"I recently found out that Firefox has a feature called “prefetching” that tries to pre-download items that it suspects you might click on soon.
Read more »Managing Your Tasks with Tux ToDo
Keeping track of all of your tasks can be a chore. It is very easy to forget a deadline or to let a little job slip through the cracks. That is where good task management software comes in handy.
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Kokkini Zita: The Audio Software Of Fons Adriaensen
Looking at the software listed at Kokkini Zita it's easy to see where developer Fons Adriaensen's interests lie. He has written one of the best organ synthesizers for Linux, he has contributed to the LADSPA collection of processing plugins, and he has provided Linux sound researchers with some excellent tools for measuring and representing audio signals.
Read more »Enhance your music player with Rockbox
In order to carry samples of my audio and video work to tradeshows, I need to be able to play a wider variety of audio and video formats than is available on any of the pocket devices out there.
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30 Coolest and Funniest Tux Icons
Tux is the world famous and endearing symbol of Linux. I don’t know any other software mascot that is so loved and venerated other than Tux. There are plenty of reasons for this phenomenon, but I won’t try to enumerate it here. Perhaps seeing my collection of "30 Coolest and Funniest Tux Icons" can somehow help explain why Tux is so adored.
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World of Warcraft in Ubuntu -- the easysauce way.
Over the past 2 years I've been getting into Linux more and more. After getting over my initial fear to move away from Windows, I realized in order for me to stay away from M$'s OS I would need to get my favorite applications to run in Linux. That's where Wine comes in.
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Wine to Hit 1.0 This June
Now we can finally answer the question that pops up in every story about Wine: in celebration of Wine's 15th birthday, the long awaited 1.0 release should arrive on June 6th, 2008.
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What's the best beta? IE 8 vs Opera 9.5 vs Safari vs Firefox 3
Cnet has rated Firefox 3 as the best browser out of IE 8, Safari 3 and Opera 9.5, and gives special mention to Flock!!
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Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring RC2 'Aceras' released
Gnash Flash player reaches milestone, not destination
Gnash, the free software Flash player, has released its first beta. The new release is a milestone for both the project and the GNU/Linux desktop, which remains dependent on the proprietary Adobe player for handling Flash files (.swf).
Read more »8Cool Desktop Applications(Part 2) : 25 Small and Simple Games for your Linux/Ubuntu Desktop
Continuing my previous article about cool applications that you can install on your Ubuntu Desktop , in this article we cover some really cool games and emulators that
you can install on your Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon Desktop.
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Watch and explore outer space with Stellarium, Celestia, and Xplanet
Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth spent about $20 million to go into space, and he never got farther away from Earth than a few hundred miles. Using three free software programs, you can look at and virtually travel to places millions of miles away without leaving your GNU/Linux desktop or paying a dime.
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Video screen capture in Linux with recordMyDesktop
Screencasting is the process of taking a video capture of what’s happening on your screen. It is a great technique for doing tutorials, or explaining something you’re doing on the computer visually to someone when you’re not geographically close. In a sense, it’s like inviting someone to look over your shoulder at your computer screen, while you explain what’s going on.
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Introducing Spectator
"Spectator is finally live on AMO. Spectator is a Firefox extension that collects data about how Firefox is used. This information is used to better understand what people value in the browser..."
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Not only Ardour
Ardour is currently the most advanced digital audio workstation for Linux. However, several other useful applications are also available. This article presents Traverso, Qtractor, Wired, Frinika, and Protux DAWs.
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