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Free Video Editor

Posted: September 11, 2011 in Linux
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Yes there is a free video editor. Lightworks beta is not just free but it is full featured.  It has been used on such films as the Oscar-winning film The King’s Speech and the critically acclaimed Hanna.

This weekend I tried Teamviewer a free remote access program. There are other remote access programs and some even work better than Teamviewer but the two best things about Teamviewer is it works cross-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux and many mobile devices) and Teamviewer is free. Like all remote access, controlling the remote computer is a [...]

I’ve try the new Ubuntu 11.04 and I think it is an OK OS but for me and my purposes I am going to stick with Linux Mint 10. Linux Mint is like the Energizer bunny, it keeps goin and goin.  Ubuntu 11.04 is terrific if you like a flashy user interface.

Ubuntu 11.04 First Impressions

Posted: April 30, 2011 in Linux
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Yesterday I downloaded Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal and I installed it on my desktop first. I did not have any time to play with it because I had to go to work. Today I installed it on my laptop. The install is very easy. You might say effortless.

I’ve been using Firefox 4 for about a week and I have found it to be fast and reliable not unlike Google’s Chrome browser. What I’ve found is that the plugins for Firefox are much better. I’m not sure what the problem is but Google needs to work very hard with app developers

I’ve been using Linux Mint 10 on my laptop for a while now and found it to be completely reliable. I’ve been using some form of Linux on it for about 4 years. I have now installed Mint 10 on my desktop. I don’t find Windows reliable. There is always some issue. Lately there is [...]

LibreOffice is a new free office suite that is much like OpenOffice because it is from the same code-base as OpenOffice 3.3. LibreOffice was started after fears of the possible sale of Sun Microsystems to Oracle Corperation. Sun being the sponsor  of OpenOffice. OpenOffice is still available but who knows for how long. Get LibreOffice!

A few weeks ago I told you I loved the Google Chrome browser. I’ve been testing the Firefox 4 Beta and I’m really happy with it. It’s clean, fast and packed with some great features.

Firefox 4 Beta

Posted: January 1, 2011 in Software
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I’ve just been checking out the Firefox 4 Beta. I must say I’m pretty impressed! It’s really fast and it is much lighter with the system resources. Firefox 4 Beta does a really good job rendering HTML5 stuff.

doubleTwist Player

Posted: September 15, 2010 in Software
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The doubleTwist Player is a fully featured music and video app that seamlessly integrates with the free doubleTwist desktop client on Mac/PC. Import your iTunes playlists, ratings and playcounts; sync and play your audio and video podcasts and more!