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Scribus - High Quality Open Source Desktop Publishing

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The desktop publishing program Scribus is capable of producing professional looking page layouts, similar to Adobe PageMaker.

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rcp, scp, ftp, rsync - Commands For Copying Files Between Computers

Wednesday July 9, 2008
There are a number of Linux commands you can use to copy files from one computer to another. The rcp ("remote copy") command is meant to work like the cp ("copy") command, except that is allows you to copy files and directories over the network to and from remote computers. Read more...

Atomix - Molecular Puzzle Game

Tuesday July 8, 2008
Atomix Screenshot In this game your objective is to move a set of atoms into the configuration of a particular molecule. The atoms are placed in a maze-like environment, but the user has limited control over the movements. Increasingly complex molecules keep the game interesting. The names of the molecules being synthesized are displayed, so that the player also learns some chemistry along the way. For more information see here.

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