I love distros that try and mimic other OSes. They lessen the blow of using a new OS and encourage inexperienced users to take the plunge into Linux. In that respect, Pear OS 8 is a wonderful imitation of Mac OS X, but does a poor job of presenting the best of Linux.
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Organize Your Media Library From the Command Line
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Uber geeks can do everything from the command line. They can send emails, browse the web, write documents and even listen to music. And now with Beets, they can even manage their media library without logging into a graphical environment.
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How To Build WordPress Email Wrapper
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WordPress default email sending function wp_mail is way too basic. It uses "Wordpress" as sender name and doesn't allow you send HTML and plain text mail at the same time. If you are writing a plugin that sends emails this is going to be a problem.
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Use TurnKey Linux to Deploy And Manage Web Apps With Ease
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If you’ve installed network accessible software or web apps on a server, you know what a task it can be. That’s because these web apps require a lot of infrastructure software which might take you hours to put together. This is where Turnkey Linux shines.
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MegaGlest 3.9.0 improves network performance
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MegaGlest 3.9.0 was released a few days ago. The latest release of this free (as in liberty and in beer) multi-player real-time strategy game brings lots of new game assets such as nicer units models, animated game environments (tilesets) and several new maps. But most importantly cross-platform network games are now stable (no more "out of synch" errors between Linux and Windows).
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How to Recover Accidentally Deleted Files
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You can’t always blame data loss on hardware failure. A clumsy user can be just as harmful. PhotoRec is a nifty little command-line based tool that can recover accidentally deleted files.
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No Starch Press has published my Perl One-Liners book! (5 free review copy giveaway in comments)
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My Perl One-Liners book was just published by No Starch Press. Perl one-liners are small and awesome Perl programs that fit in a single line of code and do one thing really well. There's a 5 free review copy giveaway in comments, and I created a special coupon code FSDAILYPERL that gives you 40% off till December 20.
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The public front of the free software campaign: part I
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A review of my discussion with Free Software Foundation's Zak Rogoff.
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Qt 5.2 - Foundation for KDE Frameworks 5
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On December 12th, the Qt Project released Qt 5.2. Congratulations to the Qt community for this great milestone! This version will form the foundation of Frameworks 5, the upcoming modularized release of the KDE libraries. As part of the Frameworks efforts, KDE devoted considerable effort to integrating valuable KDE technologies into Qt 5.2.
Read more »[Howto] Share Ethernet via Wifi with NetworkManager in KDE
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I recently was taking part in a training at a place which had poor cellular reception, no wifi and only one single ethernet connection. Thus we had to the ethernet via wifi. I tried to do just that with my laptop via NetworkManager - and it worked out of the box.
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KDE Releases Applications and Development Platform 4.12
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The KDE Community is proud to announce the latest major updates to KDE software delivering new features and fixes. With Plasma Workspaces and the KDE Platform frozen and receiving only long term support, those teams are focusing on the technical transition to Frameworks 5. This release marks substantial improvements in the KDE PIM stack, giving much better performance and many new features.
Read more »The power of crowdfunding: how to make the most of it
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The idea of crowdfunding or reaching out to individual people to raise money isn't new. What is new is the way the money is being raised. Thanks to the internet and social media, it's easier to find and connect with people who share your passions. This leads to more effective and efficient ways of reaching the right people who are willing to open their wallets to fund your projects.
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Vim Keyboard Shortcuts Cheatsheet
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Despite the abundance of graphical rich text editors, familiarity with Vim will help every Linux user — from an experienced system administrator to a newbie Raspberry Pi user.
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Nikto : Open Source Web Server Scanner for Ubuntu / Debian Linux
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Nikto is an Open Source (GPL) web server scanner which scans your webserver against more than 6500 potentially dangerous files/CGIs, checks for outdated versions of over 1250 servers, and version specific problems on over 270 servers. It has a very good plugin support
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Shutdown your ubuntu / Debian system with a USB Pendrive
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