"Lost Experience" to Explain 4 8 15 16 23 42

According to this press release, the mysterious numbers from the hit ABC show Lost will be explained this summer sometime before Season 3 starts.

Photoshop in Linux

Chin Wong shares how Linux users have been able to run Photoshop in Linux. Although it's only Photoshop 7.0, it's still cool!

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How to Completely Rebuild an existing XP without losing anything

"Fred Langa shows you how to completely rebuild, repair, or refresh an existing XP installation without losing data, and without having to reinstall user software, reformat, or otherwise destructively alter the setup."

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Ultimate Ubuntu Desktop Guide

With all the Ubuntu praise some new users may be looking for a definitive guide to their new OS, here it is, straight from the source. I've used Ubuntu and somehow managed to overlook this wonderful resource.

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bootable copy of windows on a USB flash drive

ever have a problem with the windows registry, or a pesky virus? have no fear, fix it with a bootable copy of windows no further away than your pocket or key chain

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Little-known APT utilities for Debian desktop users

Most GNU/Linux users know it through the apt-get command, a utility that calls on the lower-level dpkg command. However, other APT-based utilities remain largely unknown to desktop users.

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Microsoft Live Labs: Photosynth (Awesome!)

Ever wondered what it would be like to walk through your digital photos in 3D or see what hundreds of other people shot at the same location? See Photosynth in action and hear how Live Labs is exploring new ways to change the way you think about the web.

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Reinstall and Restore Win XP Activation

If you have to reinstall Win XP on the same equipment, you know what a pain it is to reactivate XP. This simple guide tells how to backup and restore two small files so you can avoid reactivation.

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How to install VMware Server on Ubuntu 6.06

Here's a tutorial on getting the free version of VMware's Server software running on your Ubuntu 6.06 server or desktop system. This will allow you to run other guest operating systems (such as other Linux distros or even Windows) within a window on your Ubuntu machines.

Guitar Hero Practicing Tool

Check out this software for playing back Guitar Hero songs from your PC allowing you to loop/practice certain sections from the Guitar Hero DVD. Looks neat, I'll be checking it out shortly.

Learn to tie the fastest shoelace in the west (or east, south and north)

The "Ian Knot" is a fast most scientifically aerodynamic way to tie your shoelace.

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