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69How to enable CD ripping and mp3 encoding with Sound Juicer in Ubuntu 7.10
I’ve been using Sound Juicer in previous Ubuntu releases to rip my CD’s and encode them as CD quality mp3’s for a while now so I can retain my one legal backup copy of them. When I did a fresh install of...
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72ArsGeek's guide to Ubuntu and UUIDs
Have a burning urge to discover the UUID’s of your disk partitions? Run Ubuntu or some other Debian based distro like maybe Debian? Well have I got the article for you friend! Here it is, two easy steps to...
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80Ubuntu, CPU Scaling, Battery life and You
CPU Scaling is a feature built into most modern (mobile) CPUs that allows them to scale up or down in how fast they run and how much energy they suck down based on demand. If you have a fairly modern mobile...
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71How to turn on Compiz Fusion and get great custom effects in Ubuntu’s Gutsy Gibbon
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?...
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64Adding Avant Window Navigator to your Ubuntu install
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...
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60Real aliens will not be under budget constraints
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...
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63Ubuntu flash sound problem fix for 7.10
When I first updated to Gutsy, everything was working like a charm. Then one day flash videos no longer played with sound. I cast about for a bit trying to figure out what exactly happened. Finally I...
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52Medieval on your mind
After graduating high school, and floating around between New England and Texas in a series of low-level retail management positions, I had decided to get my 19 year old behind into a college somewhere. Any...
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54The future of your interaction with computers
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...
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49Life in other places - how would the discovery of extra-solar intelligence affect us?
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...
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