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    Using Getright as download manager in Ubuntu

    Sunday, July 4th, 2010

    GetRight

    GetRight logo
    Licence:shareware
    Status:stable
    Version:6.3e (April 2009)
    Web:
    Homepage

    Yes, GetRight. The Windows-only, paid-for, shareware download manager. Running on Linux. But before you ask – why? (more…)

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    Naughty Windows 7….

    Monday, May 25th, 2009

    Windows 7 release candidate feels a bit more like a proper version of Windows – it says “Windows 7 Ultimate” on it and everything. However, it’s back to the naughty step with Microsoft, as it overwrote the MBR.

    Now to be fair it is a 64-bit OS overwriting a 32-bit OS. But an “overwrite MBR” prompt would be nice. (more…)

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    Kubuntu 8.10

    Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

    Kubuntu

    Licence:mainly GPL
    Status:current
    Version:8.10 (Oct 2008)
    Website:kubuntu.org

    Never having tried Ubuntu (or at least, got it working), I decided to take the plunge and “borrow” a few gig of space from another partition to install Kubuntu on (I’ve always been keen KDE and wanted to play with KOffice.) (more…)

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