If your laptop is running Linux you might not be happy with the battery life you are getting. There are numerous reasons for the possible extra drain on your battery.
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Gain more battery life from your Linux-based laptop with powertop
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What's New In Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Alpha 5 (With Screenshots)
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The Ubuntu development team unleashed the fifth alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala), due for release in late October this year.
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Convert various media formats to Vorbis in Linux
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Over the past month I have made it my goal to stop using the proprietary MP3 format for audio in favor of the free, open standard Ogg Vorbis format.
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Why Linux does not look like Windows
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One interesting remark I read in some comments is that Linux distribution are not successful because they don't look enough like Windows. Apparently if someone completely copied the interface of Windows and slapped that on top of Linux, Windows users would migrate in droves and Microsoft would be bankrupt. Well, not really. Let me explain.
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The easiest operating system to update is...
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Over the weekend, I decided to see which of the major operating systems would be the easiest to update. The answer may surprise you.
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A Tour of the Ubuntu Software Store
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About a month ago, Canonical announced plans for an Ubuntu app store, codenamed AppCenter. As expected, the first version has shown up in the Karmic Koala daily builds, now under the name Ubuntu Software Store.
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In-built Linux Multi-touch (New Video)
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first lubuntu test iso available
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"The lubuntu project is advancing. lynxis just published a lubuntu test iso based on the seeds by David Sugar and additional patches. It is just 381 MB and a second one only 292 MB..."
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Gwibber 2.0 Now Available To Download
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The first public version of Gwibber 2.0 has been released on the Gwibber daily-builds PPA. Gwibber 2.0 sports a completely redesigned interface, simple 'account' configuration wizards and more.
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7 Reasons to Use Debian
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1. Stable
Any application needs time to be used and tested enough time in order to make it stable. One of the greatest goals of Debian is stability. It's released when it's ready and applications included in the repositories have enough time to be tested through.
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Upgrade To The Latest FFmpeg and x264 in Ubuntu Intrepid and Jaunty
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A while ago I posted some fixed ffmpeg and x264 packages for Ubuntu Jaunty (.deb) but you may want to upgrade to the latest version of ffmpeg and x264 (whichever the latest version is). So this how-to will explain how to install the latest FFmpeg and x264 and then how to always update those packages. Read on!
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FreeMind Review
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FreeMind is a great free software program. It is identified as “mind mapping” software, for brainstorming or whatnot, but is also a general productivity/organizational tool.
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LyX 1.6.4 released
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"We are pleased to announce the release of LyX 1.6.4. This is the fourth maintenance release in the 1.6.x series. This release covers, amongst many minor improvements, fixes to some rather severe issues, such as:..."
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Ubuntu App Centre – Replacing Add/Remove, Synaptic, Gdebi, Update Manage
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Ubuntu developers are currently developing a centralised “App Store” to simplify the dding/removing /updating/configuring of software within Ubuntu.The name of this application called "Ubuntu App Centre"
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A Little Empathy For Pidgin
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With the integration of the Telepathy framework into GNOME, most distributions are dropping the old instant messaging favorite Pidgin, for the new upstream application Empathy.
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