From Linuxworld: In the third installment of Joshua Drake’s look at the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS), the Geek discusses configuring CUPS via the KDE/QT interfaces.

Newsforge reader MetaDot writes to tell us that release version 2.5.2 of the MetaDot portal server is now available.Threaded Discussion Board – The discussion board now has the capability of sorting by date and displaying messages in a threaded view.
Special Thanks to a Loyal Fan and Contributor: Rizen (jt@anarchyink.com)

Gizmo Plugable Architecture – The Gizmo architecture is now designed so that new Gizmos can be built and dropped into the Gizmo directory for addition to the My Page tool menus.

Object Oriented Userchannel.pl – The name says it all! Once you upgrade, be sure to install the metadotd.pl daemon or else….

Debug Message Improvement – Debug message logging can now be redirected to a log file by enabling the commented out log file reference. Debug info will not appear in the HTML, but will appear in the debug log file.

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In an effort to get ahead in the PDA market, Microsoft is seeking for Palm developers to defect. MSNBC has the story.

IDG Net reports that Hitachi has announced that “it has begun shipping a Transmeta Crusoe-based Internet appliance in Japan.”

Linux Devices is carrying a report on the use of Linux in German industry.

Info World reports that Infineon and IBM are planning to build magnetic, rather then electric-charge based RAM, potentially allowing boots to be waived.

Reuters reports (through ZDNet) on solar-powered advertising-paid Internet connections in some Berlin bus shelters.

“Software developers have always walked a tightrope when it comes to profitability. So it is only natural that a for-profit software developer would choose the platform or platforms that offer the greatest likelihood of reaching a mass audience. In the 1990s, that usually meant Microsoft platforms, particularly the Windows family of products. Microsoft’s management knows only too well how to leverage its monopoly position.” –Kelly McNeill

eWEEK reports on IBM’s use of Linux on its mainframe computers at colleges and universities, and how the combination is attracting computer science students to work on big iron.

From ZDNet Linux: “While Microsoft Internet Explorer has stifled all other Web browsers in the Windows world, the Linux and BSD realms are witnessing a veritable browser renaissance. Like many others, I’ve been waiting for ages to dump my Netscape browser, which has a 50/50 chance of freezing on any Web page containing Java. It looks like we are about to be rewarded for our patience.”