I'm taking Stanford's Open Courseware "Programming Methodology" this semester, but I got stumped early on by the problem of setting up the special Stanford class libraries in my Debian-standard Eclipse installation. The instructions and files available from the website are only available for Windows and Macintosh platforms.
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Gnome 3.0 Stealth Preview: Will Anyone Notice?
The introduction of KDE 4.0 was met with such an avalanche of outrage and criticism that Gnome developers can be forgiven for being a bit gun-shy. Gnome 2.28 appears to be almost a stealth introduction of Gnome 3.0; will anyone notice?
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Play games installed on other computers with StreamMyGame
StreamMyGame Server enables PC games to be played remotely by converting the game’s video and audio into a Game Stream and sending it over a home network to a second computer where you can view and play the game with the free StreamMyGame Player. The second computer can be a PC, laptop, PS3 or Linux device.
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The Nokia N900 – Not just an iToy, but a lot more fun
Comparisons are useful only to determine which device, if any, is good for you in particular. So, let me run you trough some of the facts that distinguish these devices to see why I think the N900 should be the right device for a lot of people.
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Why Cloud Storage Use Could Be Limited in Enterprises
It seems like just about every day brings with it a new cloud storage product announcement from vendors big and small, but the reality is that beyond enterprise firewalls, cloud storage's potential is limited.
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Five Super Simple Photo Fixes with The GIMP
While the GIMP offers a plethora of advanced and powerful photo editing tools, it also sports a few easy-to-use features that can help you to instantly improve your photos with a minimum of effort.
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iRedMail:Full-Featured Mail Server With LDAP, Postfix, RoundCube/SquirrelMail On Ubuntu 8.04
iRedMail is a shell script that lets you quickly deploy a full-featured mail solution in less than 2 minutes. Since version 0.5, iRedMail supports Ubuntu 8.04, 9.04 (it supports both i386 and x86_64). Its object is to make a Linux mail server installation and configuration simple and easy to use. iRedMail supports both OpenLDAP and MySQL as backends for storing virtual domains and users.
Read more »The Ingratitude of the "Free Software Advocate"
Did Roy put his name in for the Ubuntu Technical Board when nominations were open? Did any of the strident Microsoft-haters? No, not a single one. Too busy "advocating".
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Installer Slideshow in Ubuntu 9.10 Helps New Users
Starting with Karmic, Ubuntu now has its own slideshow for users to view while waiting for the installation to finish. Besides representing one more thing Ubuntu has in common with Windows XP, the slides have some real value to new users. Below, we take a look.
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Nice Brown and Black Splash,Login Screens for Karmic
Today i have just updated my ubuntu karmic beta desktop and i saw these lovely screens....
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Install all new Amarok 2.2 in Ubuntu in 3 simple steps
Amarok 2.2 codenamed sunjammer is released. This all new release comes with a lot of improvements and bug fixes. Take a look at the new feature list and easy to do installation steps for Amarok 2.2 in Ubuntu.
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Automatic package update in ubuntu using cron-apt
The cron-apt package, combines the cron and apt utilities, and provides flexibility and a simpler interface as well as supporting e-mail alerts on errors or new information.
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Secrect Maryo Chronicles from Libregamewiki, The Free Gaming Encyclopedia
Secret Maryo Chronicles (SMC) is a 2D platform game with a style designed to be similar to classic side-scrolling games. It uses the platform independent library SDL and, since version 0.98, the OpenGL accelerated Graphics Renderer.[1] The game is developed in C++ and is licensed under the GPLv3.[2] As of 2009-09-17, the latest version of SMC is 1.9 released on August 17th, 2009.
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Slideshow: Linux Alternatives to Windows 7
Although Microsoft is gearing everyone up for the release of Windows 7 on October 22, there are other solutions out there that might satisfy a user's desire for a new operating system without the additional cost.
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Mandriva Linux 2010 RC2 is available now for tests
Mandriva Linux 2010 RC2, last development version, is now available on public mirrors. This RC2 version is all focused on bug fixing but also includes some goodies.
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