quite as alarming as one on this year's schedule: 

"How to Hack Millions of Routers."

Link: http://blogs.forbes.com/firewall/2010/07/13/millions-of-home-routers-vulnerable-to-web-hack/

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Would Another Crypto Attack Have Something 

To Do With Timing?

Researchers: Authentication Crack 

Could Affect Millions

Link: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179224/Researchers_Authentication_crack_could_affect_millions?source=rss_news

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Yes, The Black Hat Security Conference 

is Coming Soon

Black Hat usa 2010 //las vegas
training: jul.24 - 27 | briefings: jul.28 - 29

Link: http://www.blackhat.com/

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LBK Post 029 Motorola Droid X: 10 Important Features

10 Important Features Every Owner Should Know

Link: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Motorola-Droid-X-10-Important-Features-Every-Owner-Should-Know-382393/?kc=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RSS%2Ftech+%28eWEEK+Technology+News%29

220 Characters to 26....What Garbage.

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/284rul6

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From http://www.VerizonWireless.com

DROID X by MOTOROLA

Link: http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?item=phoneFirst&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=5369

113 to 26 Characters

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/2fxtdep

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