Many of us wonder, why is there so much excitement over Skype when, at its core, Ekiga is a more robust application with even more maturity behind it?
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Big news from Zonbu - The Zonbu Notebook!
I’ve just heard from the Zonbu folks this morning and they let me know that as of today Zonbu is releasing a notebook version of their low power, environmentally friendly desktop.
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The top 10 consumer open source projects
Our Crave blog has compiled a list of the top 10 open source projects for consumers, and while their list covers 11 Web pages here’s the whole thing, Letterman-style:
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Watching (copy-right protected) DVD’s on Ubuntu Gutsy…
Were you shocked as well when you found out that your Ubuntu (in my case Kubuntu Gutsy 7.10) wouldn’t playback DVD’s that you’ve LEGALLY purchased in shops or through Amazon? That ain’t fair...
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Linux Media Player Roundup - Part 5
Welcome to part 5 of our Linux Media Player Roundup! Today we'll be going over several more media players for you to consider.
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Ten Firefox extensions to keep your browsing private and secure
Most people lock their doors and windows, use a paper shredder to protect themselves from identity theft, and install antivirus software on their computers. Yet they routinely surf the Internet without giving a second thought to whether their browser is secure and their personal information safe.
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Autumn Plugin Compiz Fusion
Want to bask in the outdoors, sunlight, breeze, the tumble of autumnal leaves rustling down while you slog away at your computer? Well compiz has just the plug in for you...
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The Switch from Windows to Ubuntu
It seems appropriate for my first blog entry to be about the computer that I program on at home. I switched my desktop OS recently.
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Review of some changes in Firefox 3
Firefox Beta 3 has been released some days ago, I have installed it and made a little comparison with Firefox 2.0 to see some of the changes.
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sudoers file...
The file /etc/sudoers, has the rules that users have to follow when using sudo command.
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10 Reasons Why the Command Line is More User-Friendly than the Desktop
I aim all of these not just at Linux, BSD, and Unix-alikes, but at every computer system ever. Nor do I say all of this as a power-using geek, but to apply it to every computer user everywhere.
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Howto: Transform a qemu image to a VirtualBox image
Virtual Machines are an easy way to provide new applications or even entire operating systems without the need to install or alter anything in an existing system. However, often they are provided as a qemu image while VirtualBox is much more userfriendly.
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UK mass tabloid newspaper discovers Linux!
It's not often I get so excited about a gadget delivery that I keep my eyes peeled for the postman. But when I heard an ASUS EEE PC was on the way, I was desperate to get my hands on it and start tapping away....
So what's so special about it, I hear you ask. Well, where do I start?...
Ubuntu Customization Guide v2
Changes are part of Nature so as with Technology.. Though this cannot be True for Windows and Mac cause the life cycle of a single Version is too much which is not the case with Linux.. Open Source evolve at very rapid rate and with evolution comes new & special changes … Today with a hike in Linux acceptance its pretty hard for competitors to provide similar solutions at free of cost.
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New improved workflow in Akregator?
Akregator—the KDE feed reader—may see an improved interface; focusing on the user's workflow in an upcomng version. Lead develoer Frank Osterfeld is posetive to the suggested changes. Follow the discussion in the Akregator email list.
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