KILL THEM ALL AND LET A NORSE GOD SORT 'EM OUT: "No more HAL dependency! You can finally actually drop HAL from your iso and ship the best media player Gnome has to offer (sorry Rhythmbox- we just rule really hard)."

Howtoforge: "This how-to describes the process of setting up an intranet based print server using Ubuntu server. By using CUPS SAMBA and SWAT the final product is a webgui based solution to a headless print server."

Blog of Helios: "Locally, we have just finished up a HeliOS Project hardware drive, and it went well. One of the unforeseen consequences of this publicity was the added requests for computers to be installed."

LinuxDevices: "Reviewers generally loved the new keyboard and disliked the camera and MotoBlur UI, while Engadget encountered connectivity problems."

Linux User and Developer: "Simon thinks that having consumer-friendly standards is a good and useful thing. Hardware manufacturers, for different reasons, tend to agree..."

ZDNet: "The South African entrepreneur said in a blog post on Tuesday that the name reflected the enhancements in graphics that Ubuntu 11.04 will bring and the Linux version's improved use of graphics hardware."

Datamation: "Using obscure terminology is an essential part of smart technology management."

Enterprise Storage Forum: "Tuning RAID controllers is not as difficult as some vendors would have you believe; there's no need for professional services to get the job done."

Cyber Cynic: "I begin to wonder if Oracle is beginning to build its own stack. What brings this to mind is the announcement by Edward Screven, chief corporate architect, that Oracle wants to give companies access to a world where data centers have become "service centers.""

Tips4Linux.com: "When you buy an ebook using your Kindle, there's a 99% chance it's a DRM file. That means you won't be able to read it anywhere else but on your Kindle."

Tech Drive-in: "Radio Tray is the probably the simplest of radio streaming application I have ever seen. It is so minimal that it occupies only a tiny little space in your system tray."

Linux Journal: "I've been working as a freelancer for almost a year now, and I cannot help noticing how free software helps making this possible."

Digitizor: "The long wait is over and Linux users can finally use the Gmail Videochat! The GMail team recently announced the availability of voice and video chat on Linux."

Network World: "The big news in tech today is of course Intel buying McAfee, in a deal valued at about 7.7 billion dollars. Hey, we are all friends here, lets round it off at an even 8b."

OSS Watch team blog: "The complaint concerns the use of Java-related technologies in Google's Android mobile Linux platform, and the details are ugly indeed."

Opensource.com: "I had a chance to talk with Matthew Burton, the former intelligence analyst turned open source cause celebre who just launched a tool that helps frame and understand arguments with imperfect evidence."

Phoronix: "LLVMpipe is an especially interesting Gallium3D driver since it allows accelerating the state trackers atop any modern CPU, but for any close to decent level of performance when using OpenGL you need a hefty multi-core CPU"

LinuxDevices: "Worldwide PC microprocessor units and revenue showed uncharacteristic growth during the second quarter of 2010, according to IDC. Mobile units rose while desktops fell, and Intel dominated all categories."

Groklaw: "Oracle, as well as Novell, have both filed a Reservation of Rights objecting to SCO's Motion in bankruptcy court to sell off all the assets, all but the litigation and whatever is on the list of excluded assets."

Linux User and Developer: "Does Peppermint Ice, the new cloud-oriented desktop distro, have what it takes to do for desktops what Jolicloud and Google Chrome OS are doing for netbooks?"