The Ubuntu developers are moving quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the Open Source community has to offer. The Maverick Meerkat Beta is the beta release of Ubuntu 10.10, bringing with it new features for the next version of Ubuntu.
Read more »Ubuntu 10.10 Beta (Maverick Meerkat) Released and Download links included
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8 of the Best Free Linux Personal Information Managers
A personal information manager (often known as a PIM tool) is a type of collaborative software that can help you manage your life by offering personal organising functionality. This type of software enables you to more efficiently manage and plan your business and personal life by keeping track of contact information, appointments, tasks, diaries, to-do lists, and birthdays.
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Virtualbox 3.2.8 released and ubuntu installation instructions included
Oracle released VirtualBox 3.2.8, a maintenance release of VirtualBox 3.2 which improves stability and fixes regressions.
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Nautilus Terminal Embeds A Terminal Into Nautilus (Dolphin Style)
This is a Nautilus extension which embeds the terminal into the Nautilus window. And just like it is with Dolphin, when you navigate to a different folder, the terminal also "cd"s into that folder.
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Automating your Android Phone with SL4A
Back in Part 1 we learned how flexible and script-able Android is, and installed the SL4A scripting layer. Today Paul Ferrill teaches more about how to write custom Android scripts.
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A Guide to Today's Top 10 Linux Distributions
One of the most confusing things for the newcomer to Linux is how many distributions, or versions, of the operating system there are. What follows, then, is a roundup of sorts of the top 10 Linux distributions today.
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What's the best Linux BitTorrent app?
Not all BitTorrent apps are made equal. Yes, there's a big range of features such as support for encryption and random port access, but at the same there's also a huge range of speeds -
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OpenOffice.org: preparing the next ten years
The OpenOffice.org conference celebrating the tenth birthday of OpenOffice.org started in Budapest yesterday morning. Here are some first notes from the field.
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Installing Java Runtime Environment & Netbeans IDE in Ubuntu
NetBeans IDE is an open-source, fast and feature full tool for developing Java software. It runs on any operating system where a Java Virtual Machine is available. NetBeans helps to develop java applications and projects with ease and good user friendly environment. Here is the right mechanism to install NetBeans IDE in Ubuntu.
Read more »GNU IceCat 3.6.9 released
GNU IceCat is the GNU version of the Mozilla Firefox browser. This new version includes all changes made upstream in Firefox 3.6.9. Now the privacy extension gives an alert whenever an URL which starts with "javascript:" is typed in the address bar.
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GNOME 2.32 Beta 2 Has Been Released
The second beta of the next GNOME release has arrived full of bug fixes and updates. Many of the standard packages have been updated for GNOME 2.32 Beta 2 (2.31.91) and more translation work has been done.
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Dell Studio 1747 Laptop: almost perfect
Dell’s 17-inch Studio 1747 laptop is a beefy desktop replacement that ships with Windows 7. But how does it fare with Linux instead?
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Navigating a Dual World: GNU/Linux and WIndows
My household is not a pure GNU/Linux household. I do have one Windows 7 computer system due to the fact that I have some family members that prefer Windows. As a web designer, computer programmer, and a business man, I take full advantage of this situation.
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How to setup Multiple simultaneous keyboards with unique layouts
This tutorial will explain how to setup Multiple simultaneous keyboards with unique layouts
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How to suspend your gnome session when it is idle
If you want to suspen your gnome session when it is idle at the login screen use the following procedure.
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