Snapping a quick screenshot is a capability you get out of the box with most current Linux distributions. Shutter brings a full range of functionality to the screen grab process.
Read more »Claws Mail: Mail with Attitude
When other mailers aren’t doing the trick, it’s time to break out Claws: An extremely configurable and extensible GUI mailer that gives you all the control you’d ever want over your mail without sacrificing ease of use.
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Ten Linux Downloads Worth Considering
Have you just started to experiment with Linux? Are you looking for more than the basic applications? Here we'll quickly review 10 Linux apps you might want in addition to those preinstalled with Ubuntu or other Linux distribution (distro). Now lets get started!
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DimDim provides Open Source Version of Web Conferencing Client for intranet.
Many times there are situations when you want to host private web conferences may be it for business or academic purposes. Here I list some of the finest Online Tools which can be used for web conferencing and Online Collaboration.Different from the others dimdim provides an Open Source version of it's product for web conferencing at intranet.
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Three favorite distros currently in testing:
Two of my favorite Debian based distributions, and one RPM based distribution that uses Debian-like packaging tools are in their testing cycles right now.
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Kubuntu is not Ubuntu
This post is supposed to make it clear why Kubuntu is what it is. Writing this down is necessary because people constantly get the wrong picture.
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Linux Arpeggiators, Part 2
Part 1 of this series introduced arpeggiators in general and profiled the QMidiArp application. This week we conclude our survey with a look at two more arpeggiators for Linux musicians: Hypercyclic and Arpage.
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Reviewed: OpenOffice.org 3.2
There's a new version of Linux's grandest office suite, but is it a major step forward or just another humdrum release with little to show? And most importantly, does it finally get the startup time down to an acceptable level? Read on for all the gory details...
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RedNotebook—Advanced Diary Keeping
RedNotebook is a graphical diary and journal helping you keep track of notes and thoughts.
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Ubuntu 10.04 Beta 1 released and Download links included
The Ubuntu developers are moving quickly to bring you the latest and greatest software the Open Source community has to offer. This is the first Ubuntu 10.04 beta release, which brings a host of exciting new features.
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Easy (and amazing) Debian for the Nokia N900
By the time you read this my Nokia N900 will be packed up and on its way back to the kind folks who let me test it. As a last hurrah I spent my evening yesterday seeing how far I could push it; the results are fairly spectacular…
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[Tip] Auto rotate images
This data includes information about the position of the camera when the image was taken... However, some image programs use this data to rotate the image when displaying it while others don't, leaving the user to face inconsistent behaviour. This can be fixed.
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Nerd alert: first Lucid-Lynx Ubuntu beta fun
Lucid Lynx, Ubuntu 10.04 that Friday entered the beta stage, looks to be taking the popular distro to an entirely new - and very consumer-oriented - level.
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What's been going on with Ardour?
There hasn't been much news posted here for a while, so I thought it was appropriate to update subscribers and other supporters of my work on Ardour on what has been going on.
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SimplyMEPIS 8.5 RC3 Is Here, the Final Release Candidate
MEPIS has now made available the third release candidate of its upcoming Linux-based operating system, SimplyMEPIS 8.5 RC 3. The new release comes with several updates, both upgraded packages and fresh features, and is available for 32-bit, as well as 64-bit platforms.
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