Archive for December, 2010

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Daniel Holbach’s blog: Daily Build awesomeness

One of my favourite applications in the Ubuntu and general Open Source world is xwax. It allows me to hook up my turntables using a Native Instruments Audio4DJ device. This way I can use music I bought on the Ubuntu One Music store using my turntables (as a controller). It’s absolutely fantastic. read more

24Dec2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Clint Byrum: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-12-23

wondering if buying a used #Prius is a good idea… # Powered by Twitter Tools read more

24Dec2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Ask the Readers: How Many Monitors Do You Use with Your Computer?

Most people have a single monitor for their computers, many have two, and some individuals enjoy “3 monitor plus” goodness. This week we would like to know how many monitors you use with your computer. Photo by DamnedNice. A good majority of people have a single monitor that they use with their computers and that [...]

23Dec2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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How to Boost Your Mouse Pointing Accuracy in Windows

Whether you are doing graphics/web design work or just taking screenshots, it’s often very difficult to move the mouse precisely enough to select pixels the way you’d like. Here’s a couple of ways to make it better. There’s a number of methods you can use, from configuring the default mouse settings, to enabling Mouse Keys [...]

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Use Your PC to Keep Yourself Entertained While Traveling for the Holidays

Staying connected may be hard no matter what network you are on, and in flight Wi-Fi isn’t pervasive enough to count on. Here are tips and tricks to keep yourself entertained when unplugged and traveling. Image Via MarinaAvila</em Latest Features How-To Geek ETC How to Use the Avira Rescue CD to Clean Your Infected PC [...]

23Dec2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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James Westby: Introducing soupmatchers

jml just announced testtools 0.9.8 and in it mentioned the soupmatchers project that I started. Given that I haven’t talked about it here before, I wanted to do a post to introduce it, and explain some of the rationale behind it. read more

22Dec2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Bitácora de Vuelo: Felipe por dos

Dos momentos de Felu de este Diciembre 2010, que por un lado muestran lo grande que está, y por otro que los genes están ahí, :p. Hagan click en la foto para ver el video!

22Dec2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Jorge Castro: Sound Indicator news and updates

The following is a guest blog by Conor Curran: read more

22Dec2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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David Planella: Natty Translations Plans III: the Ubuntu Translations Portal

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22Dec2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Mere Code: testtools 0.9.8 released

The announcement is a few days late, but I thought that you’d like to know that testtools 0.9.8 has been released. This is one of our biggest releases, we have fixed a lot of bugs, added experimental support for running tests inside Twisted’s reactor and added a stack of new matchers and convenience methods. It’s [...]

22Dec2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued