Software

Why GIMP wins over Photoshop

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is an iconic example of successful free software for image management in the age of Digital Photography. Thanks largely to...

Why Inkscape is WAY ahead of Adobe Illustrator

Well this is most definitely not a troll. But a genuine appreciation of software that gives you the scope to develop top-quality vector graphics...

Apple orphans Linux CUPS features- handicaps open source printing

CUPS, is the printing standard that open source projects have used successfully to convert desktops and computers to become printer servers, allowing plug-in, modular...

Google Chrome for Android vs Opera Mini

Today is the day! Finally my favourite browser Google Chrome has hit the Android Market; well, when I am already quiet in habit of its rivals...

Chrome browser beta is available for android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

Announced today the release of the beta version of chrome browser for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich phone or tablet, according to the announcement,...

Bitwig Studio: The Dawn of New Music Production and Performance Software

Bitwig, the Germany based international software music software company founded by music enthusiasts, has announced their new product: Bitwig Studio. The software provides natural...

Openshot1.4.1 has been released!

Openshot1.4.1 has been released!, the new release comes with many new features and bug fix. Openshot1.4.1 comes with a New 3D animation (wireframe text), New Titles...

Newrez- A great nautilus script to change screen resolution to one...

Newrez is a great nautilus script that help you change screen resolution easily, this is not all, the great feature is that it lets...

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...

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, ...

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...

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...