Online auction giant says its "Garden by eBay" is a way to open up its innovation process to testing and feedback by users. First up: a streamlined search feature.
<b>Opensource.com:</b> "It's not often that I find something in the comments on a major news site that's more interesting than the original article. But that's exactly what I just came across--and it's a comment about comments."
<b>Myce:</b> "Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer admitted his company is looking to expand outside of China due to the country's disappointing stance on software piracy that runs rampant within its borders."
<b>Phoronix:</b> "While development efforts within the X.Org community are now ramping up for the release of X Server 1.9 that should arrive in August, there is an ongoing discussion concerning a planned long-term change for the X Server: pulling the drivers back in."
Whether or not corporate policy allows it, workers still bring smartphones to the office. Here, seven steps for managing personal mobile devices in an enterprise environment.
<b>Linux.com:</B> "This month marks the one-year anniversary of Linux.com in its newest form. A year ago, we built the site based on your rankings of features on IdeaForge. Today, we want to hear how you're using Linux.com and what is most useful"
Security researchers identify threat of social engineering scheme that could aim to trick users into launch actions from PDF files that could trigger arbitrary code execution.
One simple step you can take to protect your data or small business network is to prevent employees from using USB Flash drives and CD/DVD drives on company PCs. We'll show you how.
One simple step you can take to protect your data or small business network is to prevent employees from using USB Flash drives and CD/DVD drives on company PCs. We'll show you how.
One simple step you can take to protect your data or small business network is to prevent employees from using USB Flash drives and CD/DVD drives on company PCs. We'll show you how.
Running a large network is never going to be cheap, but if you can cut unnecessary expense, you should. Here are 18 no-cost solutions, ranging from operating systems to hosted services that can help you pare costs without compromising on performance.
<b>Click:</b> "After slogging through Firefox in Ubuntu 10.04 for the morning, not the most satisfying experience on my 1.2 GHz Celeron system, I decided to run Tiny Core 2.11 in the afternoon."
<b>Ubuntuland:</b> "Puredyne is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution aimed at creative people. It provides a number of creative applications, alongside a solid set of graphic, audio and video tools in a fast, minimal package."
Lenovo unveils a lighter, slimmer netbook, with features ranging from face recognition to almost-instant-on Web and IM access. Can it compete with models offering slightly larger keyboards and slightly lower prices?
<b>ZDNet Blogs: </b>"We use the phrase Tower of Babel a lot in the technology world, often badly. But evidence is mounting that Google's Android project is becoming just that, a failed attempt to unify."
<b>LWN.net:</b> "[Esfera] The Ubuntu "Ayatana" mailing list is discussing a proposal from Pablo Quiróor a new user interface element to put in the upper right corner of windows which has been recently vacated on Ubuntu systems."
<b>Katonda:</b> "Microsoft Bing has many flaws, but this one seems to be the most outrageous one. If you try to search for OpenOffice on Bing, it will not show you the actual OpenOffice.org website but will show pages from random websites like OpenOffice.com or other non-OpenOffice.org websites."
If you're looking for laser business printers with a splash of color, this color laser printer from Samsung offers speed, power and convenience at an affordable price.
<b>Serverwatch:</b> "At this rate, it will not be long before you have no choice at all, and when alternatives disappear that offer something different -- lower cost, higher performance, better reliability -- it's bound to be bad news."