Tag: Linux

Combining PDF files

I frequently need to combine several PDF files into one large PDF so I don’t have to send a mess of small files via email. Though I have accomplished this task before without much of a problem by issuing the following command to Ghostscript, I decided that my usual method is inefficient: gs -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=pdfwrite …

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New LXDE configuration HOWTO

Just a quick note that the Lightweight X Desktop Environment (LXDE) tutorial is available in the main Gentoo documentation repositories, as all the core components have been stabilised. If you are interested in finding out more about LXDE, or installing it on your Gentoo system, please feel free to follow the guide: The LXDE Configuration …

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Microsoft and Best Buy work together to spread FUD

I found this very interesting article about Best Buy’s training program. The RetailAccess program (sponsored by Intel) and the ExpertZone training program (sponsored by Microsoft) provide readings about the newly-released and upcoming technologies. Every employee at the tech bench (now called the Geek Squad) had to read these articles and take quizzes over their content …

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