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Part 1 of this series introduced arpeggiators in general and profiled the QMidiArp application. This week we conclude our survey with a look at two more arpeggiators for Linux musicians: Hypercyclic and Arpage.
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Virtualization has come to be the hot pick for consolidating and cutting hardware costs. All those machines within machines raise questions about the safety of what’s inside, though, and according to a recent study, some are seriously lacking in good answers. more>>

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RedNotebook is a nifty little diary application. According to its Web site:
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RedNotebook is a graphical diary and journal helping you keep track of notes and thoughts. It includes calendar navigation, customizable templates, export functionality and word clouds. You also can format, tag and search your entries.

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Each year, the Linux Foundation is responsible for putting on some of the biggest names of the conference season. LinuxCon, the Kernel and End-User Summits, the Linux Plumbers Conference — they all have the Foundation behind them. The next up on the schedule is the Collaboration Summit, and as of last week, attendees can now check the details on the Summit’s who, what, where, and when. more>>

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What do you think each Linux distribution is “best for”? You can only pick one selection for each distribution (which, by the way, we know is going to be difficult). We’ll compile results and share them in an upcoming article. Make sure your voice is heard! more>>

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As Phyllis Diller would attest, a face lift isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Most things — legalese included — can use a good going over from time to time, and that’s just what the good people at Mozilla will be doing this year. more>>

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For a few years I have been trying to create a "distributed cluster storage
system" (see below) on standard Linux hardware.
I have been unsuccessful. I have looked into buying one and they do exist,
but are so expensive I can’t afford one.
They also are designed for much larger enterprises and have tons of features I don’t want or need.
I am hoping the Linux community can help me create this low cost
"distributed cluster storage system" which I think other small businesses could use.
Please help me solve this so we can publish the solution to the open source
community. more>>

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In my last article I looked at performance loopers for Linux. This week I begin a 2-part review of similar applications called arpeggiators.
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Carlie: Bill Childers is Linux Journal’s Virtual Editor. How do you think your editor Jill Franklin came up with that one?
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Ahh, poor Palm. Sure, they have their fancy new WebOS toys — but it wasn’t that long ago they were banking on the Foleo changing the mobile world as we knew it. Sadly, they were just a little too early, and a little too lame. Here’s the good news, Palm: We’re ready now. Let me give you a bit of a vision, and you run with it… more>>