I am a heavy web user. Everything from webmail to banking, if I can do it on-line I will. For years I have used Firefox. Sadly on smaller platforms, its starting to appear in need of a regular appearance at the gym.
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Defuzzing Sound on Linux
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So I often hear the phrase: “Sound on Linux is Confusing”. While I don’t totally disagree with this statement, as with everything on Linux the sound system is pretty logical and if you follow through the steps you can demystify things pretty quickly. So this article will explain how things work on Mandriva and should ensure users are more comfortable with “how things work”.
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Why can't I just play DVDs in Linux?
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One deterrent to switching operating systems is the inability to perform tasks with a minimum of fuss. Unfortunately, for Linux, doing something as natural as playing a movie on DVD doesn’t just work out-of-the-box.
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Comes Antitrust: Microsoft’s Attack Plan on GNU/Linux and Today’s Lessons
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Google Chrome For Linux Adds Plug-ins Support [Ubuntu Downloads & How To Enable Flash]
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If a lack of third-party plug-in support (i.e. Flash) kept you from trying out Chrome on your Linux system, then avoid no longer. The "early developer version" now supports many plug-ins, and they seem to work pretty well. Chromium is the open-source project behind Google Chrome so do not mix them. Read on to find out how to enable Flash for Google Chrome
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Writing a Simple Portcheck program in C Part 3
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In part 1 an examination of creating an ultra simple single port single host port check program was done. In the second part of the series the code was broken out between a header file and source file, input validation added, a usage message defined and a Makefile was setup for simple recompiling.
Read more »Three recommended books about the Linux command line
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I know that I wrote that you don’t need to drop to the command line in order to use Linux. But a knowledge of the command line can be very useful. That’s where a good book on the subject comes in.
Read more »Enhancing contextual menus on Ubuntu Desktop
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Ubuntu desktop uses Gnome and its default desktop. You can add several interesting features to your contextual menus. ( You get a contextual menu when you right click on an object.). Let us see how we can add a simple script to the contextual menu.
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Journal on free, open source software law launched
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An international peer reviewed biannual journal focusing exclusively on free and open source software law has been launched recently. It is managed by an editorial committee made up of members of the European Legal Network.
Read more »FCC Takes on Apple Just Weeks After Microsoft Executive Becomes Managing Director of the FCC
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Microsoft may be using its newly-acquired influence inside the FCC against competitors (Apple in this case, not Google)
Read more »The Ugly Reality of the Yahoo-Microsoft Deal
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Analysis of the impact of the big deal, which may still get blocked
Read more »Installing Netbook Images
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A common issue with a Netbook is that they do not have a CDROM so that you must load the operating system from a flash drive. UNetbootin, the Universal Netbook Installer does an excellent job at creating an image to put on your flash drive so you can install it on your Netbook.
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MS Office Breaks Cross-platform Compatibility, OOo Gains New UI, MS Fights ODF While PSPP Adopts It
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Microsoft caught failing with OOXML/MSO, Wikipedia mischief noted again, and more wins for OOo and ODF
Read more »Jim Allchin’s Lies and Patent FUD Against Free Software
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Another look at what Microsoft's Group Vice President said about Free software a few years ago
Read more »Qt for VxWorks and with XML Schema capability
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The cross-platform Qt GUI framework now runs on Wind River's VxWorks real-time operating system, although it currently still requires a separate X11 server to be installed. The Qt developers point out that this version of Qt will probably never run without being customised for each respective version of VxWorks.
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