* News about Mint
x64 Edition – News Update Very few bugs were found in Linux Mint 6 x64 RC1 and RC1 users will not have to download the stable release
Join the team – 2 new projects coming up
The Linux Mint Screencast Project
The Linux Mint Community Repository Project
mintCast – Episode 5
* News about Linux
Linux and the Inauguration
Active Directory comes to Linux with Samba 4
Mono’s New Code Generation Engine
Intel releases Linux-based Moblin 2 Alpha for Netbooks
The Ubuntu pocket guide
A simple Linux video converter
The latest news about the kernel is always found here
* News about Open Source
Mozilla contributes $100,000 to fund Ogg development
Adobe to publish streaming specification
* News about IT
Obama Inauguration Drives Record Web Usage
Obama cybersecurity plan a golden opportunity for tech industry, Forrester says
Staff Finds White House in the Technological Dark Ages
Internet users worldwide surpass 1 billion
Cybercrime costs $1 trillion (Ouch!)
Test Your Internet Connection with Measurement Lab powered by Google
Wikipedia edits may become more restricted
Microsoft Slashes up to 5 000 Jobs as Sales Fall
New OS X research warns of stealthier Mac attacks In-memory code injection covers tracks
Short-lived stealthy attacks are the new web threats
Monster.com suffers database breach deja vu Millions (more) at risk
GPU-Accelerated Wi-Fi password cracking goes mainstream
Bot software peers at victims’ screens
The largest credit card data breach ever?
1 in 3 Windows PCs vulnerable to worm attack
Yahoo uses supercomputer to fight spam
BOFH-loving botmaster wants life as security consult Feds want him in prison
Dutch government study: net effect of P2P use is positive
Music industry scrambles for cash
The Pirate Bay once again blocked in Denmark
* Hardware news
nividia back on the performance throne (The Bjorn3d.com is a good site for tests on graphics cards)
Seagate has promised to issue a fix for the latest Barracuda bricking fault within 24 hours. (this was on January 21)
Cheap paint could protect against super-fast wireless
Huawei seeks most 2008 international patents
* Other news
* Comic of the week
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