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How to control Ubuntu from the command line
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If the GUI just isn't doing it for you, why not take back control with some of these command-line gems? Our Linux guru Ashton Mills walks you through these powerful commands.
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No skin on Windows Phone 7, thanks...
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Having been initially impressed by the style of Microsoft's new mobile system, difficult questions are coming thick and fast, such as: why has Microsoft banned skins on WinMo7?
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Windows 7 "Touch" Pack Revealed
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Windows 7's big - but so far invisible - feature is Touch, lovingly demonstrated in all those Apple adverts. Now Microsoft is starting to ramp up the hype for the tactile OS.
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Linux to get 3D GUI
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So you think that GPU accelerated 3D GUIs are the exclusive domain of OS X and Vista? Common assumptions about Linux desktops lacking eye-candy and attractive facades are to be made moot once and for all, with the introduction of next-gen Linux graphics libraries, such as XGL, the new hardware accelerated windowing system from Novell.
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Linux on the Desktop: what's missing?
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Most Linux distributions simply don't offer a viable alternative to Windows in the desktop market. Right now, on the desktop, it's still a hobby OS with a tiny install base. Ever tried to bring a Linux notebook into an office which relies on Exchange server? Good luck.
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