So, although OpenOffice.org does not act as a one pane outliner, we can set it up as a two pane outliner. This can be very useful for structuring long documents, or keeping scraps of disparate information in one handy file.
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Kwin (with Composite)
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KDE 3.5.x had an option for enabling composite called kcompmgr (which was a modified version of xcompmgr), it had basic functionality like transparency and fading, but nothing else, and it wasn't exactly fast.
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20+ Firefox Plugins to Enhance Your YouTube Experience
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There is no arguing that YouTube is the most popular video sharing site out there, but that isn’t to say that there aren’t things about it that annoy users. With that said, there are a wide array of plugins for Firefox to make the YouTube user experience that much better.
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Ubuntu for the Holidays
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You’ve already got Ubuntu on your computer so why not have some Ubuntu under your Christmas tree-or Hanukkah bush, Ubuntu’s for everyone-as well.
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How to stitch two photos together with Hugin
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hugin is a cross-platform open source panorama photo stitching program developed by Pablo d’Angelo and others. It is a GUI front-end for Helmut Dersch’s Panorama Tools and Andrew Mihal’s Enblend and Enfuse.
Read more »Ubuntu shop for the US opened
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Good news for Ubuntu users in the US of A wanting to buy something from the online shop of Ubuntu/Canonical. A US-based shop has been opened in St. Louis, Missouri enabling less expensive and faster shopping for people in the US.
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Exciting Features For Ubuntu 9.04
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If all goes according to plan, the first alpha release for Ubuntu 9.04 (the Jaunty Jackalope) will be released tomorrow. It's not even been one month since the release of Ubuntu 8.10, but this first alpha release will show early signs of what we can expect to see in this next Canonical-sponsored release -- albeit many of the features are still in planning
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Emacs-w3m, a simple Emacs interface to w3m
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"The Emacs-w3m interface to the text based WWW browser is quite handy for reading those nasty HTML-only emails in Gnus. The latest 1.4.4 release of Emacs-w3m is very old (2005), and doesn't work with Emacs 23. For Gentoo users of the development branch of Emacs 23 and Gnus, the only compatible version is in the CVS. There is currently no ebuild to install it.
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Why Firefox Rocks: Great Firefox Tricks, Part IV
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Today I have a useful tip that used to be enabled only on Linux, but now is available for everyone.
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Parallels Desktop 4: Installing Parallels Tools with Ubuntu as Guest
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I received an Email from a Mac user who tried Ubuntu using Parallels Desktop 4.0. He has successfully installed Ubuntu "Intrepid Ibex" as guest OS, but he wanted help in installing the Parallels Tools.
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SimplyMEPIS: The best desktop Linux you haven't tried
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Nowadays, everyone uses Ubuntu, most people have used Fedora, and many folks have tried openSUSE. SimplyMEPIS ... not so many. That's a shame, because this relatively obscure Debian-based desktop distribution from Morgantown, WV, is an outstanding desktop operating system. With SimplyMEPIS 8 at beta 5 and closing in on release, I tested the distribution and found it to be a keeper.
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The tanking economy and OSS
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The economy is falling as fast as temperatures in November. Recession seems certain, if it's not already here. The stock market's performance resembles Disney World's Space Mountain roller coaster. And every open source vendor, every Linux project, will be touched in one way or another.
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Ask Linux.com: NAS, Find, Squid, and EFS
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Gather round the table for a hearty feast of homemade dishes straight out of the Linux.com forums. All your favorites are here -- heartburn-inducing Windows-to-Linux file permission problems, savory search tips, and little bits of GNOME and Squid for those with an adventurous palate. And, of course, for dessert there's a fresh slice of grandma's old-fashioned unanswered questions.
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Mozilla Cautions Against Experimental Firefox Plug-Ins
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Mozilla's open source Firefox browser can be augmented with add-ons -- miniature programs from third-party developers that change its functions. Add-ons can be fun and useful, but Mozilla has warned against using ones still considered "experimental." For example, one called "China Channel" gives users a taste of what it's like to surf on China's censored Web.
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Complete Backup and Restore Using “tar” Command
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We’ve all made mistakes during our configuration and at some point wish we could go back in time before the mistake. Now that you have the ultimate setup that you’ve worked so hard on, how are you going to be sure you have the same setup after a system or hard drive crash?
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