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LibreOffice 3.6 is ready for us.
Submitted by revdjenk on Wednesday 15th of August 2012 02:36:01 PMI know, I know, it is best to install your apps only through your Linux distribution's repository.
However, since LibreOffice 3.6 is faster loading and comes some nice new features spread throughout the Suite, this may be the time NOT to wait.
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Cinnamon, a toast!
Submitted by revdjenk on Monday 23rd of January 2012 06:19:15 PMCinnamon, the fork for Gnome Shell by Clem Lefebvre of Mint fame has a new release.
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Gnome3 is a YES
Submitted by revdjenk on Friday 8th of April 2011 12:27:29 PMI wanted to check out Gnome3 on my own, in spite of the wide range of reviews [or because of them!]
Found: faster boot, running with fewer resources, smooth operation...
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Texas Mint Tea, anyone?
Submitted by revdjenk on Friday 24th of September 2010 08:56:44 PMWhat if … a new Texas-Irish distro could rise from joining forces of the current number three and number six distro "factories?"
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Debian-Main Locus(t) Error
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More Iron for your blood...
Submitted by revdjenk on Friday 21st of May 2010 02:45:49 AMBrowse more privately with Chrome.
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LinuxCertified Laptop – a review, and a side plug for Linux, and Mint!
Submitted by revdjenk on Friday 5th of February 2010 06:02:50 PM Filed under
I have spent two days with my new laptop, the LC2210Si from LinuxCertified.
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From (Y)AWN to Cairo!
Submitted by revdjenk on Monday 1st of February 2010 02:44:32 AMAbout 1 1/2 years ago, I began experimenting with the various docks available to Linux which utilize Compiz's 3D offerings. I saw this as one more way to add a "wow" factor to show off Linux to others.
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Buying a Linux Laptop ...
Submitted by revdjenk on Saturday 23rd of January 2010 02:39:11 AM Filed under
It started with the hints of death of my Dell XPS 1330, a pattern I found discussed in a few forums online … the pattern is, first the adapter no longer is recognized as serving the appropriate wattage. (Which powers the laptop, but at a lower CPU rate and will not charge the battery. Bought a replacement adapter, and it worked for nearly a week, when it, too, failed with the dreaded message upon boot up. The next pattern is overheating, then motherboard failure. So, I began my quest for a replacement.
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Red Hat Hires a Blind Software Engineer to Improve Accessibility on Linux Desktop
Accessibility on a Linux desktop is not one of the strongest points to highlight. However, GNOME, one of the best desktop environments, has managed to do better comparatively (I think).
In a blog post by Christian Fredrik Schaller (Director for Desktop/Graphics, Red Hat), he mentions that they are making serious efforts to improve accessibility.
Starting with Red Hat hiring Lukas Tyrychtr, who is a blind software engineer to lead the effort in improving Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Fedora Workstation in terms of accessibility.
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