Archive for December 10th, 2010

St. Nick in the Nick of Time

December 10, 2010
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St. Nick in the Nick of Time


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The Web on the Console

December 10, 2010
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“Most people think graphical interfaces when they think of surfing the Web. And, under X11, there are lots of great programs, like Firefox or Chrome. But, the console isn’t the wasteland it might seem. Lots of utilities are available for surfing the Web and also for downloading or uploading content.
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Wake Your Linux Up From Sleep for a Cron Job

December 10, 2010
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“Here’s the latest in our new series on OS tips from power users: a seemingly trivial task. You have a computer, most likely a laptop, that you wish to keep suspended while you’re not working. For example, let’s say overnight. At the same time, you wish to run a handful of maintenance tasks,...
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Simple lip-sync animations in Linux

December 10, 2010
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“Commercial Windows programs like CrazyTalk let you turn any image into an animation that lip-syncs to speech audio, so you can create talking characters. In this article, I will outline how to do this using nothing but free Linux tools. The result is more basic but it should be adequate in many cases.
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Slideshow: How We Began Interacting Differently With Computers, Other Devices in 2010

December 10, 2010
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Microsoft Recognizes Exceptional Vendor PerformanceInnovationNov. 02, 2010
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USDA Moves 120,000 Users to Microsoft’s Cloud

December 10, 2010
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REDMOND, Wash. — Dec. 8, 2010 — The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that it is moving its on-premises e-mail and productivity applications to Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure, becoming the first cabinet-level federal agency to embrace the cloud.
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