A common problem in the “Open Source World” is finding the right software that does a similar job (even exactly the same if you are lucky) to our favo[……]
Author: Andrea
Linux patch to boost Desktop performance
I have been using Linux (Ubuntu is my favourite distribution) for a few years now. I really like it, actually I love it. ;-) Sometimes though I notice[……]
Android vs iPhone
Let me begin by saying that I don’t own any of those phones, so I’m not going into a technical comparison. But knowing I’m an Open S[……]
10 Greatest Open Source Software of 2009
Open Source software was becoming more and more popular in 2009, even though many of these applications were still little known. According to PCWorld,[……]
Open file graphically as administrator from Nautilus – Ubuntu
Working in the terminal is fine, but sometimes you’re browsing folders in Nautilus and you just want to right-click a config file and open it as[……]
Disable directory listing/browsing – Apache
Often, you don’t want your website users to browse the whole content of a public folder. They will still be able to download files from it but not to[……]
Rotate a video with Avidemux GTK
A few times I recorded a video with my camera turned in portrait mode. It looks nice on the camera screen but, as soon as you watch it on the PC, you[……]
How to install Miro 3.5 on Ubuntu 10.04
Miro 3.5 has been released. The major improvement, in my opinion, is the ability to convert video and audio files for other devices — Android OS for e[……]
How to install the latest version of Shotwell under Ubuntu Lucid (10.04)
From Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat), Shotwell is the new default photo manager. I tried it under Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) but the latest version was[……]
Web Developer Tools app Review
WDT (Web Developer Tools) is a suite of many different tools for web developers. Not all of them are useful to me but they might be to you… ;-)
It[……]