Screenlets -- Widgets for the Linux Desktop

Screenlets provide small applications that add a great deal of functionality and convenience to the Linux desktop, practically identical to Dashboard widgets and Windows Vista gadgets,

clipped from www.screenlets.org Screenlets are small owner-drawn applications (written in Python) that can be described as "the virtual representation of things lying/standing around on your desk". Sticknotes, clocks, rulers, ... the possibilities are endless. clipped from www.screenlets.org Information Learn more about the screenlets and find out what they are, what they do and why they are possibly the best open-source widget framework out there! Downloads Download the latest version of the screenlets core package, or browse through the archive of third-party screenlets. clipped from www.screenlets.org Since version 0.1 you can use google gadgets and other web widgets in the screenlets engine clipped from www.screenlets.org Screenshots clipped from screenlets.org Articles in category "UserScreenlets" There are 111 articles in this category.

Streaming BBC iPlayer for all platforms

Good news for UK Linux and Mac users who can at least access the content as Flash video.Improvements to other aspects for XP and Vista users too - the Beeb has been true to its word here. Not perfect but the right direction.

clipped from www.bbc.co.uk From today we are pleased to announce that streaming is now available on BBC iPlayer. This means that Windows, Mac and Linux users can stream programmes on iPlayer as long as their computer has the latest version of Flash. Another change is that you do not have to register or sign in any more to download programmes, and Windows XP and Vista users will have an improved version of Download Manager (formerly the Library) available to them. Thanks to everyone for their feedback over the past months on this messageboard, it has helped us to come up with the new designs and software. This forum will remain open for discussion of the new BBC iPlayer for feedback and suggestions on changes you’d like to see in the future, as we have further plans for next year, including integration of the BBC Radio Player into this site. The help pages have been updated to reflect these improvements and we hope that more people than ever can enjoy BBC iPlayer.

USB Ubuntu 7.10 installation tutorial - boot Ubuntu from USB

clipped from www.pendrivelinux.com This tutorial enables you to install, boot and run Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) from USB. In addition to installing Ubuntu to a USB device and then booting Ubuntu from USB, this tutorial will enable you to automatically save your changes and settings back to the stick and further restore them on each boot using a second "casper-rw" persistent partition. The tutorial was written for those already familiar with working from Ubuntu or another Linux desktop environment. If you do not have access to or prefer not to use a Windows computer, this Ubuntu Linux on a stick tutorial is for you. Ubuntu 7.10 takes slightly longer to boot than previous releases. However, once it's up and running, it performs much better than running from the Live CD.

Basic Security Defaults to adjust in an Ubuntu installation

clipped from help.ubuntu.com Unsafe Defaults While Ubuntu comes secure and ready to use, many people decide to offer other services on their computer, such as running a FTP server or Apache. The purpose of this page is to advise these users on the settings that they should probably change. Shared Memory SSH Default Settings SSH Root Login SSH Login Grace Time SSH Welcome Banner SSH Allowed Users "su" program available to non-admin users

A Beginner's Guide to LVM

clipped from www.howtoforge.com This guide shows how to work with LVM (Logical Volume Management) on Linux. It also describes how to use LVM together with RAID1 in an extra chapter. As LVM is a rather abstract topic, this article comes with a Debian Etch VMware image that you can download and start, and on that Debian Etch system you can run all the commands I execute here and compare your results with mine. Through this practical approach you should get used to LVM very fast. This tutorial was inspired by two articles I read: http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2006/04/27/managing-disk-space-with-lvm.html http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/410 These are great articles, but hard to understand if you've never worked with LVM before. That's why I have created this Debian Etch VMware image that you can download and run in VMware Server or VMware Player (see http://www.howtoforge.com/import_vmware_images to learn how to do that).