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Ubuntu Dominating Google! Or is it?

Google is a wonderful tool. No I am not talking about how it helps us locating the information we seek, unearthing valuable gems. But rather how it reveals trends. It’s only logical, the more people are searching a keyword the more revealing of current trends.  a pretty simple and straightforward hypothesis. So it’s only normal »

Chromium: Google’s Browser on Linux and Mac!

I am sure a lot of Linux and Mac users were a bit disappointed on September the 2nd, they were shut out in favor of their more popular counterparts; Windows users. Google’s browser, Chrome, took the Internet by storm. Everybody was talking about it, Digg got swamped with Chrome submissions, Tech blogs were buzzing about »

Linux + Compiz + Touchscreen = Lethal Combo

Touchscreens existed for quite some time. I knew they did, you knew they did, everybody knew they did. So why the hell have I not seen these videos before? I feel almost ashamed that these were uploaded back in 2006! Am really disappointed in myself, I think I need to improve my Interwebs kung fu! »

xVideoServiceThief: One Video Download Manager to Rule Them All!

I am not really big on downloading flash videos from sites like youtube or metacafe. But whenever I need to, I just head straight to keepvid. Usually that does the trick, but sometimes it doesn’t, and I would just quickly give up and wouldn’t bother finding an alternative solution. Especially if you keep in mind »

Why Don’t You Throw Your Cube into an Aquarium?

Sausagenmuff has created a jaw-dropping Linux desktop featuring a cube, saltwater and fish. Now all of us have seen cool Compiz screenshots/screencasts, but this one takes the cake. He even called his desktop “Atlantis”, how fitting. Sausagenmuff describes how made this Desktop with 7 simple steps: Install Linux (obviously) Install Compiz Enable the cube, wobbly »

100 Posts Later….The Linuxologist Finds A New Temple

Wow! It’s been almost a year, and 99 posts When I first started, I never thought I had the stamina to post a 100 posts. It’s been a long journey and I learned a LOT in the past year, made a lot of friends, and found something that I truly love to do, can’t be »

Run Windows Apps 100% Seamlessly on Ubuntu!

I know that most of us Linux user usually cringe whenever we need to *god forbid* use a Microsoft WIndows machine. So we created applications like Wine in an effort minimize the contact with that horrid machine. With Wine a big percentage of Windows only apps could run on Linux, which more or less takes »

Boy! Marriage is Demanding!

While stumbling (add me) today, I stumbled upon this, I just found it hilarious. Luckily I saw this before I take the plunge