Amarok 2.1 beta 1 paves the way for a more stable and more featured Amarok 2.1. The release notes talk of the re-appearance of old goodies alongside new ones like; cue sheet (a text file that details the layout of tracks on a compact disc) support as in Amarok 1.4, an easy to use drag […]
Whilst waiting for the final release of Ubuntu 9.04 – Jaunty Jackalope and family (Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Mythbuntu, Edubuntu etc), that will be out on April 23, 2009, grab the pre-release versions of that big family.
Formerly known as WengoPhone , QuteCom softphone is an open-source, multi-platform VoIP client that uses the open protocol SIP – – Session Initiation Protocol. Whilst the GUI is built on Qt 4.4.0 – – QuteCom looks and feels like Gizmo5 or Skype, the Video-over-IP is based on Ffmpeg’s libavcodec. QuteCom IM is backed by libpurple […]
Password Dragon is a free, multi-platform, no-install Java application. This portable password manager requires Java Runtime Environment – JRE 1.5 + for its full-functioning and uses Bruce Schneier’s Blowfish algorithm for cryptography. Ubuntu: Being a no-install, unpack the zipped package, and run with $ java -jar passworddragon.jar
Just whipping out Blubuntu for another well polished theme. This article is not about making Ubuntu look like gOS. It’s simply about giving Ubuntu the cool and sober gOS look. No tweaking needed. Just a simple and direct install that starts with downloading the theme and icon packages. Then the straight-forward install System -> Preferences […]