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Historically, Linux was unable to play files intended to only be playable with the Windows Media Player. However, with the help of codecs, Linux can play both audio and video files that were previously incompatible. Jack Wallen introduces the major players in the Linux multimedia party.

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Many of us wonder, why is there so much excitement over Skype when, at its core, Ekiga is a more robust application with even more maturity behind it?

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"The GIMP documentation team just announced that they released the new version of the gimp user manual. Version 2.4.0 is now ready for download and comes with these improvements..."
http://www.gimp.org/
ftp://ftp.gimp.org/pub/gimp/help/

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I've just heard from the Zonbu folks this morning and they let me know that as of today Zonbu is releasing a notebook version of their low power, environmentally friendly desktop.

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I have heard a number of people tell me that as much as they love the speed of development and the community, sometimes Ubuntu just gets ahead of itself.

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Our Crave blog has compiled a list of the top 10 open source projects for consumers, and while their list covers 11 Web pages here's the whole thing, Letterman-style:

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Most people lock their doors and windows, use a paper shredder to protect themselves from identity theft, and install antivirus software on their computers. Yet they routinely surf the Internet without giving a second thought to whether their browser is secure and their personal information safe.

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Welcome to part 5 of our Linux Media Player Roundup! Today we'll be going over several more media players for you to consider.

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Were you shocked as well when you found out that your Ubuntu (in my case Kubuntu Gutsy 7.10) wouldn't playback DVD's that you've LEGALLY purchased in shops or through Amazon? That ain't fair...

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Want to bask in the outdoors, sunlight, breeze, the tumble of autumnal leaves rustling down while you slog away at your computer? Well compiz has just the plug in for you...

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Firefox Beta 3 has been released some days ago, I have installed it and made a little comparison with Firefox 2.0 to see some of the changes.

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It seems appropriate for my first blog entry to be about the computer that I program on at home. I switched my desktop OS recently.

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Virtual Machines are an easy way to provide new applications or even entire operating systems without the need to install or alter anything in an existing system. However, often they are provided as a qemu image while VirtualBox is much more userfriendly.

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It's not often I get so excited about a gadget delivery that I keep my eyes peeled for the postman. But when I heard an ASUS EEE PC was on the way, I was desperate to get my hands on it and start tapping away....
So what's so special about it, I hear you ask. Well, where do I start?...
The crucia

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We're jumping on to the PulseAudio bandwagon, same as Fedora(Interview with Lennart Poettering). To prepare the groundwork for that move, Rodrigo and I worked on porting all the required packages and getting it working on openSUSE.

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