Remember before netbooks arrived when everyone thought MIDs would take over the world? MIDs are mobile Internet devices. They are supposed to be small computers you can carry around in your pocket, but they never really took off. Ubuntu MID edition might be able to bring them back, though.
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10 Great Apps to Convert Audio & Video Files in Linux
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With the different audio and video formats available, there is often the need to inter convert amongst them - sometimes for quality and sometimes for compatibility. Here are some of the better software.
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PCLinuxOS! Everything Works!
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One of the most biggest challenges with some Linux distributions is getting all the multimedia to work. It's a real disappointment to not have Quicktime movies or Flash video play from popular websites like Apple.com movie trailers or YouTube.com.
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Fedora 12 to be named Constantine
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The next version of Fedora is to be called "Constantine". The result was announced at FUDCon Berlin 2009 and follows a tradition of creating linked pairs of codenames;
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GNU/Linux Does Not Imitate, It Initiates (New Video)
Enable Surround Sound in Ubuntu Linux (PulseAudio)
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By default, PulseAudio in Ubuntu up to Jaunty is set to work with 2 speakers (front channels). This tutorial will explain how to enable multiple sound channels (5.1, 7.1, etc) in Pulseaudio.
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Booting Stage 2: Ubuntu Settles on GRUB 2
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Now that the GRUB vs. LILO match has been largely decided, the successor to the established GRUB bootloader is waiting in the aisles. The Ubuntu project wants to put GRUB 2 into action with Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala).
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Virtualization With XenServer 5.5.0
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This Howto covers the installation of XenServer 5.5.0 and the creation of virtual machines with the XenCenter administrator console. XenServer is a free virtualization platform from Citrix, the company behind the well known Xen virtualization engine. XenServer makes it easy to create, run and manage Xen virtual machines with the XenCenter administrator console.
Read more »Fedora 11 tour
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Fedora is a Linux-based operating system that provides users with access to the latest free and open source software, in a stable, secure, and easy to manage form. Fedora is the largest of many free software creations of the Fedora Project, a partnership of free software community members from around the globe.
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5 Free and Open Source Web Browsers That You May Have Never Heard Of
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For web browsing, most of us would prefer Firefox or Opera because of their speed, security, stability, and overall features. While a handful of people may like surfing the web with some of those terminal-based browsers. For a change, why not try some web browsers that would perhaps cater to a few of your specific needs and would serve as an alternative to your existing browser.
Read more »First Look at Jolicloud
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Linux distributions designed for netbooks are a dime a dozen these days, so one really has to pull something extraordinary out of the hat to impress the mobile crowd.
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Proposed Backgrounds for Ubuntu Karmic Koala
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Earlier I wrote about Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala planning to offer a greater and more diverse set of wallpapers. Now that a little more time has passed, here are some of the most promising wallpapers for Ubuntu 9.10:
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2 Minutes for Ubuntu Eye Candy!
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What I ended up with was an Ubuntu box that is visually appealing to the end user while interacting with normal everyday routines. It does not slow down your machine at all and you get to enjoy many beautiful effects that compiz has to offer without fiddling with settings or self inducing the effect.
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Kubuntu 9.04 on Dell Studio 1555
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So as I finally got my hands on this new laptop, I cut out a drive about half the size of the full HDD. As I had a Kubuntu Jaunty disk shipped, I popped it in and went through the usual process.
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Pysdm – Graphical Storage Device Manager
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PySDM is a PyGTK Storage Device Manager that allows full customization of hard disk mountpoints whitout manually access to fstab. It also allows the creation of udev rules for dynamic configuration of storage devices
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