There is such a wealth of great Free and Open Source software applications it's almost an embarrassment of riches, and we're going to look at 8 of them in this two-part series.
Read more »EarCandy 0.4 rules !
EarCandy is a PulseAudio volume manager, but a smart one ! It will automatically mute your music when a Movie or a YouTube video starts. And will mute the video when a Skype call comes in. You’ll love that ! (I already do)
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How to Install GDM (GNOME Display Manager) theme in Ubuntu
Linux GDM is a GDM login screen theme.Gdm (the GNOME Display Manager) is a highly configurable reimplementation of xdm, the X Display Manager. Gdm allows you to log into your system with the X Window System running and supports running several different X sessions on your local machine at the same time. This tutorial will explain how to install GDM theme in Ubuntu.
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A Great Multi-Platform Music Management Application: Jajuk
Jajuk is a very comprehensive and feature rich Open Source music management software written in Java. The software program is therefore available for Windows, Linux and Apple Macintosh computer systems.
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Gnome 3.0 General Sociological Research
First of all we would like to thank the 1000+ people that took the survey in the margin of one week and thus contributed for a better gnome.
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Comparing KDE 3.5.10 and KDE 4.2.2 memory usage
Recently I have been checking out the memory usage of various window managers and desktop environments, concluding with a study of KDE.
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Dell: Most Linux users don't really need the latest version
The new Mini 10v netbook that Dell launched last week will get more capabilities over the year ahead, including what the company is calling "wireless improvements." However, although "Linux enthusiasts" might wish otherwise, an upgrade from the currently supported Ubuntu Linux 8.04.
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In search of the Linux desktop
KDE and GNOME are the mainstream desktop environments for GNU/Linux. There are lightweight options that use fewer resources, such as Xfce or Fluxbox, but new users are more likely to encounter KDE or GNOME.
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Texmaker 1.9 released
"The version 1.9 of the free LaTeX IDE Texmaker has been released today and comes with the following changes: ..."
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Review: gNewSense Version 2.2
The gNewSense project today announced version 2.2 of its free GNU/Linux distribution. This is the second point update to the release codenamed 'deltah'. We're especially excited to see that, as a result of the cooperation between SGI and the FSF to relicense the core 3D library code as free software, today's release re-introduces GLX.
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8 Essential OpenOffice Extensions
OpenOffice is already a complete desktop office suite that is at par in terms of features with the proprietary Microsoft Office.
Read more »Big Strides for Free Software in the Browsers War
A roundup of browsers news with focus on Internet Explorer's demise
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The Merits of Control-Alt-Backspace, or Geeks vs. Reality
For the release of Jaunty, the Ubuntu developers decided to disable the control-alt-backspace shortcut for killing the graphical X session. This move prompted a lot of complaining from advanced users. Although I personally sympathize with these people, their grievances reflect the all-too-common tendency of a minority of geeky users to rise up in arms about trivial features, impeding the progr
Read more »Hands-on: Intel brings rich UI to Moblin Linux platform
Intel has unveiled the next-generation user interface of Moblin, the company's open source Linux platform for netbooks and mobile Internet devices. We tested it on real netbook hardware so that we could give you a detailed hands-on look.
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Musix To My Ears
Musix is a Live CD/DVD Linux operating system that is based on the popular Debian distro. Musix focuses on the x86 processor and contains many audio production, graphic design, and general applications.
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