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Converting video files from various media sources can be a huge chore. That task can be much more manageable with HandBrake, a GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder. It is available for MacOS X, Linux, and Windows, which makes working on more than one platform a bit more convenient. The latest version of Linux, 0.10, released on Nov. 23, has many upgrades. However, the Linux version lacks a few of the features in the Windows and Mac versions...
Good Technology on Tuesday announced a merger of its app container and app ecosystem with the Samsung KNOX enterprise security platform for Android The product merger is the next step in the partnership aimed at eliminating virus and malware concerns that come with Android adoption in the enterprise. The hardened security for Android targets the OS...
The Linux community is filled with friction and diversity. One of the advantages of open source software is the diversity that leads to innovative approaches to improve the computing environment But can the diversity go too far? Is it a defining characteristic that kills programming creativity?...
A group of developers made good on their threats to fork Debian Linux late last year after the community's leadership voted to replace sysvinit with systemd, making systemd the default init boot process The Debian Technical Committee's decision spurred several key Debian developers and project maintainers to resign. Some of them formed a new commun...
Zenwalk Linux is a very usable yet uncommon Linux OS. It is more than a single distribution. The developmental path and sketchy developer website may cast an unfavorable impression about Zenwalk's trustworthiness as a serious computing platform. The ho-hum impression when first running the live edition does little to encourage users to take this Linux OS for a stroll...
Acer on Wednesday announced two new ruggedized Chromebooks geared for classroom use. Both will go on sale in February The Acer Chromebook C910 and C740 have a durable design built around reinforced covers and hinges. The new models support multiple user sign-ons and offline file access....
Adobe last week released an Android mobile app as a companion to its Lightroom desktop application and cloud service. Lightroom is a photo processor and image organizer developed by Adobe Systems for Windows and OS X. It is not available for the Linux desktop....
Samsung on Wednesday released the first Tizen-powered smartphone for India, the Samsung Z1 The Tizen phone offers localized entertainment apps and a simpler user interface than Android, the company said....
Samsung announced at last week's International CES a new line of smart TVs powered by the open source Tizen operating system. Beginning with this year's models, all of Samsung's smart TVs will run on Tizen Samsung has taken the lead in developing Tizen, which is a derivative of Linux, and this is its first deployment as a smart TV platform. Tizen s...
Free open source office suites to read, write, convert or replace the industry-standard Microsoft Office document formats are in ample supply. Yet their use in business and government, especially in the U.S., lags far behind proprietary products The Document Foundation, creator of the LibreOffice variant of the free OpenOffice suite, recently joine...
The Open Invention Network, or OIN, is waging a global campaign to keep Linux out of harm's way in patent litigation. Its efforts have resulted in more than 1,000 companies joining forces to become the largest defense patent management organization in history The OIN was created in 2005 as a white hat organization to protect Linux from license assa...
Docker in the last two years has moved from an obscure Linux project to one of the most popular open source technologies in cloud computing Project developers have witnessed millions of Docker Engine downloads. Hundreds of Docker groups have formed in 40 countries. Many more companies are announcing Docker integration. Even Microsoft will ship Wind...
4MLinux is a unique mini Linux distribution that tries to be what it is not. Its limited-purpose design is too basic for even lightweight distro functions.Much of any benefit users might derive from 4MLinux mimics what already is available from USB-launched pocket Linux distros such as Puppy Linux,Porteus and Knoppix. However, much of the advanced...
How Linux Works: What Every Superuser Should Know, 2nd EditionBy Brian WardNo Starch PressNovember 21, 2014, 392 pp.US$39.95 Print Book and E-Book (No Starch Press) $26.37 Paperback (Amazon)$31.95 E-Book (No Starch Press) How Linux Works: What Every Superuser Should Know offers an unglamorous view of the Linux operating system. It takes readers be...
Puzzle GNU/Linux is a strange OS distribution that shows the value of open source ingenuity. This Linux distro is built around a hybrid desktop that is highly customizable.You might get the impression when you start using it that the desktop environment is a new creation. That would not be completely accurate. Puzzle's user interface is not new. W...
The Internet of Things is expected to be a US$7 trillion market in six years. However, many small to medium-sized IT firms that do not have the capital to acquire the Nests of the world are left to wonder how they can benefit from this lucrative trend SMBs with little or no IT in-house support can monetize this new market without reinventing the wh...
The Makulu Cinnamon Debian Edition 1.1 marks a new path for Makulu. This latest release has numerous new features that could make it a top competitor against the Linux Mint Cinnamon edition.The Cinnamon desktop, released Oct. 28, is a first-time offering for Makulu Linux. It is based on Debian Testing (Jessie) with Cinnamon 2.2 for the desktop....
CAINE (Computer Aided INvestigative Environment) is a professional-grade digital forensic Linux distro. It uses an old-school desktop environment hardened with top-notch specialty tools.CAINE provides tight security and built-in digital investigation tools, but it is less inviting for non-forensic specialists to use as an everyday Linux desktop. H...
The amount of open-source software used by the U.S. government might well be one of the biggest secrets in Washington. Not even purveyors of FOSS, as in free and open source software, know the extent of federal agency adoption of nonproprietary software Some in the Beltway Loop contend that open source is very prevalent. Others suggest that open so...
Black Lab Linux is a general purpose free distribution for home users and small-to-mid-sized businesses. This particular segment of the Linux OS tries to bridge free OS and preconfigured commercial hardware/software with a flexible set of options.Black Lab Linux is an outgrowth of OS4 OpenLinux, a distro released in 2008 by the same developers. Th...
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