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Top 10 Ubuntu Linux Games

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Many Windows users are reluctant to switch to Linux because they like to play games once in a while. While this theory holds true to hardcore gamers (the Windows platform does have some exclusive and popular titles), the same cannot be said about casual gamers.

The open source community has being busy developing a myriad of games for the Linux platform, and most of them are as fun as their PC counterparts. Recently I came across an article titled “Top Ubuntu Linux Games,” which listed the most popular ones. Here they are:

  1. Tremulous
  2. Grid Wars
  3. VDrift
  4. World of Padman
  5. Nexuiz
  6. Scorched 3D
  7. Glest
  8. Battle for Wesnoth
  9. Urban Terror
  10. BZFlag

Free Linux eBooks

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A couple of months ago I made the switch from Windows to Linux, and I doubt I will ever look back. Sure, sometimes business endeavors force you to use Windows applications, but other than that Linux gets the job perfectly done.

If you are considering to migrate to Linux as well, or if you have already been using it for a while but want to improve your knowledge, you might want to check the free Linux eBooks library on Homelinux.org.

You will find pretty much everything you need, from tuning the performance to shell scripts and kernel programming. Below you will find my favorite ones:

Welcome to Daily Bits

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Back in 2004 Google carried out its initial public offering of shares, for a price of $85 a piece. A couple of weeks ago these same shares broke the $650 mark, shooting Google’s market capitalization to over $150 billion.

That is more than three times the value of General Motors and Ford combined. Even more interesting is the fact that Google does not sell products. It does not produce anything you can touch. It simply collects and organizes information. All the information.

What can we learn from this? Many things, but perhaps the most important one is the fact that the Internet is revolutionizing the way we communicate, live and work.

Mind you that Google is not an isolated case. Think about Facebook, Digg, Youtube. Better yet, think about how many people are starting to make a living with personal websites. Blogs that are competing head to head with mainstream media.

That is what Daily Bits is about. From software to Web 2.0, from online marketing to social networks. In simple words, your daily dose of Internet and technology.