The Déjà Dup backup utility may not be the most powerful or flexible backup tool out there, but it does have its advantages.
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Maemo update for N900 release, but no offical MeeGo
Although having recently provided a new firmware update for its flagship smartphone, the Nokia N900, Nokia says there will be no MeeGo update for the Linux based device
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wisotool 20100530 has been released
wisotool is a handy winetricks like script for automatically installing games from .iso or .mds files copied from your own dvds or if the game is freely downloadable it will download it. Just like winetricks it is intended to make testing Wine easier but might be useful for people who simply want to install games.
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Impressions of the latest MeeGo release
So, I have been spending some time playing around with various netbook operating systems lately, trying to find that perfect one. I have a Dell Mini 10v netbook without bluetooth and with the stock battery. Now on to MeeGo!
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Launchy vs. GNOME Do vs. Kupfer
Today we’ll compare three of the better known launchers for Linux – Launchy, GNOME Do, and Kupfer. While they all have roughly the same function, each has a different take on how it should be done, and the configuration capabilities vary greatly from one to the next. Here, you’ll see what makes each one unique.
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Ubuntu One Pros and Cons
Ubuntu One is the next step in personal cloud computing, which in the developers view ” simplifies your digital life” to quote the homepage of the project. It is worth reading up on all the information on the site, however I will explain in detail the features of it as well as the upsides and downsides of using it.
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What is the Fastest Browser on Linux?
Rekonq, Firefox, Midori, Epiphany, Chrome, Opera
Which browser is fastest?
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radiotray: online radio player for Ubuntu
Just came across smart ubuntu online radio client — radiotray. As it comes from its name radiotray sits in Ubuntu’s system tray and just plays online radio
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YaST: Yet Another Setup Tool
Continuing with our look into OpenSuSE, we examine YaST. One of the best things going for OpenSuSE (and SuSE as well) is their take on the tried and true “control panal” YaST. YaST is, quite literally, a one-stop-shop for configuring Linux.
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Chrome 5.0 ships for Linux, and MeeGo for Netbooks is released
Google released version 5.0 of its Chrome browser -- including the first stable build for Linux -- promising faster performance, multi-machine sync, and HTML5 utilities. Chrome is also part of MeeGo v1.0 for Netbooks, which was released yesterday -- and our early tests showed zippy performance.
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Crebs: The ULTIMATE Wallpaper Slideshow application
A few days ago we blogged about a simple wallpaper slideshow generator called, somewhat un-surprisingly, ‘wallpaper slideshow’. Well… forget that.
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8 of the Best Free Linux Video Editors
Video editing is the process of editing motion video footage. In the new age of personal video, video editing is becoming a central function of the desktop, with the popularity of video editing software ever increasing.
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How to install the Java runtime plugin for Firefox (the Minefield version) in Tiny Core Linux
I knew I could get Java working in Firefox on my Tiny Core Linux 2.11 installation. I just had to think about it for a while.
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Which Linux For Your Old Computer?
If you have an old machine that no longer has an operating system, you don’t have to throw that machine away. You can put it to good use with an operating system that doesn’t require a fast processor or big disk drive.
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Ailurus 10.05 is released now
Ailurus is an application that makes Linux easier to use. It helps you install some nice software, clean unused software, backup APT status and so on.
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