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How To Install GNOME-Shell Themes in Ubuntu 11.10

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/10/how-to-install-gnome-shell-themes-in-ubuntu-11-10 Chances are you’ll want to try a few of those themes out on your desktop – but how to do it? Providing you’re using Ubuntu 11.10 and GNOME-Shell , it’s actually quite simple once we’ve installed a few odds and ends first… Preparation The first thing we need to do (aside from ensuring we actually have GNOME-Shell installed) is to install the handy ‘user-theme-selector’ extension. This isn’t provided in Ubuntu 11.10 out of the box but it is available to download in easily-installable .deb format. First download and install:
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Microsoft to enable Linux on its Windows Azure cloud in 2012

This headline is not an error. I didn't have one too many craft brews over the New Year's weekend. Microsoft is poised to enable customers to make virtual machines (VMs) persistent on Windows Azure, I've heard from a handful of my contacts who've asked not to be identified. What does this mean? Customers who want to run Windows or Linux "durably" (i.e., without losing state) in VMs on Microsoft's Azure platform-as-a-service platform will be able to do so.
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/12/the-ubuntu-vodafone-webbook-disappoints-reviewers Or so I thought. Having exhausted my own avenues trying to get hold of one of the devices to review for OMG! Ubuntu! I was pointed in the direction of a write-up of the webbook by ‘ ‘ – a South-African Technology blog. And theirverdict on the low-powered and low-cost machine was prettydamning:

The Ubuntu Vodafone WebBook “Disappoints” Reviewers

Taking a look back at Linux in 2011 Just like with networking , I looked at my five most popular Linux stories of the last year, How to install Google's Chrome OS http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/the-top-five-linux-stories-of-2011/10067

The Top Five Linux Stories of 2011