Archives for posts tagged ‘Ubuntu’

Kubuntu is not Ubuntu

Ever wondered why Kubuntu doesn’t get the same attention from Canonical. Good read!

Opera Web Browser: GTK / KDE Integration – File selector windows

My Opinion: Opera is a great browser. It’s fast, elegant, very original, first to the market with new features and it’s feature rich out of the box! To me it’s mail client is very slick and fast and outshines most competitors. It also allows you to shift between operating platforms like Windows, Mac and Linux [...]

How to install Google Gadgets in Ubuntu

Google Gadgets for Linux provides a platform for running desktop gadgets under Linux, catering to the unique needs of Linux users. We are compatible with the gadgets written for Google Desktop for Windows as well as the Universal Gadgets on iGoogle. Following Linux norms, this project will be open-sourced, under the Apache License.

BBC iPlayer for Mac & Linux released

BBC announced that a version of the iPlayer that works on the Mac and Linux computers is now available. The iPlayer is the BBC’s online media player that lets viewers stream programmes for up to seven days after broadcast or download and watch them for up to 30 days. While streaming had previously been available [...]

New Zimbra Desktop 5 — rocking with new features

This version of Zimbra Desktop brings us close to a full suite of online & offline features, definitely try it out. Incase you’ve missed all the new stuff packed into previous editions, stop by the respective blog entries on Beta 4 & Beta 3. Zimbra announces the arrival of sharing in Zimbra Desktop for ZCS [...]

Mozilla-based Songbird 1.0 is here

Guys, I am really excited to see this release of Songbird. It really promises to be the Firefox of music management and player softwares. For one thing, they’ve taken the Itunes interface seriously. Artist info for even Indian artists is awesome. It imports directly from Itunes libraries and what more, it’s cross platform and is [...]

Review of OpenOffice 3.0 office suite: Why buy Microsoft Office?

The final version of OpenOffice 3 is out today, and if you’re looking to save yourself plenty of money, download it instead of buying Microsoft Office — you could save yourself hundreds of dollars, and not lose out on many features. I put the Windows version through its paces, and am about to download the [...]