VLC media player is a media player, streamer, and encoder for Unix, Windows, Mac OS X, BeOS, QNX, and PocketPC. It can play from many inputs like files, network streams, capture device, desktops, or DVD, SVCD, VCD, and audio CD.

Before you hand off Linux machines to users who are new to the operating system, do a little prep work to ease the transition and make sure they have the tools they need.

Quickly access and add or edit your Metacity Key-bindings Ability to reset key-bindings

In the world of media player applications, the little orange traffic cone that VLC uses as its icon signifies ease of use, a deep set of features, and the versatility to play almost anything you can throw at it.

Unlike the rigidly controlled Apple App Store, the Android Marketplace is a bit freewheeling. It can be hard to tell the gold from the dross. To help you find the gems, here's a list of 75 of the best apps the Android Marketplace has to offer.

My last article I spoke about the new KDE Activities features Search and Launch Containment Activity. This is the first visible sign of KDE’s use of the Nepomuk Semantic Desktop. Nepomuk is a system that uses metadata throughout the desktop to aid in file search and peer to peer collaboration. So far the project has yet to reach its full potential.

Windfire Games has released the first alpha version of its cross-platform, open source real-time strategy game 0 A.D.

Canonical has released Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS, the first maintenance update to the Long Term Support version of Ubuntu Linux. This point update of "Lucid Lynx" includes various updates, covering several bugs, security issues and errors in the installation system