f you’re a Linux user on a daily basis, certainly you’re not really a gamer. But there are some moments for everyone when we’re bored in front of the computer. And what better way to kill boredom but with games?
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Episode 97 - A Few Linux Games
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In this episode: an overview of a few games for adults and kids alike that work great in Linux:
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KDE4 Desktop Effects
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I installed KDE4 on my desktop today so I could finally try out KWin in all its glory. If you haven't tried it yet I highly recommend it. KDE4 with desktop effects enabled is simply gorgeous. It's fast, responsive, and comes with a nice array of effects options.
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Common newb mistakes, and how to avoid them
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Newcomers to Ubuntu have any number of problems, but some of them are fairly common. Here are three I see a lot, and easy ways to avoid them.
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New game made in Ubuntu
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We are CaninoStudios, a development group destined to make videogames under the free software philosophy. We are writing you to make a presentation of our latest release "Nimuh, searching for the andalusian treasure".
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Better Linux Sound Managment With ALSA, Part 2
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Last week we learned how to configure soundcards for playback with ALSA. It's easy, it works on all Linuxes, it doesn't create conflicts or introduce latency, and it doesn't require the X Window System.
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Asus EeePC gets another competitor from ECS
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The battle for the inexpensive UMPC (Ultra-Mobile PC) market has begun. Several companies already have them; such as the CloudBook from Everex and the EeePC from Asus. Both look “okay” but it would be hard to call them aesthetically pleasing. ECS will be introducing its version of a UMPC and it looks like the smaller brother to the MacBook
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Prism 0.9 - Now as a Firefox Extension
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"Prism 0.9 has finally been released. [...] The big news for this release is Prism for Firefox, a full blown Prism and a Firefox extension all in one. This means that you can now easily “make” web applications directly from Firefox. In addition, Prism now uses Firefox as its runtime, so you don’t need to download the XULRunner runtime..."
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Dasher: keyboard without keys
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“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” reminded me of a computer program I heard about a few years ago. The main character of the movie (which is based on real story of Elle Magazine owner, Jean-Dominique Bauby) is paralyzed in such a way that he can communicate with the external world only by blinking his left eye. Despite that he managed to write a book using a sophisticated text entry method and enormous patience. If he had Dasher he would be able to do the same thing way easier and faster.
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Choose the DVD ripper that's right for you
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Linux is sometimes belittled for having inferior applications, but that's simply not the case. Take DVD rippers, for example -- a plethora of them work on Linux machines. With so many to choose from, which is the best?
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Flock 1.1 with WebMail is here
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We’re very excited to tell you about our latest release, so let’s cut to the chase: Flock 1.1 is here. You can download it via any of the download buttons here on flock.com (the installer will upgrade older builds of Flock to 1.1 and retain your data). We will be turning on automatic updates from 1.0.9 to 1.1 in the coming weeks.
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Open Source Game Review: Secret Maryo Chronicles
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Secret Maryo Chronicles is an open source PC game designed around the original Super Mario World side scroller that takes what was great about that old console game and brings it to the PC, dusts it off and tries to improve on it. While still not completely polished or fully matured, it does offer you a lot of gaming fun. So let's look at a little that it does offer you.
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Amazon's Linux answer to iTunes is a winner
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Are you a Linux user suffering from iTunes store envy? If so, Amazon has a deal for you.
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Spicebird: Thunderbird, Lightning, and a dash of collaborative flavor
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Spicebird is a cross-platform email and collaboration client derived from Mozilla Thunderbird. If you are a fan of Thunderbird, but need more from it than the standard build provides, you may want to give this new bird a try.
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Wolvix, My Kind of Wolf
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Wolvix is probably one of the fastest rising distros today. First released 2 years ago, it has already gained plenty of loyal followers and is steadily going up in the ranks of Linux distributions over at Distrowatch. In fact, I received a couple of comments at this blog and some emails telling me to try Wolvix. So what’s so special about this beastly-named distro? I’m here to find out.
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