Remember the iconic Obama poster which became emblematic of the “change” theme during the 2008 presidential election?
Later, somebody made an image of Ron Paul in the same style. And the meme went viral.
Then somebody came up with a website where you can create the same kind of image online from your own digital photos.
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Ubuntu’s getting ready to release the next version of it’s open-source operating system. The current version is Karmic Koala (9.10, released October 2009), and the next version will be Lucid Lynx (version 10.04, to be released April 2010).
Here’s how to create a boot CD.
This’ll let you try the OS just by rebooting and without installing anything on your computer.
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Apple iPads are available on pre-order, but with the new Linux-based iPad clones coming out, you might want to save money and get more features.
In fact, there are least 50 table PCs being launched this year.
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OK, you’ve heard of MySpace. Been there done that.
In fact it’s become fashionable to make fun of MySpace in favor of Facebook, the flavor-of-the-month social networking site.
Now get ready for MyOuterSpace.
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I just found out about a new blog aggregation site called BloggerDen.
It bills itself as Digg for bloggers. As opposed to Digg, which covers general topics with an emphasis on technology, BloggerDen is geared toward blogger-specific issues.
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More and more professors are banning laptops from their classrooms. This is coming at a time when more and more colleges are also requiring students to buy laptop computers.
What do you think?
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One of the most annoying things about Windows is software installation. In Linux if you want to install 10 software packages, you just click what software you want in the package installer, and it downloads and installs them all.
But in Windows, you go to 10 different websites, download and save their installers, run the setup programs, and click through the steps. Annoying like crazy.
Ninite is a website that lets you download a combined installer for some of the most popular free Windows programs.
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Facebook is one of the largest sites on the Internet.
But most people don’t know the story of how it was founded.
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If you’ve been planning to buy a new LCD panel or TV, you might want to factor in the effect of the earthquake in Taiwan on LCD prices.
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People like to say that the Apple only has a few percent market share.
But Quantcast has a new survey out that says 11% of online users are using Macintoshes.
I think that’s pretty amazing how Apple’s usage has went up recently.
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