Webpin: Package Search from the Web or from your Shell

They have been around for some time now, and yet still not everyone is aware of the wonderful package search available at packages.openSUSE-Community.org. It will search:

official online and update repositories
the openSUSE Build Service, though there is also the software.openSUSE.org/search software search
Packman Repository
Several more

It will also provide you with convenient 1-click-install links.
The [...]

KDE 4.1 Release Schedule

Here is the KDE 4 release schedule for the next couple of months:

January – KDE 4.0.1
February – KDE 4.0.2
March – KDE 4.0.3
April – KDE 4.0.4
May – KDE 4.0.5
June – KDE 4.0.6
July – KDE 4.1.0
August – KDE 4.1.1

Also, expect to see newer release for KDE 3.5 branch as well, as KDE 3.5.9 is expected to be [...]

AMD Catalyst 8.01 Linux Driver Released – Wide-Screen Bug Resolved

AMD has today released the 8.01 Linux Catalyst package, which contains the fglrx 8.45 driver. New in this release are updated packaging scripts and a few fixes, which many have been hopeful for in this release.
This release DOES FIX the wide-screen resolution / non-VESA mode bug that was present in 7.12 for Linux and custom [...]

KDE4: Get More Widgets

KDE 4.0 by default comes with just few necessary widgets. To get access to few more widgets install the extragear-plasma package for your distribution.

There is also third party Linux application called SuperKaramba that already facilitates KDE desktop widgets and work is going on OS X Dashboard compatibility to allow KDE users [...]

Yahoo Joins OpenID

Remeber last month I introduced you to OpenID. OpenID is an open, decentralized and free framework for user-centric digital identity. OpenID takes advantage of existing Internet technologies like URI, HTTP, SSL, and Diffie-Hellman. Well, now Yahoo! has announced their support for the OpenID 2.0 single sign-on framework. As of today, there are a total of [...]