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Konqueror And AdBlock

http://www.krizka.net

The [adblocking extension] comes by default with Konqueror, but it does not come with any filtering rules. Moreever creating them is a bit of a hassle, there is just too many possible URL combinations for ads. Luckily Filter.G, the collection of filter rules for Firefox, is also compatible with Konqueror. Just follow these simple steps to import the filters.

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How to Upgrade from Etch to Lenny

http://www.pendrivelinux.com

How do I upgrade from Debian Etch to Lenny? The other day, one of our subscribers had asked us just that.

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Extending Nautilus: rotating JPG images

http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com

I recently went looking for a way to rotate JPG images from within Nautilus, and found a nice way to do this and more. It’s not difficult to customize the right-click popup menu in Nautilus to perform custom actions on files. Here are some instructions and scripts to get you started.

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5 Ways to Customize your Ubuntu Desktop

http://www.onderstekop.nl

Changing your wallpaper now and again may keep your mind fresh, but did you ever have the feeling that you wanted to change more? But what exactly? And how?

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Ubuntu - a Speedup guide

http://www.my10sen.com

Ubuntu has been main player in Linux distro for a couple of years, and yet some might found it to be a little bit slow in a few aspects. Here i try to show some of guides that might give a boost to your Ubuntu systems.

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Digitizing records and tapes with Audacity

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You've been ripping CDs for years, but what about those dusty cassette tapes in your attic and all that bargain-basement vinyl at used book sales? With Audacity, you can capture those vintage tunes, clean up their sound, and carry them around on your MP3 player.

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Tales from responsivenessland: why Linux feels

http://rudd-o.com

Desktop performance on Linux computers has been a hot-button issue of late, and a source of longstanding fights among the Linux developers. Today, I want to show you how I boosted (and you can boost) desktop performance dramatically.

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Loop-based Music Composition With Linux, Pt. 2

http://www.linuxjournal.com

In this second and final part I'll demonstrate some of the loop-specific tools I've found in Ardour, Reaper, and Audacity. Tutorials and links to project demos are included, so warm up your headphones and let's get loopy.

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Move your home directory to its own partition

http://www.go2linux.org

There are some reasons why you may need to move your home directory to its own partition, it could be because you run out of space, or because you may want to share it with another distro in a dual Linux boot installation, well lets start.

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The "alias" command: Speed Dial for your Shell

http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com

You almost certainly have speed dial set up on your home, office and mobile phone. It saves time, ensures against a failing memory and allows you to work smarter.

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lsof is the Linux/Unix über-tool

http://dmiessler.com

I use it most for getting network connection related information from a system, but that's just the beginning for this amazing and little-known application.

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Upgrade Ubuntu from Feisty to Gutsy

http://www.howtogeek.com

Ubuntu Gutsy is the next major release of the most popular Linux distro, due for release in October. Like all Linux distributions you can upgrade to the beta version anytime you want, as long as you don't mind encountering a few bumps in the road.

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Got more than a gig of RAM and 32-bit Linux? Here's how to use it

http://www.linux.com

Nowadays, many machines are running with 2-4 gigabytes of RAM, and their owners are discovering a problem: When they run 32-bit GNU/Linux distributions, their extra RAM is not being used. Fortunately, correcting the problem is only a matter of installing or building a kernel with a few specific parameters enabled or disabled.

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KDE and Xorg, Fonts and DPI

http://linux-blog.org

Today, I’d like to share a tip I found out while working with a beta release for a distirbution of Linux with KDE’s 3.5.7 version. As many readers of this blog know, I use PCLinuxOS 2007 as my main desktop and have done so since about 2005.

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How to create a transparent terminal session as your desktop background

http://www.ubuntugeek.com

Like my article on Conky, this is one of my favorite techniques to use on any Linux distribution.

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