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saidar – A curses-based tool for viewing system statistics

Saidar is a nice command line tool that allow you to view system statistics  through libstatgrab. Statistics include CPU, processes, load, memory, swap, network...

SOPA a controversy against the Open Source world

By now you might have already read a couple of articles on SOPA and PIPA; the controversial and now widely notorious bills that hammer...

Rhythmbox 2.95 has been released!

Rhythmbox 2.95 has been released, this release is considered as final transition of Rhythmbox to GTK +3, the new release also is compatible with...

Linux Web Browser Round-Up

When I sit here in front of my desktop and look at my Debian Menu for “Internet”, I see a myriad of icons. But...

Ten nice Extensions for LibreOffice

LibreOffice is an open source Office Suite, an excellent alternative to MS Office. If offers a number of features and the added functionalities in...

Trimage- A great application to compress and optimize images

Trimage is a cross-platform GUI and command-line interface to optimize image files. All image files are losslessy compressed on the highest available compression levels....

Redo- A simple live CD to Backup-Restore your computer

Redo Backup and Recovery is a  live CD that offer a complete and a simple recovery solution for your Data,  according to their website, ...

Will Boot to Gecko (B2G) become the OS of 2012

News of the game-changing browser Operating System - Boot to Gecko (B2G) – first made the rounds in July last year. Backed by Mozilla,...

The Growth of Linux in 2011 [Analysis]

Linux OS, with time are emerging as fairly popular Operating System. This might not be the case with desktops though, where Microsoft Windows has...

How to Install Gaming Emulators in Linux

Well I'm new here. So you'll have to be gentle with me. Although I have been writing for quite some time, I have had...

10 most popular Android Apps of 2011

Another year comes to an end today. And the yea was very happening especially when it comes to Android. Google this very year released...

Linux Deepin Software Center Will become OpenSource’s own App Store by...

The internet is on a boom time with App store centers, software centers and with the arrival of Amazon, the humungous Amazon Store as...

0 A.D. Alpha 8 Haxāmaniš has been released!

Announced by Wildfire games the release of the eighth alpha version of 0 A.D, a free, open-source game of ancient warfare. Codenamed "0 A.D. ...

7 Benefits of Mozilla's Rapid Release!

Just shortly Mozilla has released Firefox 9 according to its rapid release development oscillation.  This rapid release has increased concerns about add-on compatibility and...

10 KDE Applications for Increasing Productivity

KDE has housed wonderful applications for the *nix environments for a long time. This list isn't restricted to any particular type of application, they...

Firefox 9 arrives with 36-percent faster JavaScript enhancers

The Firefox 9 has just arrived and Mozilla claims that its latest browser is 36-percent faster than the older version. Along with the new...

VirtualBox 4.1.8 has been released!

VirtualBox 4.1.8 has been released!, this is a maintenance release that comes to fix some major bugs. The following items were fixed and/or added: VMM: fixed...

Pear OS 3.0- An Ubuntu-based distribution with a Mac OS X-like...

If you are just discovering Pear OS, then you will surprised by its Apple or Mac-like features right from its logo (a bitten pear...