26 proven tips and tricks to make KDE better than ever!
Spice up your LUG - inject more fun into Linux meetups
Create ultra-reliable DVD backups to keep your data safe
On your 4GB DVD: OpenSUSE 11.1 - refined and refreshed distro. Plus Linux Mint 6 and Slackware 12.2
Tutorials on OpenOffice.org Impress, tuning the Aspire One interface, Gimp text effects, data recovery, media sharing and Git
Features
Get the best from KDE 4
The koolest desktop in the world has found its stride. We unlock our 26 tips and insights for getting the most from KDE. (Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
The tragedy of the commons
The Creative Commons is full of potential for artists everywhere - so why is most of it untapped? Let's find out... (Marco Fioretti) Click here to read!
DVDisaster
Here's a magic way to keep your backup DVDs safe even after your kids have used them as frisbees. (Shashank Sharma) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Spice up your LUG
Sick of occasional mailings and bi-monthly visits to the pub? Then regenerate your tired old Linux User Group with these golden rules. (Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Refined and refreshed - the best OpenSUSE yet. Also: Linux Mint 6, Slackware 12.2, development tools, games and more. (Mike Saunders) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
HotPicks
Editra, Parted Magic, Tiny Core Linux, Secret Maryo Chronicles, Goblin Hack, Smuxi, Gwibber, BZFlag, LMMS. (Andy Hudson) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Tutorials
First steps
Create engaging slideshows with Impress and make ringtones using Audacity. (Andy Channelle) Click here to read!
With a blur, a colourise and some guides, our expert uses digital aging to add style and credits to the wine bottle project. (Michael J Hammel) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Recovery: When data goes bad
If you've lost some important data, don't panic: just make a cup of tea, heed the advice of our ninja sysadmin and have faith. (Juliet Kemp) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Media: Serve your files
Part 3: Share your media. We show you how to set up a central media server and your own radio station. (Neil Bothwick) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Git: Versioning for the masses
What can the creator of Linux do to software versioning? He can make it simple and at the same time completely confusing. (Dan Frost) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Reviews
Popcorn Hour A-110
Graham sites down in front of his television with some corn kernels and sixty minutes to spare. (Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
OpenSUSE 11.1
We investigate how the latest green machine from the OpenSUSE team stacks up against the stiff competition. (Neil Bothwick) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
CrunchBang Linux 8.10.01
Is this CrunchBang by name, CrunchBang by nature? (Andy Hudson) Click here to read!
Alex takes his rightful place as the deity of a tribe of cutesy castaways and returns after a week to find them replaced with cutesy gravestones. (Alex Cox) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
New technologies could lead to even more users on Facebook. Also covered: OLPC drops Linux; Red Hat bucks economic trends; HyperSpace Instant On; Bordeaux Wine variant; Sun buys Q-Layer; FreeBSD 7.1; FreeSwitch. (Andy Channelle) Click here to read!
Distrowatch: OpenSUSE 11.1
The new release from Novell and the community. Plus: Slackware 12.2, Linux Mint 6.0, favourite distro stats. (Susan Linton) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
What on Earth: UDP
We explain how changes to networking protocols could make BitTorrent smarter - or the rest of the internet slower. (Paul Hudson) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
