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Use Ubuntu Tweak to Purge and Downgrade Third-Party Apps [Linux Tip] October 4th, 2010

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Use Ubuntu Tweak to Purge and Downgrade Third-Party Apps [Linux Tip]
# linuxtip Ubuntu Tweak is a handy way to automatically install and upgrade third-party apps and their auto-updating repositories, but it can also be used to wipe out updates that bring bugs into your system. More »
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Open source runs a house of cards
Once you understand that all software is a house of cards, subject to Moore’s Law of Software Degradation, the need for open source becomes clear.
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Double Standards on Open Standards October 4th, 2010

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Double Standards on Open Standards
Computerworld UK: “The good news was that it offered one of the best line-ups of open source know-how in the UK I have come across. The bad news was that the seminar’s venue was quite small and not even full: these people really deserved a much bigger audience.”
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4 reasons why you should pay for a Mac email app October 3rd, 2010

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4 reasons why you should pay for a Mac email app
As I looked around at other email apps I found plenty that think different…
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Four Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts You Should Know
Alright, I’ve switched teams and now use Firefox as my primary browser. What do I need to know so that I can use it more efficiently? Mozilla Firefox – Internet Explorer – Linux – Net Applications – Firefox
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The Social Web Needs Smart Mute Buttons October 3rd, 2010

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Ubuntu 5.10 + Mozilla Firefox
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Mozilla Firefox is a free, open source, cross-platform, graphical web browser developed by the Mozilla Corporation and hundreds of volunteers.

The Social Web Needs Smart Mute Buttons
Mozilla announced today a new add-on to its email program Thunderbird, a button called Mute Thread . It’s a simple way to say “I’m not interested in this right now, but I might come back to it later.” It’s an alternative to unsubscribing forever and it’s a very smart idea. If everything had a button like that, people would feel comfortable subscribing to more things in the first place. Can you …
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Ubuntu 10.10 Approaches With ‘Meerkat’ Release Candidate October 3rd, 2010

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Ubuntu 10.10 Approaches With ‘Meerkat’ Release Candidate
New ‘Ubuntu Font’ and interface updates are among Maverick Meerkat’s most notable recent additions. Ubuntu – List of Ubuntu releases – Software release life cycle – Linux – Operating system
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Xmarks browser sync tosses in towel
The Xmarks browser bookmark sync service will pull the plug in early 2011, the firm’s co-founder announced Monday, citing competition from Mozilla and Google. The company supported Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome and… Xmarks – Safari – Internet Explorer – Google Chrome – Firefox
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Ubuntu 10.10 Approaches With ‘Meerkat’ Release Candidate
New ‘Ubuntu Font’ and interface updates are among Maverick Meerkat’s most notable recent additions. Ubuntu – Linux – List of Ubuntu releases – Software release life cycle – Operating system
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Firefox Update Fixes Three Critical Flaws
Version 3.5.6 of the open-source browser shores up security and stability issues.
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Chrome gets acceleration, WebGL, Google Instant October 3rd, 2010

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Mozilla promotional gadgets (see here for details): Firefox, Thunderbird, feed (live bookmarks), and "Firefox big" on background.

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Chrome gets acceleration, WebGL, Google Instant
Beta testers are closer to getting major new Chrome features, and dev-channel users get them now: WebGL’s 3D graphics, Google Instant search, and some hardware acceleration. Originally posted at Deep Tech
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Chrome gets acceleration, WebGL, Google Instant
On Windows, Chrome’s omnibox gets Google Instant results when enabled through about:labs. Also shown is the side tabs option. (Credit: screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET) Fulfilling a pledge to hasten the pace of Chrome releases , Google has issued its first beta edition of Chrome 7, but the big new changes in the browser come with a new developer-oriented release. The new beta, Chrome 7.0.517 …
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Chrome gets acceleration, WebGL, Google Instant
Beta testers are closer to getting major new Chrome features, and dev-channel users get them now: WebGL’s 3D graphics, Google Instant search, and some hardware acceleration.
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Xmarks may live on, in paid form October 3rd, 2010

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Xmarks may live on, in paid form
Earlier this week, free and cross-platform bookmark sync tool Xmarks announced it would be closing up shop come January of next year, but there may be some life left in it yet. This morning, on the Xmarks company blog , CEO James Joaquin said that the company is “revisiting the idea of Xmarks as a premium service”–something it has never offered, and one of the factors that led to the company …
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Xmarks may live on, in paid form
Universal bookmark sync service Xmarks said it’s closing up shop early next year, but there may be hope in the form of a paid service.
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Cover Photo & Content Listing for WWE’s New SmackDown DVD October 3rd, 2010

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Cover Photo & Content Listing for WWE’s New SmackDown DVD
- Thanks to Silvervision, below is the full content listing and new DVD cover for WWE’s Best of SmackDown 2009-2010 DVD set. The three-disc set comes out on October 26th:… Continue reading…
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Updated Card for TNA’s Bound For Glory PPV
- Below is the current announced matches for TNA’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view: TNA World Heavyweight Title Match Kurt Angle vs. Mr. Anderson vs. Jeff Hardy TNA Tag Team Title… Continue reading…
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Confirmed Card for WWE’s Fan Appreciation Event
Thanks to PWInsider.com for the following card, confirmed for WWE’s Fan Appreciation event on 10/30: * WWE champion Randy Orton vs. Wade Barrett * John Cena vs. Sheamus * WWE… Continue reading…
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Mozilla Updates Firefox Home for Improved iPhone Syncing September 25th, 2010

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Mozilla Updates Firefox Home for Improved iPhone Syncing
Mozilla today updated Firefox Home for the iPhone to version 1.0.2. The new version of Mozilla’s browsing-syncing application offers a handful of new features, including immediate access on the iPhone to tabs that were open on the desktop, Awesome bar support for faster searching, faster access to bookmarks, one-way refresh of Firefox desktop history, and support for Firefox Sync servers. The …
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Mozilla rushes out stability fixes for Firefox
Mozilla this week updated all versions of Firefox, including the beta of the upcoming Firefox 4, to fix stability problems that crashed the browser.
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Mozilla Joins Open Invention Network as Licensee
DURHAM, NC–(Marketwire – September 21, 2010) – Open Invention Network (OIN) today extended the Linux ecosystem with the signing of Mozilla as a licensee. By becoming a licensee, Mozilla, the developer of leading software applications including the popular Firefox web browser, has joined the growing list of organizations that recognize the importance of participating in a substantial community …
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Mozilla Joins Open Invention Network as Licensee
DURHAM, NC–(Marketwire – 09/21/10) – Open Invention Network (OIN) today extended the Linux ecosystem with the signing of Mozilla as a licensee. By becoming a licensee, Mozilla, the developer of leading software applications including the popular Firefox web browser, has joined the growing list of organizations that recognize the importance of participating in a substantial community of Linux …
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