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  17. Windows TCO Leftovers
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  18. today's howtos
    first battch for today
  19. Auto-Cpufreq 2.3 Brings Improved Configuration Management
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    794 /n/2024/05/08/Raspberry_Pi_Connect.shtml
    790 /n/2024/05/06/today_s_howtos.shtml
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    748 /n/2024/05/09/Ubuntu_Leftovers.shtml
    743 /n/2024/05/07/AlmaLinux_9_4_Released_Here_s_What_s_New.shtml
    732 /n/2024/05/06/Dillo_3_1_Open_Source_Web_Browser_Released_After_9_Year_Hiatus.shtml
    731 /n/2024/05/07/today_s_howtos.shtml
    672 /n/2024/05/07/today_s_howtos.2.shtml
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    668 /n/2024/05/06/today_s_leftovers.shtml
    667 /n/2024/05/08/New_Highs_for_GNU_Linux_in_Taiwan_According_to_statCounter.shtml
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    662 /n/2024/05/06/Programming_Leftovers.shtml
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