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Google is rolling out video and voice capabilities for the chat function that is embedded in the Gmail interface.

It's a bare-bones voice and video-conferencing service, but it's simple to install and use and is a very good addition to Gmail.

Linux Today Blog: "We miss out on a lot of CUPS' useful functionality, such as printing over the Internet and connecting Windows clients without Samba, because the interface and documentation skip over the gnarly bits of how to actually set these up."

NETTUTS has posted the second part of their series looking at the basics of CakePHP and how you can get started developing.

The Standard PHP Library (SPL) offers a great deal of easy to use class and interfaces to bring a standardised method of traversing aggregate structures to PHP code.

The ArrayAccess interface implements a method of handling objects as if they were arrays.

Linux Dynasty: "I was very pleased with Puppy Linux 4.1! The interface was smooth and easy to use. Not to mention all the necessary apps that came in this tiny distribution."

The NETTUTS.com website has posted this new tutorial (complete with demo and source download) showing the creation of a simple blog in PHP (object-oriented style).

The interface behind the company's popular Xbox 360 gaming console is set for a major facelift.

Linux Journal: "Linux comes with a powerful firewall built-in, although the interface can be a little intimidating.

This is the first in a multi-part tutorial on how to master basic and not-so-basic IPTables functionality and create the perfect firewall for your home network."

Linux comes with a powerful firewall built-in, although the interface can be a little intimidating. This is the first in a multi-part tutorial on how to master basic and not-so-basic IPTables functionality and create the perfect firewall for your home network.

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The oldest interface is still one of the best. Learning about shells and utilities can pay off for jobs where they're the fastest or most flexible.