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Coolest Desktop Screenshot Wins Prize

LJ Staff — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:54:07 +0000

Take a screenshot of your desktop and post it to the Linux Journal Flickr pool (or e-mail it to us). Our editors will pick the 5 they deem "coolest" on Monday and we'll post them here for all to revel in.

More Fun With Bash Quoting

Mitch Frazier — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:52:05 +0000

I've written about bash quoting before, and yes, it's about as exciting as watching paint dry or listening to the corn grow. It can also be extremely frustrating when it doesn't do what you want, case in point: trying to script the updating of a field in a mysql table when the field to be changed contains quote characters.

IRC Chats with Pidgin!

Shawn Powers — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:51:24 +0000

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Renaming Groups of Files From the Command Line

Mitch Frazier — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:04:06 +0000

Introducing OpenShot

Dave Phillips — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:56:46 +0000

As promised, I've continued to research and test desktop video editors for Linux. This week we'll look at OpenShot, a GTK-based project.

Tech Tip: Find Directories Over a Certain Size

Da A Feng — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:16:52 +0000

It's fairly simple to find large files on your system using commands such as find, but if you're looking for directories over a certain size find won't help you. The Perl script presented here can help you track down those explosively large directories.

Nokia N900: First Look

Kyle Rankin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:04:16 +0000

The Nokia N900 has just started shipping and there are already a number of reviews of the device out on the net. I've had the opportunity evaluate a pre-release N900 for a few weeks now, and while you can expect a full review in an upcoming issue of Linux Journal, I wanted to give you a quick look into what the N900 is like from the perspective of your average Linux geek.

Give the Gift of Linux Journal

Carlie Fairchild — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:45:04 +0000

With the holiday season upon us, consider that Linux Journal is a terrific gift to give, as well as receive.

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Nicaragua Builds An Innovative Agricultural Information System Using Open Source Software

Johannes Wilm — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:48:28 +0000

An experiment in Nicaragua shows just how powerful Open Source software can be in leveling the playing field. The second poorest country of the Americas now has one of the best software solutions for displaying agricultural data in the western hemisphere.

Mirror the Partner Repo from Canonical

Shawn Powers — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:38:00 +0000

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