Some links for 05/07/2008

• K Desktop Environment - KDE 4.0.4 Release Announcement

  tags: kde, linux, announcement, desktop, segnalerumore

  • The KDE
    Community today announced the immediate availability of KDE 4.0.4, the fourth
    bugfix and maintenance release for the latest generation of the most advanced and powerful
    free desktop.

• Unetbootin and Visparted, the “free” alternative to Partition Magic. | John Lewis

  tags: linux, partition, installation, segnalerumore

  • Primarily Unetbootin allows you to install a version of Linux via a network connection (without any CD), however I think it’s greatest value comes from the option to install “Visparted”. Visparted allows you to resize and move most types of partition (including NTFS) and is easy to use.
  • but it struck me that this was so easy to use, no cds, no USB keys, just a computer and a internet connection, a nice graphical interface and it uninstalls itself when you reboot.

• Linux.com :: What can you do with a second Ethernet port?

  tags: linux, hardware, ethernet, networking, segnalerumore

  • Purchase a new PC or motherboard soon, and the chances are good that it will come with two built-in network interfaces -- either two Ethernet jacks or one Ethernet and one Wi-Fi. Tossing in a second adapter is an inexpensive way for the manufacturer to add another bullet point to the product description -- but what exactly are you supposed to do with it? If you are running Linux, you have several alternatives.

• Official Google Reader Blog: Share anything. Anytime. Anywhere.

  tags: googlereader, social, feed, rss, segnalerumore

  • Have you ever wanted to share something that you were reading, but you didn't want to go through the hassle of subscribing to a whole feed for a single interesting article? And what about sharing content from sites with no feeds? There you are, reading along, and you think to yourself, "If only everything on the web had a 'Share' button like in Google Reader!"

  • You can share any content from any web page, even if the site doesn't have a feed.
  • For even more control over what gets shared, select some text from the page before clicking the "Note in Reader" bookmarklet and your selection will appear as the item's body.