Who would have thought of a Solaris LiveCD being developed? This is exactly that the folks in Russia did - develop a Live-CD version of Solaris (Nevada b81) and name it MilaX.
The small (less than 100MB) package includes Beaver, Vim, Dillo, Midnight Commander, emelFM, XMMS, Xpdf, VNC viewer, Rdesktop, AxyFTP and Irssi. In addition, you […]

Whilst it is true that apt-get and synaptic (or insert your favorite package manager here) make it easy to install and upgrade applications. However, uninstalling is still quite tricky specially if the application has lots of dependencies. I have been victim to getting my system borked because of an error in uninstallation - removed an […]

Who doesn't like a speedy computer? Whilst there are quite a number of hacks to speed up your computer, here is *another* one that has a different approach. The tool is called preload, a daemon that does magic with your system. Well, magic is pushing it but what exactly does preload do?
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We all know that files, specially from digital cameras, are named in a specific format that have no information whatsoever about its contents. There are other files that behave the same way, i.e., no intelligible or descriptive filenames. So what do we do, we rename it but if there are dozens of these files, we […]

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The ultra-affordable portable market is booming! The Asus Eee PC, Everex Cloudbook, Intel Classmate PC and the XO Laptop are joined by another player from across the pond, the Elonex “One“.
Just like the other players, Elonex decided to use Linux as its operating system to cut on the cost. Priced at UKP99, this 1kg wonder […]

window.document.getElementById(’post-7932′).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;Australian: RALPH Nader announced this week he will stand again as a third-party candidate in November’s US presidential election. Of course he is entitled to run and of course he won’t win. Based on his miserable results from his previous tilt in 2004, the 74-year-old millionaire activist may now be so […]

window.document.getElementById(’post-7932′).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;Herald Sun: MOTORISTS will pay at least 10c extra per litre for petrol, with oil giants poised to pass on the cost of reducing greenhouse gas. Australia’s biggest petrol refiner, Caltex, yesterday called for a direct 10c carbon tax on drivers. "Every time motorists filled up at a service […]

New Scientist: Greenhouse gas emissions will have to be eliminated completely to stabilise the Earth’s climate and prevent temperatures from rising. That’s the conclusion of climatologists in the US who say that our current efforts to merely stabilise emissions will not be enough. Damon Matthews, from Concordia University in Canada, and Ken Caldeira, from […]

Associated Press: In an environmental dispute seemingly scripted for eco-friendly California, a man asked prosecutors to file charges against his neighbors because their towering redwoods blocked sunlight to his backyard solar panels. Mark Vargas shows the solar panels on his home that get blocked by his neighbors trees in Santa Clara, California. But […]

Associated Press: The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday justified blocking California and other states from regulating auto emissions by saying the pollution doesn’t cause them unique problems. In a 48-page document describing the reasoning behind its much-criticized decision, the EPA argues that California doesn’t have the "compelling and extraordinary conditions" required for a waiver […]

Voice of America: ‘Frozen solid’ is a term often used to describe Antarctica. But that’s far from the truth. The southern continent is teeming with life, and its waters are home to a stunning array of life, including sea lilies, giant ribbon worms and sea spiders. ‘Frozen in time’ might be a better term. But […]

window.document.getElementById(’post-7932′).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;Ottawa Citizen: The fast-warming Arctic’s vast economic potential makes it increasingly prone to smuggling, perilous polar tourism, environmental catastrophes and even armed conflict unless Canada and the U.S. lead efforts to bring order to the region, according to a new analysis. Former U.S. Coast Guard Lt.-Cmdr. Scott Borgerson, in the latest […]

window.document.getElementById(’post-7932′).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;Politics: Gordon Brown has given his strongest indication yet that he could outlaw free plastic bags. Writing in a national newspaper, the prime minister urged all major retailers to do more to eliminate single-use plastic bags. In November, Mr Brown told supermarkets they needed to find ways of […]

window.document.getElementById(’post-7932′).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;Las Vegas Sun: Despite the Bush administration’s abandonment of its "clean coal" FutureGen plant, a Wisconsin coal-fired plant is moving forward with a test project in which it will capture part of the carbon dioxide the plant emits. Carbon dioxide is one of the greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. […]

window.document.getElementById(’post-7932′).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;BBC: Climate change campaigners from flood affected areas in Yorkshire have been protesting against airport expansion. Fifteen people blockaded the entrance to government offices on City Walk, Leeds, demonstrating over aviation growth which is linked to flooding. The protesters, who erected tents, are residents of South Yorkshire, Hull […]