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Hulu, a popular website which offers free, ad-supported TV shows (and a few movies) has ported their Hulu Desktop software to Linux. Hulu says that Hulu Desktop for Linux will work on Ubuntu 9.04 and Fedora, althoug it could almost certainly be run on other Linux distributions.
Remotely Accessing Your Linux Computer: Part 2
In this section of the tutorial, you will learn how to secure SSH and make your computer available across the internet.
Remotely Accessing Your Linux Computer: Part 1
Learn how to remotely access your computer across the internet with SSH.
How do Kubuntu, Xubuntu, and Edubuntu fit in?
Do you know what makes a "remix" different from an "edition" or why Ubuntu Server Edition isn't Serbuntu?
5 Annoying "Papercuts" to be Fixed in Ubuntu 9.10
In addition to the usual selection of new features, Ubuntu 9.10 will also provide solutions for 100 common "papercuts," or minor bugs that cause usability issues. These are 5 of the most common and most annoying papercuts that will be addressed.
3 Gimp Plugins for Photographers
Gimp is an incredibly powerful tool, but with that power comes some complexity. Plugins make it easy to perform common tasks without worrying about the details.
Matching Microsoft on INteroperability
It's time to stop treating Microsoft like a purely evil corporation aimed at the destruction of open standards. Let's match Microsoft in their moves towards interoperability.
If ISPs don't dictate everything we do, why do cell carriers?
You wouldn't let your ISP block Hulu, just because it was in competition with their TV service, so why do you let you cellphone carrier?
Checking out the Jolicloud Netbook OS
Jolicloud is an Ubuntu-based netbook OS designed to be easy to use and work well on the small screens of netbooks.
Software Installation on Linux Flawed, Not Broken
Software installation of Linux certainly has it's problems that must be solved, but it is not entirely broken. In fact, it is an excellent system, at least in theory.
Microsoft Buries $10,000 For People With IE8's User-Agent String
Microsoft is burying $10,000 somewhere on the web for Australians with IE8's user agent string (*cough* User-Agent Swticher plugin for Firefox).
One Hundred Papercuts Coming From Canonical Usability and Design Team
Canonical's Usability and Design team has announced their first major project, One Hundred Papercuts, which aims to eliminate 100 small usability issues before the next release.
Upgrading Ubuntu 8.04 to 9.04
Ubuntu provides the very useful ability to upgrade from one release to another, but a flaw in the process makes the upgrade far more painful than it should be.
Google Squared Vs. Wolfram Alpha
Google Squared and Wolfram Alpha both aim to organize the chaos of information, but go about it in very different ways.
Android Applications on Ubuntu
At UDS Karmic, Ubuntu developers will be discussing the possibility of creating a system to allow Android applications to run on Ubuntu, including Ubuntu's mobile versions.
Microsoft and ODF: Bad for Everyone
Microsoft finally agreed to implement ODF support in Microsoft Office, but they didn't do it quite right, hurting both Microsoft and the ODF specification.
Rick Roll Your Friends When They Login
Ever wished you could make your friends watch the entire Rick Roll video as soon as they log in to their computer? Now you can.
Comic: Linux's Marketshare
Perhaps the Linux Marketshare issue should be framed in the context of other similarly pointless debates.
Operating System Reaction Times
New technology doesn't wait for a 5 year release cycle. It just happens. Operating systems have to be ready for it, and, more importantly, flexible.
Artwork Inconsistencies
Under the pressure to move away from brown, Ubuntu's artwork took a sharp decline in overall consistence as some parts tried to move away from the traditional soft brown, while others very much sticked to the old theme.