New Media + IT

I don't really want to anything here but just point you to a very interesting blog post at Tuxicitie's source.
It explains you how to encode various audio formats in the Gnome Linux desktop environment.

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[ categorized as: Linux, Software ]

Is Ubuntu (Linux) ready for the desktop?
I haven't read it yet, but InformationWeek has done a comparison between Ubuntu and Windows Vista.
It's quite a long article, but you can skip right to the conclusion. :-)
Found via Digg.
Update 1:
Ubuntu News also has a take on the comparison.

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[ categorized as: Linux, Microsoft, Open source, Windows ]

This is so sweet! My favourite piece of software for writing CD/DVD's, Nero, is available for Linux as a beta.
Found at Norway's digi.no.
Update 1:
I just grabbed and uploaded a screenshot of Nero Linux Beta taken on my Ubuntu 7.04.

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[ categorized as: Linux, Open source, Software ]

This worked like a charm for me.
Type the following in your terminal and hit the enter key:
sudo aptitude install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin sun-java6-fonts
I'm on Feisty right now, and JRE is working as it's supposed to.

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[ categorized as: Linux, Open source ]

As promised Ubuntu 7.04 (aka "Feisy Fawn") has been released.
The Ubuntu servers seems to be taking quite a punch right now, but here's the download link(s):
http://releases.ubuntu.com/7.04/

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[ categorized as: Linux, Open source ]

Right now I'm testing the live CD version of open source operating system Ubuntu in the new 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) beta.
I haven't had the time to test it thoroughly enough — but so far it looks nice… new features and accessories, sweet :-)
In case you don't know what a "live CD" is, it means that [...]

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[ categorized as: Linux, Open source ]

I just ordered this book on Ubuntu – let's just hope it delivers as much as it promises :-)

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[ categorized as: Books, Linux, Open source ]

I need Linux soooo bad :D
Ubuntu meets Beryl.

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[ categorized as: Linux, Open source ]