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Monthly Archives: April 2006
Convert any video file to DVD with open source tools
Linux.com has an article that explains how to convert any video file to DVD format using dvdauthor and mplayer, which will make those videos viewable on your T.V. using DVD players.
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Google calendar notifier for Firefox
If you are using Google Calendar, then Google Calendar Notifier extension will help you. This is still in development, so you might encouter some bugs.
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Explorer Destroyer
Explorer Destroyer, a site that helps website owners to promote Firefox among their site visitors and earn $1 from Google for each user they refer. i.e. Google will give you $1 for each visitor who downloads Firefox through the link … Continue reading
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Internet Explorer addons site
IE team has created an add-ons site for Internet Explorer. It’s similar to Mozilla Addons site (copied the idea from there?). While the Mozilla extensions are completely free, you have to pay for most of the addon for IE. Who … Continue reading
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Oracle 10g Express Edition installation on Ubuntu
I successfully installed Oracle 10g Express Edition on Ubuntu yesterday. I have listed the steps I followed to install this. It’s pretty simple. The download took around 25 mins and installation took less than 5 minutes on my dual core … Continue reading
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Freespire…
One of the few Linux companies that charge you for free programs, Linspiire is now following the path of Fedora, SUSE etc by starting a community driven distribution namely Freespire. It’s a welcome move, but I’m not sure if we … Continue reading
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ELIVE and Enlightment review
I was sick for almost 4 days due to allergy (it happens every April) and I’m feeling much better now. I read somewhere about a Linux distribution named ELive. The ISO creates a live CD and from there you install … Continue reading
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Ubuntu Dapper beta available now
Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Beta is available. More information on what is new in Dapper can be found here. I’m using it in my main desktop and laptop for past 3-4 months and it’s pretty stable. I would encourage everyone to … Continue reading
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Thunderbird 1.5.0.2 released
Mozilla has released Thunderbird 1.5.0.2 with several security fixes.
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Ubuntu Dapper starter guide
If you are a Ubuntu newbie using Dapper (pre-beta release), Click here to access the Ubuntu Starter Guide for Dapper.
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