Windows 7 is here, and unlike Windows Vista, it will probably run on your diminutive netbook PC. However, there is an alternative. Here is why you ought to give Linux a shot.
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Surfing Since 1991: The Evolution of Web Browsers
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In order to surf the web, you need a web browser, and today there are several different ones to choose from. No matter which browser you choose to surf the web with, the features you take for granted today are the result of nearly two decades of browser design.
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Linux Gaming
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While one would imagine that trying to mass market proprietary software that is intended for an open source platform would be problematic, there are some major advantages.
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Repository List for Jaunty Jackalope
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Here is the content sources.list through which you can install any necessary applications. So delete the whole content of your sources list and replace it with the this content (below).
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Open Source Email Specialist Plans First Partner Summit
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Open-Xchange, which promotes open source groupware to more than 500 resellers and integration partners worldwide, plans to host its first partner summit on October 8 in Germany. Here's the scoop, the opportunities and the challenges facing Open-Xchange.
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The Next Snake: What do Python 2.x programmers need to know about Python 3?
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With the latest major Python release, creator Guido van Rossum saw the opportunity to tidy up his famous scripting language. What is different about Python 3.0? In this article, I offer some highlights for Python programmers who are thinking about making the switch to 3.x.
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Confirmed: Gartner and Burton Groups Wrong, Boycott Novell Correct on ODF and Patents
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ODF and OpenOffice.org unaffected by the i4i dispute with Microsoft
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Three Local Firefox Search Tips
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The following article contains three interesting and hopefully useful Firefox tips that improve the local search in the Firefox web browser. Two of the tips are add-ons for the web browser while the last is a setting that provides smoother access to the local search options.
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Drizzle for Christmas - year-end-prediction for MySQL fork
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A production ready version of the MySQL fork Drizzle could be ready by the end of this year.
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Storage Basics: Clustered File Systems
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In this article we will cover a few common physical storage configurations, as well as clustered and distributed file system options. Hopefully, this is a good starting point to begin looking into the technology that will work best for your high availability storage needs.
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Hosting Mercurial Repositories with Nginx
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Mercurial is a great distributed version control system written in Python. It is a "fast, lightweight source control management system designed for efficient handling of very large distributed projects".
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Creating Backups With luckyBackup On An Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop
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This tutorial explains how to install and use luckyBackup on an Ubuntu 9.04 desktop. luckyBackup is an application for data back-up and synchronization powered by the rsync tool.
Read more »Will The G1 Continue To Get One?
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One of the significant disadvantages of being an early adopter of any new technology is what comes after it, specifically, the improvements that every technology experiences over time. Such appears to be the case for those who rushed to pick up the G1 - the first Android phone on the market - as questions have begun to pop up over whether the device is in line to see its last update.
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Korona Brings KDE 4.3 To OpenSolaris
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While Sun Microsystems puts their weight behind the GNOME desktop environment for Solaris and OpenSolaris, there are developers that do work on providing a quality experience for KDE on OpenSolaris. However, getting KDE to run on a clean OpenSolaris installation can require building KDE from source and taking various other steps.
Read more »Mindcraft 2.0: Firefox Comes of Age
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The Mindcraft benchmarks gave the lie to this position more effectively than anything the open source community could have done. At a stroke, Microsoft had anointed GNU/Linux as an official rival.
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