Tag Archives: opensource

A look at Firefox 4!

Written by Ayesha .A on . Posted in Software

Finally Mozilla released its most anticipated Firefox 4! Since its release…. the browser has already been downloaded over 100 million times giving a tough fight to its competitors notably, Microsoft’s IE9 and Google Chrome freshly updated to its 10th version. … Continue reading

Open source Kimono Lanterns to the rescue

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in News

The devastation in Japan is heart rending and compels each of one of us to contribute to help improve the situation. Similar thoughts have been running through developers at Freaklabs . At the hackerspace they are involved with, a solar … Continue reading

LibreOffice 3.3.2 is released! With installation instructions

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in Software

Announced today by the Document fundation the release of LibreOffice3.3.2, this is an update release that comes to improve the stability of the software and sets the platform for the next release 3.4, due in mid May.

0 A.D. Alpha 4 "Daedalus" comes with many new features and improvements

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

“0 A.D. Alpha 4 Daedalus” is released, this new alpha release from Wildfire games comes with many new features and improvements,  now you can play against a (rudimentary) computer opponent, build Celtic warships, fishing boot and Greek Fishing Boot , … Continue reading

Open Source on NASA territory

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in Software

NASA  is playing host to the Open Source community by hosting a Summit on March 29thand 30th at its Mount View, Ames Research Center in California. The Summit is part of NASAs contact program between its core team of development … Continue reading

XBMC 10.1 is released ! PPA Ubuntu and LinuxMint

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in Software

XBMC 10.1 is released,  The main focus of this release is to address a bug that could cause XBMC to freeze when updating a skin. To increase stability, it is adviced to update to this new release.

Inkscape 0.48.1 is released!

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Software

Inkscape 0.48.1 is released, this bug-fix release of the SVG-based vector graphics editor contains over 80 bug fixes as well as improves stability and performance on all platforms.

3 Reasons Why Open Source Brings Better ROI for Businesses

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in News

Quite often businesses view alternatives if products or services offer better Return on Investment. Open Source is one such option that is often debated in terms of better returns, lower operational costs and of course minimum breakeven time depending on … Continue reading

Mediadownloader- Search, watch and download items with Google Image and YouTube

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Software

Mediadownloader is an opensource software that lets you search, watch and download items with Google Image and YouTube. It grabs video streams while browsing with firefox (only linux). Videos can be converted automatically using ffmpeg.  

Firefox adding numbers to catchup Chrome 9 & Opera11!

Written by Ayesha .A on . Posted in Software

Bigger the number attached with softwares, greater do they impress us – fact that we cannot deny! Great numbers associated to softwares gives impression of maturity and addition of advance feature. Firefox 4, though still in its beta & yet … Continue reading