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Ubuntu Font Rendering and those Blurry Ubuntu Fonts
The latest release of Ubuntu, 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope, has made some great strides in improving it's default font rendering. However, it's still not perfect! What can you do if you are unhappy with the default font rendering in Ubuntu? Lets take a closer look at your options.

Published by Michael Dougherty (2,770 pts ) on Jun 25, 2009 to
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How to Choose a Linux Certification?
The most important question for someone planning to take up a Linux certification is 'which certification to go for?'. This article guides you to make a wise decision on the ideal certification for you.

Published by Apurba Debnath (5,978 pts ) on Jun 23, 2009 to
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Ubuntu Hangs on Shutdown
Ubuntu hanging on shutdown? Unable to find a solution? Try these troubleshooting steps!

Published by Michael Dougherty (2,770 pts ) on Jun 22, 2009 to
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Ubuntu App Center: The Future Of Package Management
Ubuntu users have long used a variety of package managers to get the most basic of management done. However, there's a new, single, fully integrated package manager on the horizon: Ubuntu AppCenter. Here's an overview of some of its advantages, functions and changes to the current system.

Published by allychevalier (14,709 pts ) on Jun 18, 2009 to
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Monitor the Web with Specto
Specto is designed to watch configurable events (websites, syndication feeds, images, and more) and notify you when it detects activity. This has the potential to change the way you work, informing you of updates as they happen instead of you manually looking for them.

Published by Josef Nankivell (4,324 pts ) on Jun 10, 2009 to
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Hex Editors, Assemblers and Disassembler Tools for Ubuntu
Linux has always been the favored platform for serious programmers, and for any serious programmer hex editor, assemblers and disassemblers are indispensable tools. Here’s a list of such tools that you can use on Ubuntu.

Published by Apurba Debnath (5,978 pts ) on May 29, 2009 to
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Google Tasks on Your Ubuntu Panel
Not everyone knows of Google Tasks, it exists in your Gmail account, but you can use it almost anywhere since it is just a web page. This article will show you how to integrate the incredibly useful and easy-to-use to-do app with your Ubuntu desktop using Prism.

Published by Josef Nankivell (4,324 pts ) on May 28, 2009 to
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The Many Distros of Amarok
Amarok is arguably Linux's most popular music player - so popular, not only is it available for a wide variety of distros, but it's even making a move on Windows and Mac. This article compares and contrasts the slightly different versions of Amarok available for the different distros.

Published by allychevalier (14,709 pts ) on May 23, 2009 to
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Adjust or Turn Off Inactivity Screen Dimming in Ubuntu
If you like to work with your laptop running Ubuntu nearby, you may object to the way Ubuntu likes to dim the screen after a few minutes, even when the laptop is plugged in. In Windows, you'd go poking around in the screen-saver settings to find this. In Ubuntu, look in Power Settings instead. System → Preferences → Power Management. Under the "On...

Published by Lamar Stonecypher (20,035 pts ) on May 1, 2009 to
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Linux Distributions Specially Optimized for the Eee PC
With the Eee PC and other netbooks increasing in popularity everyday, we're seeing a boom in the Linux distribution scene. With new customized distributions coming out for these netbooks regularly, we won't be stuck with slow clunky low-power devices. We take a look at some EeePC-specific distros.

Published by Pranav Thadeshwar (4,598 pts ) on Apr 30, 2009 to
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