Davide posted a (micro-)blog entry noting to use the word "widget" rather than "applet" which caused a small flurry of conversation in the comments around the possible reasons for this. In Plasma we rarely do things without thought and conversation and so, yes, there are good reasons for this.

Writing computer-related tutorials, documentation, articles, etc., is virtually impossible without a good utility for taking screenshots -- and Shutter (formerly known as GScrot) has all the features you could possible need.

This time of season again: Linux gaming. Today, I will show you several more interesting titles that you may want to run on your Linux desktop.

I like cake. It is yummy and can range from sweet to salty, hard to spongy and have all sorts of culinary goodness in it. Cakes are also normally reserved for special occasions so that makes them special in their own right. If you tell a child that we are going to have some cake their eyes go big and round, their mouths pop open and they get all excited.

Platinum Arts Sandbox Free 3D Game Creator has released a gameplay trailer showcasing gamemodes and features. Additionally is a video of kids experiencing Sandbox.

Nearly three years ago, we mentioned Linuxtracker in a short post on BitTorrent sites that list ‘legal’ software downloads. Now, the site is celebrating its 4th anniversary, and with over 1400 torrents it is one of the best places to get your Linux fix.

Latest from the Bizarre Cathedral comic strip by Merc and CCrimperman of FSM

If you dual (or triple, or more) boot your machine, i.e. you have many different operating systems you choose between at startup, you might have to use your bootloader fairly frequently. GRUB is a very functional boot loader and can do the job in most cases. But its default text-based view is a little visually unattractive, is it not?