Gran Canaria Desktop Summit Opens (KDE News)
Today the Gran Canaria Desktop Summit has started, brinding KDE and Gnome developers together in the biggest conference of its type.

Install Flash for the ultimate nzherald media experience... (The New Zealand Herald)
Before you can see this, you need to do one quick thing! We've improved the features on our nzherald player so you can enjoy more pictures and videos — but that means you'll need to upgrade the Adobe Flash software that you already have on your computer. It won't take long — and it's free.

Celebrating freedom with open source (TechRepublic)
As of this writing it is Independence Day here in the USA. On this day Jack Wallen ruminates on the freedoms that Linux has brought to him and the millions of other users. Do you share in his sentiment? Or are you one of those that espouses "It's just an operating system!"?

Firefox 3.5 has a lot to offer (The Hindu)
Developers claim it is significantly faster than earlier version

Equipment. (Greater Kashmir)
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Gran Canaria Desktop Summit Has Started (KDE News)
July 3th from 16:00 hours onwards, registration for GCDS was open so hundreds of community members entered the lobby, received their badge and the sponsored items.

Presenting a free way to convert to DVD (The Brantford Expositor)
I 've always described Microsoft Power Point as an incredible time waster -in a good way.[...]

Burglary scent scam 'urban myth' (BBC News)
Police in Hull say reports of a new burglary method involving perfume sellers is an urban myth.

Recession-busting parking offer (BBC News)
Free Saturday parking is offered in two Teesside towns to boost high street sales during the economic recession.

Blues claim over Stewart rejected (BBC News)
Linfield's 90,000 euro compensation claim against Derry City after Thomas Stewart's move to the Brandywell is dismissed by Fifa.