A whopping two years at its second major release, Mozilla's popular desktop email client Thunderbird is now available as the new and improved Thunderbird 3.0, and there's a lot to love in the new Thunderbird.
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GNOME 3: The Future of the Linux Desktop Revealed
For many Linux desktop users, GNOME is their home. But it's a home that's in the process of a major renovation. In a session at the FUDcon Fedora Linux user and developer conference this week, contributors showed off some preliminary work for GNOME 3, the next major evolution of the GNOME platform.
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When Javascript became the world's new CPU
The computing world is always very unpredictable. That must be why there is a small number of people who make large amounts of money from it: they are in the right (unpredictable) place, at the right (unpredictable) time. Who would have ever guessed that Javascript, a simple scripting language initially thought as a simple means to make web pages "cooler", would become... drum roll...
Read more »Slitaz Linux: Zero to Distro in 30 MB!
As a small (30 MB), quick-to-boot distro, SliTaz is entering a field well-served by the likes of DSL and Puppy Linux. When going up against such heavyweights, SliTaz must offer something truly remarkable to distinguish itself.
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Malware Hidden Inside Screensaver On Gnome-Look
Malware has been found hidden inside an innocuous 'waterfall' screensaver .deb file made available on popular artwork sharing site Gnome-Look.org.
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Ubun-student is renamed to "Ailurus"-New PPA repositories included-
Announced today by Ubun-student team that the name has been changed to "Ailurus",If you diden`t hear about ubum-stendent or Ailurus before, it is an application which aims at telling users Ubuntu enhancement tricks. It puts tricks in tool-tip text and "Tip of the day" window. Ailurus supports Ubuntu 8.04, 8.10, 9.04 and 9.10.
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Who is KDE? (continued)
In my previous blog I talked about who KDE is and how the web is full of cool blogs and podcasts and more about our community. In this blog a few more links
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Exploring New Semantic Desktop Features in Mandriva Linux 2010
You have probably heard of Nepomuk, the semantic desktop technology we've been shipping for a while as part of the KDE Platform. However, so far, you may not have noticed it really doing very much useful for you. So what is this thing called Nepomuk, what can it do for us now and what will it bring us in the future?
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Free and Open Source CAD Software for Linux
Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computer technology for the design of objects whether 2D or 3D, real or virtual. Linux users may want to take a close look at some of the free and open source programs that perhaps can equal most of the features offered by AutoCAD. Here are some of the best free and open source CAD software for Linux that you may want to check out...
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Appreciating Rhythmbox Again
I haven’t used Rhythmbox for the longest time because Listen met my needs. Well, it was Listen, Sound Juicer and Ex Falso.
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Fedora 12: One Major Step in the Right Direction
Fedora 11, released just under six months ago, was a disaster. I tried everything to install Fedora 11 on my test machine. Fedora 12, as it turns out, installs without a hitch.
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The Perfect Server - Mandriva 2010.0 Free (x86_64) [ISPConfig 2]
This tutorial shows how to set up a Mandriva 2010.0 Free (x86_64) server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable), Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH and TLS, BIND DNS server, Proftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Dovecot POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc.
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GDM (GNOME Display Manager) is a highly configurable reimplementation of XDM, the X Display Manager. It starts the X session and shows a login window to the user.
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Examining the State of Fedora
While most operating systems can't afford to be too bleeding edge, Fedora boldly goes where no one has gone yet. That's a tough task to manage. We learned how they do it. How does one manage the balance between professional users and open source fanatics? Carefully.
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Thunderbird 3 released!
Thunderbird 3 changes the way you do email with tabbed email, and a new set of search tools helps you find your emails faster.
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