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Cool Computer Tricks - Interesting Optical Illusions!

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This post is devoted to the art of spacing out and letting your eyes play tricks on you :)

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Wiggly windows? That's just the beginning!

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Compiz is a cool application and great eyecandy for GNU/Linux. Check it out and make your Windows friends jealous.

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Top 20 used Linux Commands

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Top 20 Linux commands that i use on a daily basis, taken out of my history files on my servers.

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Challenges in Multi-Core Era – Part 1

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A few years ago, in 2005, Herb Sutter published an article in Dr. Dobb’s Journal , “The Free Lunch Is Over: A Fundamental Turn Toward Concurrency in Software”. He talked about the need to start developing software considering concurrency to fully exploit continuing exponential microprocessors throughput gains.
Here we are in year 2009...

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From where do you get Linux?

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One of the questions that some beginners do worry about is "from where do I get Linux?" After all most people received their current operating system preinstalled with their computers or purchased it in a box at a retailer such as best buy or office depot.

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Finding GIMP – Image Manipulation Tutorials

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I finally made the switch from Adobe Photoshop to GIMP, and it was a success. Here are some begginers how-tos and tutorials that I found useful and can help you start photo-editing with GIMP.

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Eclectic And Funny Linux Pictures - Last Day Of Vacation

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Another collection of pictures. Funny or not, they're here!

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Choosing A Top Distro

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This 13 page course features reviews and comparisons of 11 top Linux distributions examining history, category, desktop, help resources, my opinions and more for each distro. Written from a windows user perspective, this course brings Linux newbies a comparison of top Linux distributions and likely choices through numerous basic desktop videos, reviews, and a final knowledge test.

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The beginner's guide to Slackware Linux

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Give a man Ubuntu, and he'll learn Ubuntu. Give a man SUSE, and he'll learn SUSE. But give a man Slackware, and he'll learn Linux.

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Stellarium: planetarium for your desktop

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Stellarium is a great piece of software that works on several different computer platforms. If you are interested in astronomy or would like to teach your children about it than give it a try.

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Improve your ubuntu9.04 Jaunty Jackalope by a single click

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This howto provides you supplement software to enhance your ubuntu9.04 Jaunty Jackalope. You can install these packages by copying the commands to your terminal or by just clicking the download link(apt://) the installation will be launched. This is not a security breach, since these packages are installed using apt-get and your configured repositorie

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90% of computers controlled by one company?

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Microsoft Windows is running on 90% of computers around the globe. This should alarm people and the government. Such a monopoly stifles innovation and competition. We need to start using alternatives that are available.

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The Perfect Desktop - Fedora 11 (GNOME)

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This tutorial shows how you can set up a Fedora 11 desktop (GNOME) 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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How to create a pre-boot image for slitaz ( .lss picture files )

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1. You will need to have Gimp 2.6 installed and ready.Now create a new picture with 640 x 480 (480 minus some space for the text cursor). The original Slitaz splash will be 640 x 346 pixels.2. Now create your....

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What is hoped to be new in Ubuntu 9.10: Karmic Koala

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Server Ubuntu aims to keep free software at the forefront of cloud computing by embracing the API’s of Amazon EC2, and making it easy for anybody to setup their own cloud using entirely open tools. They’re currently in beta with official Ubuntu base AMI’s for use on Amazon EC2. During the Karmic...

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