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Linux is the road to success
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Linux is the way of the future and we need to accept it. Linux runs all of the big atmospheric computer models, it is so much easier and cheaper to run multiple processors on. It runs the bigger programs and databases better and faster, and the best reason for me to learn it is: if I want a better job I need to know how to use it.
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Ubuntu dominates Lenovo Linux distro poll
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Last week, Lenovo competitive analyst Matt Kohut wrote a blog entry about Linux on laptops. The blog entry, which included extensive criticism of Linux's laptop support, explains why Linux "just isn't ready" for the laptop, and provides insight into some of the challenges faced by OEMs that support Linux.
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15 Undocumented Firefox Tips
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The increasingly popular Firefox browser offers much more customizability than Internet Explorer does. Here are some tweaks you might not know about.
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Mozilla Firefox vs. Internet Explorer: Which is Safer?
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I am safer browsing in Mozilla’s Firefox browser than I am in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. I firmly believe this to be the case. Yes, that’s right, Firefox is safer than IE.
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KDE team updates release plans for 4.0
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The long-awaited KDE 4.0 desktop environment will be available to users in December but a development platform version will be released on October 30 to give third party developers time to port their applications to the new platform.
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AMD: GPU Specifications Without NDAs!
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This morning at the X Developer Summit in the United Kingdom, Matthew Tippett and John Bridgman of AMD have announced that they will be releasing their ATI GPU specifications without any Non-Disclosure Agreements needed by the developers!
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Will Penelope be the death of Thunderbird?
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So Mozilla has taken on the task of developing an open source version of the old Eudora email client under the name of Penelope.
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GCompris 8.4 Released Under GPLv3, Help Needed For 8.5 Release
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GCompris, an official GNU Project providing educational software for children aged 2-10 years, announced the release of version 8.4 today. Changes include upgrading to the GPLv3, as well as major structural changes. And lead developer, Bruno Coudoin, says the project could use some help.
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For Linux Lovers: The Penguin Mouse
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A computer mouse is no longer a simple object as nowadays it may come in a variety of shapes and sizes, colors and tones, bigger and smaller and sporting exotic or more common features. Among the shapes that a computer mouse can take these days is the shape of a little happy penguin,
looking especially for those Linux lovers out there.
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My first Linux virus?
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Wandering around my Linux filesystem I found a weird directory in /home …Ok, I thought, I didn’t create that. If it’s a virus, it’s the most stupid virus in existence, but, we never know… Then I got inside and see what files it had, and found this
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Dell's Linux sleight of hand
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Pssst, pass it on… Dell is selling Linux-based home PCs and laptops to its UK customers, but you’ll need a very good eye and probably a magnifying glass to find the systems on the direct seller's website.
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Ubuntu Search beta
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Ubuntu Search. Find everything about Ubuntu Linux in all official resources
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Portable Apps - Carry all your favorite Open Source applications where ever you go
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I came across this unique website called portableapps.com which has a collection of many Open Source and GPLed software which I use on a daily basis.
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10 ways Linux can breath life into your old PCs
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Yesterday, I was trying to figure out what to do with a spare Athlon XP 1600+ box that I have. I wrote down some of my ideas and threw in some others I’ve used in the past. If you’re looking for ways to reuse that old PC, just peruse this list.
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