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Great Little Radio Player Tunes In Simplicity

Wednesday - June 12, 2013

The Great Little Radio Player is a perfect example of how great things can come in small packages. This robust Internet radio station streamer does not burden system resources and packs a powerhouse of listening pleasure immediately after installing it. It's so fine-tuned that it needs no configuring to use it, but you can still tweak a few pleasantries to make it feel more at home on your computer. Unlike other radio players that give you a few nonpremium stations, GLRP's streaming inventory is totally free. [More...]

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Gentoo Creator Daniel Robbins: Making Linux Free and Flexible

Tuesday - June 11, 2013

Open source software is a passion for some and a business for others. Daniel Robbins was driven by a need to make Linux better than he found it. Robbins created two Linux distros: Gentoo and Funtoo. He created Gentoo Linux during his time as a systems administrator. Funtoo, meanwhile, is a project that Robbins created to extend the technologies for Gentoo. [More...]

LINUX BLOG SAFARI
Testing the Faith of the Linux Masses

Monday - June 10, 2013

It doesn't seem too big a stretch to say that fidelity is an increasingly rare virtue in the population at large. Can the same be said of the Linux masses? That's just what TuxRadar apparently set out to learn recently via a thought-provoking Open Ballot. "Do you ever see yourself switching back to Windows or Mac OS X -- or BSD, Solaris, or any other OS -- and leaving Linux behind?" its query read. [More...]

ANDROID APP REVIEW
Plume Earns Its Perch With the Best Twitter Apps

Friday - June 7, 2013

If there's one app that has been synonymous with an innovative, high-quality Twitter experience in the Android environment, it's Joaquim Verges' paid Falcon Pro. One of the killer features in Falcon Pro is its ability to live-stream a Twitter timeline. With a 2-minute synchronize refresh rate, Falcon will live-stream your timeline in real-time when you're using WiFi. [More...]

The Linux Standard Base: Order From Chaos

Thursday - June 6, 2013

Imagine going out to do your shopping errands in a world devoid of standards. What would that be like? Without standard sizes, something as routine as buying clothes would be an exercise in frustration. Finding a replacement bulb or buying tires for your car would require unique parts made only by the manufacturer. That's why the world of Linux has the Linux Standard Base. [More...]

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Mozillux: A Nice Linux Distro With a Unique Software Set

Wednesday - June 5, 2013

As Linux distros go, French Mozillux looks a lot like LXDE-based Lubuntu. But don't be fooled. This year-old OS, which targets both beginners and intermediate users, offers a surprisingly comprehensive selection of installed software for users with a wide range of interests. It's easily as flexible and usable as Puppy and Knoppix, yet leaner and more family-oriented than most young distros. [More...]

Foxconn Jumps on Firefox OS Bandwagon

Tuesday - June 4, 2013

Foxconn Technology Group, best known as the go-to maker of Apple's iPads and iPhones, said Monday it had embraced Mozilla's Firefox OS and would use the mobile platform on a raft of new devices, including a tablet it showed off at Computex. The company also demoed several smartphones running the Firefox OS and said it would make tablets, laptops and other devices supporting it. [More...]

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Canonical Declares Victory on Ubuntu's No. 1 Bug

Monday - June 3, 2013

Declaring a thing may not make it so, but it certainly gets tongues wagging. Case in point: Canonical's announcement last week that Ubuntu's longstanding Bug No. 1 -- which read simply, "Microsoft has a majority market share" -- has now been closed. "We have both competition and good representation for open source in personal computing," said Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth. [More...]

ANDROID APP REVIEW
Runtastic Turns Workouts Into Enjoyable Data-Crunching Exercises

Friday - May 31, 2013

If you've used any of the free tracking apps -- like Google's My Tracks, which records your path, speed, distance and elevation change while you exercise and then maps the route, charts elevation and speed, and tots it all up in a set of statistics -- you'll understand the concept behind Runtastic Pro. Runtastic Pro additionally promises to help you reach goals and track health improvements. [More...]

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Angst and Anxiety Over Ubuntu's Chosen Path

Thursday - May 30, 2013

After all the bold moves Canonical has made regarding Ubuntu in the past few years, it's not exactly any secret that a significant portion of the Linux community remains unconvinced as to the wisdom of its chosen path. Indeed, it was just a few weeks ago that the project decided to launch its very own package format and installer, resulting in more than a few raised eyebrows among FOSS fans. [More...]

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