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Want to make your linux desktop look like a mac? This is a tool which helps in the process.
If you want to see a full howto go to howtoforge:

http://www.howtoforge.com/mac4lin_make_linux_look_like_a_mac

Or go directly to it's download page:

Shutter is a feature-rich screenshot program. You can take a screenshot of a specific area, window, your whole screen, or even of a website - apply different effects to it, draw on it to highlight points, and then upload to an image hosting site, all within one window.
It supports making screenshots of websites by entering a url. best linux screenshot tool ever!

Article describes various virtualization techniques and software available in linux

Top 10 Linux Virtualization Software

Virtualization is the latest buzz word. You may wonder computers are getting cheaper every day, why should I care and why should I use virtualization? Virtualization is a broad term that refers to the abstraction of computer resources such as:

1. Platform Virtualization
2. Resource Virtualization
3. Storage Virtualization
4. Network Virtualization
5. Desktop Virtualization

By default Ubuntu leaves out the compiz settings manager. This utility allows allows you to tweak all the settings avaiable in compiz.

use apt-get on the command line or start menu - add/remove programs

sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager

or search for it in the package manager and install it from there.

or just get it here: http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/compizconfig-settings-manager

you can just execute a .deb package in ubuntu. It's similar to .msi in windows only in ubuntu/Debian almost all software is available this way.
That’s it.

We like to think of MythTV as the ultimate Digital Video Recorder and home media center hub. Think of it as a Free and Open Source alternative to Tivo and Windows Media Center. It started out in 2002 as a way for Isaac Richards to produce a better TV-viewing environment than his cable company's digital cable box could provide, and through the help of the open source community quickly grew into a powerful tool for watching and recording television.

Interesting article by a person who doesn't seem to understand the littlest thing about server management. Believe it or not, the fact there's no GUI is one of the biggest strong points to ubuntu server edition. A server should not have any not absolutely necessary parts.

Here’s the first report about the installation of Linux (Ubuntu “Hardy Heron” 8.04) on my new Asus U6/U6S, which seems to be identical with the Asus U6SG, without the 3G/UMTS Modem:

Working perfectly out of the box:

* Installation (Alternate install with full disk encryption)
* Graphics after Installation of the Nvidia driver from Ubuntu (Update, 2008/06/15: Dual-Screen magic works as well.)
* Ethernet
* Wireless LAN with WPA
* Sound
* Touchpad incl. Scrolling
* Fn-Keys for Brightness, Volume, Play, Pause, Skip
* USB

It supports a wide range of chat networks like Yahoo!, AIM, Google Talk, ICQ, and IRC. You can even send and receive SMS (Text Messages) for free via Pidgin. So if it can do all these, does it support everybody's favorite micro-blogging platform Twitter?

--Yes it does. Thanks to a plugin called microblog-purple you will now be able to send and receive tweets via Pidgin.

For Ubuntu users, here's a simple tutorial on installing this Twitter plugin on Pidgin:

The just-released new version of Astaro Security Gateway comes with an overhauled web-based administration tool and improved security features: "Today the next version of our flagship product is available; Astaro Security Gateway version 8.000 has been released. Highlights: updated WebAdmin - new colors, fonts, and visuals make WebAdmin....

The Android netbooks recently announced by Acer will actually ship as dual-boot systems with both Android and Windows, according Acer chairman JT Wang.

Acer will cooperate with telecom providers to sell the netbooks

Wang also noted that Acer will not rule out the possibility of launching Android-only models if there is enough demand from telecom providers.

Untangle 7.2, a Debian-based network gateway with pluggable modules for network applications, has been released: "We are pleased to announce general availability of Untangle 7.2. Our latest version includes a new free application for Internet access control, as well as a host of enhanced features and improvements." These....