Ubuntu developers have been busy in recent days discussing improvements to the package sponsorship process. Though this might seem at first glance like an esoteric technical topic that matters only to geeks, it fits into the larger picture of Ubuntu in important ways. Here's why you should care.
Read more »How Ubuntu Plays Nicely With Others: The Sponsorship Process
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Linuxables: Compiz window switcher
Thanks to Compiz you have better, slicker, and more efficient ways to switch from one application to another. Take a look at Compiz Switchers, and you'll never want to go back to the boring old panel buttons!
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Manage Linux Downloads with wget
Firefox, Chrome, and other browsers do an acceptable job of downloading a single file of reasonable size. But I don't like to trust a browser to grab ISO images and other files that are hundreds of megabytes, or larger.
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Miro Review - Great Internet HD Video Player
Miro is a free, open-source video player with ports for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X, designed especially for watching HD videos. Miro bundles over 6000 Internet TV shows and video podcasts, and allows you to download each of them to your computer, so you can watch them without the need of an Internet connection.
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Tutorial: Install Clementine Music Player in Kubuntu 10.10 Maverick
Clementine is a KDE4 port of the beloved music player Amarok 1.4. Although Clementine still needs work done in order to reach Amarok's functionality - like support for scripts, or for example I couldn't get it to add a whole music directory to the playlist - is there a way to do it? - it comes with pretty decent features up to now:
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Pretty Damn Good Audio Player: Guayadeque
Yesterday I put up an article about peculiar application names in Linux, and Guayadeque was on that list. But how about seeing what this application has to offer as a music player, besides a pretty funny spelling.
Read more: http://tuxarena.blogspot.com/2010/09/pretty-damn-good-audio-player.html#...
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How To Set Up Apache2 With mod_fcgid And PHP5 On Fedora 13
This tutorial describes how you can install Apache2 with mod_fcgid and PHP5 on Fedora 13. mod_fcgid is a compatible alternative to the older mod_fastcgi. It lets you execute PHP scripts with the permissions of their owners instead of the Apache user.
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Firefox 3.6 gains anti-clickjacking support, Thunderbird & SeaMonkey updated
Firefox 3.6.9 now supports a server header which can help to prevent clickjacking. The new version also fixes 14 vulnerabilities, including the DLL vulnerability in the Windows version
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Nautilus Review in Ubuntu 10.10 Beta
There is always a lot of debate whether which file manager is the 'best' for the Linux desktop.
Read more »Awesome Right Click Menu Alternative Mockup for Ubuntu
Even the seemingly simple right click menu in Ubuntu Gnome is getting designer's attention. Has anybody noticed that, there are already about 20 or so entries in the right click menu of a folder in Nautilus? Somebody has. Take a look at this 'right click menu alternative' mockup.
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Bordeaux 2010 year end roadmap
I thought this would once again be a good time for us to share our next six months outlook for Bordeaux. Maybe I should start with whats taken place over the past few months then go over our future goals.
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Wammu - Mobile phone manager
Wammu is a mobile phone manager that uses Gammu as its backend. It works with any phone that Gammu supports, including many models from Nokia, Siemens, and Alcatel. It has complete support (read, edit, delete, copy) for contacts, todo, and calendar. It can read, save, and send SMS. It includes an SMS composer for multi-part SMS messages, and it can display SMS messages that include pictures.
Read more »How to Reset Domain Password in Windows Server 2000/2003/2008?
Want to reset domain password in Windows Server 2000/2003/2008? Please follow the instructions in this article and learn the steps to reset domain password in Windows Server 2000/2003/2008.
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Multiple Desktops
I love to tweak and customize my computer’s desktop. I love to add widgets, gadgets, shortcuts, and informational apps. This is another big reason why I run Linux here in my studio.
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How to Mount Your Partitions Permanently in Ubuntu
Linux machines are very much aware in the case of security, but this extra security may sometimes become a headache for simple linux users. For example, if u have separate partitions or hard drives (for your backup, music collection or photo collection), every time you boot up, you have to mount those when required, providing a password which is sometimes very much irritating.
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