June 11, 2012
I just love turning on my Linux system to be greeted by my awesome boot screen before I arrive at my desktop without even having time for a sip of coffee. You don't feel the same way? Maybe you should change your boot screen to something you'll actually like! Since Linux is so highly customizeable, you can do exactly that with just a few instructions.
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June 9, 2012
Add a variety of powers to Ubuntu's dashboard, allowing you to quickly find news, stock information, the weather in any town, or even torrents. It's just a matter of finding and installing the right lenses, and the "Scopes" PPA contains several. Not everyone loves it, but Ubuntu's dashboard is great for searching. Bring up the menu, start typing and quickly find the program or document you want.
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June 9, 2012
Fedora 17 was released a little over a week ago, and as the Fedora project leader put it, there are an unusually large amount of new features in this release. There's a great mix of new stuff for everyone, from developers to everyday web-browsing users. You can get this hot new release, code named "Beefy Miracle", by going to the download page.
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June 7, 2012
Put together a to-do list, then do your work. If that's what you want to do, but you've not yet managed to find software that works, give Nitro a shot. This Linux software, which also works in the cloud, is fast and easy to use. Even better, it lets you sort your tasks, meaning you're only looking at what you need to do right now.
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June 1, 2012
Learning to type fast is almost a survival skill in the Darwinian digital jungle. It’s directly related to saving time you put into a work and improving your productivity. You just need to be methodical with your practice. Handholding you through your typing lessons is this free cross-platform software.
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May 31, 2012
Skype-Wrapper is a third party program that forces Skype's aging Linux client into the current decade of Ubuntu's desktop. With modern notifications, integration with the notification applet, and various tweaks that make Skype easier to use in Unity, Skype-Wrapper is a collection of tweaks the Skype team should have added years ago.
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May 31, 2012
TuxGuitar is an opensource multitrack tablature editor. With TuxGuitar, you will be able to compose music (and learn at the same time) by using features such as tablature editing, score editing, and triplet support. It can open GuitarPro, PowerTab and TablEdit files, and export to standart file-formats such as MIDI, Lilyond and MusicXML.
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May 29, 2012
The days that Linux were thought of as complicated are over. If you don’t believe that, realize that Ubuntu for instance, has reached 20 million active users. There are even Linux distributions aimed for children, which is great news since that means your child might be on his or her way to gaining exposure to Linux as a simplified operating system as well as exposure to healthier games and applications.
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May 26, 2012
Check out your Twitter timeline, or leave a tweet yourself, from the comfort of the command line. Whether you're a long-time console junkie or an aspiring one with a love for social media, TTYtter is a worthwhile diversion and possibly a Twitter client you'll love to use. No one will ever accuse us of under-covering Twitter. What we haven't done, so far as I can tell, is teach you to take advantage of Twitter entirely from your command line.
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May 25, 2012
One of the more popular open source audio applications, Audacity, has recently upgraded to version 2.0 and is now no longer in Beta. Audacity has some great tools and effects that can be used to deliver great results. However, despite the facility to save your audio in a number of different formats, Audacity doesn’t natively allow you to export data as MP3.
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May 25, 2012
Backing up the data on your computer is vital. Yet not everyone does something about it. Why? Because backing up a computer remains a bit of a pain. If you own more than one computer, however, the answer may already be in your home. You could use your computers as backups for each other.
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May 23, 2012
Play Sopcast streams on your Linux computer, easily. With a built-in playlist including several big TV networks and support for Sopcast and other video streaming services, TV Maxe provides Linux with a better sopcasting experience than the official Windows client. Sopcast, in case you didn't know, is a peer-to-peer (p2p) system for live streaming. This means that Sopcast is made to help anyone broadcast in real time.
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May 19, 2012
Try a fast and feature-filled Twitter client for Linux. Polly is a native Linux app for Twitter that features multiple customizable columns, support for multiple accounts and desktop notifications. Sure, I've shown you Twitter clients for Linux before. Some are great, but not all of them survived the Oauthpocolypse. And don't get me started about Gwibber, the social client built into Ubuntu.
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May 18, 2012
Linux is the operating system of choice for those who decide to go their own way. The open source model means the building blocks are there for you if you decide that you need your very own operating system. This has resulted in more Linux distros than you could ever imagine.
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May 17, 2012
For quite a while now, Linux users have constantly been discussing whether the open source operating system will ever experience a "year of the desktop" where Linux's desktop market share suddenly rises in relatively dramatic fashion. What are the actual chances of it happening, or can you even call it the "year of the desktop"?
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