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The latest KDE 4.2.4 is released with much improved features and lots of bug fixes. Some of the new features include a highly improved pdf reader, Okular and and a much versatile KMail. Improved applets, efficient and smooth window management, breathtaking desktop effects, etc are some of the highlights of KDE 4.2. The latest release in the series, KDE 4.2.4 is probably the last release before the official release of KDE 4.3, which is going to happen some time in the month of July/August. Here is How you can update your Ubuntu/Kubuntu with the latest KDE 4.2.4.
#N/A
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If you are a regular GNU Linux user there is a very good chance that you will come across emails forwarded to you as .eml files once in a while. .eml is the extension used for files saved as emails from Microsoft outlook or outlook Express. It is normally just a matter of opening these files with gedit as the files are plain text files unless they have attachments. If the attached .eml files themselves have attachments you run into the problem of actually having to open these base64 encoded attachments. The default set of applications in Ubuntu does not directly allow you to do this but there is an easy work around for this problem.
Technical Solution
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Theme your Ubuntu with quality stuff. Finding full set themes, which includes wallpaper, gdm, metacity themes etc, was always a difficult task to do in Ubuntu. But thanks to the zgegblog guys this is not an issue anymore. And the most interesting part is that, you could download it directly through Synaptic Package Manager. So it is safe and easy to install as well.
Here is a detailed step by step analysis on How to install zgegblog themes in Ubuntu. We have also included previews of some of the themes available through the blog.
Free Software
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People very often confuse between the terms Free Software, Freeware and Open Source Software in the context of software and often use interchangeably. But there are very distinct differences between these classes of software.
Technical Solution
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The latest version of XBMC, codenamed Babylon is finally released. It has many new features and enhancements. For beginners, XBMC is an award winning Open Source Multimedia Application with eye candy and easy to use interface. Take a look at the screenshots of XBMC. All new XBMC 9.04 comes with a lot of improvements and added features. Some of the new features include support for Power PC architecture, improved FanArt support, VDPAU hardware accelerated video decoding under Linux on NVIDIA graphics and so on.
Here are the detailed instructions on How to install XBMC 9.04 - Babylon in Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope and also further details on the application.
Technical Solution
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Open Office 3.1 has been released with improved features and bug fixes. Some of the new features include antialiased drawings to smooth the edges of graphics, replying to notes, improved grammar checking, hyperlink management and sorting etc. Peek into the full list of features in the all new release of Open Office. Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope comes with Open Office 3.0 as default and the new release of Open Office is not yet listed in the official Ubuntu repo. You will have to add launchpad repo to upgrade to this all new Open Office 3.1.
Take a look on different steps detailing the Upgradation to Open Office 3.1 in Ubuntu Jaunty, Intrepid, and Hardy.
Announcements
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After almost one month of searching for suitable places to move out to we have finally found the right place to move out to. Our new office address is
Zyxware Technologies
3/118, Opp. M. G. College,
Kesavadasapuram,
Pattom P. O., Trivandrum,
Kerala - 695004, India
Our new phone number is 0471-4063818. Our mobile number remains the same - 09446069446
Technical Solution
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One of our commitments to our customers is that we will never force our products/service on you just for the sake of selling these. We try our best to match your requirement with the products and services we offer and fit the one that best fits your needs. We have been selling our hosting services both in the local market and in the international market since 2006 and we have been slowly building a set of loyal customers for these services. One of the frequent questions that we have had to answer was
Technical Solution
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Firefox is a not only a choice, but a better alternative to Internet Explorer for GNU/Linux users. Windows version of Firefox is also available for download for free. But some sites may not at all show up properly in Firefox. This has nothing to do with Firefox, it is more or less an issue on part of the designers of the site itself. Since Internet Explorer does not have a Linux version, you will have to use wine to install and run Internet Explorer in Ubuntu. We have compiled a step by step procedure on how to install Internet Explorer in Ubuntu with useful screenshots.
Hardware
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HCL Infosystems announced the prices of their Leaptops for the month of April 2009. The prices are very competitive and features are very attractive. These prices are available across India. All these models come with a hard disk size of 160 GB, DVD writer, Wireless and LAN and so on. Here are the list of available models and their respective prices.