Sometimes the simplest game can be every bit as addictive and fun as monster games like Halo 3 or Gears of War. This is probably the reason why games like Pong still remain popular to this day and continue to inspire developers. While there are probably hundreds of versions of Pong-inspired games out there, one that will appeal to hardcore Pong fans and casual players alike is PONG!
Read more »Lunch break diversions: PONG! Multiplayer and Lost Labyrinth
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KOffice 1.6.3 released with major updates to Kexi
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KOffice 1.6.3 is out with a long list of changes, particularly for database management tool Kexi, the KOffice answer to Microsoft Access.
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Fedora 7 - A Review
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A review of Fedora 7, based heavily only the out-of-the-box functionality. Fedora 7 has some great things to offer, but also has a few shortfalls. However, these shortfalls should be seen as a very ethical decision on part of the Fedora group.
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Watchdog group pans Google's privacy policies as worst on the Web
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A privacy ranking lower than Microsoft? Remember the jailed Chinese blogger? Can Google be trusted?
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Blu-ray burning for Linux
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Phoenix Software and Nero have announced that Nero Linux 3 is now available in South Africa. Nero Linux 3 offers Blu-ray disc and HD DVD data burning support.
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Camino browser revision walks onto Mac OS desktops
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Mac-owning free software fans got a treat this week with the release of Camino 1.5, a major upgrade of the Mozilla-based, OS X-native Web browser.
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Scorched 3D makes tank battles fun
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Whether or not you remember the days when DOS was DOS and real geeks played Scorched Earth, a turn-based warfare game with tanks trading shots at each other until one was destroyed, you might find Scorched 3D, a modern remake of the old classic, just as addicting today as those playing the original did then. Not only that, it is the Project of the Month for May on SourceForge.net.
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Kazehakase brings innovation to the browser
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"Nowadays, half the free software world seems to be building Gecko-based browsers (and the other half writing plugins for them). With so many available, you might think the Kazehakase browser would hardly rate a mention. However, Kazehakase breaks away from the pack by being one of the few browser projects that is actually thinking of new features and ways to enhance old ones."
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How to install PURE GNOME/KDE/Xfce NOT {U,K,X}buntu on Ubuntu
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This is how you can install GNOME, KDE, or Xfce on Ubuntu. This is NOT like installing Ubuntu, Kubuntu, or Xubuntu.
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Mozilla plugs Thunderbird security hole
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Mozilla has had a tough week. Yesterday they fixed a security problem in Thunderbird by releasing version 1.5.0.12 late yesterday. This followed on the heels of updates to Firefox, to a Firefox Google toolbar extension, and to the SeaMonkey web application suite -- all within the last six days.
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The easy to install Gentoo with bling-bling. No, the other one!
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Gentoo is a source-based Linux distribution that helps users put together a streamlined custom system. But Linux users spoiled by the see-before-you-try Live CDs would often shy from Gentoo. Then along came Kororaa. Kororaa's package selection not only makes it an all-round Linux desktop, but has also ruffled feathers of Linux kernel developers.
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Azureus - Java BitTorrent Client in Ubuntu
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Azureus offers multiple torrent downloads, queuing/priority systems (on torrents and files), start/stop seeding options and instant access to numerous pieces of information about your torrents. Azureus now features an embedded tracker easily set up and ready to use.
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Linux Mint 3.0 Cassandra - A Review
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A review of the recent full-release of Linux Mint 3.0 Cassandra. Focusing more on what Mint provides "out-of-the-box" rather than the capabilities of any Linux distribution.
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With RHEL 5, Red Hat goes to bat for SELinux
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IT managers that want to secure their Linux environments and keep things running smoothly have a very powerful tool at their disposal: Security Enhanced Linux, or SELinux, an implementation of mandatory access controls originally developed by the National Security Agency (NSA) and integrated in to most mainstream Linux distributions.
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Read more »Firefox Companion for eBay now available in Beta
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This is not an extension, but a full firefox download specially customised for use with eBay, but it is beta so be careful. It includes features such as auction alerts from within the browser, Account Guard feature re PayPal and eBay searches from the sidebar.
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