There are a few occasions when you may need or want to use an ISO image without actually burning it. You may want to grab a file off of a CD, or maybe you're storing an image of a disk for use in Wine. Using mount points, this is an easy task.
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Qt vs. GTK: Kopete, KMess, Pidgin and Emesene
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I’ve mentioned a couple of times that, at least in my opinion, KDE is losing out to GNOME because there simply aren’t as many Qt applications as GTK ones. Competition breeds quality, and as a result, I find Qt applications in general to be inferior.
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Android Applications on Ubuntu
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Today was the first day of the Ubuntu Developer's Summit for Karmic Koala. In the next week, the plans for Karmic Koala should be roughly defined for implementation over the next four months.
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Norhtec's Gecko Surfboard -- a Prototype
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Michael Barnes, the owner of Norhtec, was nice enough to forward some pictures of a rough prototype they're working on -- a PC in a keyboard similar to the eeePC Keyboard PC.
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Do we need our own Linux?
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I downloaded a pre-release version of Bayanihan 5, the upcoming version of the state-sponsored Linux distribution, hoping to put it through its paces.
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2 Very Useful Screenlets: Folderview and SysMonitor PLUS
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1. If you use Gnome and want to have a folder view like KDE's built in similar feature or Windows 'Fences', then this screenlet is what you're looking for.
2 Is a screenlet that looks a lot like Conky except it doesn't involve as much customization and also comes with a GUI, so it's easier to use for some people.
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Why You Want a Dell Mini 10v and not a Dell Mini 10
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Well, the Dell Mini 10v just came out, and it's cheaper. That's one reason to get it right there.
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Wii Fit board speaks to Linux
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One of the best things about technology and its innate hackability (intentional or otherwise) is the endless variety of seemingly mismatched hardware and software that end up working (logically, even) once a hack is finished.
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KDE 4.3 Beta 1: A Short Preview
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As a KDE fan myself, I couldn’t wait to try it out. It took a while before Kubuntu packages were made available, however as soon as they were released I jumped on it and installed the beta on my laptop. What did I think of it?
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Simplify Media: Share Your Music Collection with Your Friends via Streaming [Multi-Platform]
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Simplify Media is a program that lets you listen to your friends music and allows them to listen to your music library, all in just a few steps. Also, this works for any operating system.
The operation is simple: choose which folders your friends will be allowed to listen and then invite them to create an account.
Read more »15 Beautiful KDM Themes
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KDM (KDE Display Manager) is the default graphical login interface of the K Desktop Environment. Anyone who uses KDE should know that KDM is highly customizable and can be easily configured.If you are already bored with your simple KDE login screen, you can spice it up a little through theming.
Read more »At last! Moblin has made Linux look cool!
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We are living in strange times. The entire economy turns out to have been a great big joke. Parliament appears close to collapse. The US is introducing new standards that could herald the end of gas guzzlers. Somebody or something called Tinchy Stryder has been number one in the charts.
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Getting to know Gnote
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As someone who writes for a living, I tend to take a lot of notes. For a while, used an application called Tomboy for that purpose. It was a nifty little app, but it ran a bit slowly for my tastes. I heard about Gnote, which is a rewrite of Tomboy in C++. Of course, I decided to give it a try.
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Flock 2.5 Delivers the Promise of Social Media on the Web
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As you spend more-and-more of your time on the Internet and connecting with others, Flock can help to streamline repetitive social activities.
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Highlight Domain & Subdomain for SSL websites in Firefox
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When you visit a Secure website in Firefox chances are that the FavIcon for the website is replaced with a Green bar with the details of the company. This is because of the default properties in Firefox to display detailed information of the website from the Extended Validation Certificate on the website.
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