The new year is almost upon us, so it's a good time to wrap up the year 2009 and ruminate over the best open source software and hardware this year brought us. So without further ado, let me present my personal "Best of 2009" list in no particular order.
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Most Popular Gadget Posts of 2009
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After highlighting some our most popular tips and tricks of the year, it is time to show to you some of our best articles about gadgets.
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Run Linux Apps On Your Windows Machine the Easy Way
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You might be interested in trying out Linux applications, but the idea of creating a dual boot system, using slow Live CDs, or setting up a VM doesn’t appeal to you. Today we take a look at andLinux which allows you to run Linux applications on your Windows computer.
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How To Run Android on Your Home PC with Virtualbox
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Google’s Android OS has been making consistent progress in the smartphone world. If you’re anything like me, you may have been curious about this mobile OS but not willing to spend much on a phone. Fortunately, the LiveAndroid project on Google Code provides a bootable LiveCD image that can be run on your home computer.
Read more »Mandriva 2010 thoughts
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Mandriva, previously known as Mandrake, was always an interesting mainline GNU/Linux distribution to use, providing some superb server or desktop software. As far as quality is concerned, nothing much has changed since the Nineties, but as far as sophistication of the desktop is concerned, things have come a long way from those dark days.
Read more »18 Must Have Google Chrome Extensions
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Google and its applications are fast becoming the backbone of the internet. They seem to be solving everyone’s problems with free stuffs. Just when you get happy with something like Firefox, Google comes along and makes a browser that’s fast, super secure and has all kinds of add-ons and themes to personalize it.
Read more »Gifts for Gamers: Some End-of-Year Recommendations, Part 2
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More games for Linux and open source - a large choice for every taste. Strategy, chess, and more.To be continued..
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Speed Dreams 1.4.0beta1
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Speed Dreams is an open source motorsport simulator. It was forked in late 2008 from the famous open racing car simulator TORCS, in order to implement exciting new features, cars, tracks and AI opponent.
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The best Linux games for kids
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The best collection of Linux educational software for all ages that I know of is the openSUSE-Edu Li-f-e (Linux for Education) Live DVD. There's a wide variety of "edutainment" software on this DVD.
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How to install Ailurus 10.01 in Ubuntu / Kubuntu / Xubuntu
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Ailurus is a system enhancement application. It helps to install software which is outside official repository. It helps to add/remove third party repositories, and to change system settings.
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Mozilla Firefox 3.5.7 will fix updates and top crash
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Mozilla developers are now testing the next stable build of the Firefox 3.5.x series. Firefox 3.5.7 is now available as a beta build for testers to try out.
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Wiican - Easy Wii remote control on Ubuntu Linux
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WiiCan assists on configuration and management of your wiimote under GNU/Linux. It tracks bluetooth connectivity and allows to use and create mappings to adapt your wiimote for use on any application.
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How to get the Windows 7 look in Linux
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Linux fanboys will probably have had one thought when they saw this article's title: 'Why would you go to the trouble of making Linux look like Windows when Linux already looks pretty good?' Well, there are a few good reasons.
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A Bit of Welcomed Scumm on Your Linux Machine
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This might make me sound like an old fogey, but I really do miss the old games like Space Quest, The Curse of Monkey Island and Return to Zork. The problem isn't that I don't have the games anymore, but rather that they were designed for my 386 computer running DOS. Thankfully, I'm not alone in my fits of nostalgia.
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Running World of Warcraft in Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic)
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Over my Christmas break, I decided to try out the latest version of Wine with my most frequently used Windows application, which is called World of Warcraft (or WoW).
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