The "client for URLs," or cURL utility, is one of those deceptively simple, handy little programs. The more you dig into it, the more you learn about what it can do. cURL is a download and copying utility that recognizes a host of transfer protocols — HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, FTPS, TFTP, GopherR, Telnet, DICT, LDAP, and FILE.
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How to sync Evolution with Google's PIM apps
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While I'm a die-hard Google user -- especially the PIM apps -- I still appreciate offline applications for the integration with the desktop, speed, and features they sport.
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Which is the best Linux office suite?
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OpenOffice hogs the limelight, but Linux users can actually choose between quite a few different "office" or "productivity application" suites. A newly published review compares good ol' OO.org with two commercial and two community supported alternatives, including StarOffice, Lotus Symphony, KOffice, and Abiword.
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Ubuntu or Fedora. Which one is for you?
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For some, Ubuntu 8.10 was something of a disappointment. Not because it is bad, which it is not, but because is feels more like slightly refreshed Ubuntu 8.04 rather than a new release.
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How Did Richard Stallman React for the following???
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Hello Friend I have a doubt about "How Did Richard Stallman React for the following??"
1. If you have send a mail to invite Richard Stallman for an International Conference in FreeSoftware and Free Society. My question is that your attached invitation card is made in MICROSOFT WORD ( .doc File) , How will he react????
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Know when your drives are failing, with smartd
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“Ka-chunk... ka-chunk... ka-chunk... tick... tick... tick... Ka-chunk... ka-chunk...” That's just not a sound you ever want to hear coming from a hard drive. It's the sound of a hard drive trying to move it's read/write heads into a position that they don't seem to want to go to or its trying to read a sector that just isn't there anymore.
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Build a Linux Distro You Can Be Proud Of
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If you've always wanted to create your own Linux distribution (distro), like I have, now you can by using a tool that was originally developed to create Virtual Appliances. SUSE Studio (still currently in alpha) is a web-based tool that helps you create Linux Virtual Appliances and complete bootable distros on CD/DVDs or USB drives.
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10 things Linux does better than OS X
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OS X is heralded for its friendliness, but according to Jack Wallen, it falls short in many other respects. Find out why he says Linux is superior in everything from flexibility to portability to cost.
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Appcelerator Titanium: Like AIR, But Better
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A while ago Adobe released Adobe AIR. AIR was a way of running web applications on your desktop, even when you don't have an internet connection... The problem was, that never really worked... Worse, AIR was not open-source...Finally, it looks like the right thing has come along: Appcelerator Titanium.
Read more »Amarok gets a facelift
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After more than a year in development, Amarok, a multipurpose media player with a host of features, has issued release candidate code for version 2. It comes with a completely redesigned interface, and takes advantage of KDE 4's new libraries and interfaces. While you may have a hard time getting used to the new interface, you'll probably come to appreciate all the improvements.
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GameLayers gets on track with Ruby on Rails
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GameLayers' Passively Multiplayer Online Game (PMOG), which allows users to immerse themselves in a virtual world of adventures, challenges, and intrigue, has been picking up traction thanks in part to its robust open source framework.
Read more »Having trouble with your internet connexion in Ubuntu (and most linux distro’s)? Try Wicd
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The Gnome Network Manager is really buggy and a lot of people are having trouble configuring the network connexion and getting it to work. Rather it’s wireless, static or dinamic ip, it’s just a pain in the a**.
Read more »YouTube and GNU/Linux: download and convert videos the easy way
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YouTube has a rather frivolous reputation, the sort of site you might visit to see a video of snowboarding hamsters or jetpacking gerbils. It wasn't until I started re-learning the guitar, learning to play the piano too and sight reading sheet music that I began to realize that YouTube was a great source of online tutorials.
Read more »Fedora Rust Wallpaper
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Fedora Rust Wallpaper by techhead89. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License.
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Why is Firefox so popular?
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Over the last 4 years, firefox is becoming more and more popular, and its market share is increasing by 5% each year over the last 4 years. But since one hasto actively download and install the program (on Mac and Windows), why do people choose to download and install Firefox? Why not Opera, Safari, Konqueror or any other browser?
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