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Ubuntu is a complete desktop Linux operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. The Ubuntu community is built on the ideas enshrined in the Ubuntu Manifesto: that software should be available free of charge, that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and that people should have the freedom to customize and alter their software in whatever way they see fit. “Ubuntu” is an ancient African word, meaning “humanity to others”. The Ubuntu distribution brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the software world. Source: DistroWatch.

We tested Ubuntu from the Live CD on several low and high specs computers powered by Intel processors where Windows is installed and our first conclusions are:

• Faster operating system start up
• It works just out of the box
• Scrolling pages is smoother
• Faster applications start up
• Less resource (memory, CPU, graphic card) consumption so that it can run on old or low specs PCs.

Learn more about Ubuntu at:

• Ubuntu Official site
• Ubuntu (operating system)

Learn more about Linux at:

• Linux
• List of Linux distributions
• Comparison of Windows and Linux
• Comparison of Windows and Linux: Real World experience
• Advantages and Disadvantages

Life is what we make of it.

[Source: Wikipedia]

In February 2009, Microsoft released Service Pack 1 for version 3.5 of the .NET Framework. This update also installed Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant add-on (enabling ClickOnce support).
[Microsoft may be Firefox's worst vulnerability]

The update received a moderate amount of media attention after users discovered that the add-on could not be uninstalled through the add-ons interface.
[How to remove the .NET Framework Assistant for Firefox]
[Remove the Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant (ClickOnce) Firefox Extension]

Several hours after the website Annoyances.org posted an article regarding this update, Microsoft employee Brad Abrams posted in his blog Microsoft’s explanation for why the add-on was installed, and also included detailed instructions on how to remove it.

On 16 October 2009, Mozilla blocked all versions of Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant from being used with Firefox and from the Mozilla Add-ons service.
[Mozilla Blocklist]

A new multipurpose toolbar is available from today on Zialingua.com to facilitate your web navigation experience.

What is Zialingua.com?
Zialingua.com is a Social Bookmarking website listing Bookmarks of Web Resources.
Social Bookmarking is a method for Internet users to share, organize, search, and manage bookmarks of web resources. Unlike file sharing, the resources themselves aren’t shared, merely bookmarks that reference them.
Find out more about social bookmarking on Wikipedia.

The search feature allows you to search with three different search engines (Google, Wikipedia, YouTube) and to search this same website.
Just type in the box what you are looking for and hit the button corresponding to the search engine you want to use.

Direct link to FaceBook and eBuddy Web and Mobile Messenger.

No need to download and install anything !!!
The toolbar is embedded in this website.
Just bookmark Zialingua.com in your favorites or use it as your home page for easier access to the internet.

Features:

1. Link to FaceBook
2. Link to eBuddy Web and Mobile Messenger
3. Search This Site
4. Google Search
5. Wikipedia Search
6. YouTube Search

We provide Software and Hardware installation, repair and maintenance for computers, printers and scanners of any brand and model for home and small business users.
We offer free online consulting services at www.zialingua.com/helpdesk.
We deliver our services to your door for a reasonable fee in the Dublin area.

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Dear various Parents, Grandparents, Co-Workers, and other “Not Computer People“,

We do not magically know how to do everything in every program.
When we help you, we are usually just doing this:

RTFM: Tech Support Cheat Sheet

Please print this flowchart out and tape it near your screen.
Congratulations: you are now the local computer expert!

Firefox Web Browser is the faster, more secure, and fully customizable way to surf the web.

Perishable Press reports a very important WordPress security risk to fix as soon as WordPress is installed.
The fix #3 is the easiest and the most useful to the website owner to protect one’s own site and understand the ongoing problem.
Read the full article at Perishable Press.

Home is a state of mind. It’s a place of privacy. It’s my refuge. My home is where I can relax and can do what I want. I can sing, dance or do anything without being seen or judged. Home is where you get homesick for, even when your holiday was great. Home is where you are looked after. This is the most beautiful place I have ever lived. When you stay in a house for too long without going out you start to take it for granted and it becomes nothing more than a building. Home is a place to relax, a nice warm house, somewhere to go when it’s raining. Home is where you know where everything is. Home is respecting each other and getting along.

Ursula Rani Sarma

[The Home Project]