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Amarok 2.X proxy settings

I’ve been looking for a workaround for quite a while since Amarok developers didn’t put this on top of their priority list. As of version 2.1.1 the player still doesn’t have a proxy setting option in the Settings menu and this can get really annoying when you deal with multiple machines and play music on [...]

last.fm ipod scrobbling

If you have an iPod you’re probably not always in front of your Linux PC listening to music using your favourite music player. That way you won’t have your last.fm profile page automatically updated with recently listened tracks. So what do you do?

Use can use last.fm Linux client to scrobble your ipod manually in three [...]

10 Steps for Basic Linux Desktop Security

I agree that Linux is less vulnerable than Windows, but that doesn’t make it immune to attackers. It’s not always about security flaws, buffer overflows or denial of service attacks. Most intruders exploit incorrect system configurations or access permissions which are often caused by user ignorance.
I came up with a list of 10 basic rules [...]

VMware reloaded

Got the latest VMware Workstation (6.5.2). The release notes file didn’t say anything about kernel support. I was hoping for 2.6.29 support. The previous WS version (6.5.1) didn’t compile and an unofficial patch was required to make it work.

Did anything change with this release?
No.
What do you mean?
A patch is still required to make it compile [...]