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RSSOwl 2.0.1 Review - Feature-Rich Feed Reader for Linux

http://tuxarena.blogspot.com

Written in Java, RSSOwl is a powerful feed reader for Linux, with support for RSS, RDF and Atom feeds, with a lot of features and customisation options.

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Howto Convert Ext3 filesystem to Ext4 Filesystem without Reinstalling OS in Ubuntu

http://shibuvarkala.blogspot.com

You can convert your existing Ext3 filesystem to Ext4 with an easy procedure.Things to remember
* Unmount the filesystem before convert
* Filesystem must be non-root
This way you can improve the performance, storage limits and features of your existing filesystem without reformatting and/or reinstalling your OS and softwares.

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DNS Benchmark with Wine

http://www.wine-reviews.net

Internet browsing is a huge part our daily lives. No matter where we are we are bound to have contact with the internet in one form or another, and thus when we need it we want/need it to be as fast and as responsive as possible.

Before I get into how to find the fastest DNS for you, you need to know what a DNS is. DNS stands for Dynamic Naming Service.

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Chinese pirates launch a ubuntu version that looks exactly like windows XP

http://www.downloadsquad.com

Seriously illegal of course , because of the loads of patents , but I like the idea. Of course , Yimf OS is only in Chinese.

I would just love to try to cheat a friend into having ubuntu and not realizing it like that.

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Hidden Docky 3D Mode

http://www.webupd8.org

Docky comes with a hidden 3D mode. Here is how to enable it...

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How to watch Youtube videos (Including HD) without flash in Firefox

http://www.ubuntugeek.com

This tutorial will explain How to view Youtube videos without flash in Firefox.

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Xubuntu 9.10 Review - Unremarkable

http://www.dedoimedo.com

Xubuntu is a member of the Ubuntu family, furnished with the lightweight Xfce desktop environment, on top of the standard Ubuntu stack. So, that means that it should be as easy and convenient to use as standard Ubuntu, right?

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FOSGames: A Look at Syntensity

http://www.fosgames.com

When first looking at Syntensity, one might infer that it is an FPS game. Nothing could be further than the truth. Syntensity's main achievement is the Intensity Engine, which is a significantly modified version of the Sauerbraten/Cube2 Engine with a focus on online content.

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XBMC 9.11 released

http://www.hdtvinfo.eu

What once started as an mediacenter project for hacked Xboxes is now grown into one of the best mediacenter applications: XBMC. XBMC is now upgraded to version 9.11.

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GnoMenu – A Customizable, Good-Looking Application Menu

http://www.makeuseof.com

One of the great things about Linux is that there are a number of options for almost everything that you can hope to achieve. A very slick application menu is the GnoMenu. GnoMenu is a highly customizable application launcher. Let us see what all it can do.

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GNOME 2.29.4 released

http://lwn.net

Version 2.29.4 of GNOME, a development release, has been announced. "And here comes 2.29.4, just in time for the holiday season."

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SimplyMEPIS 8.5 beta3 is Here for the Holidays

http://www.mepis.org

MEPIS has announced that SimplyMEPIS 8.4.95, the third beta of MEPIS 8.5, is available from MEPIS and public mirrors.

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Full Review: Nexuiz 2.5.2 - Free First-Person Shooter for Linux

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Nexuiz is one of the most popular shooter games which emerged after the open-sourcing of the Quake 3 engine, featuring a fast-paced game style and several game modes, like the popular DM or CTF. Nexuiz is a free, GPL-licensed, first-person shooter developed online by the Internet-based team Alientrap, and it comes with ports for Linux, Windows and Mac.

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TuxArena's 10 Most Popular Tips in 2009

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Following the most popular TuxArena articles in 2009 post, here are the 10 most popular tips published here at TuxArena in 2009:

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Mozilla Panning Imminent Fennec Release

http://www.linuxjournal.com

There's no doubting that Firefox is a heavyweight among Open Source applications, or that innovation has been its strong suit. What has been doubted, however, is when it will finally light up the mobile world.

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