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Bring Back Ubuntu's Old Menu With ClassicMenu Applet

Love Ubuntu, but find yourself infuriated by the lack of a traditional menu? Don't panic: simply install ClassicMenu Indicator. This simple program brings the simple menu of Gnome 2 to the indicator area. Sure: it's not the perfect location for a menu, but it's there when you need it.

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13 Widgets That Make an Awesome Real-Time Data Display

If you are a busy person that doesn't really have a whole lot of time to check the news every day, but you like to keep up to date with the latest major events like major storms, the stock market or major changes throughout the world, a graphical display is much more efficient. I'm going to share 15 of the best widgets that I found throughout the Internet.

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5 Fan-Built Alternatives To Famous Video Games

Gamers can be a real drag. I know, because I am one. We want the best game possible and have a tendency to be ungrateful if everything was not done exactly how we’d like. This often results in pointless moaning but there are times when it births something real and new. It’s hard to tell when this will happen – popular games have more fans who may eventually decide to transform the game.

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Is The New Retina MacBook Pro For You? [Opinion]

When Apple announced the MacBook Pro with Retina display a few weeks ago, I was pretty sure it would end up being my next laptop. I’ve waited a long time to upgrade and after being lucky enough to use a MacBook Air for the last few months I also knew that OS X and Apple hardware were for me. I’m pretty sure there will be a good number of you considering the purchase, and even more of you who are unsure whether the $2,199 price tag is really worth it.

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10 Funny CAPTCHArt Comics & What It Is All About

A CAPTCHA is a challenge-response test used online to make sure content is submitted by a human being. The acronym stands for 'Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart' and is also based on the word 'capture'. CAPTCHArt is the visualization of the humorous associations arising from randomly created two word CAPTCHAs, also known as reCAPTCHAs.

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How To Stream Live Video From Your Smartphone

Whenever I mention to people that I am obsessed with streaming video apps, I almost always get the same response - why would you want to stream real-time video from your phone? What about your privacy? Well, when you have journalism in your blood, the ability to transmit as much information from your location, no matter where you are, is invaluable. It's for that reason that I've always wanted to find the perfect app to stream live video.

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What's Missing From Windows 8?

Windows 8 has seen the removal of many features that have been key to Windows over the years, including the Start button, Start menu, and Windows Aero. We tend to focus on the new features added in new versions of software like Windows 8, but the removal of features can be equally important – if not more so. This list isn’t exhaustive, as many less-important features have also been removed.

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5 Video Games That Would Make Great TV Shows

When Halo 4 gets released on Nov. 6, 2012, it will bring with it episodic content almost televisual in nature. In order to build shared experiences that players will talk about around the water cooler, the game's developer 343 Industries will be delivering free weekly mini-missions which tell side-stories to the main mission, all via Xbox Live. While this isn't a television show based on the Halo series, it borrows much from the idea of mixing the two media.

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5 Cheap, Fun Hardware Kits You Can Use To Make Wonderful Machines

Like most kids, I had a electronics kit that taught the absolute basics; you could build something about as advanced as a radio or morse code device. Suffice to say, the fun didn't last long once you'd built all 5 projects. Nowadays though, advanced electronics hardware kits are affordable and the possibilities are infinite - all thanks to the wonder of microcontrollers.

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Stay Safe Online with the New Bitdefender Total Security 2013 [Giveaway]

Bitdefender Total Security 2013 is packed full of features without the impossible learning curve. This thing is a gargantuan software package that has everything you’ll ever need when it comes to computer security. This week, we’ll be giving away 25 copies of Bitdefender Total Security 2013 worth a total of $2,000 for FREE! Do you want a copy? Of course you do.

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Doo Automatically Uploads Your Files To The Cloud Then Tags & Manages Them

If your computer document filing system is more in the cloud than on your actual computer, you're going to be interested in Doo, currently a Mac app that syncs documents on your computer to the cloud, where they can be shared with other supported computers and mobile apps. The developers say Doo, which is in beta, will also be available soon for Windows 8, and later for Windows Phone, iPad/iPhone and Android.

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What CDNs Are & Why Storage Is No Longer An Issue

CDNs make the Internet fast and websites affordable even when you scale to millions of users. Firstly, bandwidth costs money; those of us on limited contracts know that all too well. Not only do you as an Internet 'consumer' need to pay for your bandwidth, but the websites you visit also have to pay for their bandwidth. More importantly though, a slow website will cost you dearly.

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How To Add Your Own Background Images To Your Gmail Account

It's finally possible - you can now set any image as your background in Gmail. Two new themes give you complete control over the image behind them, allowing you to use your own picture or pick your own from a wide selection. Being able to customize Gmail themes with your own photos is, while not essential, a nice feature to have. If you love personalizing things, I recommend you check this out right now.

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3 Fast, Clean, & Efficient Online Image Optimizers To Shrink Your Images

As a blogger and a normal guy who is running out of space on his hard drive, I am always on the lookout for a good image compression program. Thanks to the plethora of image editing apps available on the web, I am spoilt for choice. What I am looking for are fast, clean (i.e. uncluttered), and efficient image optimizers that are dead simple to use. I have found three so far.

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