Google Gadgets for Linux are simple HTML and JavaScript applications that can be embedded in web pages and other applications. By all accounts, Gadget support for Linux was a major undertaking for the Google team as it is an entire platform for mini applications. You can check out the source code for it on Google's Gadget for Linux project page.
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Shell Script To Emulate A Thesaurus For Linux or Unix
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A simple shell script to grab information from an online thesaurus. Had I used it, this tagline might be more colorful ;)
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Using iMacros for Firefox: A Visual, Step-By-Step Tour
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One of the best pieces of news related to the recent release of version 3 of Mozilla’s Firefox browser is that most popular extensions now work with it. In this post, I’ll present an extensive guided tour to my favorite, free Firefox extension of all: iMacros.
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Linux set to make mobile splash
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Linux is set to make a major impact in the mobile computing realm, the executive director of the Linux Foundation stressed at a conference Monday morning.
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p7zip Adds Built-In 7-Zip Tools to Ubuntu
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The Tombuntu blog points out a seriously helpful package available in Ubuntu's extended repositories that make creating super-efficient 7-Zip archives simple and fast, whether you're right-clicking or working with a command line. Run this command to install it:
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Experiencing Stumpwm
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"Recently I switched from GNOME to Stumpwm (wiki), which means that I jumped out of a desktop environment to a simple window manager. So far, I'm very satisfied with such a change and never looked back. Stumpwm, as its website says, 'is a tiling, keyboard driven X11 Window Manager written entirely in Common Lisp'. This definition summarizes the reasons why Stumpwm is so suitable for me..." --
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Options and Tools For OpenOffice.org. Users
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We often talk about how useful the productivity suite OpenOffice.org is for anyone who needs word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet software, but doesn't want to plunk down a bunch of money to get it. While you may have heard of OpenOffice.org, there are some lesser-known forks and some handy tools that you might not know about. Let's take a look.
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Free and Open Source Software vs. Cloud Computing
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Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't see the point of proprietary network services (or cloud computing, or Software as a Service, if you prefer). Not when you have Free software as an alternative (“Free,” in this case, being analogous to open source or GNU/Linux).
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Mandrake Linux is 10 Years Old today
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Gaël Duval: "Happy birthday baby. At least you turned 10! In some way." --
* http://lwn.net/1998/0730/a/mandrake.html
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5 Reasons Why You Should Use VirtualBox Over VMware Server
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Ever since I started using Ubuntu two years back, I have been an avid user of VMware server. It fascinated me to a great extent that I could actually run an OS inside an OS. Recently, I tried out VirtualBox, another virtualization software like VMware server, and I was greatly impressed by it.
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New FreeBSD Core Team elected
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"The FreeBSD Project is pleased to announce the conclusion of our fourth consecutive democratic election of project leadership.
Read more »Interview with Mandriva KDE developer Helio Castro
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The How Software is Built blog secured an interview with Helio Chissini de Castro, one of the KDE developers employed by Linux distributor Mandriva.
Read more »Mandriva and Precedent offer low-cost TechSurfer desktop
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Mandriva and Precedent (PTech) will release a new low-cost Atom-based desktop system, the TechSurfer, in the United States in September, starting at $399 with a three year manufacturer warranty, with Mandriva Linux pre-installed.
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How I got a Windows Vista refund from HP
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My laptop was stolen, so I went down to Best Buy and picked up an HP dv6815nr since it was on sale for $599.99+tax. After powering it up, I was confronted by the Microsoft Windows Vista EULA and the HP EULA:
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3 Ways to Try Out Linux, For a Windows User
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One of the arguments I often hear from people who are trying to use linux for the first time is that they are not sure if they can switch back to their original choice of OS (usually windows), if they are not satisfied with their experience with linux
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