Ubuntu Tips n Tricks

Weekly Ten (2-02-2010)

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 10:41 PM PST

10 Latest News, Blogs, Tips, and Reviews that I find Interesting and Useful:

1. High-energy physics has a case of the Higgs
One of the things that was abundantly clear in the high energy physics sessions at Physics@FOM is that everyone is very excited. The LHC is ready to roll later this winter, the Tevatron is putting out data like... well, a machine, and there is just so much stuff waiting around the corner.
More @ ArsTechnica

2. Bionic Legs, i-Limbs, and Other Super Human Prostheses You'll Envy
Pedicure costs drop 50% overnight. A pair of socks lasts twice as long. But Hugh Herr, the director of the Biomechatronics Group at the MIT Media Lab, goes a step further. "It's actually unfair," Herr says about amputees' advantages over the able-bodied.
More @ FastCompany

3. Launched: Google Apps Script for Google Apps Standard Edition
Back in August we released Google Apps Script to Google Apps Premier and Education Edition customers. Today we're excited to extend the availability of Apps Script to Google Apps Standard Edition, used by millions of groups, families, clubs and other organizations around the world.
More @ GoogleEnterprise

4. Game controllers using USB host shield

More @ HackaDay

5. Red Hat's Open Source School of Thought
The idea of open source need not be limited to software -- it can also apply to subjects like education, business, law and life in general. That's the philosophy behind Red Hat's new Web site, anyway. Could opensource.com be Red Hat's attempt at reviving excitement in the open source movement?
More @ LinuxInsider

6. VBoxHeadless - Running Virtual Machines With VirtualBox 3.1 On A Headless Ubuntu 9.10 Server

This guide explains how you can run virtual machines with Sun VirtualBox 3.1 on a headless Ubuntu 9.10 server. Normally you use the VirtualBox GUI to manage your virtual machines, but a server does not have a desktop environment.
More @ HowToForge

7. Steve Jobs disparages Google, Adobe at company meeting - reports
Numerous reports have alleged that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs discredited Google's "don't be evil" mantra as bogus and predicted the demise of Adobe Flash at an internal company meeting.
More @ AppleInsider

8. You Wouldn't Expect an 01 Watch to Be Strictly Analog

More @ Gizmodo

9. BitTorrent Census Proves 99% of Files Downloaded are Illegal & DRM Might be to Blame

BitTorrent has plenty of practical and legal uses, but sadly, if you're one of the millions of people using it, you're probably breaking the law. A student at Princeton University by the name of Sauhard Sahi has conducted a study of more than 1,000 random files acquired using the trackerless Mainline DHT, and found that more than 99% of them infringe on copyrights.
More @ MaximumPC

10. 10 Debated Acts of Animal Cruelty
Animal rights are widely known and accepted in western culture but despite this there are topics and events which happen every year that often cause much debate and controversy on the public and media forums. From high profile support from celebrities, outspoken models from the fashion world and animal campaigners, animal rights is an issue that has sparked outrage and even government debate.
More @ Listverse