Non-Programmer’s Tutorial for Python

Short Introduction of Python Programming
Python is a programming language created by Guido van Rossum in 1990. Python has a fully dynamic type system and uses automatic memory management; it is thus similar to Perl, Ruby, Scheme, Smalltalk, and Tcl.

The philosophy behind Python is noteworthy among high-level languages because: 1) it emphasizes the importance of programmer effort over computer effort; and 2) it rejects more arcane language features, prioritizing readability over speed or expressiveness. Python is often characterised as minimalist, although this only applies to the core language’s syntax and semantics; the standard library provides the language with a large number of additional libraries and extensions.

Here’s a extensive Python Tutorial For NON-PROGRAMMERS

Banshee: Open Source’s version of iTunes screams better

Banshee is an audio player for GNU/Linux operating systems, that uses Mono and Gtk#. It also uses the Helix and GStreamer multimedia platforms to play, encode, and decode Ogg Vorbis, MP3, FLAC, and other formats. Banshee can play and import audio CDs and play and synchronize music with iPods, as well as Creative Zen players. Developers are also adding MTP (PlaysForSure) support, as well as Rio Karma support in the near future. Additionally, it is capable of reporting played songs to a user’s Last.fm playlist. Using a plugin architecture, Banshee is highly extensible and customizable. Current plugins include: Smart playlists, Podcasting, iTunes Store, DAAP Music sharing, a Metadata searcher using Musicbrainz, an Alarm/Sleep timer, Recommendations using last.fm, and a Mini-Mode plugin. Multimedia keys support in GNOME. Banshee is free software, licensed under the MIT License.

The latest version of Banshee is 0.11.3, released on December 9, 2006.

10 Reasons to Switch to Mozilla Firefox

Here are 10 Reasons why we should switch from the much bugged and flawed Internet Explorer to Mozilla Firefox.