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AMOR: a desktop companion

http://debaday.debian.net

AMOR is a nice toy which is absolutely senseless. It displays a tiny figure on your desktop, running on top of your windows or falling down to the bottom. It is a KDE application, but it should be no problem to use it in Gnome (as I do).

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Unboxing the Everex $200 Linux Computer

http://www.mattcutts.com

Why should you be interested? Well, instead of Windows, it comes installed with gOS, which is a version of Ubuntu that is customized to work well with web-based tools from Google, Facebook, and Skype. When I heard that, I had to order one of these PCs to check it out for myself. :)...In this post, I’m just covering the unboxing.

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A first look at the Firefox 3 visual refresh for Linux

http://arstechnica.com

"Mozilla ruffled some penguin feathers last month when the organization revealed that Firefox 3 would get an extensive visual refresh to maximize integration with Windows and Mac OS X, but not Linux. After the decision was widely criticized by Linux enthusiasts, Mozilla reversed its position and decided to revisit Linux theming.

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The Complete Ubuntu Desktop Setup

http://abhay-techzone.blogspot.com

Ubuntu is a good distribution, but it requires a good amount of changes to make it really useful. Here is my attempt at it.

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Ubuntu, PCLinuxOS, SimplyMEPIS - 3 distros, 9 wireless stories

http://www.itwire.com

Just as as I was getting comfortable using Ubuntu on my desktop, enthusiastic readers have assailed me with stories about how I should give other Linux distros a try - particularly the KDE pair PCLinuxOS and SimplyMEPIS.

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Five More Desktop Blog Editors for GNU/Linux Users

http://beans.seartipy.com

There were some excellent suggestions about very good blog editors for the GNU/Linux platform provided in the comments section of my previous post Five Desktop Blog Editors for GNU/Linux Users. So much so that I have decided to compile a second list of desktop blog editors for GNU/Linux platform.

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Cooking with Linux - Still Searching for the Ultimate Linux Distro?

http://www.linuxjournal.com

Why does a person install one Linux, then another, and then yet another? Because a person can, of course! Such is the nature of choice, and Linux gives you a choice...and what a selection.

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KWin Basics - Part 1.2.1 - Advanced Window Management - Window identification

http://gnuski.blogspot.com

Yesterday we looked at the basic "Keep Above" and "Keep Below" options within KWin. This allows you to keep your programs 'on top' of all your other programs, so that they're never hidden (until they're closed).

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AMD Preparing For Another GPU Documentation Release

http://www.phoronix.com

AMD's John Bridgman has confirmed that they are in the process of hiring new people to do all of the planned documentation and support work that will help the open-source community. Within a couple weeks, these new AMD employees will begin this crusade.

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SLAX, the Shrunken Slackware

http://junauza.blogspot.com

SLAX is a minuscule version of the well-known Slackware Linux distribution. It is a LiveCD operating system that does not need to be installed on a computer’s hard drive as it can boot and run from either a USB or a CD drive. There is also an option to run SLAX from RAM. It is now time to take a microscopic look at this tiny distro. But first, some SLAX facts...

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Arch Linux, really impressive. Even when virtualized.

http://tuxtoday.wordpress.com

Just tried Arch 0.8 out in VirtualBox.. What is Arch Linux? How does it perform? Read along and I’ll give you my first impressions.

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Memory management for graphics processors

http://www.linuxworld.com

The CPU and the GPU share access to some pages of memory. New Linux code helps the kernel keep track of memory holding data for the GPU.

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Tips and tricks: How to get the Mac OS X look and feel on the GNOME desktop

http://www.redhatmagazine.com

In his article “Painless dual-booting with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and a MacBookPro,” Noah Gift shows how to install RHEL 5 on a Mac. This article shows you some customizations that will make your newly installed Red Hat system look like Mac OS X.

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Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 security and stability release now available

http://developer.mozilla.org

"As part of Mozilla Corporation’s ongoing stability and security update process, Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 is now available..."

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Enabling Compiz Fusion On An Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop (ATI Mobility Radeon 9200)

http://www.howtoforge.com

This tutorial shows how you can enable Compiz Fusion on an Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) desktop (the system must have a 3D-capable graphics card - I'm using an ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 here). With Compiz Fusion you can use beautiful 3D effects like wobbly windows or a desktop cube on your desktop.

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