More posts about “Apps”

OMG Video Review: Kazam Screen Recorder Tool

Unlike most screen recording programs for Linux, Kazam is powerful in its editing/exporting options (in a clean, nice graphical user interface), works with a standard, easy-to-edit format, but it is not without it's downsides.

11 December 2010

Tibesti screencasting tool for Linux

Tibesti is a 'simple screencasting' tool for Linux that allows you to record your desktop, speaker output and microphone at the same time, rendering output to the file type of your choice.

6 December 2010
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Meet Synapse – the super fast new GNOME Do replacement

It's finally arrived. After weeks of leaking screenshots and juicy tidbits on a 'mystery new launcher' we can reveal what it is. Called Synapse, the launcher is light, fast, zeitgeist powered and can do some incredible things thanks to tight Zeitgeist integration.

30 November 2010
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DVD Ripping tool ‘ezdvd rip’ hits beta

Simple DVD ripping tool EzDVD Rip is now available to try as a beta.

30 November 2010
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Scrivener writing app – Install the beta in Ubuntu [.deb]

Until recently, unless you used a Mac, the popular writing application Scrivener was an app that passed most people by. In the last few months things have been changing on that front with the launch of a native Windows beta in October which has finally helped broaden the market for the tool. Better yet this version runs under Wine on Linux - after a bit of cajoling.

29 November 2010
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What e-mail app do you use? Poll results

Over 7, 000 of you voted in our poll querying you as to your mail app of choice. Results and a pretty graph after the jump.

25 November 2010
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OpenTeacher language tutor hits 2.0 beta 2

Open Source language aid ‘OpenTeacher’ 2.0 has released its second beta. The self-described ‘easiest way to learn a new language’ tool allows you to ‘enter a list of words in both a known and a […]

21 November 2010
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Plymouth manager lets you change boot theme, resolution in Ubuntu

If you’re fortunate enough to have a graphics card capable of displaying Plymouth boot splashes then ‘Plymouth Manager’ may just be of interest. Features include: – Enable/disable Plymouth Set splash resolution Fixing errant errors Choosing/creating […]

20 November 2010
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Easily Add PPA’s using ‘Introduce PPA’ tool

Adding PPA's via graphical interface just got very easy.

16 November 2010
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Small tool to change the login window appearance

Easily configure the GDM - 'login manager' to the rest of us - with this a simple tool.

11 November 2010
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‘Ease’ Presentation App Makes Impress Look Less Than Impressive

'Ease Presentation editor' for the Gnome desktop aims to make presentation creation easy whilst providing all the standard features you'll likely need to create slick, visually impressive presentations. Better yet it has a very neat, animated cluttter-based interface that makes OpenOffice.Org Impress look so Windows 95 in comparison!

6 November 2010
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Impressive digital painting app ‘myPaint’ gets updated

The digital painting application myPaint sees a new release full of improved features.

3 November 2010