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What you need to know before buying an Amazon Kindle

What you need to know before buying an Amazon Kindle
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The Kindle 2 is pretty damn amazing, but there are some misconceptions about it’s features and a few things you should know before ordering.

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Reading PDFs on Kindle for free

Reading PDFs on Kindle for free
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After much anticipation, I have finally received my new Kindle 2 in the mail. Before I purchased the Kindle, I was assured by Amazon’s Kindle purchase page that PDF was natively supported. As I have a rather large collection of PDF eBooks and documents from Project Gutenberg and more, I was sold. Having my entire library with me (which would weigh a few metric tons if printed to paper) would now weigh only 10 ounces and fit in the palm of my hand. Brilliant!

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Making the Ubuntu Switch Easier – 30 Essential Linux Applications

Making the Ubuntu Switch Easier – 30 Essential Linux Applications
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Below is a collection of cloned applications that I used on Windows that made the switch to Ubuntu (almost) seamless.

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Colorization Using Optimization

Colorization Using Optimization
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This is a bit advanced, but the outcome is very cool. This process takes a black and white (or color) image, lets you scribble in some colors, and the colorization application accurately fills in and shades the rest. It can even do animated clips, as shown below.

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