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10 May 2013
Opinion: Korora Linux 18 aims to deliver a friendlier Fedora

There's no doubt that desktop Linux has become increasingly user-friendly over the years, but it's equally true that some distributions focus more on ease of use than others do.
Opinion: This Week in Lego: Zoetropes and ghosts and barons, oh my!

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Opinion: How to undo accidental browser zoom

Earlier today my dad called the Hassle-Free Hotline (also known as my home phone number). The poor guy seems to encounter more than his fair share of inadvertant computer problems.
Opinion: Bugs & Fixes: When TextEdit won't save

Occasionally, maybe once every few weeks, TextEdit refuses to save any documents I currently have open in the application. Any changes I have made to these documents appear in danger of being lost. When this symptom appears, any new documents that I open in TextEdit will similarly refuse to save. It's as if TextEdit decided to go on strike. I've seen this happen with a couple of other applications, but most often it's TextEdit. as well.
09 May 2013
Opinion: Xerox scanner grades handwritten tests, scolds you for dangling modifier

We're now one step closer to a completely automated classroom. Xerox recently pulled the wraps off a new program called Ignite that will turn photocopies into test grading machines.
Opinion: Linux code is the 'benchmark of quality,' study concludes

Fans of free and open source software (FOSS) may recall a report from Coverity last year that found open source code typically has fewer defects per thousand lines of code than proprietary software code does.
Opinion: What to do when you can't boot from an external source

Externe can't boot his laptop from a CD or a flash drive. He asked the Answer Line forum for help.
Opinion: How Cloud Computing Changes Enterprise IT Economics

The rapid rise of cloud computing means corporate IT may no longer be the cheapest purveyor of application hosting, infrastructure, storage and other services. The sooner IT leaders come to terms with this, the better.
Opinion: HTC First price tumbles as Facebook Home ratings tumble

It turns out that not everyone wants Facebook to be the centerpiece of their smartphone. The "Facebook-enhanced" HTC First was released little more than a month ago and already it's selling for less than a pack of gum.
08 May 2013
Opinion: 'Gaming in Color' hopes to document diversity in gaming

These days, gamers are a diverse bunch, comprising people from all walks of life--a message that Gaming in Color (funding through May 11) is hoping to drive home.
Opinion: How to automate FTP uploads

Forum member DeathRobot (who is probably nicer than his or her name implies) is interested in FTP and Automator. It writes:
Opinion: Mind is what matters when you arm-wrestle with WrestleBrainia

Due to my intolerable addiction to the Internet, I'm pretty terrible at arm wrestling. Luckily, the cutting edge of neurogaming technology proves that science supports my decision to never work out.
Opinion: Protect your camera with rain covers

Portable electronics have the same Achilles' heel as the invading aliens in M. Night Shyamalan's movie s--Signs: water. It's not a good idea to get your digital SLR wet. Taking photos in a rainstorm can end the life of your camera. So how do you protect your camera while taking pictures in a spring shower or a summer deluge? Dress your camera in a rain cover--usually, waterproof fabric that keeps water away from the lens and body, while leaving both the business and control ends open for business.
07 May 2013
Opinion: Eidos isolates sights and sounds, lets you tune out that annoying coworker

What if you could focus on one person's voice in a crowded shopping mall? Or focus on just the drummer at a concert? Students from the Royal College of Art developed a pair of head-mounted devices can do just that.
Opinion: Five things to like About Debian 7.0 'Wheezy'

After more than two years of development, the Debian project on Saturday released the long-awaited version 7.0 of its venerable Linux distribution.
02 May 2013
Opinion: BotObjects announces the world's first full-color 3D printer

It's finally here. A new 3D printing outfit in New York called BotObjects say that it's come up with the first full-color desktop 3D printer. Unlike other consumer-grade 3D printers, the ProDesk3D does not print in just one or two different colored plastic mediums; instead, it prints using the whole gamut of the rainbow by mixing five base colors together.
Opinion: Introducing Contacts

In weeks past we've talked about configuring the Mail and Calendar applications. Without the third leg of this personal information trio--Contacts--using the first two could be a lonely proposition. In this lesson we'll look at the cans and can'ts of Contacts.
Opinion: Keep your laptop battery healthy: Use it sparingly

Sibi Marcos asked about removing a laptop's battery to increase it's life.
Opinion: Leave early on Friday: time-saving PC tips and tricks

What's the best way to tell an expert PC user apart from a bumbling amateur? The expert doesn't waste time. Time is money, after all, and there are tons of ways to speed up even the most basic computing tasks.
01 May 2013
Opinion: Amazon Web Services Will Continue to Disrupt Enterprises, IT Vendors

Traditional IT vendors may deride Amazon as a mere bookseller, but Amazon Web Service is growing quickly, not to mention inexpensively. If those vendors aren't careful, AWS will soon compete against them in the enterprise cloud computing market--and if current trends hold, the competition may not even be close.

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