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Multi-finger gesture support for Linux Laptops

Author: JT Smith Hardware on Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows allows for gestures beyond point and click that create more-efficient navigation. Discover the tools...

Tuxpaint is fun for kids and adults

Author: Susan Linton My granddaughter has been sitting on my lap at the computer since before she could even hold herself up. She was only...

Version labeling is out of control

Author: Bruce Byfield Anybody who spends time trying new free software applications and distributions will soon notice that version numbering and labeling is next to...

Canonical showcases Ubuntu Netbook Remix at Computex

Author: Nikolai Sivertsen This week, Canonical announced a reworked version of Ubuntu at the Computex trade show in Taiwan. The new Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR)...

Snort your way to more secure websites

Author: JT Smith Enter Snort, a free and open source Network Intrusion Prevention System and Network Intrusion Detection System tool for managing and preventing intrusions...

Ultimate Edition: Not so ultimate

Author: Preston St. Pierre Ultimate Edition (UE) 1.8 is a remaster of Ubuntu Hardy Heron with custom software repositories and a distinctive theme. Its claim...

10 open source e-learning projects to watch

As corporate and government organizations embrace the Web for delivering more education and training programs, a wealth of free and open source e-learning applications...

Linux phone stacks target Cortex-A8 SoC

Two vendors of Linux mobile phone software announced support for Texas Instruments's newest applications processor for mobile phones. At Computex Taipei, Movial Creative Technologies...

A utility for sending complex email messages from the command line

Author: Ben Martin When the need arises to send email from the command line, many folks first think of the mail(1) command. A better choice...

Meet Microsoft’s New Embedded OS: Windows XP

Microsoft on Wednesday debuted a new version of its customizable operating system for embedded applications -- but perhaps a little surprisingly, it's not based...