Gyachi is a Yahoo! client for Linux operating system that supports almost all of the features you would expect to find on the official Windows Yahoo! client: Voice chat, webcams, faders, 'nicknames', audibles, avatars, display images, and more.
Read more »Howto Linux / Ubuntu: Gyachi - Yahoo! Messenger with Webcam, Room Voice Chat, Photo Sharing
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OpenOffice.org 3.1: Better Performance
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The 3.0 release of OpenOffice left some issues in the productivity suite. This new version makes a good job of fixing them
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Getting Started with Inkscape
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Inkscape is a program that behaves like and offers many of the same features as Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X. An open Source vector graphics editor, Inkscape uses the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format.
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Ubuntu: Muslim Edition (Sabily) Review
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A while back I looked at the Christian Edition of Ubuntu. This time around I was pleased to find that there was a Muslim edition available. So I gave it a download and thought I'd add it to our collection of Linux distribution reviews.
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Create your own "Ubuntu" LiveCD with Reconstructor
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But for creating a unique Ubuntu LiveCD that will allow you to customize what goes on the CD as well as the default username, theme, splash screens, wallpaper, etc. You need Reconstructor.
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Introducing Minitube, a free crossplatform YouTube native client
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Please welcome Minitube, the native YouTube client. With it you can watch YouTube videos in a new way: you type a keyword, Minitube gives you an endless video stream. Minitube does not require the Flash Player and is released under the GPL. Minitube is in its early stages. It currently has a lot of bugs and still lacks many features. That said, it partially works.
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wicd - A friendly network manager for Linux
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Linux distros have a broad range of managers. In KDE, the default utility is called KNetworkManager. In Gnome, it is - aptly called - Gnome Network Manager. Some Linux users do not like either of these two. Enter wicd.
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Gnote Enters Ubuntu GNU/Linux (Karmic)
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Ubuntu One: Free Online Storage
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Canonical has just released a new "cloud" service for all users: Ubuntu One starts today as an invitation-based Beta. There are two storage options momentarily: a free 2GB account and a $10/month 10 GB one. If you are familiar with services like Dropbox, Ubuntu One apparently does the same job.
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How to make a virtual computer real
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When I want to set up a new GNU/Linux computer, rather than set it up on the hardware I’m going to use, I find it more convenient to create a virtual machine on which I do all of the setting up and then convert the virtual computer to a real one by copying the virtual disc to the real computer’s hard disc (if this is the opposite of virtualisation, is it “realisation”?).
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Temporary Fix for ‘Keyboard Not Working’ Error in Ubuntu 9.04
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...there's a fairly serious (aka, annoying) bug in Ubuntu 9.04 that causes a certain combination of buttons - most commonly, the Fn+UP/DOWN and volume buttons—to render the keyboard completely dead, as well as the system menus and the right-click menu that appears when using the mouse.
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deluge torrent - sort of like uTorrent for Linux
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Today I’d like to share with you another great application that has replaced uTorrent (which I ran in WINE for a while and disliked), Deluge. What I love about deluge is that it is a native application with an interface that looks and behaves much like uTorrent does.
Read more »Gmail translates my spam into English, automatically
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Great, thanks Google. It is bad enough you deliver foreign spam but now you are going to translate it into English. Jeez...
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Amarok 2.1 Beta 2 Released
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Another month has passed, and it's time to present the second beta release of the upcoming Amarok 2.1.
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Flock 2.5 launches with support for Twitter, more services
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Statistically, Flock is probably not for you. This Web browser, the 2.5 version of which is coming out today, is "designed to be the essential browser for the most active 25 percent of users."
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