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[ubuntu] Unable to get HDMI Surround 5.1 workingview story

http://ubuntuforums.org – I am working on setting up an HTPC running Ubuntu 12.10. I have been searching for hours for a solution to get 5.1 surround sound working through HDMI, to no avail. I do not know a lot about audio standards or how they are managed in Linux. (Hardware)

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News Corp’s Education Tablet May Be The Bureaucratic Fit Schools Need To Adopt Techview story

http://techcrunch.com – Public school systems are cheerfully decorated dictatorships: discipline, standards, and testing are the driving concepts of modern k-12 education. The very reason why districts purchase bundles of the same textbooks is so they can keep classrooms in lockstep alignment as teachers meticulous meet timely instructional goals. (IT news)

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Google releases Chromebook Pixel, a Chrome OS based touchscreen laptopview story

http://www.talkandroid.com – Just yesterday we covered a bit of speculation over whether or not Google would release touchscreen laptops this year. Apparently, Google took the hint and released a fairly powerful laptop dubbed the Chromebook Pixel in the Play Store. It’s a little different from the usual suspects in the Play Store, primarily because of the whopping $1299 price tag. (IT news)

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How to unprotect Excel sheets in Linux (Debian/Squeeze)view story

http://unix.stackexchange.com – I have a fairly complex (by my standards) process that extracts Excel files (.xls) from certain inbound emails and saves them in a directory on my Debian/Squeeze machine. My next step would have been to use xls2csv (catdoc) to convert the .xls files into .csv, before modifying it using regex and loading it into a database. However, I just realized that each sheet in the .xls files is locked, pre (HowTos)

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Truth, Money, Right, Wrongview story

http://techcrunch.com – Yesterday I wrote about the ongoing CNET editorial independence issue. (IT news)

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A New Gnome-Classic Forkview story

http://forums.fedoraforum.org – Quote: Well, its official. We’ve forked GNOME Classic (fallback). As suggested by Ken Starks the fork will be called Consort. (HowTos)

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Polycom, AT&T Team on Cloud-Based Video Communicationsview story

http://www.thevarguy.com – Polycom (NASDAQ: PLCM) will combine its RealPresence videoconferencing platform with AT&T’s (NYSE: T) Business Exchange telepresence solution and other services in a strategic accord between the two companies to deliver a higher grade of business-centric, cloud-based video meetings and collaborations. Video is well on its way to becoming a universal presence not only in the IT marketplace and (IT news)

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Kolab Groupware Server Reaches Version 3.0view story

http://news.softpedia.com – Kolab, a secure, scalable and reliable groupware server that provides standards tasks such as E-Mail, Directory and Web Service, is now at version 3.0. Highlights of Kolab 3.0: • This brand new version of Kolab features a new modern webclient that integrates Roundcube instead of Horde; • It integrates a lot better into existing user directory setups; • It is now possible to scale (General)

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Carvoyant Is Ready To Put Your Car In The Cloudview story

http://techcrunch.com – Carvoyant, a startup that’s been busy developing a platform that will tell you exactly what’s going on with your vehicle’s general health (and what that blasted “check engine” light means), is today ready to start shipping its devices to early adopters and developer testers. (IT news)

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Almond+ Expands The Router’s Domain, Adds Zigbee And Z-Wave Smart Home Controlview story

http://techcrunch.com – The Almond, a router with a small touch screen that achieved significant success on Amazon thanks to a decent price point and excellent reviews, has a successor from parent company Securifi hitting Kickstarter soon. The Almond+ comes with 802.11ac support, boasts a 2.8-inch touchscreen, and can be set up without even connecting to a PC. (IT news)