October 11, 2008
If you are a power downloader, who likes to download large files or download files via bittorrent, you should definately check out aria2. aria2 is an advanced utility for the ‘powerful geeky downloader’. Aria2 is for Linux, however Windows and Mac ports are available. It supports downloads in HTTP/HTTPS/FTP/BitTorrent/Metalink protocols. Although it is a command [...]
September 16, 2008
If you work on Linux you’ll know that the command line is the way to go (in some cases at least). If you are in GUI mode than you can access the command line via the Terminal. Here are some applications/utilities that will transform your command line experience. Tilda and Guake If you’ve ever played [...]
August 30, 2008
In this article we will be looking at a free utility called Nircmd which is an excellent tool that offers a lot of features. When used with some imagination, it can accomplish wonders. But first let’s see what Nircmd has to offer. Nircmd allows you to open the CD tray, dial an internet connection, increase [...]
August 29, 2008
If you have used Quicksilver on Mac, Launchy on Windows or GnomeDo on Linux and you love the user experience, then I’m sure you will love Ubiquity too. Ubiquity is an experimental Firefox extension that uses a command pane to help you get information quickly or to get a job done easily. Once you have [...]
August 4, 2008
Gnome-Do is a quicksilver-like application for Linux. By itself, it is only a simple application launcher, and seriously speaking, I find that there is nothing great about it on its own. However, if you make good use of the plugins in the repository, you will discover that there are tons of things that you can [...]
July 27, 2008
Now it’s time to discuss one of the most mysterious and confusing parts of Linux to a Windows user: the command line. To most Windows users the prospect of typing in what you want your computer to do is completely foreign and thus intimidating. It’s so intimidating in fact that Linux developers have poured countless [...]
June 20, 2008
With all the hype and user interfaces of Web 2.0, it seems ridiculous to go back to the old fashioned command line. Ask a geek and you will always find that he prefers the keyboard over the mouse simply because its “the damn fastest way” to work. For our dear readers who are back in [...]
