October 10, 2008 · General · 6 comments

FDupes uses md5sums and then a byte by byte comparison to find duplicate files within a set of directories. It has several useful options including recursion.

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October 3, 2008 · General · 9 comments

flv2dvd is a script that convert an flv into a dvd iso image. simple stick the (single flv file) into an empty directory, cd into it and type in (flv2dvd *) without the quates. The end result is a dvd iso that you can burn using your favorate cd burner.

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October 1, 2008 · General · 17 comments

Thunar is the default file manager used in the stripped-back Xfce4 desktop of Xubuntu. It starts quickly and has a low-memory footprint, yet it is very powerful and provides all the features you are likely to need. In fact, it beats Nautilus in many departments when it comes to features. One feature of Thunar I particularly appreciate is the ability to rubber-band-select many files in list view, something Nautilus doesn't allow. Thunar also includes the ability to define your own right-click functions, something that is possible in Nautilus but only if you add the Nautilus Actions component.

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September 20, 2008 · General · 107 comments

We have already discussed how to install google chrome using wine .Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all Internet users to experience the web. The Chromium codebase is the basis for Google’s Chrome browser.
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