Crunch Bang Linux (also known as #! Linux) is a lightweight distribution aimed at older, underpowered hardware. It is based off the Ubuntu 9.04 Minimal CD and the OpenBox windowing system.
Read more »Review – Crunch Bang Linux
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Transparently uploading and accessing encrypted files and directories to a Cloud Service.
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The idea is to store ones files on a cloud (Ubuntu One), so that they remain private, using encryption, but so that they can be transparently uploaded and downloaded and accessed, as if they are unencrypted files.
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molly-guard – protects machines from accidental shutdowns/reboots
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molly-guard installs a shell script that overrides the existing shutdown/reboot/halt/poweroff commands and first runs a set of scripts, which all have to exit successfully, before molly-guard invokes the real command.
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Ubuntu One Clients for KDE and Fedora
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Ever since the Ubuntu One cloud service played an important role in Ubuntu 10.04, a new prototype of a KDE client has become available. A port to Fedora is also in the works.
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Ubuntu Netbook Remix Optimization Guide
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Even though Ubuntu Netbook Remix is already somewhat optimized, I don't like how some things work and also there is room for a lot more optimizations. I would like to share with you these optimizations, all with screen real estate and low power consumption in mind. A part of this article is for EeePC only, but most work on any netbook!
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Google's Chrome ready to shine?
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Chrome OS is Google's a direct attack against bitter rival Microsoft, but this time it may have bitten off more than it can chew.
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10.04 Good Buddy - Ubuntu Lucid Lynx sighted, gives up the GIMP
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Never one to rest on their laurels, the Ubuntu development team has rolled out the first daily build of next year’s Ubuntu 10.04 release just a few short weeks after Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala hit the Internet. This time around though it is sans The GIMP.
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A lighter OpenOffice for all children... and their parents!
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OOo4Kids is a fork of OpenOffice that can run in much less RAM and has a much simpler user interface. This is an interview to one of the developers
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Easy Imageshack Uploading In Ubuntu
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Imageshack.us is a popular way to host images for free without needing to login and create an account. There are various ways to upload to Imageshack in Ubuntu.
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Review: Gnome Shell
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Gnome Shell is a redesign to the way the gnome desktop looks and works. I find it very interesting, because it stops trying to base itself on windows' functionality and design, and instead it consists of an original design and functionality.
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GNU/Linux Gaming on 8 Monitors (Video)
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...and they say "Linux is not for games". A demonstration from last year of the power of GNU/Linux:
Read more »Chrome OS is Here: Some Assembly Required
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The big news of the week: Google Chrome OS is out in the wild. Sort of. If you're willing to roll up your sleeves a bit and do some work, you can get your hands on Google Chrome OS, but it's not quite ready for everybody just yet.
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GTG – A Productivity Tool for GNOME Desktop
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Getting Things GNOME! also known as GTG aims to be a simple, powerful and flexible organization tool to the GNOME desktop environment. It is a productivity tool which aids you in organizing your work flow into tasks and sub-tasks, uniquely tagging them so as to get things done in a more efficient manner.
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Howto: Building a Cheap Nettop Media PC
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The origin of this project was an article on Lifehacker, however, i've expanded on it, and can point you in the way of actually getting this working. because i found the lifehacker article a good stating point for what I wanted, but left me short of sound and other items.
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Is The New gThumb A Potential F-Spot Killer?
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gThumb is an image viewer and browser for the GNOME Desktop that allows users to manage, tag, sort, view and edit their photo collection from the one application. It can import photos directly from digital cameras and export them to web albums and more.
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