Previews

Ubuntu Karmic Koala Preview — A Great Fusion with Gnome 2.28

If you’ve been following the Ubuntu release cycle you know that the .10 release is forth coming. Slated to hit the World Wide Web on October 29th, 2009, 9.10 promises to have quite a number of new features that should please even the most discerning of Linux users.

What’s Coming in Karmic Koala?

Ubuntu 9.10 is scheduled for release on October 29, 2009. Here’s an introduction to the primary features being planned for the release.

Who Says Linux Is Not (in) Rocket Science?

In 1997, two university students had a very simple plan for their graduate project—build a rocket capable of inserting a 1-kg pico-satellite into orbit…

Sneak Into Your Thumb Drive from the Cloud

Let us explore cloud computing and learn how to set up the cloud that can virtualise your USB device.

Tiered Storage Infrastructure: Storage, Server and Application Levels

With the increasing volume and complexity of information that gets churned out these days, the need to optimise storage and retrieval becomes an important aspect to consider. In this article, the author sheds some light on each layer of a tiered storage infrastructure — storage, server and applications.

Video Editing on GNU/Linux: Did I Hear You Say It’s Non-existent?

If you are an amateur filmmaker with a high-definition camera, you don’t have to worry about the secretive and suppressive world of Windows and Macs—Kdenlive has finally arrived. It’s not perfect yet, but it’s steadily getting there. Here is a sneak preview of all that this application has in its magic box…

The Magic Cupcake Effect

A new device and an upgraded operating system… is that enough for Android to finally make its presence felt in a highly competitive mobile phone market?

Subversion 1.6: Security Improvements Illustrated

Subversion 1.6.0 was released on 20th March, 2009 and included a lot of security improvements, which we explore in detail in this article.

Testing RESTful WebServices Made Easy

Introducing the WizTools.org RESTClient, a cross-platform tool to test RESTful WebServices and HTTP communications.

Transifex: Let a Thousand Languages Bloom!

Transifex can be your gateway to translations.