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7. December 2009 by admin.
Have you read the past 25 or so entries in this blog?
Once I finally solved all my issues with Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, I decided to start the upgrade path to version 9.10.
I wanted newer applications. I needed better hardware drivers.
But especially with 9.10, nicknamed Karmic Koala, I’ve had to deal with too many issues. I’m tired.
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7. December 2009 by admin.
After a rocky beginning, I’ve been able to do many neat things with my Black iPod Classic with 120 GB, but it hasn’t been without its trials and tribulations. In this post, I’ll write about the tools I use to sync music, add photos, and transcode videos to the correct format
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7. December 2009 by admin.
This tutorial shows how you can set up an OpenSUSE 11.2 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge.
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7. December 2009 by admin.
The last time I blogged about Ubuntu Desktop, either I didn’t explain the problems I was having sufficiently, or people just don’t get it and react. I try to make what I write clear enough for those new to Linux, but that may make it seem like I’m not very experienced with Linux, even though I have been actively abusing it since 1995. I have decided to just keep on writing and let the chips fall where they may.
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7. December 2009 by admin.
A leaked HTC roadmap for 2010 has revealed that the majority of the company’s smartphones for the first half of 2010 will run Google Android, not Windows Mobile,
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7. December 2009 by admin.
StressLinux.org just recently announced a new release and we thought we would take a quick look at the system to see what it’s made of.
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7. December 2009 by admin.
BLIMEY, you turn your back for a minute…
Actually, it’s been a few months, because my attention has been consumed by a major project at the newspaper where I work: the introduction of a new editorial database system which, incidentally, works entirely within Mozilla’s Firefox web browser.
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7. December 2009 by admin.
Canonical releases a new version of its Linux distribution, Ubuntu, every six months. Sometimes new versions, like 9.04 “Jaunty Jackalope” are definitely worth the time investment, while others, like 8.10 “Intrepid Ibex” should be avoided. So, where does version 9.10 stand? Is the free download worth your time and bandwidth, or should you stick with the (still) cutting-edge 9.04, or even the rock-solid 8.04 LTS release? We’ve had a month to really get to know the Karmic Koala. We’ve put it through the paces and now have our final verdict.
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7. December 2009 by admin.
To start off, this review will attempt to describe/find what sets Linux Mint apart from all the other remastered/customized version of Ubuntu.
Normally, I don’t really fancy Ubuntu based distros, as most of them are nothing more than custom / remastered versions of the original Ubuntu. However, Linux Mint has really broken the tradition of poorly made custom respins and has nearly became a whole complete distro of its own
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