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Read more »3D Acceleration in VirtualBox Guests
Last spring, the world changed forever when VirtualBox implemented support for 3D acceleration in Windows and Linux guests. I have a tendency to be behind the curve on world-changing events, so I didn't found time to play with this new feature until a few days ago. But what I found made me really happy. Read on for the details.
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Using Brasero for data backup and ISO burning
From command line to stand alone GUI to fully desktop-integrated tool, you can get your data (or ISO) onto a CD or DVD in many ways. One such way is the Brasero CD/DVD burner. Brasero is the default burner for the GNOME desktop.
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Tracking Time with Rachota
There are quite a few time tracking solutions out there, including the nifty Rachota utility which not only makes it easy to track time spent on different tasks but also helps you to analyze the collected data.
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A Look at KDE 4.4
I decided to install KDE 4.4 on my spare review machine. Unfortunately, that’s not the way it worked out. I vowed that I would not install beta software on my production machine anymore, but I couldn’t keep my hands off of KDE 4.4 and installed it anyway. Did it turn out to be a disaster? You bet!
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How to Install and Use Mac Fonts on Ubuntu
If you have used a Macintosh before and want to know if you could install those Mac fonts like AppleGaramond, Aquabase, LITHOGRL, Lucida Grande, Lucida Mac, lucon, and MacGrand on you Ubuntu Linux desktop, then rejoice because you easily could. Just follow these simple steps ...
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Linux Audio Plugin Update
Audio processing and synthesis plugins are always a lively topic for musicians. Many contemporary music-makers rely completely upon their plugin collection for all their sound sources and processing routines, and it is not at all uncommon to discover that some of these composers have never learned to play a traditional instrument.
Read more »Breaking the Nokia Booklet, Part 2: A win for Wubi.
Two things are clear from this experience: (1) Nokia made a very poor choice with the GMA 500, and (2) Wubi is a fantastic way to get Linux on your freedom-hating machine.
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Forking vs Threading
So, finally after long time, i am able to figure out the difference between forking and threading :)
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Ensuring Access to Family or Professional data in the Event of your Death
Is your family prepared to access and or recover data, personal or professional, in the event of your death?
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Keep your journal in a RedNotebook
Writing in a journal or diary, where you may pour your heart out for no one’s eyes but your own, can be an intensely personal experience. Writing longhand in a paper notebook used to be standard practice for journal writing, but most people nowadays type faster than they write.
Read more »10 useful CD/DVD writing programs/software in Debian
In this post we will see some CDs/DVDs burning (or writing) software that are available in Debian Lenny.
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Console news, feed and e-mail readers
Feed readers, news readers and e-mail clients all represent a hazy gray area for me, since many of them do two or even three of those things at the same time. So for fun, I have a lump of applications here that might do one of those things, two of them, or maybe all at once.
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Screenlets: Eye Candy for Linux Users
A Linux desktop screen need not look drab. Linux distro users can get just as much function-rich eye candy through Screenlets, miniature applications that reside on the desktop and provide constant information.
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KDE SC 4.3.5 Released
KDE's release team is working hard these days as you see. Today, we're bringing to you the final update for KDE SC 4.3, 4.3.5. Final because there are currently no more releases planned for the 4.3 branch.
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