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80How to turn on Compiz Fusion and get great custom effects in Ubuntu’s Gutsy Gibbon
by arsgeek
So you want to get extra cool effects using Compiz Fusion as it’s built into your new Ubuntu 7.10 install but you’re unsure how to get more than a few wobbly windows or how to even turn on wobbly windows?... published 8 months ago
70How to turn off the annoying system beep in linux (Debian/Ubuntu)
by arsgeek
If you’re like me, you start getting real annoyed, real fast at the system beep that insists on beeping far to often. This system beep emits not from your laptop speakers, but from that deep, dank recesses... published 8 months ago
58The future of your interaction with computers
by arsgeek
Once again, we’re going to peel back the layers of time and peer into the murky and slightly onion scented future. Where are we going with all of this computer stuff? Where’s the pretty? and will we ever... published 8 months ago
60Life in other places - how would the discovery of extra-solar intelligence affect us?
by arsgeek
Unless you’ve been hidden under a rock or sequestered in an outpatient lead chelation clinic (what can I say, I like the taste) you’ve heard that there are other planets out there that may harbor the... published 8 months ago
74Adding Avant Window Navigator to your Ubuntu install
by arsgeek
Avant Window Navigator, or AWN is a neat little dock that sits at the base of your monitor and looks exceedingly nice. It’s a great addition to your compiz-fusion install (in fact, you need compiz or... published 8 months ago
38International Laws of Technology and Living With Other People
by arsgeek
From this point on and until further notice, the following international laws are in effect: 1. Before being allowed to access the Internet, any person wishing to gain access to the Internet must pass a... published 8 months ago
56How the X-prize will save humanity
by arsgeek
Does that seem a little pretentious? Perhaps it does but I ask you to indulge me for a 900 words or so and we’ll see where all of this is going. The new X Prize was announced by the X Prize Foundation and... published 8 months ago
51Not everyone can be David Hasselhoff
by arsgeek
I was reminded several times this week that I am a geek. Most of them were the nice, friendly types of reminders like “dude, you’re such a geek!” A few however were almost pitying in nature. More like... published 8 months ago
60Real aliens will not be under budget constraints
by arsgeek
I’m an avid reader of Science Fiction and Fantasy. I also enjoy the occasional scientific text for those of us who aren’t physicists or biologists. I’m also (to the surprise of many) not a big Star Trek... published 8 months ago
43An ode to caffeine
by arsgeek
You know it's going to be a rough day when you hop on to the train for your 45 minute commute, and miss 40 minutes of it due to falling into a deep, deep sleep. Thankfully there's an Au Bon Pain between me... published 8 months ago
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