One of the many great things about Linus is that he doesn't bottle it up: he speaks his mind on things that matter to him, without worrying overly about what others might say as a result. And when he mentioned in the course of an interview that he had switched from KDE to GNOME, others soon had plenty to say on the subject.
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H & R Block Works with Linux
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Ah yes it is that time of year again for U.S. citizens. So when we started looking for an online tax tool that worked with Linux we were disappointed and surprised.
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Firefox Add-Ons: Addictive Browsing Enhancers
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One advantage the open source Firefox browser has over Internet Explorer is the wealth of add-ons that are available to users. These little extras can customize the browsing experience.
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Intel unveils new Linux OS for netbooks
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Intel isn't exactly known for its dalliances with operating system software beyond that belonging to Microsoft, so it's a pleasant surprise to find out that its first Linux OS is ready and raring to go. Almost.
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Damn Small Linux - Puppy's small brother
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I guess I'm biased, but I have a soft spot when it comes to small-size distros. I like it when developers have the craftsmanship to bundle lots of great stuff into small, highly practical packages, proving that size matters not.
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Eye candy for KDE Desktop Manager (KDM)
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There are several layers at which a GNU/Linux system's appearance can be customized. By far the most visible, especially on a multi-user machine, is the login manager screen. KDM (the KDE desktop manager) has a highly-flexible and easy-to-use XML-based theme system. If you can draw what you want, you can make it happen with a KDM theme.
Read more »Set up OpenDNS on Ubuntu
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One sure-fire way to speed up your Internet connection is to replace your ISP's slow DNS server with a third party DNS resolver like OpenDNS. Considered by many as one of the best DNS resolution services, OpenDNS is free and is really very easy to set up.
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Howto get Wii Remote working in Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex)
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This tutorial will explain howto get a Wii remote working as a mouse / keyboard / joystick in Ubuntu intrepid Ibex 8.10.
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Recommending Linux With Confidence: Where We Need To Go
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It is not uncommon for people to ask me my opinion on operating systems or ask for help with computer issues. If I feel that Linux would be a better fit for the person in question, though, it is less clear what I should recommend. Ubuntu is, of course, a given for me, but how?
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Blood Frontier: The Latest Open-Source FPS
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Blood Frontier is based upon the Sauerbraten engine and takes advantage of the features like a 6-direction height field world model, real-time map editing, light-maps, shader-based lighting effects, integrated physics support, and a particle engine. Like Cube and Cube 2, Blood Frontier uses OpenGL and SDL, which makes it multi-platform friendly with binaries for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.
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Common Wine Myths
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Wine is one of the best known, but least understood open source projects. It is a mystic application that everyone knows about, many use, but few truly understand. Reading forum posts, blog entries and tutorials about Wine show that Wine is surrounded by many myths and half truths. In this article, we will attempt to clear up some of the misconceptions about the project.
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SimilarWeb Suggests Related Web Sites
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Firefox extension SimilarWeb is a robust user-driven site suggestion and rating service. A single click from any site yields a list of related sites and data on other surfers' impressions.
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Howto Reinstall all of currently installed packages in fresh Ubuntu install
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People sometimes have to do a reinstall of their Ubuntu system for various reasons (been playing/experimenting with configuration/drivers/other packages or just because something is badly broken) but remembering all the extra packages you have installed can be a chore - but here is the simple solution...
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KDE On Windows Challenges Microsoft On Its Own Turf
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When I first heard about the project of porting KDE on windows I was very skeptical of the reason behind it but not so much of the viability of such a project since Trolltech decided to release the Qt 4 license under GPL for the windows version. KDE on windows is an audacious project aimed at porting all KDE applications on MS Windows natively. KDE also has a similar project for Mac OSX.
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NixOS: A Distro Focused on Next-Generation Package Management
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NixOS is designed as a test of Nix, a new package manager designed to overcome key problems with existing package managers. As a result, what you think of NixOS is likely to depend largely on your interest in package management.
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