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I’ve just made the move from Windows to Ubuntu and am looking for a blogging tool like Windows Live Writer. Any recommendations?

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I wanted to have a play with Linux and installed a copy off the cover of a magazine. It seems to work nicely, bute I cannot seem to watch any videos on Youtube, Vimeo etc. Can Ubuntu actually play videos?

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I’ve installed MPlayer on my Linux box but when I try playing a video file I get sound but no picture. What am I missing?

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I switched my old computer to Ubuntu Linux and most things work quite well. However I can’t listen to MP3 music files of watch DVD disks – why not?

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I’ve come across a free office productivity suite called OpenOffice. Is this really free? What’s catch?

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