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    Ksplice Uptrack is a really cool technology which allows you to update the Linux Kernel without rebooting your computer. In this article we will tell you how to Download, Update and Configure Uptrack on Ubuntu and Fedora systems.


    Twitter has killed the basic authentication system used in a lot of Twitter clients. So, to continue using Twitter in Gwibber, you have to update to the latest version of Gwibber.


    The default settings in PySDM would only automatically mount partitions for the Super User. In this article we will tell you how to have PySDM mount partitions automatically for all users.


    Since Twitter has ended support for the basic authentication in favour of OAuth, you have to upgrade to Choqok 1.0 Beta 2 in order to continue using Twitter.



    In this article we will tell you how to setup your Wacom Bamboo tablet for use with Ubuntu Linux.


    In this article we will tell you how to install Firefox 4 Browser in Fedora Linux 14 and Fedora 13 using 3rd party repositories.


    In this article we will tell how to delete multiple tumblr posts at once from your tumblr account.


    Twitter has started their process of migrating to OAuth authentication a few days back. In this post we will show you how to use OAuth in Choqok.


    Gnash (or GNU Flash Player) 0.88 has been released yesterday. The new version is now completely compatible with YouTube videos.


    Yesterday, the KDE client for UbuntuOne entered the Alpha stage. Apart from the usual UbuntuOne stuffs like syncing stuffs, it also has a few features which you do not get even with the UbuntuOne client for Ubuntu.


    In this article we present you with a 4 point guide that will help you set up your Linux system for GMail Video chat in No time!


    A new version of Colibri has been released, Colibri 0.2.1. It brings a number of improvements both with the notifications and the configuration module.


    In today’s build of Minefield (Firefox 4.0 Beta 4 Pre) in the Mozilla Daily Build PPA in Launchpad, Tab Candy is finally available. If you want to try it out, you can install Minefield alongside your normal Firefox installation.


    Ubuntu developer Martin Owen has made it possible to mount Google Docs as a folder in Nautilus. Read on for how to do it.


    Today with a new update, Shutter has finally replace its blue icon, which looked out of place among the other monochrome icons in Lucid, with a monochrome one. So, now it blends in well with the overall theme.


    With KDE Software Compilation 4.5, you can use WebKit in Konqueror instead of the default KHTML. There are several advantages of using WebKit over KHTML. Although WebKit started out as a fork of KTHML, it has gone ahead of KHTML. It is in fact much faster than with KHTML. I have been trying to figure [...]


    KDE Software Compilation 4.5 was released yesterday and we told you that we will tell you when it is available in the PPA. Well, it is available now in the Kubuntu Backports PPA. To upgrade your to KDE Software Compilation 4.5 in Kubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx and Kubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat, open the Konsole and [...]


    The absence of grammar checker is a major gripe I always hear against OpenOffice. Yes OpenOffice does not have its own grammar checker, but you can easily add one. After the Deadline is an extension for OpenOffice which can check your grammar. Well, according tho their website, they do not describe it as just a [...]


    This morning when I updated Ubuntu, I got a pleasant surprise in Ubuntu Tweak. They have added new reset buttons in Ubuntu Tweak so that you cal always return back to the default setting if you did something horrible while tweaking Ubuntu.


    Here is the thing that has been bugging: I use both KDE SC and GNOME. In GNOME I have given into the charms of Docky and have been using it. But KDE SC is too awesome and I would rather use the default KDE Task Manager rather than Docky. But since Docky is set to [...]


    Well, it has been quite a long time coming but, finally, there is a dictionary plugin for KRunner now. Jason Donenfeld posted in his blog today that he has completed the dictionary plugin for KRunner.


    It seems like people just cannot have enough of Amarok 1.4. Earlier we have already reviewed Clementine, a port of Amarok 1.4. Now we have two more Amarok 1.4 clones – Gereqi and Pana. Both of them are relatively small projects and if you still want Amarok 1.4 you might want to check them out.


    Ubuntu Tweak is one of the most convenient applications for tweaking various aspects of your Ubuntu system. Yesterday, the people behind the project have released a new version of Ubuntu Tweak -Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.5. Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.5 now comes integrated with PPA Purge. PPA Purge allows you to easily remove those extra PPA’s you might [...]


    Banshee 1.7.3 has just released with Amazon MP3 Store integrated into it. The Amazon MP3 Store is, however, only in US, UK, France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Japan. Other than the Amazon Store, this version of Banshee also has lots visual improvements and lots of bug-fixes. You can check out the changes here.