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Gnome Do : Attractive and Functional launcher for Gnome
via Linux on Desktop by Ambuj on July 02, 2008
Gnome Do is an innovative launcher for the GNOME desktop environment similar to Quicksilver available on "Mac OS X" . Gnome Do tries to provide best of Keyboard driven interface(providing short-cut keys and command terminals) and cursor driven interface(menus , attractive buttons and icons), thus making it useful to both novice and experienced users. It is extensible and supports number of
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One Live DVD, One Ton of Linux Games
via Linux Today by (author unknown) on July 02, 2008
Linux.com: "LinuX-Gamers Live is a live DVD from Germany based on Arch Linux that includes nothing but games..."
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Speed Up! with Wordpress and Gears
via Ajaxian by Dion Almaer on May 28, 2008
Reposted from my personal techno.blogI was sitting on the tube a few months ago in London when I looked up to see Matt Mullenweg, Om Malik, and another nice chap whose name escapes me. A little random to bump into them in the middle of London, but we were all in town for the “Future of Web Apps” conference. I had the fortune to chat with Matt a little about Gears and Wordpress. The marriage...
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Zoho Sheet Update
via Zoho Blogs by Ramesh on June 16, 2008
After our Macros and Pivot Tables update in April, we did couple of updates in Zoho Sheet and here are the highlights.New Theme - Mint BlueThe first thing you are likely to notice is that Zoho Sheet now sports a light blue theme as in the screenshot below (click on image to enlarge). This blue theme has been made as the default theme. You can select the various themes from the Themes menu at the...
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Review: Linux Mint 5
via tuxmachines.org - Do you waddle the waddle? by srlinuxx on June 18, 2008
raiden.net: One of the hallmark Linux distributions for new users that we've been very pleased with has been Linux Mint. As I've said before, it's built on Ubuntu and is essentially "Ubuntu done right". With the introduction of version 5, Linux Mint has upped [the] level.Advertisement: read more
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Field Guide to Mozilla Firefox 3 Details New and Improved Features (MozillaZine)
via LWN.net by jake on June 16, 2008
A new guide to Firefox 3 has been announced on MozillaZine. The Field Guide to Firefox 3 provides a in-depth look, with many screenshots, of the new features in Firefox 3. "Firefox 3 is going to be launched very soon. In anticipation of this long-awaited event, the folks in the Mozilla community have been writing extensively about the new and improved features you'll see in the browser. The...
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Google Docs Adds PDF Uploads [Google Docs]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on June 16, 2008
You can't edit them yet, but Google Docs users can now upload PDF documents and view, copy text from, print, and share them. Nice solution when you don't have a reader handy, or when PDFs are part of a larger project—but note that competitor Zoho already offers PDF viewing for even non-registered users. [via]
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Opera 9.5 For Linux : Hits n Misses
via tuxmachines.org - Do you waddle the waddle? by srlinuxx on June 16, 2008
anojrs.blogspot: I have always been a great fan of Opera. Ever since its first version, Opera has always been the dark horse in the browser wars. Opera has released v9.5 of it's desktop browser with a host of new features. Here we discuss installation, setup and the great and not-so-great features of the linux version of this release.Advertisement: read more
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Microsoft Now Sponsor of Open Source Census
via Linux Today by (author unknown) on June 16, 2008
LinuxWorld: "Microsoft has become a sponsor of The Open Source Census, a project started earlier this year that aims to track and catalog the use of open-source software in enterprises worldwide, the group announced Monday..."
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Changes to Gobuntu
via Linux Today by (author unknown) on June 16, 2008
LWN: "This installer option nowobviates the need for a separate derivative project, and in the interestof reducing the workload of Ubuntu core developers, the Gobuntu projectwill instead focus on merging as many changes as possible into mainlineUbuntu..."
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