Here is a list of some important tips and tricks directly from PCLinuxOS Forum.
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Newsflash: Grannies Need Linux
Chances are, Granny's computer hardware is fine. Since Linux will run on anything from a toaster oven to a space station -- unless there's actual physical damage, the upgrade to Linux should cost nothing but some of your time. (And maybe some of Granny's cookies.) Here's a quick list of suggestions to make life easier on you both
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Give Me 3 Synths
In my next three articles I'll profile three native Linux software synthesizers (a.k.a. softsynths). I'll introduce their basic synthesis architectures and program operations, then I'll guide my readers briefly through the process of creating a new sound for each synth profiled. Our voyage begins with Nick Dowell's Analogue Modeling SYNTHesizer, better known as amSynth.
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Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Release Candidate Released
The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the Release Candidate for Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Long-Term Support) on desktop and server. Codenamed "Hardy Heron", 8.04 LTS continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating thelatest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality,easy-to-use Linux distribution.
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Fedora 9 Preview Released
After some minor delays (like all rawhide flights grounded for a few
days of repair...), the Fedora Project is proud to announce the releaseof Fedora 9 Preview!
New Inkscape 0.46 is good news
Version 0.46 of the open source vector graphics editor Inkscape is out, showcasing new tools, new effects, new filters, and a host of interface and speed improvements.
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Power Management on Linux, Part 2
In part 1 of this series we learned how to measure how much power our systems are using, both hardware and software, and some tricks for reducing power usage without degrading performance. Today we're going to dive into the world of power management on laptops: ACPI, APM, hard disk spindowns, and spinups.
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SIMILE Exhibit: Data publishing for the rest of us
Tools like phpMyEdit allow you to create a quick-and-dirty front end to a database, but what if you need to publish a spreadsheet or BibTeX file on your website and give your visitors the ability to dynamically sort, filter, group, and visualize the published data?
Read more »OpenOffice.org Storms Away – on the Continent
Some people get sniffy about OpenOffice.org, calling it mickey mouse in comparison to the “serious” and “grown-up” Microsoft Office. That may have been a vaguely plausible jibe for version 1, but I've found version 2 to be incredibly fast and powerful – it really does everything I need in an office suite, and it does it well. And yet OpenOffice.org rarely gets the respect it deserves.
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A Lightweight WebKit-based Browser
Midori is a GTK web browser that uses the WebKit rendering engine. It’s nowhere near as polished, feature-rich, or stable as browsers like Firefox and Konqueror, but Midori is certainly usable. It is renders most websites perfectly, and even works with Gmail.
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HP offers Linux home server
HP has unveiled a Linux-based home media server at half the price of its Microsoft-based MediaSmart model.
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A little visit from the Wallpaper Fairy
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20 Coolest Linux Distro-themed Wallpapers
Since my list of 25 Coolest Linux Wallpapers unexpectedly became a huge hit, I’m going to share to you some more to keep the Linux pride alive. This time, I have collected some of the coolest, high quality distro-themed wallpapers. I know that you are excited already, so let’s cut to the chase and just present to you the "20 Coolest Linux Distro-themed Wallpapers" in no particular order.
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Keeping two Amarok installations in sync
Okay, so I have two machines running Amarok, the kick-ass audio player for linux. These machines are in separate locations, connected by a VPN link (the excellent and free Hamachi zero-conf VPN). I want to keep the back-end database and music in sync without expending a lot of effort. Scripts ahoy!
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Customize the GNOME clock [Google French translation]
This article explain how you can custizme the GNome Clock with html code. To use it, launch the tow gconftool command line in your favorite terminal.
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