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Theora 1.1 is released – what you should know

http://hacks.mozilla.org

Less than a year after the release of Theora 1.0, the wonderful people at Xiph have released Theora 1.1. The 1.1 release is a software-only release of the Theora encoder and decoder. It does not include any changes to the Theora format.

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Five Resources for Open Source Fonts

http://ostatic.com

There are plenty of Web sites to download fonts that are low- or no-cost, but finding free and open source fonts is a little more difficult. Here are five resources to check out the next time you need something with just the perfect slope or serif.

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OOo4kids: Special Version for Kids

http://saigkill.wordpress.com

Today i found in interesting Project called “OpenOffice for Kids”. I have reviewed it and maked some Snapshots.

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Tux Paint – A Great Image Program for Your Children

http://www.howtogeek.com

Looking for a wonderful image program for your children (or inner child)? Tux Paint makes a terrific addition to your family’s computer whether you are using Windows, Linux, or Mac.

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Viruses on Linux - Look out?

http://www.learningubuntu.com

Explaining to a father how there are no viruses for Linux.

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Change Ctrl + Alt + Delete Behavior To Open System Monitor, in Linux

http://webupd8.blogspot.com

Actually, I've written this post before (quite a few months ago) but then deleted it because it didn't work. In the mean time, I found out why, so I decided to post it again.

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Gnome 2.28 Released - See What's New

http://webupd8.blogspot.com

The new version of GNOME 2.28 has been released (complete release notes).

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Linux in the street

http://tux-pla.net

In this article, you can see some picture about Linux graffiti in the stree, around the world.

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Created by ptiseb 16 years 18 weeks ago – Made popular 16 years 18 weeks ago
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Midori: lightweight browsing

http://mybroadband.co.za

Despite an already crowded browser market Midori promises to be a lightweight alternative to browser bloat

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Created by Rimodoc 16 years 18 weeks ago – Made popular 16 years 18 weeks ago
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Make Compiz Run Smoothly and Without Tearing

http://tombuntu.com

For a long time it has bothered me that Compiz does not seem to run as smoothly as Metacity on my desktop system. With desktop effects switched off, moving windows around the screen would seem smoother. With desktop effects switched on, I'd also notice tearing in areas of the screen with fast motion including in videos.

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WebGL support makes first appearance in latest Firefox 3.7 nightly builds

http://www.downloadsquad.com

Google Chrome and other WebKit-based browsers aren't the only ones getting improved 3D graphics handling capabilities. As of September 18th, Firefox trunk builds include support for WebGL.

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Replacing KDE applications

http://linuxcritic.wordpress.com

Those of you who have been following my Linux Critic blog know that I’ve been on an app-hunt to replace some of the applications to which I’ve grown used to in KDE, mostly so that I can break my ties with that desktop and move forward completely without it.

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Tweak photos with Fotoxx (Open Source)

http://blog.worldlabel.com

While F-Spot and digiKam are among the most popular photo management applications, they are not the only fish in the sea. In fact, if you need a lightweight tool that can help you to manage and tweak your photos with a minimum of effort, Fotoxx can do the job just fine.

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Created by lmfao 16 years 19 weeks ago – Made popular 16 years 18 weeks ago
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GIMP 2.8 and its (huge) improvements to the User Interface!

http://www.gimpusers.com

Finally confirmed: single window mode is coming for 2.8! But thats not the whole story yet The plan for 2.8 also includes lots of other cool new usability and interaction features!

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Making backups with pyBackpack

http://ardchoille42.blogspot.com

Until yesterday I have been happily making backups of $HOME using the tar command in a bash script. However, my home directory has grown over the years but my storage device hasn't and there are tons of files that I don't really need to backup. So, I set out to learn how to use the --exclude and --exclude-from switches provided by tar. What I found was interesting, these switches didn't work.

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