Simon Voice Control Controlling Linux with voice input

Feb 22, 2013

Simon is a sophisticated speech recognition tool with easy access to two powerful speech recognition engines, Julius and CMU Sphinx.

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Workspace – Tools of the Trade Useful applications and tricks

Feb 22, 2013

As someone who writes about Linux and open source software for a living, I have tools and tricks that are essential for my daily computing. In this installment of the Workspace feature, I share my personal favorites with you.

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LibreOffice Macros Automating Libreoffice with macros

Feb 22, 2013

in addition to its comprehensive tool set, Libreoffice packs a built-in Basic-like scripting language that can be used to automate repetitive tasks and extend the suite’s default functionality.

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Defragmentation Optimizing data organization on disk

Feb 22, 2013

Defragfs optimizes files on a system, allowing videos to load faster and large archives to open in the blink of an eye.

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Virtualizing Windows 8 Windows 8 with VMware and VirtualBox

Nov 26, 2012

How does the latest Windows work in a virtual machine? We tried out Windows 8 as a guest system in vMware Workstation and virtualBox on Linux.

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Linux News

Nov 26, 2012
  • Linux Foundation reports Secure Boot solution
  • Ubuntu 12.10
  • Plasma Active 3
  • Android OS Tops
  • Linaro Enterprise
  • Group formed for ARM architecture
  • Android installed on 3 of 4 smartphones
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SPICE Exploring Red Hat’s flavor enhancer for virtual desktops

Sep 21, 2012

Red Hat peps up performance of multimedia applications on remote desktops with SPICE (Simple Protocol For Independent Computing Environments).

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AutoKey Automating the desktop

Jul 24, 2012

Insert recurring phrases and automate recurring tasks with AutoKey, independently of the application you are using.

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