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Install Oxygen-transparent in KDE 4.8 (Kubuntu 11.10)

Install Oxygen-transparent in KDE 4.8 (Kubuntu 11.10)

Dean Howell February 12, 2012 19

What’s Wrong With Being Beautiful? So, you want to make your desktop look like the screenshot above, huh?  Mystified by the process? No more! This guide will show you how to install and use

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Emulate the Turbo-Duo In Ubuntu 11.10

Emulate the Turbo-Duo In Ubuntu 11.10

Dean Howell February 7, 2012 3

The Oddball Once upon a time, there was a processor architecture that was everywhere.  Consider the ubiquity of ARM  in mobile phones and tablets.  In the 80′s and 90′s there was a parallel to

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Calibre And Project Gutenberg: Liberate Your eReader!

Calibre And Project Gutenberg: Liberate Your eReader!

Dean Howell January 23, 2012 4

I’ve Been Around The Block Now, I’m no stranger to ebooks.  Long before the release of the first generation Amazon Kindle, I read Dracula on a Handspring Visor.  Once I moved into the world

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OpenWRT Build Guide:  Start To Finish

OpenWRT Build Guide: Start To Finish

Tom Nardi January 17, 2012 10

The following guide will walk you through the downloading, configuring, and compilation of OpenWRT. The guide makes no assumption about the reader’s previous experience with OpenWRT, or even building from source, so as long

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Mobile Hacking with Android

Mobile Hacking with Android

Tom Nardi January 17, 2012 0

Foreword The following is “Mobile Hacking with Android”, as it appeared on page 15 of “2600″ issue 28:2. This article starts off by taking a look at the origins of Android, and a basic rundown on

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Ubuntu 10.04 Lives!  Go Back To The Future With Lucid Lynx

Ubuntu 10.04 Lives! Go Back To The Future With Lucid Lynx

Dean Howell January 16, 2012 12

Does Oneiric have you down?  Is your hardware not up to snuff?  Well, what are you going to do about it?  Ubuntu 10.04 is almost 2 years old now, but you can teach it

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Ubuntu: Make It Raine

Ubuntu: Make It Raine

Dean Howell January 14, 2012 0

DISCLAIMER:  This guide is for Ubuntu 11.10.  I’ve tested this guide on 2 different machines using Ubuntu 11.10 and I get different results.  So, your mileage may vary.  I am very interested in why

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Launch DOS Games In Ubuntu From Unity’s Dash!

Launch DOS Games In Ubuntu From Unity’s Dash!

Dean Howell January 11, 2012 4

If you’re a retro gamer, you know that emulators can be a pain to deal with.  The emulator is a necessary component for playing old games for old platforms, but if you are just

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Getting Root:  A Paper Map

Getting Root: A Paper Map

Eric Pfister January 11, 2012 2

ightening rips across dark clouds.  The flickering glow fades as a 4g logo slips into view.  The ominous advertisement spells out just how archaic your phone is and your heart bleeds while you wish you

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Integrating Shutter With KDE 4.7

Integrating Shutter With KDE 4.7

Dean Howell January 5, 2012 2

Forget KSnapshot! Did you know that you can integrate Shutter with KDE 4.7?  Yes, you sure can.  Shutter is an excellent tool for screen captures regardless of your desktop environment. Why? If you use

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