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How to Manage Notification Settings in KDE 4

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One of the many things the KDE developers did right in 4.x (currently 4.7) is the notification system. By far, this system is the cleanest and most flexible of nearly every desktop I have used. But most users don’t realize just how flexible this system is simply because they never bother to look into the configuration options available. It’s time that oversight is corrected.

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How To Completely Customize Your KDE Wallpaper

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KDE for Linux comes with plenty of customization options that exist on all distributions, adding to the uniform beauty of KDE. All of the great customization options can be found in the System/Desktop Settings area, where you can quite literally tweak everything without needing to install a separate program to do the job, as is often necessary with the GNOME desktop.

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Sprinkle Some Eye Candy on your KDE Desktop

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KDE is beautiful, even if you never change a thing on your desktop. What makes it even more appealing is all of the customizable visual features. Three areas you should consider spicing up a little are your KDE style/theme, your Plasma Workspace theme, and your icons. The following are just a few of the most popular in each category on KDE-Look.org.

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How to Access Your MySQL Server Remotely Over SSH

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So you’ve got MySQL on your web server, but it’s only opened to local ports by default for security reasons. If you want to access your database from a client tool like the MySQL Query Browser, normally you’d have to open up access from your local IP address… but that’s not nearly as secure

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Created by gokulvarma 11 years 11 weeks ago – Made popular 11 years 11 weeks ago
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KDE Plasma Activities – A change in workflow?

http://hanschen.org

In this post I’ll instead write about my personal vision of how I hope activities will change my workflow. It’s based on my own experience and what I’ve read about activities. Note that it doesn’t necessarily coincide with the vision of the Plasma team...

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Created by JRepin 11 years 16 weeks ago – Made popular 11 years 16 weeks ago
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How to create Debian packages with alternative compression methods

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While gzip is the standard Unix tool when it comes to compression, there are other tools available and some of them are performing better than gzip in terms of compression ratio.

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Created by gokulvarma 11 years 19 weeks ago – Made popular 11 years 19 weeks ago
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Top 5 ssh tricks everyone should know

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ssh without password, run commands in a remote machine, remote backup the ultimate tricks.

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Created by gokulvarma 11 years 22 weeks ago – Made popular 11 years 22 weeks ago
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Configuring Places, Bookmarks, and Locations in KDE Software

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Part of the free software experience is having the freedom to setup your workspace the way you want it. KDE, the popular free software compilation for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems, offers a plethora of configuration and customization options. Among those options are a number of methods for accessing files quickly and easily.

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Created by JRepin 11 years 23 weeks ago – Made popular 11 years 23 weeks ago
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7 Ways to Beautify Your KDE 4 Desktop

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KDE offers more easily customizable features than any other desktop. Here are 7 ways to get the desktop look you dreamed about when you were a child.

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Text Frames in Scribus

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As a layout program, Scribus puts objects in frames so that they can be manipulated more easily. Images, drawing primitives, tables - if it is content, Scribus puts it in a color-coded frame, with eight handles so that you can position it by dragging it around. But of all its frames, the most important - and probably the most customizable - is the text frame.

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Created by JRepin 11 years 24 weeks ago – Made popular 11 years 24 weeks ago
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Using Skrooge's advanced features for your christmas expenses

http://skrooge.org

Getting a gift for every child in the family, trying to keep inside your budget, and making sure they are treated equally. Not to speak about the crowd in the shops, that's another topic. Of course, all of this is weighs nothing when seeing the lights in their eyes when they crack open their presents, but the road to that moment can be a bit bumpy.

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Howto install and set Firebird 2.5.x server in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick

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I have updated the guide and the repository for Ubuntu Maverick to include the latest Firebird 2.5 stable

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Created by mariuz 11 years 27 weeks ago – Made popular 11 years 27 weeks ago
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Google Custom Search How to fix the crackling sound problem in Ubuntu 10.10 startup

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Fix the annoying crackling sound problem when ubuntu 10.10 starts up

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Created by gokulvarma 11 years 31 weeks ago – Made popular 11 years 31 weeks ago
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How to update to ubuntu 10.10 final release candidate

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Ubuntu final release candidate is now available for download.

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Created by gokulvarma 11 years 34 weeks ago – Made popular 11 years 34 weeks ago
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Bulk conversion of documents using OpenOffice and Unoconv

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A simple tutorial on mass conversion of documents using Openoffice and Unoconv. Also shows how to start OpenOffice in headless mode.

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Created by sreenadh 11 years 37 weeks ago – Made popular 11 years 37 weeks ago
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