Linux
HP Offering Linux in Their Desktops
But Not in America?
Watch out Dell, Hewlett Packard (HP) is joining in the fun by offering Linux on some of their desktop computers. According to an Australian article, HP has just launched Red Hat powered desktops for the business and enterprise market. The AMD based HP dx2250 now comes loaded with Red Hat Enterprise […]
Linux Set to Dominate the Smartphone Market
I read an interesting story today on LinuxDevices.com which speculated that Linux will control as much as 31% of the share of smartphone operating systems by the year 2012. If it continues to grow in the marketplace at a compound rate of around 75%, that is.
The study attributed several requirements for the success of […]
GreenDOC: Environmentalists and Minimalists, Rejoice!
Developer: N/A
Version: N/A
Price: Free
Operating Systems: Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
Check out GreenDOC here.
The Story of the Word Processor with an Identity Crisis
Hey look! It’s another new Web 2.0 word processor. Unlike so many of the other web based word processors, GreenDOC looks like it’s catering to people who just need a quick, minimalist word […]
Snipshot: Streamlined Image Editing Online
Developer: Treefly
Version: N/A
Price: Free
Operating Systems: Linux, Mac OS X, Windows (Web Browser Required)
Check out Snipshot.
The Perfect Way to Clean Up Photos in a Snap
I wrote a review for Picnik, one of the leading online image editors, during Software Battle’s “Art + Design” week where I discussed how amazing it was to see so many […]
Microsoft’s Open Source Software is Junk?
But it’s Microsoft - How could this be?
I read a fascinating article over the weekend that I found to be about a rather comical topic. Maybe comical isn’t the right word. Pathetic is more like it. The article, located at eWeek.com, was a synopsis of the state of Microsoft’s open source projects. […]
Wine 0.9.44 Now Available
Pass Me the Bottle.
Since I’m still new to Linux, I haven’t had a lot of time to really check out some of the cooler things that the operating system has to offer. However, I have heard a lot of buzz about this little program called Wine that allows Unix users to run Microsoft programs […]
Mouse Gestures: Firefox’s Killer Extension
Developer: Optimoz Team
Version: 1.5.2
Price: Free
Operating Systems: Linux, Mac OSX, Windows (Requires Firefox)
Download Mouse Gestures Here.
The Only Reason Why I Prefer Firefox Over Camino on a Mac
I really loved Camino [review] the first time that I used it. It was fast, lightweight, attractive and an all around good web browser - but it lacked […]
New Study Shows Linux Doubled in Popularity
People Using Linux Have Grown Two Fold in Past Year
The amount of Linux users has doubled over the past year, according to the 2007 DesktopLinux.com survey. Desktop Linux attributes the increase in users, the growth in amount of votes in their survey, and the overall increase in popularity of Linux to community news sites […]
DownThemAll!: Fantastic Manager for Faster Firefox Downloads
Developer: Federico Parodi, Stefano Verna, Nils Maier
Version: 0.9.9.10
Price: Free
Operating Systems: Linux, Mac OSX, Windows (Firefox required)
Download DownThemAll! Here.
I’ve never been the kind of person who was really into that whole download manager craze. Most of the time I find that I only need to download a single file or two from a website […]
Resize Photos with Gusto Using New Algorithm
It happens all the time. I’m editing a photograph in Photoshop or some other image editor and I really wish that I could play around with the size of the picture without having to worry about pixelation, loss of clarity, distorted images, or any other strange abnormalities. All of you who have ever […]
