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Semplice means Simple in Italian. How simple is this distribution? Is it "just another Debian spin"? Or something worth looking at? I was asking that question of myself.

The latest version of Semplice Linux is 3.0 Alpha. In addition, there is a version 2.0.1, which is called “Stable”. How stable can a distribution based on unstable Sid be? Quite a dilemma!

This article is aimed at Linux newbies, enthusiasts and developers who are yet to take the plunge.

A big task was pending since a very long time in my todo lists. It was installing and trying out Linux. Having heard about many features and praises about Linux and programming on the LAMP stack from a few of my friends and colleagues, I decided to give it a try myself.

Hackety Hack is an Free and Open Source toolkit that teaches individuals how to create Application with GUI using Ruby Programming language. in additonal, Hackety Hack is Toolkit to Make Learn the Ruby Programming Language Really Easy and Fun because It combines an IDE with an extensive Lessons system.

Email daddy Borenstein talks rejection and attachments Interview Dr Nathaniel Borenstein didn't just reject Steve Jobs once - Borenstein twice defied the man accorded god-like status for conquering whole industries and cowing hardened executives into kneeling before him.…

OpenID is a widely adopted technology for user authentication in web applications. It relies on the concepts of distributed user authentication in blog applications. This small cookbook explains step-by-step how to install and configure the Open Source Apache module mod_auth_openid.

Skysoft Incorporated, and Orlando based IT Services and Software Development firm, has chosen OpenEMR as the platform to move forward with starting in 2012. Skysoft currently develops software prototypes for the United States Department of Veterans Administration. Skysoft is also developing medical prototypes in-house and will begin to integrate the OpenEMR platform with ours. About Skysoft: http://www.skysoftinc.com

While last week it looked like the final release of the Linux 3.3 kernel was imminent, this didn't end up exactly being the case. Due to an up-tick in patches being merged this week, Linus Torvalds decided to go ahead and tag Linux 3.3-rc7 on Saturday afternoon...

The Best, Against The Wind

Though the KDE desktop has a few obvious advantages over Unity, Kubuntu has always played second fiddle (maybe third) to Shuttleworth’s baby, Ubuntu. While the distro has received critcism and praise in equal parts, one thing has never change. Commitment.

Deep Black: Reloaded is a new sci-fi third person shooter game featuring detailed action-packed underwater combat. Players armed with hi-tech underwater equipment, a specialized underwater suit and jet pack will be taken to murky depths of the sea in pursuit of enemies. With the majority of the game play taking place below the water's surface, action-adventure fans will need to master new skills to fight hostile enemies and infiltrate enemy bases. Plus multiplayer mode with underwater battles will give you a totally new experience.

Clement Lefebvre has announced the availability of Linux Mint 12 LXDE version on 9th Mar, 2012. It comes with many new features and contain new updates. Due to LXDE desktop environment it is very light-weight and fast. It contains the features from Ubuntu 11.10 and contain Linux Kernel 3.0 and LXDE 0.5.0.

If you have been desiring better video playback support on the open-source ATI/AMD Radeon Linux graphics stack, the days of being frustrated may be limited. There's some code concerning UVD -- the GPU's Unified Video Decoder engine -- that will be going through internal code review at AMD this coming week...

Netrunner is an installable LiveDVD KUbuntu based distribution that is geared towards novice users of Linux. It is packed with a lot of programs and is enjoyable to use. Netrunner also comes with WINE and Virtualbox pre-installed as well.

The FUSE kernel module for the FreeBSD kernel to support file-systems in user-space is -- finally -- nearing completion...

Medibuntu repositories are available for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin and derivatives, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu and LinuxMint for both 32 and 64 bit.

Medibuntu repositories are available for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin and derivatives, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu and LinuxMint for both 32 and 64 bit.

If you installed the Linux boot loader to the MBR and want to restore the Windows boot loader, this short tutorial shows you how to do it. It is an easy, point-and-click process. And the application that makes it that easy is called EasyBCD, a free-for-personal-use application from Neosmart Technologies.

APITrace, the versatile open-source utility for tracing OpenGL calls from games and other programs, is now at version 3.0 with the introduction of several useful features...

Wine 1.4 Stable Version Has Been Released – Wine enables Linux, Mac, FreeBSD, and Solaris users to run Windows software without a copy of Microsoft Windows

Models, tools, and concepts start this series of articles that describes the use of software bundles, image management, and other tools on IBM SmartCloud Enterprise to solve practical problems in enterprise IT management. This article presents an overview of software bundle and image management concepts, explains the resource model, compares this platform to other software package management platforms, discusses use cases, and surveys the tools available. The concepts are illustrated with the use of an example energy-saving calculator application.

Unsettings is an Unity tweak tool that comes with some unique features, like: disable the global menu and overlay scrollbars or easily add applications to the systray whitelist. Besides these, the application also comes with features found in other Unity tweaking tools such as changing the Unity launcher look and behaviour, change the theme (icons, GTK, Metacity or cursor) and fonts and more.