I take a sort of sick joy in using a computer as long as possible, so I've become interested in lightweight Linux distributions like TinyMe 2008.0 that help prolong the life of a computer.
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Install OpenOffice 3.0 in Ubuntu 8.04 and 8.10
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OpenOffice 3.0 adds updated ODF format support, Microsoft Office XML format support (reading only), usability improvements, a new start center, improved annotations in Writer, and improved PDF support.
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Ubuntu Installation Report Generator
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Today i came across this interesting post about Ubuntu Installation Report Generator so I thought of giving it a try.Installation Report Generator is a small application, developed with Python + GTK, which helps user to gather informations about his hardware and software configuration, in order prepare an installation report.
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Media Reality Check: Microsoft Silverlight a Big Programming Scam
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The media wrongly presents Silverlight as "cross-platform" and falls for Microsoft's open source marketing ploy
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File Format Brouhaha Pits FOSS Against Proprietary
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How legally defensible are proprietary data formats? That's the question asked in this fascinating piece from Nature. T
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Linux an equal Flash player
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Welcome to the future. Linux is now a first-class desktop operating system citizen. Adobe today released version 10 of its Adobe Flash Player, available now in a variety of convenient packaging formats for Linux, as well as other popular desktop operating systems.
Read more »From Zero to Samba in Six Minutes
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Set up a simple Samba server and start sharing files with your Windows hosts in just a few minutes. Probably more than six minutes, but not many more. This Flash 9 video tutorial shows you exactly how.
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Running Linux Live-CDs On Windows With MobaLiveCD
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This article is a short introduction to running Linux Live-CDs with MobaLiveCD. MobaLiveCD is a standalone Windows application (i.e., you do not have to install it - it runs by clicking on the executable) that uses the Qemu emulator to run Linux Live-CDs on your Windows desktop.
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Benefits of linux from a user point of view
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The other day this guy that lives with me was idleing around the house since he was formating his pc. He’s 100% windows user, has heard of linux, never seen it, doesn’t even use firefox.
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The Future of Linux is Bright: The Newer Generation Digg It!
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a cute graphic on flickr - a linux kid - photo only - plus comments
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My FOSS Graphic Application WishList
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There's a number of new graphics applications that I've been searching all over for. They may or may not have been invented yet. So I'm posting this little list,
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Ease Linux Migration By Asking Hard Questions First
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Over at TechRepublic, Jack Wallen details ten points to consider prior to moving your organization to Linux.
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MySQL in KDE
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MySQL is a database. I don't like it. It hurts my brain, not only because of its infamous help 'no help installed; consult help' messages.
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The Second Great Depression
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Let's face it: Linux can save companies money. It can do lots of really serious work well on machines that can't even minimally run a current version of Windows.
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Effect of the Depression on Technology
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this recession will be good for innovation because recessions generally are
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