The Helix Player is an audio and video player based on the Helix DNA Client engine. It includes a Mozilla browser plug-in and supports local file playback and streaming over RTSP/RTP and HTTP. It supports video zoom in original, double size, and full screen...
Read more »How to install Helix audio and video player in Hardy
- Login to post comments
Live Streaming: Boston National Public Radio broadcaster WBUR [Ogg Vorbis Stream]
Congratulations to NPR Wbur for supporting Ogg :) -- via http://www.fsf.org/news/wbur-streams-ogg-vorbis
Read more »- Login to post comments
My Asus Eee PC’s Linux Journey
This previous Christmas, I asked for and was given a brand new Eee PC (701). When I opened it, the comments around the room came quickly, “That’s a computer?” and “It’s so small” and “What a neat toy.” Well, that Toy has been on quite a Linux journey in recent months. And I’m now running eeeXbuntu on the Eee PC.
Read more »Top 3 RSS Aggregators for Linux Reviewed
If there is one area where the Linux desktop has done very well, it has to be the variety of solutions for subscribing to RSS feeds that has been made available to us. In this piece, I will be sharing some of these applications and my thoughts on them.
Read more »- Login to post comments
FutureLooks - A "next-gen" Desktop Pack
Over the past few months, the software and themes I used have enabled me to reach an absolutely fantastic looking desktop, using a combination of natural green wallpapers and themes which fit well together.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Emacs Planner 3.42 released
"I am pleased to announce the release of Planner version 3.42. The NEWS items for this release are available here..."
Read more »- Login to post comments
How To Manager Multiple Outbound Addresses In Evolution
I was just setting up Evolution again and went through the steps of setting up my personal account and my Ubuntu account. I’ve heard some people run into problems doing this considering the Ubuntu account, on the incoming side, is bound to your default address in Launchpad, but you still need to send mail out. Here is how I did it.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Wine 1.0 release status
wine-1.0rc1 was released on Friday, May 9th, 2008. Wine is now in a code freeze in preparation for the 1.0 release.
According to the Wine Release Plan, wine-1.0.0-rc2 will be due out Friday, May 23rd, 2008. It will be something like be the next to last release candidate for 1.0.
Read more »Installing Linux Without a CD: The Easy Process
Ever since Wubi first hit the scene for those of us who wanted to install Ubuntu on their Windows systems, it has been a great success. What a number of people do not know is that Wubi is but one of many similar options that embrace Linux as a whole, not just Ubuntu.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Making the Switch With Operating Systems
Operating systems seem to have received more attention these days than they have ever before, and while there are numerous available discussion points, in relation to new versions of these operating systems, one of the biggest trends that has been fascinating to watch is how people are switching operating systems like crazy.
Read more »The Perfect Desktop - Fedora 9
This document describes step-by-step how to set up a Fedora 9 desktop (GNOME). The result is a fast, secure and extendable system that provides all you need for daily work and entertainment.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Adventures with Ubuntu and XP and the family computer
So my folks Windows XP box started having difficulty booting. Most of the time it would go to boot and suddenly you'd be back at the BIOS, then the "Windows didn't shutdown properly last time" menu and then once you selected "boot normally" the cycle would begin again. Usually eventually you'd get lucky and Windows would boot (but sometimes they gave up first). Not good...
Read more »Does Linux require the use of the terminal?
Recently I've been hearing more people saying "If Linux is to succeed on the desktop, it needs to bury the terminal". Seriously, what things do users need the terminal for on Linux? Can we maybe debunk some myths right here and now?
Read more »- Login to post comments
Goodbye PCLinuxOS!! Hello gOS!!
This happened on Friday, where my very loyal PCLinuxOS system had finally shown its age. Constant desktop freezes/crashes and the signs of slowing down prompted me to go distro-hopping again, searching for a new distro which can work flawlessly on my laptop...just like Morpheus going looking for Neo all over again :-p
Read more »- Login to post comments
Fedora 10 Release Schedule
Hardly a week past and Fedora developers came up with release schedule of their next major release fedora which will obviously feature the spanking new KDE 4.1 & Gnome 2.24 and other new software..
Read more »- Login to post comments








