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http://linuxgames07.blogspot.com/2007/09/top-21-linux-games-of-2007.html

After a lot of googling and playing with settings, here´s how you can use Thunderbird to check your web based email (specifically Hotmail).

(1) Download this extension to your desktop: http://downloads.mozdev.org/webmail/web-mail-1-2-5.xpi

(2) Download this extension to your desktop: http://download.mozdev.org/webmail/hotmail-1-2-10.xpi

(3) Open Thunderbird and from the ¨Tools¨ menu selected ¨Add ons¨, and then click ¨Install¨, installing the 2 files you´ve just downloaded.

(4) Restart Thunderbird.

Now for the settings (which is where most people have trouble). Never fear, the nerd burger is here:

(1) Under ¨Add ons¨ again, select the Webmail extension´s ¨Preferences¨ button. Change the POP port to 1025, the SMTP to 1026 and the IMAP to 1027.

(2) Again, under ¨Add ons¨, select the Webmail-Hotmail extensions ¨Preferences¨ button. Select Hotmail Live (New Website).

(3) Now we need to change some Thunderbird preferences. Go to Edit -> Account Preferences. Your name: yourname@hotmail.com and email address: yourname@hotmail.com.

(4) Server name should read: localhost and Port: 1025 and Username: yourname@hotmail.com. Change these if need be.

(5) Click on Outgoing Server (SMTP): Select Webmail-localhost (Default). Make sure the port number is 1026. If not, click on the Edit button and type 1026 in there.

There you have it, you should now be able to send and receive Hotmail through Thunderbird.

http://blogs.news.com.au/news/entertainment/videogeist/index.php/newsentertainment/comments/holy_human_knot_batman/

These make me smile.

A useful link for having several internal hard drives mount on startup.

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/mountlinux

The Ubuntu board have decided to include Compiz Fusion in the next release of Ubuntu. The compositor/window manager will be enabled by default.

I originally thought this was always going to happen, but according to this release, debate still raged on fairly late in the process.

On one hand I fully appreciated the desire by many Ubuntu users to have Compiz Fusion included but personally, I’ve had many a problem getting it running on my system (whether its the ATI drivers or not I don’t know) hence I also agree with some Ubuntu board members’ concerns that new users may experience trouble (considering it will be enabled by default).

Hopefully future releases of Compiz Fusion will address these concerns.

This guy is a genius, gone are the days of having to install a 32bit version of Firefox on your 64bit Ubuntu system. This installs a 64bit version of Swiftweasel with Java and Flash.

Useful huh?

http://tghc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=4#p4

Who said cool games don’t exist for Linux?

http://gaming.gwos.org/doku.php

Useful desktop Widgets (similar to OSX and Vista) for your Ubuntu desktop.

http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/24/osx-like-widgets-with-ubuntu-screenlets-and-compiz-fusion/

Why am I only hearing about this app now?!

http://www.albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html