If you are some sought of a workaholic and find it hard to turn-off your PC even after many hours of work, then try using this simple, open source utility that will not only tell you how many minutes you have left before it hangs -up but would also automatically shut down your PC, as scheduled, after haven closed up all opened applications.
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Free/Open-source Spreadsheet Programs
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A computer application that replaced paper worksheets is called a spreadsheet. It shows multiple cells that together make up a grid consisting of rows and columns, each cell containing either alphanumeric text or numeric values.
Read more »TeeWars becomes TeeWorlds, Gets "Free-er" License, Stays Fun
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A game I reviewed a while back, TeeWars has updated to a newer version 0.40 along with the updated weapons physics and gameplay comes a new name, TeeWorlds, and a new License. This was followed quickly by a bugfix release 0.4.1 a few days later.
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Support the Libre Graphics Meeting
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The Libre Graphics Meeting brings together developers and users of free software graphics applications, such as the GIMP, Inkscape, Scribus, Blender, Krita, the Open Clip Art Library and more. This year the conference is in Wroclaw, Poland and we need to raise money to support travel for all these (often unpaid) Open Source developers to attend.
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KDE 4.0.3 Released
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The third bugfix release of the KDE 4.0 series is available. KDE 4.0 is mainly targeted at users who live on the bleeding edge. As a dot-oh release it might have its rough edges. The KDE Community releases a service update for this series once a month to make those bleeding edge users' lives easier. The changelog for KDE 4.0.3 is, although not complete, quite impressive.
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The Asus Eee PC (Part Three): The Alternative Distros
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In Part One of this four parter on the Asus Eee PC I looked at the technical specifications and in Part Two I looked at how to get the default Xandros up to speed as a full KDE desktop. In this third instalment we come to what is perhaps the most fun part of the experience.
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SliTaz GNU/Linux, the Smallest “Desktop” Distro Ever Created
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" «At 25 MB, it has to be the smallest desktop distro ever created». These were the words of Ladislav Bodnar in the most recent issue of Distrowatch Weekly when he announced this fresh and minuscule distribution as a new addition to the waiting list. Its name is SliTaz, and I was so intrigued about it that I tried it out..." -- See also: http://www.e-linux.it/news_detail.php?id=4767
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Setting up a nice looking KDE - For Beginners
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KDE is my preferred choice of desktop and every time I install a distribution I spend around an hour customizing it to my taste. Most of the distributions provide customized KDE but most of the customization go into the functional aspect of KDE(which should be the case) . This guide does not intent to point out to a specific choice but rather tells what can be done with a fresh KDE.
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20 Linux Articles You Absolutely Must Read
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We’ve all stumbled on those Linux articles that you read and either change your opinion on Linux or add to your understanding of Linux. I’m not talking about Linux howto’s or Linux documents, I’m specifically providing you with Linux articles you must read as a Linux user. Here is a list of what I believe are 20 Linux articles you definitely have to read if you call yourself a Linux user.
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KDE 4 rev 790000: Better stability and performance
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This is another revision of the development version of KDE 4 environment. Lots of you have asked why it took me so long to publish this article. Well, I was just waiting for rev 790000, that’s all. I hope that your curiosity will be satisfied since there’s been a lot of changes to describe this time. I did my best.
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Downloading and installing Thunderbird extensions
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Extensions are one of the major selling points for Firefox. No other browser can match the sheer volume of third-party mini applications and enhancements.
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5 Things YOU Can Do to Help Open Source
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I know a lot of people who use open source every day, from OpenOffice to the GIMP and Linux, open source has something for everyone. Recently I was asked how could someone give back to the developers of Free Software?
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Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 5.3.1
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"Klaus Knopper has announced the release of KNOPPIX 5.3.1. From the changelog..."
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The (not so) hidden goals of Prism, AIR and Silverlight
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"In this announcement, a sentence has been ruffling a few feathers at Adobe and Microsoft: «Unlike Adobe AIR and Microsoft Silverlight, we’re not building a proprietary platform to replace the web.
Read more »Why GIMP is Better than Adobe Photoshop
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I’m no graphics professional, but like probably most of you, I do need to edit photos from time to time. I used Adobe Photoshop before since it is the most widely used image manipulating software. But when I started using Linux, things changed.
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