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LinuxLinks: Group Tests Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
Saturday, November 21 2009 @ 07:49 AM EST
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If you are interested in finding the best Linux software, we would strongly recommend that you check out our Group Tests portal page. It covers the vast majority of different software types, including games, business software, multimedia, utilities, networking and much much more.

LinuxLinks' Group Tests should be your first port of call!

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Sky Sports TV - Android v1.6 Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
Saturday, June 15 2013 @ 10:29 AM EDT
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There is a much more economic way of viewing the Sky Sports channels courtesy of the Sky Sports TV Android application. This is available for a monthly cost of £4.99 with no minimum contract. The channels include Sky Sports 1,2,3 and 4, Sky Sports F1, Sky Sports News and Sky News. Subscribers also receive At the Races until 30 June and ESPN until 31 July.

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Top Free Android SSH Clients Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
Thursday, June 13 2013 @ 03:33 PM EDT
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SSH is typically used to log into a remote machine and execute commands. Server administrators find this protocol particularly useful for administering servers remotely. However, there are a wide variety of other uses for SSH. For example, it supports TCP port forwarding whereby an SSH server can secure otherwise insecure protocols, as well as X11 forwarding which offers a secure way to use graphical applications over a network. Other common uses of SSH include tunnelling and transferring files across machines using SSH file transfer (SFTP) or secure copy (SCP) protocols.

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Lightweight Alternatives to WordPress Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
Saturday, June 08 2013 @ 04:31 PM EDT
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WordPress instantly springs to mind when any project is planned that needs a content management system. However, WordPress can be complicated, offering more bells and whistles than actually needed or wanted. Whilst it is always tempting to stick with familiar territory, this can actually stifle creativity and does not enhance an individual's skill-set.

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6 Excellent Free Linux Reference Management Tools Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
Thursday, June 06 2013 @ 03:20 PM EDT
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Reference management software is software for academics and authors to use to record and use bibliographic citations. This type of software typically uses a database to store the bibliographic references, together with a system for filtering the list in a format needed desirable to scholarly journals and publishers.

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Top Photo Metadata Editors Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
Sunday, June 02 2013 @ 03:05 AM EDT
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A metadata editor is computer software which allows users to view and edit metadata tags interactively and save them in the graphics file.

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CPU-Z for Linux?: 6 Free Linux System Profilers Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
Tuesday, May 28 2013 @ 06:54 AM EDT
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A system profiler is a utility that presents information about the hardware attached to a computer. Having access to hard information about your hardware can be indispensable when you need to establish exactly what hardware is installed in your machine. For example, the information will help a technical support individual diagnose problems, or help to evaluate whether a system will support certain software or hardware.

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24 Peachy Free Linux Games (Part 4 of 4) Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
Sunday, May 26 2013 @ 04:16 AM EDT
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This is the final segment of an article focusing on free Linux games that garner very little attention, certainly far less than any of the commercial counterparts on Steam. There are some really good fun games here.

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24 Peachy Free Linux Games (Part 3 of 4) Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
Thursday, May 23 2013 @ 02:59 PM EDT
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Even though there are many top-quality open source games available for Linux, the operating system is still vastly underrated as a gaming platform. Encouragingly, we have seen developers of some of the most popular commercial gaming titles embrace Linux. The welcoming hand that Valve has extended, developing a Linux native version of their Steam client and porting their back catalogue, should accelerate takeup of Linux as a real gaming platform. But it is important that Linux developers do not neglect what has made it a success; high quality open source software.

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24 Peachy Free Linux Games (Part 2 of 4) Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
Sunday, May 19 2013 @ 08:59 AM EDT
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Linux has an ever-expanding library of thousands of free games, many of which are released under an open source license. A good selection of these titles are entertaining, highly addictive, offer captivating gameplay, and are most importantly, great fun to play. Identifying entertaining and challenging games is something that we have a passion for.

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