Any deal between Yahoo and Microsoft could be "bad for the internet", according to the head of Google.
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Watch and explore outer space with Stellarium, Celestia, and Xplanet
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Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth spent about $20 million to go into space, and he never got farther away from Earth than a few hundred miles. Using three free software programs, you can look at and virtually travel to places millions of miles away without leaving your GNU/Linux desktop or paying a dime.
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Video screen capture in Linux with recordMyDesktop
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Screencasting is the process of taking a video capture of what’s happening on your screen. It is a great technique for doing tutorials, or explaining something you’re doing on the computer visually to someone when you’re not geographically close. In a sense, it’s like inviting someone to look over your shoulder at your computer screen, while you explain what’s going on.
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Introducing Spectator
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"Spectator is finally live on AMO. Spectator is a Firefox extension that collects data about how Firefox is used. This information is used to better understand what people value in the browser..."
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Beginner Tutorial — Changing/adding themes in Ubuntu
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Changing or adding new themes in Ubuntu is surprisingly easy to do. The following article will guide you in adding a new theme from the website www.gnome-look.org.
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Not only Ardour
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Ardour is currently the most advanced digital audio workstation for Linux. However, several other useful applications are also available. This article presents Traverso, Qtractor, Wired, Frinika, and Protux DAWs.
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Savoir-Fair Linux, Inc. sues Quebec government agency over Microsoft
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A company called Savoir-Faire Linux, Inc. has filed in the Superior Court of Quebec against the government's pension plan for choosing Microsoft software without putting the job out publicly for bid. It seems the law in Quebec is very strict that the government is supposed to publish an invitation to tender for any acquisition of more than $25,000, and this job was a good deal more than that.
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Linux Desktop Search Reviewed
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Desktop search has come a long way these last couple of years, instead of waiting on slow search systems, we now have indexing applications that can find our files in a flash. Here I’ll present you with various options in the Linux world.
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Set Up Gateway Level Virus Security With ClamAV And SafeSquid Proxy
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In an earlier HowTo 'Deploying A Content Filtering Proxy Server To Distribute Controlled Internet Access With SafeSquid', I had explained the procedure for installing Content Filtering Proxy - SafeSquid.
Read more »Explaining Open Source's Exponential Growth
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One of the problems with open source is that much of it happens invisibly. Whereas proprietary software, which is sold, has to publicised at some point, open source can simply be written: whether or not it gets used is a question of the author's personal inclinations.
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Ubuntu on My MacBook
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I have recently acquired a brand new MacBook (2.2 GHz, 1Gb RAM). The first thing I did with it was to resize the OSX partition using Boot Camp to make space for Linux. Now my MacBook dualboots Leopard and Ubuntu.
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Image Magick Banner Generator - part 1
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I'm going to try an experiment: blogging a whole project for a little graphics toy I've managed to hack out. You are welcome to copy and save scripts as we go along, just read them and learn how to do it yourself, modify them to your own purposes, or just nod your head and go "Uh-huh, gawrsh, lookit the purty code boxes!" as they fly by.
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Clone Linux, Windows disks with Clonezilla
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Most users know about proprietary software packages such as Norton Ghost that can be used for cloning hard disks for backup or distribution purposes. And a few may know about Partition Image, an open source alternative for saving partition images. But how many users know about Clonezilla, an all-in-one cloning tool that promises both speed and power?
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OLPC: A Lost Cause
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OLPC is a lost cause. It's amazing how an otherwise interesting project with headline-grabbing mission could spiral out of control with disastrous results. The project has always had noble intentions. I can't fault them for that. Anytime an organization is giving back to the community and contributing back to society is a good organization in my book. However, the management is ludicrous.
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Linux in the Mainstream: Why Does It Matter?
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"Linux is an excellent alternative to Windows and, as a Unix flavor technology, competitive with other Unix offerings," Slashdot blogger yagu told LinuxInsider. "It's not for everyone, but unfortunately large numbers of users for whom Linux would be perfect don't even know what Linux is," he said.
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