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News Roundup: Dec., 16, 2008

nixCraft — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:09:00 +0000

Holiday Giveaway: Win Learning Nagios 3.0 Book (total three copies) nixCraft regular contributor Ramesh is running a small contest. You can win 3 copies of Nagios (a popular open source computer system and network monitoring application software) books for yourself.

Serious security flaw found in IE Users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer are being urged by experts to switch to a rival until a serious security flaw has been fixed. The flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could allow criminals to take control of people's computers and steal their passwords, internet experts say. Maybe, it is time to switch to Firefox :D

Top 10 Linux Financial Tools The arena of finance is no exception. Plenty of outstanding financial applications are available for the Linux operating system. From personal finance to business finance, there is an application for nearly every need. Let's take a look at the top Linux financial applications.

Wikipedia now available for mobile phone / devices Sweet, now access millions of articles from your PDA or smart mobile phone device.

How To Select Netbooks Powered by Open-source Linux OS Netbooks are small computers that are cheaper and lighter than full-scale laptops. They have their merits-but do not ask too much of them.

Famous Awk One-Liners Explained This is the second part of a three-part article on the famous Awk one-liners. This part will explain Awk one-liners for text conversion and substitution.

Killer Add-ons Make Songbird So Much Better Like Firefox, the open source media player Songbird is a pretty neat alternative to a big-name competitor on its own, but the ability to extend it through add-ons is what really makes it boss.

The Dark Knight on Blu-ray DVD -Available now! Batman and the Joker will be unleashed on Gotham -- and the world -- just in time for the holidays.

Competition Winner for Ubuntu Kung Fu Book

nixCraft — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:39:31 +0000

Last week I decided to run a little competition to see your tips related to UNIX and Linux. A massive thank you to all that have participated.

There were total 185 entries. Many entries were nice and I really enjoyed reading all of them. But, there can only be 3 winners (randomly selected):

=> slappinjohn

=> Hunter Perrin

=> Michael

There were many other great entries and I recommend you to check them out in the comments section.

Next month I will announce another small competition. If any one is interested sponsoring or would like give away as a prize in a competition, please contact me.

Contest: Win Ubuntu Kung Fu Book

nixCraft — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:11:12 +0000

I would like to run a little competition here at nixCraft. I'm offering total 3 copies of 'Ubuntu Kung Fu - Tips, Tricks, Hints, and Hacks' book PDF version written by Keir Thomas. All you have to do is comment on this post and tell us your one killer Linux / UNIX tip.

Ubuntu Kung Fu book is for both new and expert alike users. You will learn lots of short cuts and hacks. Now, you can win this book for yourself.

How To Enter

Your task is to write a small one liner tip related to Linux / UNIX. Submit your tip below in the comments. If you do not have a tip to share with us, then just tell us why you switched to Linux.

The prize

The prize is total 3 copies of Ubuntu Kung Fu book PDF version. I will pick three random entry from those comments submitted to win the prize. The competition is open to all and I will send your PDF version book via email.

Entries close on Wednesday, Dec., 03, 2008 at midnight. I will announce the winner next day.