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Trevor Blake: Catching Up to 1960

30 May 2009 » In ubuntu

Google Wave sounds like an incomplete version of Project Xanadu.

Linux Hater's Blog

26 May 2009 » In blog, ubuntu

We hate Linux. And you should too.

Linux Hater’s Blog

Hands on: Canonical aims for the cloud with new Ubuntu One – Ars Technica

13 May 2009 » In ubuntu

cloud synchronization and collaboration features.

Hands on: Canonical aims for the cloud with new Ubuntu One – Ars Technica

Portable Ubuntu for Windows

01 May 2009 » In ubuntu

Portable Ubuntu for Windows is a useful tool for when you need to use Ubuntu on an machine that has Windows as operating system.

Portable Ubuntu for Windows

Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, big business and their own content. | MetaFilter

24 April 2009 » In books, DIY, ubuntu

Build a DIY non destructive book scanner for under $300. An open source OCR package. A gratis ebook creation tool. An open source ebook library management tool and reader. An open-source Linux distribution for eink-based devices. And many, many ebook readers.

Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, big business and their own content. | MetaFilter

How To: Stop Motion in Ubuntu | Flavor 8

17 April 2009 » In ubuntu, video

I used krename (sudo apt-get install krename, if you don’t have it already), and renamed them 0001.jpeg … 1456.jpeg (using the pattern #### in the destination file name). All that remains after this is to run them through ffmpeg

How To: Stop Motion in Ubuntu | Flavor 8

Top 10 Free Video Editors for Ubuntu Linux | TechCityInc

06 February 2009 » In tools, ubuntu, video

Top 10 Free Video Editors for Ubuntu Linux | TechCityInc

CrunchBang Linux – A Lightweight OpenBox Linux Distro

28 January 2009 » In ubuntu

CrunchBang Linux is an Ubuntu based distribution featuring the lightweight Openbox window manager and GTK+ applications.

CrunchBang Linux – A Lightweight OpenBox Linux Distro

Hack&Dev | Bringing Linux to the Embedded World

18 January 2009 » In palm, ubuntu

This project aims to bring usable Linux environment to handhelds that run Palm OS.

Hack&Dev | Bringing Linux to the Embedded World

Traverso DAW

11 January 2009 » In mac, music, tools, ubuntu

Is a GPL licensed, cross platform multitrack audio recording and editing suite, with an innovative and easy to master User Interface.

Traverso DAW

Lifehacker Faceoff: Battle of the Thumb Drive Linux Systems

28 October 2008 » In ubuntu

it only takes an increasingly-cheap USB thumb drive and a program like UNetbootin to create a portable Linux desktop you can run on any computer that can boot from a USB port.

Lifehacker Faceoff: Battle of the Thumb Drive Linux Systems

Tux Training » Blog Archive » How to make Ubuntu extremely fast

30 September 2008 » In ubuntu

Old hardware? Want a faster boot up? Need to free some system resources? Want snappier applications? This is for you.

Tux Training » Blog Archive » How to make Ubuntu extremely fast

Deluge BitTorrent Client

20 September 2008 » In mac, p2p, tools, ubuntu

Deluge is a lightweight, Free Software, cross-platform BitTorrent client.

Deluge BitTorrent Client

wattOS: Light weight, Ubuntu-based Linux distro – Download Squad

14 July 2008 » In ubuntu

WattOS is a new Linux distribution that’s based on Ubuntu, but designed for low-power machines.

wattOS: Light weight, Ubuntu-based Linux distro – Download Squad

Linux.com :: How to scan and OCR like a pro with open source tools

26 June 2008 » In tools, ubuntu

This article, which focuses on scanning books, describes the steps you need to take to prepare pages for optimal OCR results, and compares various free OCR tools to determine which is the best at extracting the text.

Linux.com :: How to scan and OCR like a pro with open source tools

Windows: Microsoft And The $1,632 Copy Of Vista

25 May 2008 » In ubuntu

Microsoft charged Bill $1,632 for a single Windows Vista Ultimate upgrade license.

Windows: Microsoft And The $1,632 Copy Of Vista

Spaz: An Open-Source Twitter Client for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux

05 May 2008 » In communication, mac, tools, ubuntu

Cross-platform: available on all AIR-compatible platforms: Windows, OS X, and Linux # Open source software using a New BSD-style license

Spaz: An Open-Source Twitter Client for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux

Top 25 Ubuntu Blogs (By the Numbers) | Free Geekery

07 March 2008 » In ubuntu

the top Ubuntu blogs

Top 25 Ubuntu Blogs (By the Numbers) | Free Geekery

MetroPipe: Anonymous Internet Services

27 February 2008 » In tools, ubuntu

# Carry your entire Internet communication system on a tiny USB drive. # Contains a complete virtual Linux machine with privacy-enabled Open Source Internet applications.

MetroPipe: Anonymous Internet Services

Pimlico

18 February 2008 » In tools, ubuntu

Pimlico is a suite of lightweight Personal Information Management (PIM) applications designed primarily for handheld and mobile devices.

Pimlico