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Top Linux-o-lanterns from around the Web

Posted October 27, 2012 - 8:00 am

Tux the Penguin and friends geek up Halloween pumpkins
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SportsSynch makes syncing radio and TV broadcasts easy

Posted October 27, 2012 - 7:45 am

For me, it started with Howard Cosell on Monday Night Football. Listening to a radio broadcast while the game was televised was fun and the two broadcasts meshed nicely. But nowadays, it's difficult to get that experience because of the lag between radio and TV broadcasts. Enter SportsSynch ($15, thirty-day free trial), a clever little utility that takes your PCs audio output and delays it 1 to 24 seconds so it matches up with the TV broadcast.
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Another way to restore the Windows 8 Start button and menu

Posted October 27, 2012 - 7:35 am

Because Microsoft thinks it knows what's best for users and apparently wants to confuse the living daylights out of them, Windows 8 has no Start button.
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Forget Windows 8: Give us Windows 7.8

Posted October 27, 2012 - 7:32 am

A billion users don't have the right hardware to run Windows 8, even if they wanted to. Here's how Microsoft could give them the best of Windows 8
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10 awesome new additions in Office 2013

Posted October 27, 2012 - 7:30 am

This is a heady time for Microsoft as it rolls out an ambitious OS and polishes off its productivity suite, billed as "the new Office." At the suite's core is Office 2013—the desktop applications. Changes include a sleek appearance that reflects the look of Windows 8, functional improvements, and tie-ins to SharePoint and SkyDrive for storing documents online. In addition, the various components of Office Web Apps improve productivity in the cloud, while Windows 8 Surface RT tablets get their own flavor of Office.
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How to avoid fake Download buttons

Posted October 27, 2012 - 7:25 am

You know the old saying, "Look before you leap"? Let's give that a modern-day twist: Look before you click.
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Mac Gems: QuickRes helps you get the most out of Retina displays

Posted October 27, 2012 - 7:20 am

Apple’s 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro has a problem: OS X doesn’t allow users to easily take full advantage of the Retina display. Specifically, OS X doesn't provide a simple, quick way to switch between the many supported screen resolutions; in addition, the Retina display supports higher resolutions than OS X provides access to. Fortunately, several developers offer software tools to fix this problem, and the one I’ve come to favor is Inertiactive’s QuickRes.
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Ask the iTunes Guy: File formats, file editing, and podcasts

Posted October 27, 2012 - 7:05 am

This week I look at a number of questions about splitting audio files, which file format to use for ripping CDs, and updating podcasts, plus share a tip for live performers who use music in their iTunes libraries.
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7 apps making the most of HTML5

Posted October 27, 2012 - 7:03 am

HTML5 is more than a few years old and no longer a curiousity. Web pages that used to simply emulate a piece of paper are now expected to do something snazzy to justify their existence. Thanks to HTML5, along with innovations in JavaScript and CSS, interactive logic is a standard strategy for Web programming, and full-fledged Web apps are everywhere. All it takes is a few extra tags to rewrite the world's software as a Web page.
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Why you should upgrade to Windows 8

Posted October 27, 2012 - 7:01 am

[Part one of a two-part series. Also see, "Why you shouldn't upgrade to Windows 8."]
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Why you shouldn’t upgrade to Windows 8

Posted October 27, 2012 - 7:01 am

[Part two of a two-part series. Also see, "Why you should upgrade to Windows 8."]
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VMware expands Redis programming options

Posted October 26, 2012 - 4:51 pm

Redis, an open source in-memory data store maintained by VMware, has been upgraded to be more stabile and make more judicious use of memory, two traits that should make it more appealing for enterprise deployments.
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Use Windows 8 gestures without touchscreen or trackpad

Posted October 26, 2012 - 3:15 pm

Here's how you can use Windows 8 gestures without a trackpad or touchscreen.
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Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts

Posted October 26, 2012 - 3:12 pm

Here are some useful keyboard commands for Windows 8 that will save you time and avoid a lot of clicking.
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Use keyboard command to see Windows 8 desktop instead of tiles

Posted October 26, 2012 - 3:08 pm

Here's how you can use a quick keyboard command to see the Windows 8 desktop instead of tiles.
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Use keyboard command to see Windows 8 desktop instead of tiles

Posted October 26, 2012 - 3:08 pm

Here's how you can use a quick keyboard command to see the Windows 8 desktop instead of tiles.
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Install Betelgeuse icon theme in Ubuntu 12.10

Posted October 26, 2012 - 2:43 pm

Here's how you can install the Betelgeuse icon theme in Ubuntu 12.10.
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Install Candy icon theme in Ubuntu 12.10

Posted October 26, 2012 - 2:40 pm

Here's how you can install the Candy icon theme on your Ubuntu 12.10 system.
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SAP reveals policies, pricing for cloud integrations

Posted October 26, 2012 - 2:39 pm

SAP has laid out a set of pricing and policies for tying together its array of cloud-based and on-premises applications, providing some options at no charge, but others that will cost customers additional money.
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Microsoft Surface goes on sale to cheering crowds

Posted October 26, 2012 - 1:45 pm

About 100 people waited outside Boston's Microsoft Store Friday to buy the company's new Surface tablet, which runs a new version of Windows.
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Show will go on for SAP user conferences in Spain

Posted October 26, 2012 - 10:53 am

SAP now says it will proceed with two major user conferences set for Madrid next month, after saying earlier this week that it was weighing its options following concerns over labor strikes planned for the same time as the shows.
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Windows 8 cheat sheet

Posted October 26, 2012 - 10:23 am

Windows 8 presents a radically new interface to users, but never fear: Our comprehensive guide will help you find your way around the new OS and make the most of its features.
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How Microsoft blew its Windows 8 launch keynote

Posted October 26, 2012 - 10:17 am

Microsoft's big day to shine--one year in the making--fell flat.
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Don't like Ubuntu's Unity? Try the new GNOME Remix instead

Posted October 26, 2012 - 10:10 am

We've known for some time that a "pure GNOME" version of Ubuntu Linux was in the works, and following last week's release of Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal," the first GNOME Remix of the software has now made its debut as well.
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Windows 8 launch offers brief mention of enterprises

Posted October 26, 2012 - 9:45 am

Microsoft gave a faint wave to enterprises during its Windows 8 launch party, but held off on the details.
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