%%%%%Python development - the golden rules&&&&&Linux User and Developer: "As part of his massive Python Masterclass article, Kunal Deo drew up some golden rules when working with Python."&&&&&Jul 29th, 19:36:15&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-024-35-OS-DV&&&&&Open Source,Development&&&&&59&&&&&0&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%Digital Copywrongs&&&&&
The American Prospect: "New DMCA exemptions are an improvement, but the basic paradox of telling consumers how they may use electronics remains unaddressed."&&&&&Jul 29th, 19:06:15&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-023-35-NW-LL&&&&&News,Law and Licences&&&&&149&&&&&0&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%ATM hack gives cash on demand&&&&&PC World: "Windows CE-based machines can easily be made to dole out cash, a security researcher says"&&&&&Jul 29th, 18:36:15&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-022-35-NW-SW&&&&&News,Software&&&&&504&&&&&0&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%Systems Administrators Changing Roles&&&&&OStatic: "It's a sad truth that advancements in technology often make jobs obsolete, usually sooner than most people are ready. The more savvy workers learn to keep up with the times..."&&&&&Jul 29th, 18:06:15&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-021-35-OP-BZ&&&&&Opinions,Business&&&&&554&&&&&0&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%Toshiba NB300 netbook review&&&&&Linux User and Developer: "Pros: It’s a pleasing design with some of the best netbook technology on the market"&&&&&Jul 29th, 17:36:15&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-020-35-RV-HW&&&&&Reviews,Hardware&&&&&474&&&&&0&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%Create an Application Shortcut to Open Nautilus as Root in Ubuntu&&&&&Lifehacker: "You need root access to edit a lot of files in Linux, but Terminal work can get tedious. Here''s a simple way to add a shortcut to your applications menu for a root-enabled Nautilus."&&&&&Jul 29th, 17:06:15&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-019-35-OS-DT-HL&&&&&Open Source,Desktop,Help&&&&&423&&&&&0&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%Basket – A Multi-Purpose Note Pad For KDE&&&&&MakeTechEasier: "Basket Note Pads is a multipurpose note-taking application for KDE. Business people can use it to keep track of important tasks and notes. Writers can use it to organize their thoughts."&&&&&Jul 29th, 16:36:15&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-018-35-RV-SW&&&&&Reviews,Software&&&&&429&&&&&0&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%Demonstrating multi-processing in Bash 4&&&&&I Am, Therefore I Think: "I have an on-going project, to code the Collatz sequence in as many languages as I can. So far, I've implemented it in C (integer and floating-point), assembly (x86, x86_64, and SPARC32), Java, BASIC in Open Office.org, Tcl, Lisp, Ada, Python, and Bash."&&&&&Jul 29th, 16:06:15&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-017-35-OS-SW&&&&&Open Source,Software&&&&&739&&&&&0&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%Spotlight on Linux: SimplyMEPIS 8.5.x&&&&&Linux Journal: "SimplyMEPIS is a simply wonderful distribution. It was the first to offer a complete out of the box experience all tied up in a pretty package. It would be fair to say that it was probably the inspiration for many of the easy-to-use distributions available today."&&&&&Jul 29th, 15:36:15&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-016-35-RV-SW&&&&&Reviews,Software&&&&&467&&&&&0&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%The U.S. Government and Its Partners Open Up To FOSS&&&&&Acrossad: "In a rapidly evolving world, people at high levels in the government have come to the realization that FOSS may offer higher levels of software development flexibility than the traditional proprietary models. The fact that FOSS helps to alleviate some of the pressure created by tight budgets and other fiscal constraints doesn't hurt."&&&&&Jul 29th, 15:06:15&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-015-35-OS-SW&&&&&Open Source,Software&&&&&622&&&&&1&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%Linux is dough, windows is glass.&&&&&Technology & Life Integration: "What happens? It goes splat, and flattens out but is still in one piece. That is what happens when Linux crashes."&&&&&Jul 29th, 14:36:15&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-014-35-OP-OO-SW&&&&&Opinions,OsOpinion,Software&&&&&1433&&&&&0&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%Red Hat, 16%. Canonical, 1%.&&&&&Greg DeKoenigsberg Speaks: "If you doubt, for a nanosecond, that Canonical is a marketing organization masquerading as an engineering organization, then you’re either an unapologetic Ubuntu fanboy or you’re not paying attention"&&&&&Jul 29th, 14:06:15&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-013-35-OP-RH-UB&&&&&Opinions,Red Hat,Ubuntu&&&&&1972&&&&&2&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%The PC Is Not Dead; Long Live PCs
&&&&&The VAR Guy: "First, let me pose a question: Why don’t other industries have the same black/white mentality?"&&&&&Jul 29th, 13:36:15&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-012-35-OP-DT&&&&&Opinions,Desktop&&&&&1253&&&&&3&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%Oracle shuts down open source test servers&&&&&IT News: "Oracle has shut down servers Sun Microsystems was contributing to the build farm for open source database software, PostgreSQL, forcing enthusiasts to scramble to find new hosts to test updates to their software on the Solaris operating system."&&&&&Jul 29th, 13:06:15&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-011-35-NW-BZ&&&&&News,Business&&&&&1509&&&&&0&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%Spotlight: Kate Scripting&&&&&Milian Wolff: "Dominik asked me to blog about a feature in Kate that is still (sadly!) pretty unknown and seldom used: Kate Scripting. As you should know you can script KatePart completely via JavaScript."&&&&&Jul 29th, 12:36:15&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-010-35-OS-SW&&&&&Open Source,Software&&&&&530&&&&&0&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD