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Custom Changes

Making Firefox Fonts On Linux Look Like They Do On Windows

by Rob on September 8, 2009

I am not a fan of the default font settings of Firefox on Linux.  I much prefer the way Firefox on Windows displays web pages.  And since I do a lot of work designing blogs and websites, I would much rather have Firefox display web pages the same way, whether I’m using Windows or Linux.
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Block Ads Without Using A Browser Plugin

by Rob on June 18, 2009

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Firefox has a great plugin called Adblock Plus that stops you from seeing most advertising on the web.  But what about other browsers such as Opera, Epiphany or Konqueror?  Well, you don’t really even need a plugin to block some of those annoying ads that litter the web.
To block ads without a plugin you’ll need [...]

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Six Levels Of Linux Customization

by Rob on April 22, 2009

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I’ve noticed that if you spend any time investigating the benefits of using Linux you will undoubtedly run across a few people commenting on how customizable it is.  A person can tweak their desktop to make it look and behave to their precise liking.  This is quite true, and I’m going to break down the [...]

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Creating A Custom Slide Show Screensaver

by Rob on April 20, 2009

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I’ve been using the “Cosmos” screensaver lately, and this morning I decided that I would change my screensaver to something different.  I wanted different images to be on display, so I started to fiddle around with how I could do that.
The first thing I did was to search for the files associated with the Cosmos [...]

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