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Hotot Is The Second Best Twitter Client For Linux!


Hotot Is The Second Best Twitter Client For Linux!

There are a lot of Twitter clients for Linux out there. Some are quite good; and many are not upto the standard. Hotot is a Twitter client for Linux that I have come across recently. Having used it for around a week, it is the second best Twitter client for Linux to me. The best…

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By Ricky
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How To Fix The MSN Bug In Empathy [Ubuntu 10.10]


There is a really annoying bug in Empathy in Ubuntu 10.10 – it refuses to connect to MSN. MSN works fine from other IM clients like Kopete. Finally, there is a fix for this Empathy bug

 How-To   Linux  

By Ricky

First Release Candidate Of Linux Mint 10 “Julia” Is Here


First Release Candidate Of Linux Mint 10 “Julia” Is Here

The first release candidate of Linux Mint 10, codenamed “Julia”, has been released. Julia is based on the recently recently released Ubuntu 10.10 “Maverick Meerkat”. Like Ubuntu 10.10, Linux Mint 10 has Linux Kernel 2.6.35, GNOME 2.32 and X.org 7.5.

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By Ricky

Try Out Edubuntu Online Using Edubuntu WebLive


Try Out Edubuntu Online Using Edubuntu WebLive

Edubuntu is an official Ubuntu derivative meant for educational purposes. Unlike Ubuntu, it comes as a DVD not a CD. If you want to try it out you have to download the ISO of the DVD and use the Live Session. Well, this is what most of the Linux dristros offer so that users can…

 General   Linux  

By Ricky
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Dell Likely To Start Shipping Netbooks With Ubuntu Light Next Month[Rumor]


According to reports, Dell is likely to begin shipping Netbooks with Ubuntu Light. Ubuntu Light, also released on 10th October with Ubuntu 10.10, is an instant-on Operating System for internet browsing, email etc. on the go. It is not meant to be a replacement for Windows – rather Dell may install it alongside Windows 7….

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By Ricky

Canonical Shows Off uTouch On Ubuntu


Canonical Shows Off uTouch On Ubuntu

A little known feature of the Unity interface in Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.10 is the support for multi-touch. Sure Unity feels a bit beta-ish, but with uTouch and the UI with large icons, it is works quite well on a touch-screen device. (Well there is no on-screen keyboard yet. But that is another thing.)

 General   Linux   Video  

By Ricky

Google Chrome 8 Arrives In The Dev Channel – Brings Cloud Printing


Google Chrome 8 Arrives In The Dev Channel – Brings Cloud Printing

Google Chrome 8 has hit the Dev channel for Windows, Linux and Mac. One of the main features with this build is the addition of GPU acceleration option in the labs. You can access it by entering about:labs in the omnibar. The GPU acceleration uses the graphics card to render the HTML5 canvas elements. This…

 General   Google   Linux   News   Windows  

By Ricky

Canonical’s Unity Interface Off To A Rocky Debut


Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat is off to a good start with positive reviews everywhere. However the same cannot be said of the Netbook specific version of Ubuntu – Ubuntu Netbook Edition. UNE 10.10 is off to quite a bad start – because of the Unity interface. Unity is a new interface introduced in Ubuntu Netbook…

 General   Linux   Reviews  

By Ricky

Screenshot Tour Of Kubuntu 10.10 “Maverick Meerkat”


Screenshot Tour Of Kubuntu 10.10 “Maverick Meerkat”

Yesterday we published screenshots of the changes in Ubuntu 10.10. Today, we take a look at KDE-based Ubuntu derivative Kubuntu. So, what are the new things you may expect to see in Kubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat? Read on. As in our Ubuntu post, we will only look at the visible changes.

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By Ricky

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