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Video Calls on the move.. lots of choices many questions.
Submitted by fieldyweb on Wednesday 11th of July 2012 09:21:03 PM Filed under
The idea of the video phone has been around for a very long time. I remember attending a phone conference in the 90′s when it was the next big thing. However it has never really taken off.. maybe until now?
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Followup up to the comments on "Has the Linux Desktop had its day" post..
Submitted by fieldyweb on Monday 9th of July 2012 08:17:59 PM Filed under
Yesterday i wrote a post entitled “Has Linux on the Desktop had its day” and it got some responses. It’s not my place to name names however I do feel some of the responses I had in the post are a clear example of some of the problems with the Linux Community.
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Has linux had its day on the desktop?
Submitted by fieldyweb on Sunday 8th of July 2012 06:09:22 PMThe stats are in, Linux is everywhere, the problem is, no one is mentioning this fact, and at the same time it appears that take up of the Linux desktop may be on the wane. Its a strange new world which this operating system now finds itself powering huge chunks of the internet and mobile devices. Yet evidently losing ground on the desktop.
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Remote Application launching using X11 and SSH.. Oldie but a goodie..
Submitted by fieldyweb on Sunday 8th of July 2012 04:47:13 PM Filed under
Using WordPress as my central blog platform I’m very happy with it, not much to complain about, some good features, it’s very social and some nice themes. However it’s got me thinking not so much my content i’m now having a “problem” to manage it’s dealing with the replies
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How to custmize KDE’s window titlebar buttons
Submitted by finid on Wednesday 4th of July 2012 10:11:32 AM Filed under
If you are using the latest KDE edition of your favorite distribution, your window titlebar could be missing a button or two that you most certainly need. That is definitely the case on Sabayon 9 KDE. The titlebar could also be sporting spacers that you do not need, as is the case on Kubuntu 12.04.
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KLook gets PDF/ODT support, while StackFolder gets drag-n-drop
Submitted by finid on Friday 29th of June 2012 01:39:39 AM Filed under
KLook is a multi-file-type viewer. It is not an application that can be started standalone, but is integrated into other applications, like Dolphin, KDE’s file manager. StackFolder, on the other hand, is a widget application that makes it possible to browse the contents of a directory, or your entire home folder, without opening Dolphin.
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Help with Hardware Guess?
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wednesday 27th of June 2012 11:23:26 PMWell, I hoped the hardware issue of earlier was just a scare, but apparently not. Now my machine locked up while idling. What do you think, motherboard?
Help with Kmail 4.8 storage
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wednesday 27th of June 2012 09:43:07 PM Filed under
Since I imported my mail into kmail 4.8.3, my old Mail folders haven't been updated. Where the heck is my mail stored?
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Pandora FMS 4.0.2 released!
Submitted by geniususer on Wednesday 27th of June 2012 09:18:18 AM Filed under
A new version of Pandora FMS http://pandorafms.com is ready! Artica ST http://artica.es has released Pandora FMS 4.0.2 with the aim to improve the tool, keep reliability and improve the performance. In this new version of the IT monitoring several new features were added but the big effort was to fix bugs and improve existing features.
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Downloads of Apache OpenOffice 3.4.0 top 5 million
Submitted by finid on Thursday 21st of June 2012 09:51:49 PMIf you just dropped in from outer space, Apache OpenOffice, or what used to be called OpenOffice.org, was a Sun Microsystems-sponsored project. It was at one time, the most popular office suite, as it was pre-installed on almost all Linux and BSD desktop distributions.
Read the complete article at http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2012/06/20/downloads-of-apache-openoffice-3-4-0-top-5-million/
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How to make Fedora 17 more user-friendly with easyLife
Submitted by finid on Thursday 21st of June 2012 09:29:54 AM Filed under
But there are applications that make it very easy to install most non-free applications on any edition of Fedora. One of those applications is called EasyLife. This article shows the simple steps you need to install it on your Fedora 17-powered box.
Read the complete article at http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2012/06/20/how-to-make-fedora-17-more-user-friendly-with-easylife/
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Zorin OS 6 Core preview
Submitted by finid on Wednesday 20th of June 2012 07:18:36 AM Filed under
Zorin OS is one of those distributions that attempt to bring something different to the Linux desktop. But what exactly does Zorin OS bring to the table? An Ubuntu-based distribution with a Microsoft Windows 7 theme. The objective is to make it easier for Windows users to switch to Linux.
Read the complete article at http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2012/06/20/zorin-os-6-core-preview/
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Mandriva 2012 technical preview
Submitted by finid on Wednesday 20th of June 2012 02:46:06 AM Filed under
The installer in this technical preview gives you the option to install a KDE desktop (default), a GNOME 3 desktop, LXDE and Other desktop. I hoped to show screen shots from test installations of supported desktop environments, but the GNOME 3 installation was too buggy to use. As a result, only screen shots from the KDE, LXDE and Other desktops are featured.
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Microsoft just failed with it's latest hardware offering..
Submitted by fieldyweb on Tuesday 19th of June 2012 08:45:02 PM Filed under
Yes, i know this is a Linux blog, however it's time now of Linux to stand up for we have seen what Micorosoft calls a tablet OS and it falls short on every possible way even this new hardware smoke and mirrors..
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Fedora 17 KDE review
Submitted by finid on Tuesday 19th of June 2012 05:49:32 PM Filed under
For the main edition and for each Spin, there are installation images for 32- and 64-bit architectures. This article presents a review of the KDE Spin, using a 32-bit installation image on real hardware and in a virtual environment.
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There’s nothing wrong with Windows, as such.
Submitted by fieldyweb on Sunday 17th of June 2012 04:59:25 PM Filed under
This week I was sat at a work colleagues desk with a brand new Windows 7 build on a PC trying to get him connected to our VPN something i’ve done over a 100 times in the past yet this time it wasn’t going well.
The main reason for this was a poor 3G single on a dongle however something struck me when trying to deal with the problem which boiled down to the lack of tools Windows comes loaded with out of the box so to speak to troubleshoot problems.
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Sabayon 9 KDE and GNOME preview
Submitted by finid on Tuesday 12th of June 2012 08:25:02 PM Filed under
Sabayon is a rolling-release distribution, so existing users do not have to reinstall to get the latest core and applications of a Sabayon release. That is one of the best features of the distribution.
Read the complete article at http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2012/06/12/sabayon-9-kde-and-gnome-preview/
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Linux Mint 13 MATE/Cinnamon review
Submitted by finid on Saturday 9th of June 2012 07:20:21 AM Filed under
Both desktop environments aim to satisfy users who refuse to let go of old technology and those who demand new technology, but packaged in a familiar format. And Linux Mint is the first project to make both available to users in separate ISO installation images for 32- and 64-bit architectures.
This article is a review of both editions.
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How to dual-boot Linux Mint 13 Cinnamon/MATE and Windows 7
Submitted by finid on Thursday 7th of June 2012 01:27:09 AM Filed under
This tutorial presents a step-by-step guide on how to dual-boot either one with Windows 7 on a computer with a single hard drive. Because the Cinnamon and MATE editions of Linux Mint 13 share the same installation program, the steps involved are the same regardless of the edition you use.
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2 cool features to expect in KDE 4.9
Submitted by finid on Tuesday 5th of June 2012 06:57:23 PM Filed under
The list of planned features is very long and includes many UX and UI additions, improvements and bugfixes, but the two that I am looking forward to the most are KLook and StackFolder, two features already available by default on ROSA Marathon 2012 and also in ROSA Desktop 2012 beta.
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