Author Archives: M. Zinoune

Thunderbird 6.0 has been released! PPA Ubuntu

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Software

Mozilla has released today Thunderbird 6.0, this new release of the the open source cross-platform email client and news reader comes with some new features and many bugs fix.

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GamePack 11.04- 156 games in 5 DVD`s for Ubuntu11.04 and LinuxMint11 users

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Gaming On Linux

As described by the author of the DVD`s, Ubuntu GamePack is currently the largest collection of different genres of games for Ubuntu Linux. There is no need to explore the Internet in search of game, but finding a game to … Continue reading →

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Lightweight Portable Security (LPS)-A Linux distro from the US Department of Defense

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Software

Lightweight Portable Security (LPS), created by USA’s Department of Defence, is a small Linux live CD focusing on privacy and security, for  this reason, it boots from a CD and executes from RAM, providing a web browser, a file manager … Continue reading →

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Nice themes for Gnome shell

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Software

Here are 2 nice themes for Gnome shell. Delta shell

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SuperTuxKart version 0.7.2 has been released!

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Gaming On Linux

SuperTuxKart version 0.7.2 has been released, the new release comes with a new In-game addon manager, fixed major memory leaks ,New Snow Peak track by Samuncle, Improved star track UFO by Rudy , New Beastie kart ,Show when you get … Continue reading →

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Resolve slow connexion when using wifi in ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, 12.04 and LinuxMint13

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Linux Mint, Linux tutorials, Ubuntu

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Updated-30/04/2013: If  after installing or upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail. or to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangoline,  if you noticed a slow connexion when using the wifi, this is a simple solution. This solution works also for LinuxMint13 and above.

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Miro 4 – Maintaining an Android media library just got easier

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Android

Android as a mobile platform is gaining more and more popularity day by day. However, Google is still yet to design a program that allows its users to synchronize their media across their phone and computers.

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Script to speed up mobile internet connexion in Linux

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Linux tutorials

For people who use an USB stick or mobile phone to surf the internet on the go, it’s often reported that the connection is sloppy or unresponsive. Wireless features pings over 200 ms as it is, however, it’s not that … Continue reading →

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Wxcam – Another great application that convert your webcam into a security camera

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Linux tutorials

wxCam is a webcam application for linux. It supports video recording (in an avi uncompressed and Xvid format), snapshot taking, and some special commands for philips webcams, so you can also use the program for astronomy purposes. It supports both … Continue reading →

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How to install Photoshop in Ubuntu and LinuxMint

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Ubuntu

Photoshop is an important tool to many of us here. There are people who stick with Windows or Mac for gaining a native environment to use this tool on. For Linux users, there is Gimp, the perfect alternative to Photoshop … Continue reading →

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