"Wikipedia is without a doubt, one of World Wide Web’s wonders. I myself used Wikipedia to search information on many things, from education to entertainment. There are many cool things that you can learn from the vast amount of information inside Wikipedia. Thus in this post, I have listed down 20 little known ways and tools to use Wikipedia..."
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Rethinking Gobuntu
In a few days, both the gNewSense and Gobuntu project will release a new version of their distributions. Based on Ubuntu Hardy Heron, they will aim at satisfying the most exigent users in terms of freedom. This apparent duplication of work may not perpetuate. Indeed, some developers behind Gobuntu (including Mark Shuttleworth himself) think of "channelling the energy from Gobuntu into gNewSense".
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Updating Ubuntu Images With Jigdo
Jigdo, if you’re not familiar, takes a current Ubuntu image and compares its contained packages with the packages within an updated image (ie; alpha vs beta, beta vs RC, RC vs final). Using this method you’re only downloading the packages that have *changed* between images and not the entire image again.
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Release 1.0 of Rawstudio
"In total it took two years of development but there it is: version 1.0 of Rawstudio. Congrats to the developers! Apart from the usual bug fixes and GUI enhancements the most noticeable feature is probably the possibility to export to GIMP..."
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Linux-based diskless notebook costs under $300
A British Columbia-based startup called InkMedia announced an under-$300 notebook that runs embedded Linux. Based on a Via chip, the Ink Mobile Computer (Ink MC) depends on flash-based storage and offers an 8.6-inch SVGA display, four USB slots, Ethernet, and WiFi.
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Flipping the Linux switch: Forgetful penguins love Tasque
Do you forget stuff? Do you wonder where the heck you put the keys when they're in your right hand? Do you get in the shower with your socks still on? Do you ever get to the bus stop, and realize you can't recall if you've put on pants? We're the only ones? Really?
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5 Reasons You'll Love Fedora 9
NetworkManager working with CDMA and GSM wireless out of the box, KDE 4 by default, installation to encrypted partitions, PackageKit, persistent and custom Live USBs...
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10 common mistakes to avoid when you’re installing Linux software
Installing software in Linux is nothing like it used to be, but there are still some pitfalls to watch out for. If you follow this little guide, your Linux life will be made simpler and safer.
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Workrave, a great way to kiss RSI good-bye
If you type a lot (and chances are that if you are reading htis, you do) you probably know and are slightly worried about that horrible disorder known as carpal tunnel syndrome, a form of repetitive strain injury (RSI) common among keyboarders. It's a really painful disorder in your wrists and fingers. And once you have it, it's really hard (and expensive) to cure.
Read more »Open-source Flash rival "Gnashes" out
A non-profit open source project with high-profile backers has released beta code for an open source Flash media player, with a media server in the wings. Open Media Now's Gnash player runs standalone or as a plugin, and may run better than Flash on constrained devices.
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Order Ubuntu 8.04 LTS CDs Now Free
If you are anxious to get your hands on some nice CDs with Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) as soon as possible, then you should pre-order them right now from Ubuntu's ShipIt service, FREE of charge.
They have started taking the orders a few minutes ago, so hurry up!
The Google command line
This is a little bash script, distribued under GPL licence, that can launch google search in command line.
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Stable kernel 2.6.25 released
Linus has released the 2.6.25 kernel. After nearly three months of development and the merging of over 12,000 patches from almost 1200 developers, this kernel is now considered ready for wider use.
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This tutorial describes how to install Ubuntu by copying the contents of the installation CD to an USB memory stick (aka flash drive) and making the stick bootable. This is handy for machines like ultra portable notebooks that do not have a CD drive but can boot from USB media.
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Distribution Release: Draco GNU/Linux 0.3.0
"Draco GNU/Linux is a distribution based on Slackware Linux and "pkgsrc", a package management system developed by NetBSD. A new version, 0.3, was released a few days ago: ..." -- via http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=04842
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