Uoti Urpala, one of the core developers of mplayer, maintains a forked branch of mplayer that contains a lot of interesting patches that are not (yet) included in the main svn repository

If you manage a number of servers that require a good uptime, you should know how crucial it is to maintain well-organised backups of your data. Kleo Bare Metal Backups is a complete back-up solution for servers and desktops…

DamnVid is a cross-platform application to download and convert videos from your hard drive or from dozens of video sharing websites like YouTube, Dailymotion, Veoh, Metacafe, etc. Basically, it's a video downloader and converter that sucks less.

If you need an office suite there are plenty of free software alternatives to MS Office. But, if you absolutely must use MS Office for whatever reason, that doesn't mean you have to stick with using Windows. You can install MS Office on GNU/Linux and this article will show you how. Some freedom is better than no freedom.

Pidgin Embedded Video is a GTK plugin for the popular instant messaging client Pidgin. The purpose of this plugin is to provide a faster way to watch videos while chatting with your friends. No more additional browser windows! It transforms a simple conversation into a much more attractive and interesting experience.

It has been brought to my attention that recently, I have not blogging enough about cool new features in future versions (as in, not the upcoming version, but a later one) of Amarok.

In my last article, Quick and Dirty with Open Office Base, I described my initial experiences with building a simple database application for my wife in Open Office Base, having had no prior experience with the program. In that article, I described how easy it is to get started, and how easy it is to build usable software with Base.