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I'be been using Mint 12 since the RC came out, and I am far more happy with the Cinnamon, the Mate, and, yes (with extensions), theGnome 3...
3 minutes ago by Frederick Wrigley via Facebook on A tale of two distros: Ubuntu and Linux Mint
Excellent article. One small correction, though--although a fresh installation of Linux Mint 12 will, indeed, provide the user with a version of...
46 minutes ago by bdantas on A tale of two distros: Ubuntu and Linux MintIn related news, the ISPs club together to get the members of the Home Affairs Select Committee (ya goofed on that part, ZDNet UK) copies of "The...
1 hour ago by Alan Ralph via Facebook on MPs urge ISPs to take down terrorist materialIn related news, the ISPs club together to get the members of the Home Affairs Select Committee (ya goofed on that part, ZDNet UK) copies of "The...
1 hour ago by Alan Ralph via Facebook on MPs urge ISPs to take down terrorist material
For Gnome 2 die-hards, it is possible to add icons to the bottom panel (or top top panel, if you prefer) which provide the exact Gnome 2...
2 hours ago by Moley on A tale of two distros: Ubuntu and Linux Mint Your comments would seem pretty naive and immature. Your 'solution' appears to be, "gee, let's all just give in to the hackers and give them...
2 hours ago by ramwellian on Cloud computing security: no more oxymoron? "Interesting thought ... If you installed Win7 as a dual boot on a machine that previously only had Linux, and it wrecked your Linux installation,...
3 hours ago by BugStalker on Windows 7 Declares War on GRUB This is an excellent summary of Ubuntu and Mint and the interface differences between them. Most such articles take a very partisan position for...
3 hours ago by whs001 on A tale of two distros: Ubuntu and Linux Mint @ewallace. Not so clear. Anyone can obtain the text, for example from here http://www.ustr.gov/webfm_send/2379. I support ACTA so long as it and...
3 hours ago by Moley on ACTA: Facts, misconceptions and questions I think WinRT is fantastic. I just wish it was an option for people that didn't want to go through Microsoft's App Store with its attendant...
6 hours ago by 45283 on Why Windows 8 needs architectural hygiene for WOA Nine people? £30m? Who's back pocket is that lot going in? And IF they say it is for new buildings, what about all the ones the government has...
7 hours ago by Burn-IT on Police set to launch three £30m e-crime hubs Just to be clear, nobody knows what is in the text of ACTA, here is a photograph of the text of ACTA http://twitpic.com/8h9iju as submitted to the...
7 hours ago by ewallace on ACTA: Facts, misconceptions and questions Unfortunately main issue is that ASUS is refusing to accept that they make some mistake on this version of asus Transformer prime. 1 - GPS sensor...
9 hours ago by fgvrg56 on Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime Wi-Fi & GPS problems?
@Marcus A fair question. Just talked with Archos which said it was working on an announcement for next week....
10 hours ago by Ben Woods on Archos confirms G9 Ice Cream Sandwich update scheduleAny update on this, considering the claimed "first week of February"?
11 hours ago by Marcus Karlsson via Facebook on Archos confirms G9 Ice Cream Sandwich update schedule
Bill Goodrich : Just as al_langevin pointed out, with Windows Server 2008 there is no Services for Macintosh anymore. It's gone, not available....
19 hours ago by apexwm on Windows Server 2008 drops the ball for Mac compatibility Replying to an old topic that I'm currently facing with my CEO (who is on a Mac). Our servers are primarily Windows Servers, office is about...
1 day ago by txtrainguy on Windows Server 2008 drops the ball for Mac compatibility Sure, that makes perfect sense. Pay wrong-doers money and thank them for breaching your security and pointing out your flaws, that would surely...
1 day ago by k0tcs3 on US indicts Romanian over NASA climate change hack I think he's referring specifically to Android apps, as Apple do regulate their App Store, but Google seem to let any old crap onto the Android store!
1 day ago by Random_Error on RIM: BlackBerry will keep 'garbage' apps out of storeKeep the crap apps out?! How will they compete with Android and Apple's claim to fame of having so many life changing apps? I wonder if the media...
1 day ago by Paul Fezziwig via Facebook on RIM: BlackBerry will keep 'garbage' apps out of store
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