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Run Linux apps on Windows.. kinda
by Grant Robertson Jun 25th 2007
Got a Linux box in the house and want just a few applications from over there(Linux) to run over here (Windows)? This may just be the trick. The X windows system -- the base which allows graphical applications to run in Linux -- has always had the ability for an application to run on one machine while displaying on another. That's a basic concept of X's design, and with Xming running on your Windows machine, now you can export those X applications to your XP/2003/Vista desktop.
The downside is you'll need a running Linux box (either separate or as a virtual machine) to host the application you want to export. However, if you're already spending time at more than one machine, this could be a serious productivity tool for your arsenal.
[via Lifehacker]
With Halloween fast approaching, it's a great time to get in some practice defending your territory against zombies. In Graveyard Shift, you take aim at zombies and other creepy-crawlies, blasting them into splatters of cartoony green guts. It's a casual first-person shooter, and it's very easy to get the hang of - use the mouse to aim, click to fire. Graveyard Shift has at least 15 levels, and it might even have some secret stages I haven't unlocked yet.
They key to getting good at Graveyard Shift is learning to use ...
