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There is a faster gammar checker for English and some other languages, a new real-time ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://linux.about.com/b/2012/02/14/libreoffice-3-5.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://linux.about.com/b/2012/02/14/libreoffice-3-5.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:25:31 +0000 2012-02-14T20:25:31Z http://linux.about.com/b/2012/02/13/high-demand-for-linux-developers-and-administrators.htm <p>A recent article in the Wall Street Journal reports on a survey that shows an increasing demand for Linux skills, which is reflected in an average salary increase of 5% last year for Linux developers and administrators. Survey respondents indicated that they would use increased bonus and stock option offers to attract Linux technologists. Many companies are also offering flexible work schedules to be more competitive. See the WSJ article for <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/02/10/linux-popularity-sparks-salary-jump/">more details...</a></p> http://linux.about.com/b/2012/02/13/high-demand-for-linux-developers-and-administrators.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:27:28 +0000 2012-02-13T00:27:28Z http://linux.about.com/b/2012/02/12/how-to-write-grep-queries.htm <p>The <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://linux.about.com/od/commands/l/blcmdl1_grep.htm">grep</a> command can be viewed as a simplified or specialized database query, where the database consists of plain text files and each line represents a record. The grep command is used to retrieve those lines (records) from a file that match the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://linux.about.com/od/Bash_Scripting_Solutions/a/How-To-Write-Regular-Expressions-For-Pattern-Matching.htm">regular expression</a> specified as part of the command. <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://linux.about.com/od/Bash_Scripting_Solutions/a/How-To-Write-Grep-Queries.htm">Read more...</a></p> http://linux.about.com/b/2012/02/12/how-to-write-grep-queries.htm Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:50:02 +0000 2012-02-12T03:50:02Z http://linux.about.com/b/2012/02/08/megaglest-rts-game-updated.htm <p>This is a fun open source real-time strategy (RTS) game where you control armies of factions such as the Norsemen, the Egyptians, the Persians, the Romans, the Indians, and the two original factions called Tech and Magic.<br /> <!--more--></p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://linux.about.com/b/2012/02/08/megaglest-rts-game-updated.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://linux.about.com/b/2012/02/08/megaglest-rts-game-updated.htm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:36:02 +0000 2012-02-08T13:36:02Z http://linux.about.com/b/2012/02/07/linux-mint-12-kde.htm The KDE version of <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://linuxmint.com/">Linux Mint 12</a> is now available. The <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://linux.about.com/b/2011/11/27/linux-mint-version-12-is-out.htm">Gnome version</a> was released last November. The desktop environment software KDE is considered a good choice for users coming ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://linux.about.com/b/2012/02/07/linux-mint-12-kde.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://linux.about.com/b/2012/02/07/linux-mint-12-kde.htm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:52:27 +0000 2012-02-07T14:52:27Z http://linux.about.com/b/2012/02/04/muse-2-0-rc-2.htm <p>The digital music composition software and audio sequencer MusE has advanced to the second release candidate of version 2.0. <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://muse-sequencer.org/index.html">MusE</a> is an open source software package for Linux that functions as a feature rich digital audio workstation. Traditionally such devices are referred to as "sequencers", as they combine audio signals from various sources into a correctly timed sequence of sound output.<br /> <!--more--></p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://linux.about.com/b/2012/02/04/muse-2-0-rc-2.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://linux.about.com/b/2012/02/04/muse-2-0-rc-2.htm Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:49:03 +0000 2012-02-04T18:49:03Z http://linux.about.com/b/2012/02/01/teamviewer-7-for-linux.htm Version 7 of the remote control and online presentation software TeamViewer is now <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/index.aspx">available</a> for Linux. 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