Debian based Linux distributions, like Ubuntu, use just one program to download, install, update and uninstall programs - the Synaptic Package Manager.

I'll show you why it's so amazing with a video. I'll install Firefox 3 beta in me

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Over the past year there has been a lot of buzz related to Facebook, especially its newly created Application Platform. For those of you not familiar Facebook’s Application Platform lets developers create “applications” that get integrated with Facebook and its users. According to Facebook Analytics Company, Adonomics there are currently 7,90

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Blogs are vanishing from WordPress. Abracadabra. Gone. That's right -- you can't even find a blog at the Ford Autoshows website... but it's entirely built with WordPress. Why is that? Well, you see, a "post" is just a "container for information." It can be a news article, a story, a feature article for an ezine, or a page on a C

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Free Web Editors. Cool. But how do you choose the best one for your job? That's what we'll look at here as I compare two interesting editors -- one (Amaya) the official W3C tool that creates clean XHTML code, and another (JEdit) that features hundreds of plugins. Which will you choose? Well maybe you already have a favorite -- but thes

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If you're on an airplane, in a line, at a Hotel, or at a conference... you can sell your WebMaster products and services -- and collect the money on the spot. No wallets required. Huh? Dude... just buy it using your phone. This article gives you an overview of how both Google and PayPal make it easy for you to accept payments using eithe

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I’m already sick of these cross-browser compatibility issues and I guess that all web developers are too! Why in God’s name is this happening?!?
It’s driving me crazy - each time I do or add something I have to check to see how it looks in different browsers. And many of these times something is not ok and I have to loose time searching and

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No 4 in a weekly roundup of firefox addons. This week, addons that help in downloading and uploading your stuff and featuring an addon for downloading videos from YouTube and other video sites. Also a great addon to easily use gmail for online file storage and backup. Links to previous weekly roundups of addons especially for web developers a

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Forget about JPGs, GIFs, and PNGs -- that is soooo '90's. Get ready for the next Graphic Format... Scaleable (and Programmable) Vector Graphics -- SVGs. That's right... you can program SVGs. VG’s feature set includes nested transformations, clipping paths, alpha masks, filter effects, template objects, extensibility and programming of t

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Memory management is a delicate yet required skill of many who program. Those who program in C know the fine detail of managing each and every byte while those who have broadened out to Objective-C have enjoyed a slightly more relaxed thought process. Java developers on the other hand have lived in a virtual la la land of near memory manageme

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Have you ever had that nagging feeling that you needed to do something but couldn't? What about actually spending a load of time getting something done only to loose it all? Among others these are signs that you need better software. Developing that software is often a formidable task and requires more time than the benefit that you alone wo

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The web is a Content Management System, and Google has a number of tools to help you manage that content. Have you ever used the Word Processor at Google Docs? Well it works great, and when you or a client needs to focus on writing... it's a good way to go. But how can you efficently take advantage of Google Doc's publish as HTML, where

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Nakheel launches Al-Furjan
Nakheel, one of the world’s largest privately-held property developers, today announced the launch of Al Furjan - a new approach to a family oriented community development located in the heart of new Dubai.
United Arab Emirates: 46 minutes ago PRESS RELEASE
Al Furjan represents an outstanding opportunity, offeri

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In our regular overview of all things WordPress we examine six new themes (thumbnails and screenshots give you a quick review), the latest upgrade, WordPress resource sites and examine WordPress as a Content Management System (CMS). You'll learn a fast way to install themes and plugins, where to find WordPress jobs, plus some favorite WordP

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Highly intellectual code bases like embedded, firmware and stuff like that are not that easily available. And from these difficulties arises opportunities when you have got to solve a critical problem and the world looks upto you :) . (And it feels like a superhero!) . I call them Power-Developers, or maybe a Zen Programmer. They are essentia

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There’s a reason why WordPress is so popular (well over 1 million installations, according to WordPress.org), and aside from the fact that it’s user-friendly, it is also set up to help you optimize for the search engines easily and effectively. Adam McFarland gives you some great tips in this article -- a real taste for why WordPress has beco

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