Archive for June, 2011

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Zelda Adventure is an Epic Legend of Zelda Minecraft Game

What do you get when you combine a passion for The Legend of Zelda and Minecraft? A playable Zelda epic built entirely within Minecraft. Minecraft enthusiast Gary520 has invested some serious time into an amazing rendition of the Legend of Zelda universe done entirely in Minecraft. Zelda Adventure combines elements from across the Legend of [...]

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Intel Developer Forum (IDF)

Canonical will have a booth at IDF 2011 Meet us to find out how easy and cost-effective it is to embed Ubuntu on your hardware with Canonical. With millions of users, Ubuntu is creating fantastic opportunities for OEMs everywhere. Location:  San Francisco, USA Time:  Tue, 2011-09-13 (All day) – Thu, 2011-09-15 (All day)

24Jun2011 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Linux Plumbers

Canonical is a Silver sponsor at the Linux Plumbers Conference – a developer conference for the open source community which brings together the top developers working on the “plumbing” of Linux — kernel subsystems, core libraries, windowing systems, etc. Location:  Santa Rosa, California Time:  Wed, 2011-09-07 (All day) – Fri, 2011-09-09 (All day)

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LinuxCon North America

Canonical are Bronze sponsors of the LinuxCon event in North America, organised by the Linux Foundation. It’s an annual technical conference that provides an unmatched collaboration and education space for all matters Linux. Location:  Vancouver, Canada Time:  Wed, 2011-08-17 (All day) – Fri, 2011-08-19 (All day)

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Desktop Summit

Canonical is proud to be Silver sponsers of the 2nd annual Desktop Summit organised by the GNOME and KDE communities. Location:  Berlin, Germany Time:  Sat, 2011-08-06 (All day) – Fri, 2011-08-12 (All day)

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From the Tips Box: Pin Any File to the Windows 7 Taskbar

Every week we dip into the tip box and share the tips you send in. This week we’re highlighting a great tip and the accompanying tutorial video that shows you how to pin any file to the Windows 7 taskbar. Robert Jasi?ski writes in with a clever way to pin any file you want to [...]

23Jun2011 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Bill Gates: How a Geek Changed the World [Video]

Just before he stepped down from Microsoft, BBC2’s “The Money Programme” put together a special on Bill Gates and how he made the company into a money making machine. Those of you who love geek history will definitely enjoy this hour long documentary video. Bill Gates – How A Geek Changed The World [via FavBrowser] [...]

23Jun2011 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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101 Classic Computer Magazine Ads [Images of the Past]

Take a stroll down memory lane with this collection of classic computer magazine ads filled with the “all powerful” computers of yester-year. 101 Classic Computer Ads [via Reddit] What is a Histogram, and How Can I Use it to Improve My Photos? How To Easily Access Your Home Network From Anywhere With DDNS How To [...]

23Jun2011 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Recycle Bottles for DIY Projects [Video]

Rather than tossing bottles in the recycle bin with this simple hack and a little elbow grease you can recycle them into new containers like drinking cups and vases. In the above video Matt Richardson from Make magazine shows us how to use an inexpensive bottle cutting jig to recycle bottle into new things. With [...]

23Jun2011 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Geek Deals: Cheap SSDs, Discounted Monitors, and Free Apps

Looking to save some cash while stocking up on computers, peripherals, apps, and other goodies? Hit up our deal list for discounts on all manner of geeky gear. We’ve combed the net and grabbed some fresh off the press deals for you to take advantage of. Unlike traditional brick and mortar sales internet deals are [...]

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