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Build WINE on OS X, and it WORKS!!!

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

It takes a bit of fandangling, but i’ll be darned if i’m not playing SkiFree right now!!! The guide is vague on a few steps, but if you know your way around Unix/Linux on a moderate level of understanding, it can easily be done!!
Link to Build WINE on OS X, and it WORKS!!!

Wine 0.9.42 Released

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

What’s new in this release: - Support for activation contexts and side-by-side assemblies. - Many more gdiplus functions. - More messaging support in crypt32.dll. - Many HTTP protocol handling fixes. - Lots of bug fixes.
Link to Wine 0.9.42 Released

Install Ubuntu from Windows in 3 Steps without Using a CD

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

VERY FAST. it will download the appropriate version and all you have to do is select the size of the partition..It wont effect windows at all.. because its on a virtual drive.. and its completely uninstalable..
Link to Install Ubuntu from Windows in 3 Steps without Using a CD

Microsoft seeks official ‘open source’ imprimatur

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Blog: Redmond believes its “shared-source” licenses are worthy of the official open-source label.
Link to Microsoft seeks official ‘open source’ imprimatur

Windows: The Blue Screen of Death Tattoo

Friday, July 27th, 2007

We’re not sure what’s worse; the Zune guy getting three Zune tattoos, or this painful-as-hell Microsoft blue screen of death (BSOD) tattoo up this guy’s entire right arm. We’re guessing this guy is a Windows fan, because nobody hates Windows THAT MUCH to endure hours of pain just for the constant reminder that Windows occasionally […]

Friday, July 27th, 2007

Just like Firefox, you can customize the Thunderbird email app by tweaking its internal configuration file, and tech blog Gyaan Sutra lists 8 useful edits. Set Thunderbird to top-post on replies,…
Link to Email: Useful Thunderbird tweaks

Featured Firefox Extension: Speed up and protect your logins with Secure Login

Friday, July 27th, 2007

Windows/Mac/Linux (Firefox): The Secure Login Firefox extension adds an extra layer of security to your saved Firefox usernames and passwords. After it’s installed, saved login info won’t autofill…
Link to Featured Firefox Extension: Speed up and protect your logins with Secure Login

Friday, July 27th, 2007

Below I have compiled a list of 7 clever Google tricks that I believe everyone should be aware of. Together I think they represent an apex example of the grand possibilities associated with Google search manipulation tricks and hacks. Although there are many others out there, these 7 tricks are my all-time favorite. Enjoy yourself.
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GIMP 2.4 Coming Soon

Friday, July 27th, 2007

The GIMP team is preparing for the release of GIMP 2.4.0. Today marks the release of GIMP 2.3.19, which fixes a host of issues to the point where most outstanding GIMP problems are now fixed or will be fixed in the very near future.
Link to GIMP 2.4 Coming Soon

Friday, July 27th, 2007

A new Google Summer-of-Code plugin has gone into the repositories, called ‘colorfilter’ by iXce. This allows you to change certain colors to other colors by the use of pixel shaders.
Link to Linux Gets Even More Eye Candy, Plugins Funded by Google

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