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BLINUX Documentation and Development Project
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The purpose of The BLINUX Documentation and Development Project is to serve as a catalyst
which will both spur and speed the development of software and documentation which will enable the
blind user to run his or her own Linux workstation.
<p>
Their web site is at: <br>
<a href="http://leb.net/blinux/">http://leb.net/blinux/</A>
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It contains information about documenting Linux for the Blind and Visually
Impaired, the BLINUX FTP Archive, and where to find Linux Software for
the Blind User.
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Linux "class" via the Internet</h3>
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There is a Linux "class" being offered on the internet! It's a
beginners class that's using Matt Welsh's "Running Linux" as the
textbook. Lessons are posted to the site, with links to Linux related
urls and reading from the text as additional assignments. I just checked
out the first lesson (history of Linux), looks pretty good.
<p>
If anyone's interested (it's free), the url is:
<a href="http://www.vu.org/channel25/today/">http://www.vu.org/channel25/today/</a>
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WindowMaker and AfterStep themes</h3>
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Give your X-windows a whole new look with one of the WindowMaker or
AfterStep themes. There are almost 30 different themes for the
WindowMaker and another 30 for AfterStep window manager available at:
<a href="http://x.unicom.net/themes">http://x.unicom.net/themes</a>
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TCD 1.0: New curses-based CD player
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TCD is a new curses based CD player for Linux. Here are some of it's
distinct features:
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* Nice-looking color (if supported) curses interface.
<br>
* Simple, sensible, one-keystroke control.
(No more mapping little icons to your keypad!) :)
<br>* Repeat track, continuous play control.
<br>* Track name database.
<br>* Uses little CPU time while running.
<P>
It should still be at
<br> <a href="ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/Incoming/tcd-1.0.tar.gz">
ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/Incoming/tcd-1.0.tar.gz</a>
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But by the time you read this is may have moved to
/pub/Linux/apps/sound/cdrom/curses/
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urlmon -- The URL Monitor
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<P>
urlmon reports changes to web sites
(and ftp sites, too).
<P>
urlmon makes a connection to a web site and records the
last_modified time for that url. Upon subsequent calls, it will
check the url again, this time comparing the information to the
previously recorded times. Since the last_modified data is not
required to be given by HTTP (it's optional) and is
non-existent for ftp, urlmon will then take an MD5 checksum.
<P>
It's real utilitity is evident when running it periodically (from cron,
for example) in batch mode, so as to keep tabs on many different web
pages, reporting on those that have recently changed.
<P>
New with 2.1, it can monitor muliple URLs in parallel. It also has
user settable proxy server ability, and user settable timeout lengths.
A few algorithm improvements have been made.
<P>
It can be found at
<P>
<a href="http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/www/mirroring/urlmon-21.tgz">http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/www/mirroring/urlmon-21.tgz</a>
<P>
<a href="http://web.syr.edu/~jdimpson/proj/urlmon-21.tgz">http://web.syr.edu/~jdimpson/proj/urlmon-21.tgz</a>
<P>
<a href="ftp://camelot.syr.edu/pub/web/urlmon-21.tgz">
ftp://camelot.syr.edu/pub/web/urlmon-21.tgz</a>
<P>
urlmon requires perl 5, the LWP perl modules, the MD5 module,
all available at any CPAN archive <a href="http://www.perl.com/perl/CPAN/">
http://www.perl.com/perl/CPAN/</a>
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New Netscape Version for Linux
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<P>
Netscape Communicator 4.03 (Standard and Professional editions) is now
available for Linux.
<p>
To download it, go to <a href="http://www.netscape.com">http://www.netscape.com</a>
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TeamWave Workplace 2.0</h3><p>
TeamWave Workplace is an Internet groupware product that lets you
work together with colleagues in shared Internet rooms using Windows,
Macintosh or Unix platforms.
<p>
TeamWave's rooms are customized with shared tools like whiteboards,
chat, calendars, bulletin boards, documents, brainstorming and voting,
so you can fit the rooms to your team's tasks. Team members can work
together in rooms any-time, whether meeting in real-time or leaving
information for others to pick up or add to later.
<p>
The support for any-time collaboration and easy customization, combined
with its rich cross-platform support and modest infrastructure needs,
make TeamWave Workplace an ideal communication solution for telecommuters,
branch offices, business teams, road warriors -- any teams whose members
sometimes work apart.
<p>
System Requirements: TeamWave Workplace runs on both Windows 95/NT
and Macintosh platforms, as well as SunOS, Solaris, SGI, AIX and
Linux. A network connection (LAN or modem) is also required.
<p>
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Availability and Pricing
<p>
TeamWave Workplace 2.0 is available now. A demonstration version may be
downloaded from TeamWave's web site at
<a href="http://www.teamwave.com/">http://www.teamwave.com/</a>.
A demo
license key, necessary to activate the software, can also be requested
from the web site.
<p>
Regular licenses are US$50 per team member, with quantity discounts
available. Licenses can be purchased via postal mail, fax, email or
secure web server. We are making free licenses available for qualified
educational use. Please see our web site for additional information.
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