Somewhere between Firefox 3 RCs and the official release my StumbleUpon decided to break. I’m not sure what happened, and I even tried the latest beta, but whenever I tried to submit a new page I’d get an error dialog that auto-closed so quickly I still don’t know what it said. But thanks to the SU Help Forums I found something that did the job for me.
Read more »Goodbye Evolution
I haven’t used Evolution for long, but I’m already saying goodbye to it. It turns out that some emails disappear.
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Show what music you are playing on Pidgin
So you want the world to know what cool tunes you are currently listening to on your Ubuntu? Well, perhaps not the whole world, but at least your IM contacts. First thing you need is to be using Pidgin, and your favorite music player (I use Rhythmbox), since we will install a plugin to link our music player to our messenger.
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Win4Lin 5.0 makes big improvements
There is no dearth of software that can help you run that indispensable Windows app over Linux. Win4Lin has managed to survive through the years as an inexpensive tool for people who like to pay for support. The recently released Win4Lin 5, available for $30 a pop, has shrugged off the shortcomings of its predecessor and delivers
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Weekly Ten (06-30-2008)
10 Latest News, Blogs, Tips, and Reviews that I find Interesting and Useful
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PlayOnLinux 3.0.7 released
Due to some issues with the PlayOnLinux's IRC server, the integrated IRC client now connects you directly at irc.freenode.com, on the #playonlinux channel other new thing, independent from the POL's version: there is one channel per language. So you can now join one of the following channels, depending on the language you want to speak.
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Firefox 3.0 wins memory battle, says tester
Mozilla's Firefox 3.0 browser uses memory much more efficiently than its rivals, according to an independent tester who wrote a memory-monitoring utility to track usage by Firefox, Internet Explorer (IE), Flock, Opera and Safari.
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winetricks 20080627 released
Dan Kegel updated winetricks. Look at the list below to see whats fixed and download the new version. Here is the main changes since the 20080622 release: Removed wineprefixcreate for the time being, Updated Microsoft Line Services (MSLS 3.1), Updated vcrun2005 to set winver to Windows 2000 before installation
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Why Is PCLinuxOS 2007 Better Than Ubuntu ?
I am one of Linux enthusiast like you people, and have used almost all major Linux distros in past.Currently I triple boot Windows XP/Ubuntu Feisty /PCLinuxOS 2007.I am very impressed with PCLOS 2k7, even more than i was with Ubuntu. So i though why not write something which may help other people….
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Mysteries of Ubuntu's Wubi
So I've found myself wondering why my Ubuntu disks show up under NTFS. While it's obvious in hindsight, I thought I'd share.
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Ubuntu Hardy Heron on a Mac Mini
My broadband connection was barely 24 hours old when work began on migrating to the latest version of Ubuntu. Hardy Heron, as it’s called, is very nice on the Mini. What follows is how I did it, what I used, what worked, and what didn’t.
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Linux Security: Easy as 1-2-3
"Linux is a secure OS." You've probably heard this statement from time to time, and compared to Windows you could argue that it is. But really it's kind of a meaningless statement: no system which is connected to a network or used by human beings is completely secure, and if it was it would probably be useless.
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Convert audio files with Audio-convert-mod
If you want to convert audio files on Linux, Audio-convert-mod is worth a try. Audio-convert-mod is a simple and easy-to-use audio file converter. It supports many formats, includes: MP3, OGG, FLAC, WAV, AAC/MP4/M4A, MAC/Monkey’s Audio/APE, MPC (Musepack), WV (wavpack) etc. In addition, with Audio-convert-mod, you can also batch convert audio files.
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11 Most Popular Video Players for Linux
A review of 11 most popular video players for Linux, including VLC, SMPlayer, Xine-UI, Kaffeine and many more.
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OpenFracas 0.5 Released
We are proud to announce the release of OpenFracas 0.5. The most notable changes in the 0.5 release are:
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