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Isn't the provision of a text based search an admission by the developers that the mass of icons approach does not work? I don't need to use a...
38 minutes ago by TerryRK on A tale of two distros: Ubuntu and Linux Mint "Unity and GNOME 3 both abandon the old text-based cascading menus in favour of a graphical icon-driven system." Point truly missed. Both use a...
1 hour ago by kevinmchapman on A tale of two distros: Ubuntu and Linux Mint whs001 - Thank you, I'm glad you liked the article. I absolutely agree with you on your first point. I should perhaps have made it clearer that...
1 hour ago by TerryRK on A tale of two distros: Ubuntu and Linux MintIf we allow corporate interest to dictate the way our government circumvents due process against foreign entities then we should accept the same...
2 hours ago by Dennis Nilsson via Facebook on ACTA stumbles in Germany I totally dislike pirating of works, I fear that artists will be deterred from creating works if they think that they are going to get ripped off....
4 hours ago by GHar123 on ACTA stumbles in Germany How dare film makers, artists or anybody that invests in creativity stop us pirating their works for free. I want to be able to walk into my local...
10 hours ago by JCB33 on ACTA stumbles in Germany
@GrueMaster. I prefer horses for courses rather than one size fits all. I, and I suspect most other computer users, do not really wish to have...
12 hours ago by Moley on A tale of two distros: Ubuntu and Linux Mint The product that scares me every time I have to use it is the Office 2007 version of Excel. The first bug that I found was applying the median...
12 hours ago by greycynic on Ten flawed products that derail productivity Nice review and very informative. One thing I'd like to add (in reply to whs001's 1st question), the main reason to have the same interface from...
13 hours ago by GrueMaster on A tale of two distros: Ubuntu and Linux MintI'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...
14 hours 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...
15 hours 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...
15 hours 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...
15 hours 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...
16 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...
16 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,...
17 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...
17 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...
17 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...
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