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Manage your fonts in Linux with Fonty Python

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:03:26 GMT

"In this article I am going to introduce you to Fonty Python. Fonty Python isn’t just a cool name, it’s a tool that allows you to manage your fonts in a rather different manner.
Source: Internet.com

10 Linux features Windows should have by default

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:23:33 GMT

This is a guest post from TechRepublic’s Jack Wallen. For more posts like this see TechRepublic’s 10 Things blog. The battle between Linux and Windows will most likely rage on for years to come.
Source: LXer

Using Your iPod with (K)ubuntu 9.10

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:28:59 GMT

After a rocky beginning, I've been able to do many neat things with my Black iPod Classic with 120 GB, but it hasn't been without its trials and tribulations.
Source: OStatic

A Custom Approach To The Custom System Ecosystem

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:08:40 GMT

Today it's possible to build systems from $150 worth of components. There's no need to open up the hood of an existing server. No need to spend $10,000 to install a new server.
Source: Channel Web

Custom Systems: Refreshing Ideas For Upcoming Builds

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:08:40 GMT

This is our latest installment in a continuing series focusing on the custom system ecosystem--spotlighting companies and organizations that provide valuable tools, technologies or products for system builders across the board.
Source: Channel Web

The UN, Climategate and the Viral Web's Hot Air

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:42:04 GMT

The UN has decided to have its own look into the so-called Climategate flap, in which hackers leaked private email exchanges between environmental scientists.
Source: TechNewsWorld

FreeBSD 8.0, Mandriva community spins and Cooker, Debian "Sqeeze" freeze, Ubuntu Netbook Remix tips

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:01:49 GMT

"Mandriva Linux, once an undisputed leader of desktop Linux (and a distribution that many people loved to hate at the time), has been through many ups and downs throughout its relatively long history.
Source: Internet.com

Manage your fonts in Linux with Fonty Python

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:19:45 GMT

I remember, back in the day, when dealing with fonts in Linux was a real problem. At best you were given the xfontsel application, which was an X11 way of displaying the fonts on your system – only in the old-school X11 method (think bitmappy).
Source: GHacks Technology News

Quoted in 'South Africa: Dlamini-Zuma Rolls Out Red Carpet for Fifa'

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:25:55 GMT

said in AllAfrica.com:

We are certain that all South Africans wherever they may be and in whatever they are doing, will display the warmth of Ubuntu in welcoming the FIFA family and guests of honour to our country and give them the taste of the flair and efficiency that will be the hallmark of our hosting of the historic 2010 FIFA World Cup

Quoted in 'Linux Deepin 9.12 Beta 1 Screenshots'

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:01:24 GMT

said in LXer:

Linux Deepin (formerly Hiweed GNU/Linux) is a Chinese distribution, based on Ubuntu. Its features include preconfigured Chinese applications, such as Chinese (simplified) input method, Chinese-English and English-Chinese dictionaries, and Chinese (simplified) true-type fonts.

Photo from Getty Images

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:04:00 GMT

NEW YORK - APRIL 28: Actress Julia Stiles attends the Ubuntu 10 Year Anniversary Gala at Terminal 5 on April 28, 2009 in New York City.

Photo from Getty Images

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:04:00 GMT

NEW YORK - APRIL 28: Actor Kevin Bacon attends the Ubuntu 10 Year Anniversary Gala at Terminal 5 on April 28, 2009 in New York City.

WINDOWS VISTA AERO VS LINUX UBUNTU BERYL

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:38:42 GMT