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Archive for May, 2009

Tweeting from the Command Line with Twidge

By • May 8th, 2009 • Filed under: Open-Source

Could Tweeting from the command-line be fun? Yep – if and only if you’ve got the right tool. Twidge, the open source microblogging client for Twitter, renders it simple and easy.

Dock any Application to the System Tray with AllTray

By • May 8th, 2009 • Filed under: Linux Tips and Tricks, Open-Source

Gnome, KDE, Xfce: AllTray is an open source application that docks to your system tray any application that normally is not dock-able because it does not have a native tray icon. – There’s no limit to the number of applications that can be docked.

Perfectbuntu Script Automates the Installation of Multimedia Codecs, Fonts and More

By • May 7th, 2009 • Filed under: Linux Tips and Tricks, Open-Source, Ubuntu

*BUNTU: Personalizing your Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope: The handy perfectbuntu script automates the installation of Multimedia Codecs and Restricted Extras, fonts for your word processor – msttcorefonts, DVD support, Skype 2.0 for Linux, AWN Dock. It installs and sets for you 7z, ZIP, Zip64, CAB, RAR, ARJ, and also GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, CPIO, RPM, ISO […]

Updating to XBMC 9.04 Babylon

By • May 6th, 2009 • Filed under: Multimedia, Open-Source, Ubuntu

Ubuntu/Linux Windows, Mac OS X and others: You are now set to update to XBMC 9.04, codename Babylon. Amongst the many new features in XBMC 9.04 shines out the PPC (PowerPC) support for Mac OS X. As concerns Ubuntu/Linux, support for VDPAU – – NVIDIA GPU Hardware Accelerated Video Decoding for Linux. Other features are: […]

OpenOffice.org 3.1 On its Way Out

By • May 6th, 2009 • Filed under: Open-Source

Still not official, but OpenOffice.org 3.1 is already available for download. OpenOffice.org 3.1 is full of new features and bug fixes. To get a copy, move to OpenOffice.org’s mirror sites and click on the HTTP / FTP links -> stable folder -> 3.1.0 . Here I’ve made some direct links for you. Italy | Spain […]