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MX Linuxisg ainingin popu larity and thenewest release,

code-namedPatito Feo(Span ishfor uglyduckling ), is a

leap forward. BasedonDebian10(Buster), theOSfeatures

Linuxkerne l4.19, hasastylishXfce desktopenvironment,

comeswith thelatest versions of Firefox, Thunderbird,

LibreOffice, GIMP and more,and includesnew wallpaper.

Usersofpreviousversions of MX Linuxwill have toperform

afresh in stallasitdoesn’t allowfor an in-place upgrade.

LINUXDISTRO

MXLinux19‘Patito Feo’

mxlinux.org

Minrequirements:512MBofRAM,5GB free hard-drive

space File size:1.4GB

If you’ve updatedyourMac to thelatest versionofApple’s

OS,you’llknowiTuneshas beenreplaced with separate

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from third-partydeveloperTyshawn Cormie r, is aclever

solution that reverses thesituation and allows iTunes,

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up and running(the websiteprovidesinstructions), choose

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SYSTEMTOOL

Retroactive

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Minrequirements:macOS 10.15Catalina

File size:3.9MB

FastStonePhotoResizer

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Minrequirements:Windows 7 /8.1/1 0

Filesize: 1 .7MB

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FastStonePhotoResizeristheperfecttoolfor

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multipleimagesatonceandletsyouspecifya

newwidthand/orheight,orpickastandardsize.

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BatchImage

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Minrequirements:

Windows 7 /8.1/1 0

Filesize: 1 MB

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Theaimofthisgameistodoyourtaxes.
No,wait!It’sactuallymorefunthanit
sounds.You’refacedwithapileof
papersandmustsortthetax-related
itemsfromthejunkbyswipingleftor
right.Attheendofeachday,you’llbe
givenascoreandcanmoveon.The
gamedoesn’tgoquitehowyoumight
expect,though,soprepareyourselffor
someweirdness.

GAME

AGameAboutLiterally
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Minrequirements:Windows 7 /8.1/10or
macOS Filesize: 5 2.6MB