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Fotoxx Linux Photo Editor: Simpler than GIMP

F-spot, shotwell, solang -- some distros are arguing about what should be the default "simpler than GIMP" image editor. But there's one that never seems to get mentioned...

How to Speed up Your Linux PC

Hardware is getting amazingly fast. But sometimes it seems like software gets slower faster than hardware speeds up. So why do so many apps feel poky? In this...

Free/Open Source’s Key Programming Languages

Curious about programming, but having trouble getting started because you're confused about all those languages? This article will give you an overview of the most common desktop...

Roll Your Own Custom Bookmarklets In Firefox, part 2

In the last installment, I talked about the simplest form of "bookmarklets": bookmarks defined by Keywords and user-defined strings. But you'll more often see the term "bookmarklets" used for...

Stupid Firefox Tricks, Part I

Firefox ... we use it all day, for everything from managing finances to socializing to playing games. But it's a large and complicated programs. Are you getting...

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