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Windows 7 - Why I’ll take Ubuntu 9.10 over it anyday

I’ve written about this before - a view on why both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 9.10 will co-exist. But the matter of fact is, I have a preference. I run Vista as my primary OS, yet I see no reason whatsoever to upgrade to Windows 7.
Much maligned as Vista was, two service packs down the [...]

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RockMelt - New Browser in the Making

The technology world never fails to surprise. The latest surprise comes from the ever more traction-gaining browser wars - the battle to make the most accepted web browser in the world.
The news, of course, is the creation of a new ‘mystery browser’ (as the blogosphere is labeling it) called RockMelt.
Almost nothing is known about it [...]

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KDE 4.3 Released - One Great Desktop

KDE 4.3.0 is now officially released, and the first looks are amazing.
I was using the stable KDE 4.2, and the differences with in 4.3 are obvious and many. The most noticeable, of course, is the completely new ‘Air’ default theme, which, in my opinion is the best default theme for any OS or desktop.
I have [...]

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Bing not so nice

Bing.com is, as you will know unless you have been completed cut off from this world for a long time, Microsoft’s latest attempt at wooing internet search users.
Bing has just started to become publicly available. And its first impressions are, well, not so good.
To begin with, the homepage doesn’t display properly on my browser. No, [...]

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Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope coming soon

Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope is to be released on the 23rd of April. That’s tomorrow. We’re all waiting!

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