Ask the Wi-Fi Guru, Episode VI
August 6, 2008
WiFi Planet: “Q: In your January 2007 article, DD-WRT Tutorial 5: Wireless Repeater, you say: “At the time of this writing, wireless repeater mode does not yet function in bridged mode. This means that…clients connected to your DD-WRT repeater must be inside their own subnet, preventing them from seeing clients connected to the host AP.” Do you know with the release of v24 Final, if this has changed?”
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Linux Commands I Never Knew Existed: Pipe Viewer
August 6, 2008
Slashzero: “This is where Pipe Viewer came in handy. Quite simply this app reports the bitrate that the data is sent over a unix pipe. Brilliant.”
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New 1394 Over Coax Standard Introduced
August 6, 2008
Ultrawideband Planet: “According to a Pulse~Link press release issued today, “the new 1394 Over Coax standard is designed to enable the industry’s fastest whole-home network in a multi-supplier ecosystem featuring protected high-definition and multimedia content.”"
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Editor's Note: Is Google Evil, or Just Naughty?
August 3, 2008
Is it really that hard to do the right thing, all on your own without being forced to? It seems to me that after a person makes their first billion dollars they might sit back, relax, and think about how to improve the planet a little bit…
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How to Install & Configure Xen Virtualization in openSUSE 11.0
August 3, 2008
SUSE and OpenSUSE: “Virtualization cannot be that simpler than in openSUSE 11.0. In openSUSE 11.0, Xen Virtualization ins pre-built and all it takes is a few clicks away from up and running with Virtualization in no time.”
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Linux Contest That You Can Win
August 3, 2008
Ken Hess’s Linux Blog: “Plat’Home, Linux pioneers in Japan and creators of the diminutive OpenMicroServer, are running a contest called “Will Linux Work?” They are basically asking people to submit crazy/extreme environments or ideas using their Linux servers and see if they work. Whoever has the best idea will get 5 of their OpenMicroServers shipped to them for free
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When Software Protection is Good For FOSS
August 3, 2008
Raiden’s Realm: “Ultimately the only way to get them to change would be to make it so painful for them to stay, that it’s preferable to go to another program and learn it instead, rather than stay and suffer. That’s where DRM, activation, software keys, and other anti-consumer technologies are very much the friend of FOSS.”
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Letting The Parents Choose The OS: Good or Bad?
August 3, 2008
Linux Loop: “First, the likelihood that parents will be able to make an informed decision is almost zero.”
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LinuxWorld Conference & Expo 2008 Kicks Off Next Week in San Francisco
August 1, 2008
RedOrbit: “The LinuxWorld exhibit floor will feature companies that are driving the future of Linux and open source, including, ACCESS, CA, CISCO, Fujitsu, Intel, Talend, Ubucon, Novell, Bivio Networks, VMware, SugarCRM, Rackable Systems, Wind River, Oracle and many more. Many exhibitors consider LinuxWorld the perfect stage to announce their latest product and service offerings or other breaking news relevant to the Linux and open source industry.”
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Linux Tablets Gain Slick Remote Desktop Tech
August 1, 2008
Linux Devices: “LogMeIn announced a beta plugin for Nokia’s Linux-based N800 and N810 Internet Tablets. The LogMeIn Nokia N800/810 Browser Plugin enables Internet Tablet users to access and control their Windows PCs or Macs running the free or commercial versions of LogMeIn.”
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