Thursday, October 26, 2006

 

Xubuntu 6.10 Available

Today Ubuntu 6.10 has been released. Also Kubuntu and Edubuntu were released. Xubuntu "has not yet officially been released, but you can already download the final stable image, so it's also available! However, "be aware though, that there may be
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Wednesday, October 18, 2006

 

7 Reasons To Keep Using Firefox

Is IceWeasel the solution to Debian and Mozilla trademarks issues? I don't know right now. I really think Debian have the right to fork Firefox or any other Free Software project but, in this case, I think it is better to keep using Firefox instead ... read more

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Saturday, October 14, 2006

 

KDE or Gnome? I Prefer Xfce, Thanks

I don't want to contribute to the old and useless discussion about what desktop environment (DE) is better, Gnome or KDE. However, I noticed in that discussion often is ignored a third contestant: Xfce. There are other options besides those three, ... read more

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Preparing To Migrate To Beta

I started a new blog using Blogger Beta. The idea is to test the new beta features and make sure the hacks I'm using now here will still be working in the beta platform. All the new content will be posted in this blog, though.

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Monday, October 09, 2006

 

Not So Free, Not So Open. Should I Care?

I was trying to configure the modem in a laptop running Xubuntu the other day while I was thinking that it would be easier if the distro had support for winmodems out of the box (I prefer to call them linmodems). But many distros don't have support ... read more

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Sunday, October 01, 2006

 

Let Your Blog Be Social

Social Bookmarking is often used for attract traffic to blogs and the easiest way to get your articles on such services is to invite your visitors to submit their favorite stories directly. Then you should have a bookmark area in your blog, ... read more

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