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Beijing Olympics 2008 is no doubt one of the most hyped and talked about events of this year. Two days ago I did a post highlighting various resources to Watch Beijing Olympics 2008 videos and event clips and also get latest news and updates.

However, browsing different websites and collecting information from multiple resources is a big pain in the ass. Therefore following are some desktop apps that you might find helpful to fetch all news, photos, event updates related to Beijing Olympics 2008 right on your desktop.

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The Beijing Olympics 2008 have finally begun and if you are one unlucky soul like me who has missed watching the opening ceremony that was yesterday, Worry not!

Following is a list of all resources that provide real-time video footage of the Beijing Olympic Games 2008. Some of these resources highlight events while some of them allow you to watch the Beijing Olympics 2008 live Online for Free.

1. Subscribe to official Beijing Olympics 2008 Video Feeds.
2. Watch video clips on the official YouTube channel for Beijing Olympics 2008.
3. Get live Olympics 2008 coverage at CCTV.
4. Watch live streams at Yahoo 7 and read news and reviews at Yahoo 7 Blog.
5. Stream live from BBC Sports or CBC.

The following blogs are covering the events and news related to Beijing Olympics 2008:

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If you have been using Ubuntu for long, then Synaptic Package Manager might be one your favorite applications as it allows you to manage, download, add/remove various packages and applications in bulk.

Unfortunately, Windows does not come pre-installed with any such application which allows user to download and manage various other softwares. However, QWinApt can do the same job for you on Windows that Synaptic does for Ubuntu users.

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Kiobo is a new social browsing solution that lets users discover new websites based on their interests by learning from the sites they visit. It has got a unique user interface much different than other social browsing solutions like Me.dium and also lets user share the websites they like.

The web service runs on flash and primarily has two parts, one is the main GUI which shows a live social graph of other users discovering and sharing new websites and second is the sidebar which shows your browsing history interests.

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9Rules, one of the most popular blog networks, officialy opens for submissions tomorrow on August 6th, 2008. The submission round starts at midnight EST and ends at 11:59pm EST.

As many of you would know, 9Rules only recruits some of the best blogs on the Internet and to get into 9Rules helps a blog get more traffic as well as perfect branding.

Make sure not to miss this submission round as then you will have to wait 3 months before the next round opens on November 5, 2008.

For bloggers in India and Pakistan, the open submission time frame translates to approximately 11:00am on Aug 6th to 10:59am on Aug 7th. If you submit your blog within this time, there is a 99% chance it will get reviewed by the 9Rules staff.

As for the submission tips, make sure your blog is at least 6 months old and has good original content. A good blog design and branded blog logo is always a plus point.

I am myself hoping for Sizlopedia to get into 9Rules in this round. Good luck to Sizlopedia and all those who are trying for this.

buntu Linux fans have their hopes high for Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex as it will feature a complete new user interface and a stylish new brownish-black theme which we have already witnessed in some of the screenshots for the Alpha build.Canonical is planning to surpass Mac OS X in the next coming two years but without a revolutionary change in the Ubuntu GUI it is close to impossible. Will has made a good attempt by designing some of the best mockups of Intrepid Ibex ever and with such a design, Ubuntu can easily take over Mac OS X soon enough.

Take a loot at some of the Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex Mockup Design created by Will.

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Gmail Redesigned is an opensource project started by Globex Designs to fully redesign the look and feel of the popular Google Gmail service.

The default Gmail design is too white and simple, and sadly Gmail does not provide any skins or themes. However using Gmail Redesigned you will be able to fully redesign the whole look of Gmail to stylish black.

All that is required is Firefox and the Stylish Firefox add-on.

Once you make sure Stylish is properly installed on Firefox, follow the steps below.

1. Open the following stylesheet in a browser tab.
   http://www.globexdesigns.com/gmail/gmail.css
2. Find the Stylish icon in Firefox on the far bottom-right side of the status bar.
3. Right click it and select Add File to Stylish.
4. In the description, write Gmail Black and leave all boxes checked.
5. Click Save

And you are done! This will give Gmail the ultimate Stylish Black look. For a preview see the screenshots below:

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We first talked about the $10 Laptop concept back in May 2007 when it was considered merely a piece of fiction. The topic is on fire again and according to a report by Infoworld, India is carrying out deep research on commercial development of such low-cost laptops.

The concept came out last year when India refused to sign up for the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) program which is currently the most successful running low-cost laptop program around the world.

No information about the specifications of the laptop has been revealed yet but I would be surprised if it is not running Ubuntu Linux, which is currently the most easy-to-use and free operating system.

The main hurdle faced by the $10 laptop concept is the low manufacturing cost which is highly unlikley to be attained. However considering India and the advancement in its technological sector, $10 laptop may soon become reality.

Ubuntu is one of most popular and widely used Linux flavor, any windows users who wants to switch to Linux can opt for Ubuntu without fearing about commands and controls since Ubuntu is almost like windows with nicely supported GUI. Ubuntu has variety of supported applications too.

However searching for proper packages of your favorite application could be time consuming. Ultamatix is one great application which makes this task easier for you and also automats installation of application.

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Making a blog is easy as all you have to do is install a blogging platform like WordPress. But when it comes to making a good professional website, everyone knows it takes a lot of time, skill and money.UcoZ, a free unique site creation system eliminates the difficulty in creating a well-organized complex website and provides users with tools using which they can build and launch a professional web 2.0 website in minutes.

What makes UcoZ a unique online site building solution is its easy-to-use control panel where users can manage nearly every aspect of their website.

From changing theme to blocking unwanted IP address, webmasters can manage everything through the Ucoz control panel. Other interesting features are the File manager, Banner rotator, Site promotion, Comments Management and Instant Backups.

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