Avast! Anti-Virus for Linux on Xubuntu Quantal Quetzal (12.10) x64

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While some people will tell you that there is no need to run any anti-virus on Linux, this is not 100% true. Granted the difficulty level to infect a Linux install is a great deal higher than that of Windows, …

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Minecraft Menu Entry for Xfce

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If like me you are completely addicted to playing Minecraft, creating a menu entry is a must. For some reason though the menu editor in Xfce puts everything into the Other sub-menu, not the one you selected before clicking New Item …

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Apple Slimline Aluminium USB Keyboard and Linux

I have used one of these keyboards for the last few years, pretty much since they first came out. It has been one of the most comfortable and pleasant I have ever used. Of course, unless you are using OSX, …

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8 Days of Windows 8 – The Failure

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I knew it. Once I took a break from Windows 8, there was no going back. Quite frankly I have not felt this disgusted with a program since, well, ever. I tried to like it. I tried to use it. …

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8 Days of Windows 8 – Day 3

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A Break This post is part of a series. To read them in order, please see: 8 Days of Windows 8 – The Introduction 8 Days of Windows 8 – Day 1 8 Days of Windows 8 – Day 2 …

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8 Days of Windows 8 – Day 2

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The Second Date This post is part of a series. To read them in order, please see: 8 Days of Windows 8 – The Introduction 8 Days of Windows 8 – Day 1 8 Days of Windows 8 – Day …

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8 Days of Windows 8 – Day 1

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The Install This post is part of a series. To read them in order, please see: 8 Days of Windows 8 – The Introduction 8 Days of Windows 8 – Day 1 8 Days of Windows 8 – Day 2 …

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8 Days of Windows 8

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The Introduction This post is part of a series. To read them in order, please see: 8 Days of Windows 8 – The Introduction 8 Days of Windows 8 – Day 1 8 Days of Windows 8 – Day 2 …

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Disable the WordPress Admin Bar in the Frontend

One of the main complaints I had from the owner of a website I helped to migrate from Drupal 5 to WordPress was the Admin Bar which appeared once they logged in. While the bar serves as a consistent interface …

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XBMC on dual monitors

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While XBMC is really easy to install in most Linux distributions these days, getting XBMC to play nicely on a dual monitor set-up is often a real PiTA. Full screen tends to stretch across both monitors, often sitting in the middle …

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