I installed Mandriva 2009 with the new KDE 4.1 desktop by default and was impressed with the over all feel. Compared to older versions of Mandriva, Mandriva 2009 seemed quicker and snappier and gave me a clean feel while browsing. I enjoyed the theme, background and panel tones much more in this latest release of Mandriva.
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Mandriva 2009 Installation
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Bash Script To Access Wikipedia
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Wikipedia - When that other online encyclopedia just won't do ;)
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Sams Teach Yourself TCP/IP in 24 Hours (4th Edition)
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I suppose I should say this part up front. When I agreed to review this book, I didn't realize I knew the author. I just took a quick look at the topic and said "Sure, I'll review it". Actually, it's more accurate to say that I do some writing for a publication Joe edits.
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Elisp Wrapper For Perl Scripts - Xah Lee, 2008-10
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"This page shows a example of writing a emacs lisp function that process text on the current region, by calling a external perl script. So that you can use your existing knowledge in a scripting language for text processing as emacs commands..."
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Emacs Example Tutorial: insert a block of text
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"As I explained in my previous Emacs tutorial on killing a block of text, it is sometimes hard to find easy to understand documentation on how to use emacs. One of the first things I wanted to learn how to do in Emacs was block editing..."
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Emacs server + GNU screen daemon <-> Emacsclient + GNU screen
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"If the server mode of Emacs is activated and files are opened through emacsclient, opening files by Emacs can be as fast as vim. But you can see it running on you desktop anyhow, a showing window or a foreground process. Can we make it a background job?
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In early November of 2007, the gOS Linux Operating System was presented along with the Everex gPC available at Wal-Mart and on-line. The gPC desktop system was priced at 9 and its early success must be attributed to the gOS 1.0 Operating system based on Ubuntu 7.10 + enlightenment.
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This Linux is so darned small, I can't believe the name ;)
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Install OpenOffice 3.0 on Ubuntu
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OpenOffice 3.0 is not in the repository for Ubuntu yet…why…I do not know. Anyway you can install it very easily by following a couple steps
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OpenOffice Writer 3.0 - Notes Video
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OpenOffice 3.0 includes some great new features and among them is the upgraded notes system in OpenOfficeWriter 3.0. The notes are easy to add, customize, delete and navigate through.
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Not another of our grab-the-web script, but an actual GNU project :)
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Free Course on LInux Commands
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The "35 Linux Commands you have to know" is a free course to help you with Linux Commands. These are commands that every Linux user should know.
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Video
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"The video element is used to embed video content in an HTML or XHTML document. The video element was added as part of HTML 5..." -- See also:
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*Using geolocation
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Ubuntu Tweak 0.4.0 was released
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See the screenshots to see what’s new in this version. Here’s a brief description: the ability to remove old kernel images, packeges that are no longer needed in order to clean up hdd space, change the gnome panel logo, templates and Scripts support directory now, new user folder settings and it also has full support for Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid!
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Create Striking Themes for Drupal Websites using New Book from Packt
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A new book that teaches users to create and modify themes for Drupal websites has been announced today by Packt. Written by prominent Open Source and Content Management expert Ric Shreves, Drupal 6 Themes helps users create a striking new look for their Drupal websites with clean layout and powerful CSS styling.
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