We already presented the best screenshot application for Linux (for me at least): XFCE4 Screenshooter 1.6.0 (the article also explains how to make it the default screenshot tool in Ubuntu). But At the time I wrote the post, there was no .deb package available for Ubuntu so you had to compile it. Now there is such a package, so there is no need to compile it
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An Introduction to GNOME Zeitgeist
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In this article, Natan Yellin writes about GNOME Zeitgeist, a new user interface for documents and user information in the GNOME desktop currently planned for GNOME 3.0.
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Proprietary Software Falters
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Microsoft demonstrates that non-Free software is simply incapable of handling mission-critical tasks like GNU/Linux does (in Wall Street for example)
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SCO Amends Schedule F Again (Third)
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More bills to go over with a fine-toothed comb, and SCO has filed an third amended Schedule F for SCO Operations. That's the list of unsecured creditors. Here's the previous version, if you'd like to compare, and I hope you do, and the original [PDF]. We have now finished the exhibits to SCO's latest proposed APA, and I want to say thank you to everyone who pitched in. What a job that was.
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Poll: 62% Don’t Trust Microsoft on Mono
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A lot of news about Mono with special emphasis on key developments
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Report: Microsoft’s Patent Racketeering Comes from Myhrvold
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Microsoft extorts $120 Million out of rival Intuit, using the patent troll it is grooming
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Browser battle royale: Which should you use?
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These days, you have a broader choice of Internet browsers, despite the attempts by Microsoft to drive all the other browsers out of the space over the past decade. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer remains the most popular browser with a 65.9 percent share, but Mozilla’s open source Firefox has been showing a lot of strength in the past two years.
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The 3 Best Desktop Radio Players For Windows, Mac & Linux
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With the list of free players growing all the time (iffy companies are cropping up all over the web like raging teen acne - awful to behold and tough to stamp out) it’s time to narrow your choice down to the best available players.
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Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Project Codenamed Namoroka
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Mozilla has announced it’s new Project – Mozilla Firefox 3.6 which is codenamed “Namoroka“, with an intended release target of early-to-mid 2010
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Darl, Norris, Bryan Cave Named as Defendants in IP Litigation
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Well, my dreams are coming true. This is better than eagles. A new lawsuit with Darl McBride, Stephen Norris and Bryan Cave all named as defendants by Pelican Equity. The accusation? Theft of trade secrets. No. Wait. Wait. Wait. It gets better. They are also accused of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. There is a God! [passes out from joy]
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Online TV Sites Charging Premium for Ads
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With websites like Hulu taking off, old school TV companies have frequently complained that they don't make as much money online as they do on standard TV. Apparently, though, this is changing.
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Download + Convert YouTube Videos the Easiest Way Possible
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A few months ago, I posted here a tutorial on downloading or saving Flash/YouTube Videos on Linux the easy way. If the previous instruction is really difficult for you to grasp, then you should read this latest entry very carefully :-) Because now I'm going to show you how in the simplest way possible you can download a YouTube video plus convert it at the same time.
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Windows 7 vs Linux: What's the Best OS for Your Netbook?
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That shiny new netbook is light and portable, plays music and movies, and cost less than an iPhone (with service). Problem is: you might be ready to chuck it off a bridge. The answer to the netbook dilemma is: find an alternative operating system.
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Virtual Linux is the prescription for hospital
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A Californian hospital is using Linux virtual desktops to provide patients with email and web access.
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Moblin: a First Look at Intel's Open-Source OS
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Moblin is an Intel-created open-source operating system for netbooks and, specifically, the kind of people who use them.
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