{"id":603,"date":"2009-02-08T19:06:42","date_gmt":"2009-02-08T17:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/blog\/?p=603"},"modified":"2009-02-08T19:06:42","modified_gmt":"2009-02-08T17:06:42","slug":"the-mint-newsletter-issue-74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/?p=603","title":{"rendered":"The Mint Newsletter – issue 74"},"content":{"rendered":"
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* News about Mint<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Linux Mint 6 x64 released<\/a>!<\/p>\n

mintCast – Episode6<\/a><\/p>\n

Monthly Stats – January<\/a> 2009<\/div>\n

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* News about Linux<\/strong><\/p>\n

KDE 4.2.0 Release Announcement<\/a><\/p>\n

Nomad & Compiz++ To Merge<\/a> Back Into Compiz<\/p>\n

Dell Offers<\/a> Enterprise Linux Operating System from Novell to Address Growing Market for Thin Clients<\/p>\n

There’s a problem with Google Earth 5 a solution can be found here<\/a><\/p>\n

* News about Open Source<\/strong><\/p>\n

VMware ships<\/a> open source Linux VDI client<\/p>\n

Multiple Serious Vulnerabilities<\/a> in OpenX Ad Server<\/p>\n

* News about IT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Removing admin rights stymies<\/a> 92% of Microsoft’s bugs – and maybe 92% of programs as well… This is one reason why Linux is safe – you don’t run in “admin mode” (I sincerely hope :))<\/p>\n

Malware infection that began with windshield fliers<\/a><\/p>\n

SANS is a good source<\/a> for information about security threats<\/p>\n

Corporations<\/a> are inadvertently becoming the number 1 security threat to their own customers, according to new IBM X-Force\u00ae annual report<\/p>\n

Google looks to structured<\/a> data<\/p>\n

French court<\/a> fines Google over trade marked keywords<\/p>\n

The Firefox update<\/a> to 3.0.6 is out. It fixes a couple of vulnerabilities, one of them labeled critical. (The Mint version is on its way)<\/p>\n

Microsoft force-installs Firefox extension<\/a><\/p>\n

Operating System Market Share<\/a> (oh how small it is for Linux…)<\/p>\n

Google error<\/a> “This site may harm your computer” (January 31st)<\/p>\n

VirtualBox Gets Accelerated Direct3D Support<\/a><\/p>\n

FBI warns<\/a> of money mule scams<\/p>\n

DNS Amplification Variation Used in Recent DDoS<\/a> Attacks<\/p>\n

February 2009 report highlighting Registrars<\/a> that have a concentration spam, abuse and illicit activity.<\/p>\n

* Hardware news<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lenovo posts loss<\/a>, returns to Chinese management<\/p>\n

Motorola losses<\/a> widen as Q4 phone sales tumble 51%<\/p>\n

OLPC XO-2 to be open source<\/a> hardware<\/p>\n

Nano-size<\/a> fridges to cool CPUs<\/p>\n

TCG spec to be foundation of storage encryption<\/a><\/p>\n

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* Other news<\/strong><\/p>\n

Google – The Internet Bus<\/a> Project<\/p>\n

New speed record<\/a> for reliable reading of optical data – 640 Gbits\/second<\/p>\n

Australian Company Launches ‘Smart’ Watch Phones<\/a><\/p>\n

Subatomic nanoholograms<\/a> smash 1-bit-per-atom barrier<\/p>\n

Motorola disses<\/a> Windows Mobile: Android “more competitive”<\/p>\n

Feds: IT admin plotted to erase<\/a> Fannie Mae<\/p>\n

NEC Layoffs<\/a> Job Cut: fires 20000 employees<\/div>\n

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* Comic of the week<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Credit goes to xkcd – http:\/\/xkcd.com\/<\/a><\/div>\n

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* More about Linux Mint<\/strong><\/p>\n

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How to donate <\/a><\/p>\n

Home page <\/a><\/p>\n

Blog<\/a> The planet <\/a> Wiki<\/a> Forum<\/a><\/p>\n

* Editors comment<\/strong><\/p>\n

As always – if you find something I\u2019ve missed in the newsletter please tell me – you can post a comment.<\/p>\n

Enjoy life<\/p>\n

Husse<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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