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Submission + - Preload Boosts Linux Performance Drastically (techthrob.com)

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on Monday February 25, 2008 @02:39AM

Nemilar writes: "Preload is a Linux daemon that stores commonly-used libraries and binaries in memory to speed up access times, similar to the Windows Vista SuperFetch function. This article examines Preload and gives some insight into how much performance is gained for its total resource cost, and discusses basic installation and configuration to get you started."

Submission + - Travel the Universe from the Desktop with Celestia (techthrob.com)

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on Thursday February 21, 2008 @04:01PM

Nemilar writes: "While it may not let you go where no man has gone before, Celestia is an amazing desktop application that lets you go anywhere in the known Universe.You can view any object in the Solar System, travel to distant stars, and even leave the Galaxy, traveling faster than the speed of light, viewing high-res images of objects millions of miles away."

Submission + - Will Ajax RE's bring about Web 3.0? (techthrob.com)

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on Sunday February 17, 2008 @06:01PM

Nemilar writes: "Web 2.0 was marked by web-based applications. But the major limitation to all these services is that they existed solely in the realm of the Internet, and data was stored on somebody else's servers. The introduction of Ajax RE's is poised to change all that, allowing coders to write applications using existing technologies to merge the desktop with the web. Will Ajax Runtime Environments bring about Web 3.0?"

Submission + - Fluxbuntu: User-friendly Featherweight Linux? (techthrob.com)

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on Tuesday February 12, 2008 @04:33PM

Nemilar writes: "Fluxbuntu's aim is to be a "lightweight, productive, agile, and efficient" operating system; this review takes a look at Fluxbuntu and whether it lives up to the challenge of creating a user-friendly experience on a tight resources budget. The review discusses included applications, the user interface and ease-of-use, as well as some limitations, and concludes that Fluxbuntu might be lightweight and efficient, but lacks productivity and the clean finish necessary for a user-friendly desktop."

Submission + - Virtualization in Linux: A Review of Four Software (techthrob.com)

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on Thursday February 07, 2008 @11:23PM

Nemilar writes: "This week Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux, announced a partnership with Parallels, maker of the Virtualization products Parallels Workstation and Parallels Desktop for Mac. This makes four different virtualization programs that run on Linux, three of which are available via the Ubuntu repositories. This article compares four virtualization products available for Linux: the free, open source x86 emulator Qemu; the closed-but-free versions of VirtualBox and VMware-Server, and the commercial Parallels Workstation."

Submission + - Hardy A4: A Glimpse into the Future of Ubuntu (techthrob.com)

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on Saturday February 02, 2008 @03:02AM

Nemilar writes: "Ubuntu's Hardy is set to release soon, and a look at its current state shows how well it progressing, including many of the applications that are now included by default and the major changes that will improve stability and usability. Among these are the addition of Firefox 3 and Remote Desktop on the applications side, and a new method for systems control known as Policy Kit, which enables the administrator to unlock certain functions for normal users."

Submission + - TimeVault: Linux's answer to Apple's Time Machine (techthrob.com)

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on Tuesday January 29, 2008 @11:31AM

Nemilar writes: "Apple's Time Machine made waves throughout the community for its ease of use, for bringing the critical task of backing-up to the masses. For decades, Linux gurus have been doing their backups with rsync and cron, but now TimeVault is changing all that. This review of TimeVault shows its installation and configuration, and discusses its features, as well as its various limitations. Overall, it's simple and effective enough that this cornerstone piece of software is one more example of how Linux is getting closer to being a suitable desktop operating system."

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