When the Maverick Meerkat, better known as Ubuntu 10.10, debuts in October, it will bring with it a new default browser for Kubuntu users in the form of rekonq. If you're a KDE user dissatisfied with Konqueror and Firefox, here's what you can look forward to next fall.
Read more »Rekonq: Konqueror Killer?
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Open Money- A look at Personal Financial Software for Linux
When it comes to personal financial software choices, the Windows folks have historically had plenty of choices… with a few major ones that seemed obvious. However, the fine folks over on the Linux side of the wall have not had the same.
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Firefox 3.6.4 On The Verge Of Its Final Descent
Firefox 3.6.4 is the last major release before the eventual Firefox 4.0, to be released in Nov 2010. Release candidate of Firefox 3.6.4 was available for download on the last week of May 2010, and it was expected that the final release of Firefox 3.6.4 would happen in the first week of June 2010.
Read more »Mozilla girds Firefox with 'hang detector'
The next version of Firefox will include a "hang detector" that automatically terminates plug-ins that quit talking to the outside world.
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Fedora’s lucky 13
The number 13 is usually associated with bad luck. Friday the 13th (both the date and the movie). Many buildings don’t have a thirteenth floor. Fedora just released it’s number 13 and one might wonder if the number was good or bad for the release.
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Fixing Mplayer's Terminal Abuse, esp. for KDE and Windows
Mplayer updates the information about the amounts of frames it displayed, the played time, the remaining time, etc. every single time it displays a *frame*. This is not only completely unnecessary, it can unnecessarily hog several percent of your CPU in many terminal implementations, especially in current KDE 4 and Windows. The higher the frame rate, the more wasted CPU power.
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How to access windows host shared folders from ubuntu guest in Virtualbox
This tutorial will explain How to access windows host shared folders from ubuntu guest in Virtualbox.
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Kiddix - The Linux For Kids Launches a "Pay What You Want" Promotion
Kiddix is offering a 1 week 'pay what you want' sale of their kid-friendly operating system, and going full open source. Thru 6/15, support the initiative by purchasing or donating a copy of Kiddix!
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Running Windows Files in Ubuntu 10.04: The Wrong Approach?
If you use Windows software on Ubuntu 10.04, chances are you've encountered the new feature in Lucid Lynx that prevents .exe files from being run without the executable bit set. This might be good and well for some users, but is it really the best approach to security? Here are some thoughts.
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Ubuntu Netbook Edition (Remix) not just for netbooks?
Ubuntu Netbook Edition (formally netbook remix) is a collection of applications that make Ubuntu more usable on smaller screens. But you don't have to be running a netbook to benefit. This article looks at how to use the best netbook remix features in a standard Ubuntu 10.04 install.
Read more »Review: Zeam Launcher
As I was browsing through the feeds in liferea, I happened upon this little gem. Being a fan of home replacement apps for Android devices, I opened it and began reading. That article contained little information about Zeam Launcher so I installed it from the Android market. Here's what I found.
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SuperGrub is a Sanity Saver
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Pino: Fedora’s default social tool
Where would we be today without social networking? I have heard many tales how a social tool has saved a life or joined two lives together. I have covered Gwibber, which wis the Ubuntu default social networking tool. This time around I will focus on Pino.
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Memo From Dell: Ubuntu Linux Safer Than Microsoft Windows
In a short but bold statement, Dell's U.S. website says Canonical's Ubuntu Linux is safer than Microsoft Windows. Here's the scoop and the implications from The VAR Guy.
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Puppy Linux 5 Lucid Puppy - Nothing but praise
You all know that I absolutely love Linux Puppy. I've tried Puppy years ago and instantly loved it, loved the precise art of fitting so many great, useful programs and tools into such a tiny package. And now, there's a new reason to love it even more. Version 5.
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