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3 Reasons Why You should Use The Ayatana Notification In Kubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala


3 Reasons Why You should Use The Ayatana Notification In Kubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala

Kubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala has been out for a little more than a week now. It is a very solid release and comes with a host of new impressive features – one of them being the Ayatana Notification. Basically, the Ayatana Notification is an alternative to the KDE notification that we are used to by…

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By Ricky
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Ubuntu Karmic Koala netbook remix [video & screenshots]


Ubuntu Karmic Koala netbook remix [video & screenshots]

Ubuntu Netbook Remix is a actually a minor modification of the of the standard Ubuntu Desktop edition to enable it to work better on devices with small screens, such as netbooks (sub-notebooks) and mobile devices

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By Debjit

No USB 3.0 support for Intel Chipsets until 2011


The next generation USB 3.0 ‘Superspeed’ was unable to raise much interest of the chip manufacturing giant from Santa Clara and now it is almost certain that Intel chipsets won’t be supporting USB 3.0 in the immediate future ( at least not before 2011 ).

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By Debjit

Is Firefox 4 copying the Google Chrome looks?


Is Firefox 4 copying the Google Chrome looks?

Firefox 4 is not due for release for more than a year but Mozilla has released a mockup of what it will look like. Here is the preview:

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By Ricky
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TwitterPeek – A dedicated device to Tweet!! [Pictures]


TwitterPeek – A dedicated device to Tweet!! [Pictures]

Peek is launching a device for Twitter called, TwitterPeek. For $15/month, Peek is offering a QWERTY device that, well, tweets, sends and recieves  SMS and emails. Here are some pictures of the device:

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By Ricky

Getting Ready For Karmic Koala – Clean Install or Upgrade From Jaunty?


Getting Ready For Karmic Koala – Clean Install or Upgrade From Jaunty?

This is a part of a series of articles called “Getting Ready For Karmic Koala”. You can read the other parts here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. As the date for the release of the final release of Karmic Koala approaches, a big question with everyone is “Do I do a clean install or upgrade…

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By Ricky

Halloween Persona For Your Firefox


This halloween celebrate it with your Firefox web browser. Mozzilla just launched 40 persona designs just for this halloween. If you do not have Persona installed, follow the steps given here to install it. Here are a few of of the halloween designs:

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By Ricky

Getting Ready For Karmic Koala – Upgrade Your File System To Ext4


Getting Ready For Karmic Koala – Upgrade Your File System To Ext4

With the final release of Karmic Koala just days away, it is worth taking a look at the filesystem used in Karmic Koala. By default, Karmic Koala uses the new file system ext4. In this article, we briefly look at a few advantages you can expect to get because of ext4 and then how you…

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By Ricky

The mother of all Windows 7 guides: Get the official Windows 7 Guide from Microsoft


The mother of all Windows 7 guides: Get the official Windows 7 Guide from Microsoft

You must have already seen many Windows 7 guides all over bookstores and the internet. But here is the mother of all of them. The Official Windows 7 Product Guide all the way from Microsoft. It is a reference guide highlighting the new and improved features in Windows 7 and how you could get more…

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By Debjit

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