Write a simple launcher using Zenity

Source: LXer

Nowadays, we mostly interact with our computers using a Graphical User Interface. The operating system as a whole uses several elements of the GUI to make the user experience more human-like. Can users get to unleash some of the GUI's po ...
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15 Ways to Accelerate Your PC’s Slowest Component: You!

Source: LiveScience.com

There's nothing more soul-sucking than sitting there picking your earwax while you watch Windows 7's blue ring of fire. Yet, to be fair, your poor laptop spends a lot more time waiting for you to act than yo ...
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Opinion: A Mac user's view on Windows 8

Source: Macworld

Let’s get a couple of things straight right off the bat. First, it’s absurd to take the opinion of an obvious Apple partisan like me about Windows 8. I’ve been using the Mac for more than 20 years, so it’s going to take a Star Tre ...
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Is there a workable solution to the Windows 8 Start conundrum?

Source: InfoWorld

The biggest problem with Windows 8 isn't so much the lack of a Start button as the Jekyl-and-Hyde jumping between the "legacy" desktop -- where most of us work and want to keep working -- and the Metro Start menu. Base ...
Full article at: InfoWorld  More like this  4 days ago, 12:43pm CDT

How do Thieves Target a House?

Source: Suite 101

A locked window can prevent theft - Wikimedia Commons Thieves look for certain characteristics before deciding to break into a home. Burglary is a crime of opportunity. It is well known that thieves look for houses with special characte ...
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Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake

Source: ZDNet UK

Microsoft has announced that it will improve multi-monitor support in Windows 8. At the moment, only a small minority of Windows users stand to benefit, because only about one in seven have more than one screen. However, the new features could tempt ...
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