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GTK Impression – Nautilus Breadcrumbs

Ubuntu Geek - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 12:32




The breadcrumb trail serves two purposes:

  1. provides information to users as to where they are located within the site
  2. offers shortcut links for users to “jump” to previously viewed pages without using the Back button, other navigation bars, or typing in a keyword search

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Cardapio - A lean application menu and launcher for Gnome

Ubuntu Geek - Sun, 09/05/2010 - 19:49




Cardapio can work in two modes: as a panel applet (in which case it is an alternative to Gnome’s application menu applet) or as a stand-alone launcher (in which case it is an alternative to the simplest use-cases of Gnome Do). It has a beautiful gtk-native interface and includes plugins for performing inline searches of Files (via Tracker), Software Center, Google, Wikipedia, and much more!
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Security program automatically tracks down missing patches

Linux Security - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 07:04
LinuxSecurity.com: Secunia has updated its Personal Software Inspector (PSI) with the ability to silently download and apply patches from multiple vendors soon after their release. PSI 2.0 is now available in an open beta test,

Virtualize your browser to prevent drive-by malware attacks

Linux Security - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 07:02
LinuxSecurity.com: When you open up a browser session and visit Web sites and click on hyperlinks, do you feel a little apprehensive about the possibility of drive-by malware getting installed on your PC? I sure do, even though I keep my antivirus/antimalware software and other security measures active and up to date. I might be a little paranoid, but for good reason.

Ubuntu Tip : Installing New Lock Dialog Theme on Lucid/Karmic

Ubuntu Geek - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 04:19




For the last couple of ubuntu versions, gnome-screensaver, which is also the gnome screen-locking program, has been using gtkbuilder .ui files for configuration; unfortunately almost all of the third-party themes (e.g. on gnome-look.org) use .glade files. Here’s how to convert a .glade file to a .ui file for use with current versions of gnome-screensaver:
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Ubuntu 10.10 Beta (Maverick Meerkat) Released and Download links included

Ubuntu Geek - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 00:49




The Ubuntu developers are moving quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the Open Source community has to offer. The Maverick Meerkat Beta is the beta release of Ubuntu 10.10, bringing with it new features for the next version of Ubuntu.

This is a beta release. Do not install it on production machines. The final stable version will be released on October 10, 2010.

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Compromising Twitter's OAuth security system

Linux Security - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 09:50
LinuxSecurity.com: Twitter officially disabled Basic authentication this week, the final step in the company's transition to mandatory OAuth authentication. Sadly, Twitter's extremely poor implementation of the OAuth standard offers a textbook example of how to do it wrong.

Congratulations to the VOIP Forensic Challenge winners

Linux Security - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 07:06
LinuxSecurity.com: Late in July 2010, we assessed over 21 solutions that were submitted to the Forensic Challenge on VOIP. The solutions were exceptionally high quality. It is fair to say that we all learnt a lot about this emerging threat in the process of preparing this challenge.

Networked Scanners Offer A Window Into The Enterprise, Researcher Says

Linux Security - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 07:02
LinuxSecurity.com: It happens every day -- a sensitive document lies in the copier room, forgotten by the person who left it on the scanner. No big deal, right? Nobody else was able to read it.

Malware hosted on Google Code project site

Linux Security - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 07:00
LinuxSecurity.com: Malicious hackers are using the Google Code repository to host Trojans horses, backdoors and password stealing keyloggers, according to researchers at Zscaler.
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