For Mac, Linux and Windows: Open Office forkids is a trimmed down version of the popular open source OpenOffice.org Suite that targetskids between 7 and 14, but can also be used by adults. If Edubuntu is designed forkids between 6-18 years age group, then Open Office 4 Kclasss can well replace the bulky pre-installed OpenOffice.org Suite in it. More»
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“Raindrop uses a mini web server to fetch your conversations from different sources (mail, twitter, RSS feeds), intelligently pulls out the important parts, and allows you to interact with them using your favorite modern web browser (Firefox, Safari or Chrome).”
“Raindrop comes with a built-in experience that bubbles up what conversations are important to you. You can participate in the experience by writing extensions that use standard open Web technologies like HTML, JavaScript and CSS. Or, use the lower level APIs to make your own experience. You have control over your conversations and how you want to play with them.”
Keep reading… here at Mozilla Labs Raindrop
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Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) and brothers (Xubuntu, Kubuntu, UbuntuStudio… ) release candidates are now available for download. If everything goes well, Ubuntu 9.10 final will be out in exactly 7 days. Ubuntu CD (ISO) images are available for Intel x86 and AMD64 PCs. Get it while it’s hot.
http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/9.10/ (Ubuntu Desktop, Server, and Netbook Remix)
http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/9.10/rc (Ubuntu Server for UEC and EC2 clouds)
http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/9.10/ (Kubuntu Desktop and Netbook)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/9.10/rc/ (Xubuntu)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/9.10/rc/ (UbuntuStudio)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/releases/9.10/rc/ (Mythbuntu)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/9.10/rc/ (Edubuntu)
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After several security threats were found on older versions of WordPress, it’s rather obvious that the newly released WordPress 2.8.5 is security focused. Security hardening is a major priority in WordPress 2.8.5. Don’t wait till WordPress 2.8.4 gets pounded, you better upgrade right now.
So what are the worth noting improvements in WordPress 2.8.5? More»
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Your mono-free photo manager for Gnome and non, Solang (alternative to F-Spot)) is now included in Ubuntu 9.10 repositories. Karmic Koala users can now install Solang v0.3 from the command-line with sudo apt-get install solang or via the “Ubuntu Software Center”. More»
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