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    Linux Want to Shieft to Linux (Help Needed)

    Ubuntu homepage | Ubuntu -> Ubuntu Linux Main Page - Linux Mint -> Linux Mint (Enhanced version of Ubuntu Linux) Try Linux Mint first if possible, since it has a lot of stuff already built in (flash player/video codecs etc).
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    Linux Want to Shieft to Linux (Help Needed)

    ^^^^ The new OpenOffice on Ubuntu supports docx, xlsx etc. There might be an issue with OpenOffice screwing up the formatting sometimes though. All the best, I would say go with Ubuntu or Mint
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    Need to Develop Seach Engine Using C

    If this is a question between building or using an existing solution, give Sphinx a shot if you're not keen on re-inventing the wheel. It is designed for full text searches on Databases via a number of interfaces (SQL, XML etc).
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    Brand New Soundmagic Mp-21

    Sorry for the n00b query but any idea if these work with Nokia phones (E71 etc) ? A friend might be interested, can transfer funds today itself
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    Apple MacBook Pro 15" 2010 Core i5 2.4GHz, 4GB, 330M GT

    Still up for sale? --- Updated Post - Automerged --- Also, does it have the extra 3 yr apple care or is there some way one could get that after purchasing this?
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    need a c++ program of bubblesort

    You mean something like this? Algorithm Implementation/Sorting/Bubble sort - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks
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    Recommendations for laptop with badass battery life?

    The problem is the ATI card. I end up using Linux a lot and ATI usually has craptastic drivers.
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    Recommendations for laptop with badass battery life?

    Around 60-70k max (I know you can get a mac for a little more but if i buy a mac it has to be a 15" :D)
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    Recommendations for laptop with badass battery life?

    Wow. Just looked that up. NVidia card is an added bonus, I would probably want to install Linux on it and don't want to deal with ATI's linux drivers.
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    Recommendations for laptop with badass battery life?

    I'm looking to purchase a laptop in the near future to actually use away from a power outlet :ohyeah: . Macs probably give the best backup but I'm not sure if I'm cool enough to afford one. I've heard about the CULV line and how it boosts battery life. I don't play computer games (Well except...
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    Install Windows from Hiren boot cd

    I had a similar issue (not viruses). Since I had a non functioning optical drive, I booted through Hiren's boot cd (usb) . I had copied a ghosted image of WinXP that I got via *questionable* sources. Used the ghost software to restore WinXP and then rebooted and changed the key to the one I have.
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    Linux Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) Discussion Thread

    Works perfectly for me. Have a fairly old laptop, intel 915 integrated graphics controller with a Centrino processor.
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    Linux Simple bash script to shutdown a system during power outages

    You'd need a webcamera always attached to your computer focused on one tight spot. IMHO, quite annoying to have up all the time and quite resource intensive. You'd need to have some sort of image recognition running as a service (openCV might work).
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    Fifth annual SXSW music torrent

    ^ hehe. Thank you for your wonderful insight. It probably does, but hey, free stuff and the bandwidth has been paid for.
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    Linux Simple bash script to shutdown a system during power outages

    ^ You probably own a better APC UPS which allows you to configure the beep nonsense via PowerChute or something. I'd considered that sound thing a long time ago but dealing with any form of sound manipulation on linux is quite painful and couldn't possibly be accomplished with bash only...
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    Fifth annual SXSW music torrent

    Yep. This is only the collection of music provided by the artists themselves, any illegal music that was present earlier has been removed.
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    Fifth annual SXSW music torrent

    For those of you with unlimited download limits and a taste for indie music, I would highly recommend that you get this torrent. Around 5 gigs of music from lots of indie bands for free. 2010 Torrents (Home of the (UNOFFICIAL) SXSW Torrents) If you have more bandwidth and storage, get the...
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    Linux Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) Discussion Thread

    Did this update happen today? I've been running the beta for quite some time with nightly automated upgrades and I still have Mac like buttons. Personally, I like them as I have a nasty habit of closing important windows accidentally while trying to maximize them. But what I don't get is the...
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    Linux Simple bash script to shutdown a system during power outages

    Yes you're right, it can be done with ifconfig too. I picked ethtool for some reason but I can't remember why :( . So far it's been working great. I will use the output from the log and plot a nice graph that is partially representative of the hardships and forced downtime faced by Bangaloreans...
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    Soundmagic - PL11 - PL21 - MP21 - PL30 - PL50 In stock ! at DELHI - MUMBAI

    Am interested in a pair of PL30s. Can you please PM your A/C details? Thanks.