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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘opensource’
LibreOffice
Posted: February 21, 2011 in SoftwareTags: free software, LibreOffice, MSOffice, OpenOffice, opensource, Software
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!
Diggin On Some Firefox 4
Posted: January 31, 2011 in SoftwareTags: Firefox, opensource, Software, web browser
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.
Ubuntu Better Than Ever
Posted: July 11, 2010 in SoftwareTags: Linux, Lusid Lynx, opensource, Ubuntu
The new Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx is by far the best Ubuntu ever. I installed it on several computer. The installs have been flawless. Every easy! It is much more difficult to install Windows.
The Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx is out. You can download it now.
recordMyDesktop is a opensource desktop session recorder. It records everything you do on your desktop. It is very simple to use, much easier than Jing for Windows and Mac. Basically you select the region of the screen that you want to record and press record. When you finished recording press stop and wait for it [...]
There are several programs that may start up when your Ubuntu computer starts. Many of these programs are not needed. You can turn these off by going to “System, Preferences and Startup Applications”. You can turn off some of these but first you must know which applications do not have to start up so I [...]
Favorite Firefox Extentions
Posted: March 14, 2010 in SoftwareTags: browser, extentions, Firefox, opensource, plugins, web browser
I love the Firefox web-browser. One of things I like the most about Firefox are the extentions. Here are some of our favorites: FireFTP is a free, secure, cross-platform FTP client for Mozilla Firefox which provides easy and intuitive access to FTP servers. 1-Click YouTube Video Download – Download YouTube in a single click. Download [...]
Dearly Gparted
Posted: February 20, 2010 in UtilitiesTags: Gparted, Linux, opensource, partition, Partition Magic, Software, tool
I’ve been using “Powerquest Partition Magic” (a non-distructive partitioning program) for sometime now. Here is a great free and opensource tool that replaces P-Magic. Gparted is a non-destructive that pretty much has the look and feel of P-Magic. The only difference I see is P-Magic runs in DOS and Gparted runs on a Linux GIU. [...]
Upgrading Ubuntu
Posted: February 16, 2010 in SoftwareTags: distribution, distro, Linux, opensource, Ubuntu, upgrade
I was discussing last night with someone about upgrading Ubuntu to a new version. I said I did not know much about it because I was alway trying new distros and I never keep a version long enough to upgrade. I also said I thought it was very simple. Just a few clicks and that [...]
