Gloobus-Preview is an extension for the Nautilus file browser, which provides an instant preview of different kinds of files including videos, music, pictures, documents and source code files. It has been based on Apple’s Quicklook, […]
iPadian is a free software for running iPad applications on Windows. This Adobe Air based application provides a custom app store and comes with some pre-installed iPad apps. iPadian can be run in full screen […]
ZipShare is a free web service by the creators of WinZip, which allows you to instantly share heavy files with your Facebook friends by saving them to a third-party server. All you have to do […]
I previously covered the Ubuntu Skin Pack, which is designed to give Windows 7 desktop the Ubuntu look. Recently, the same developer has created a more comprehensive Linux transformation pack for Windows 7, known as […]
Disk Speed Test (by Blackmagic) is a hard disk benchmarking application for Mac OS X. It quickly measure and certifies the read/write rate of your hard disk, so that you can access it’s performance and […]
When a new version for an operating system is introduced, users are often reluctant to immediately switch to it. There are a number of reasons, which cause user reservations, including radical changes to the user […]
Déjà Dup Backup Tool has been an effective backup application for Ubuntu Linux. For this reason, it has been made as the premium backup tool for Ubuntu and comes pre-installed with Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot. […]
Its time for the witches to dance, the ghosts to linger and the ghouls to knock at your door for Trick-n-Treating. In the wake of this spooky madness I am obliged to present you with […]
Turn on those candles, prepare your Jack-o-lantern and dress up for the festivities, as Halloween is around the corner. In the wake of the upcoming Halloween festival, Hamed has once more come up with a […]
What do you do when you have to send a scanned copy of a document or image, but have no scanner? An option can be to attach a photograph of the concerned document. However, this […]
Creating users in Windows 8 from the Metro user interface is a bit different from previous Windows operating systems. This is not only because of the location of user creation options and its procedure, but […]
App Bar is a Mac OS X application, which operates from both the system dock and Mac menu bar. This makes it easy to access applications from a menu bar or system dock via a […]
One can sometimes forget to remove a portable hard drive from a PC before shutting it down. This may result in theft of the USB or External Drive, if you leave it plugged into a […]
Earlier, I provided you with a walkthrough of the process involved in installing Gnome 3 in Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot. Due to frequent Unity issues, many Ubuntu users have not only opted for Gnome 3, […]
There are a number of ways one can forcefully quite a troublesome application in Ubuntu, including using the system monitor. A while back there was an app-indicator applet, which allowed performing this task with convenience. […]
Updating Ubuntu can be a bit confusing at times, due lack of knowledge regarding the large number of packages that become available with each update. Many users simply update all packages when the default update […]
If you are a Marvel Comics fan and also an Android user, then you are in for a treat. The Official MARVEL COMICS app for Android has now been released on the Android Market. Using […]
Previously I reviewed Cute PDF Writer, which allow creating PDF documents from any program that has a printer option. Doro PDF Writer is a similar tool that converts common MS Word, MS Excel, WordPad, Notepad […]
A digital signature or electronic signature is used for authentication purposes, in order to determine the identity of a message sender, the signer of a document and to ensure that the original content of a […]
Among the many Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot enhancements, the most notable ones have come with the GUI interface and some external features, which I discussed in an earlier post. While most of the new features […]
UAC or User Account Control is a security feature introduced by Microsoft with Windows Vista. Since then, it has become an integral part of the Windows operating system family to assist users in avoiding malware […]
Global Menu is perhaps one of the most annoying features of Unity, as it separates the menu options from within the application window, to the Gnome Panel. But disabling such Unity features isn’t as hard […]
XWidgets is a feature rich application which provides Android and Mac OS X style gadgets for Windows. All gadgets are displayed in a Mac style Dashboard and can be dragged onto your desktop. The gadget […]
Ubuntu’s Andrea Cimitan recently provided a demo for the Ubuntu 12.04 overlay scrollbar. This version included some initial improvements to Ubuntu’s overlay scrollbar which have been added for version 12.04, codename: Precise Pangolin. The new […]
It appears that most third-party development efforts after the release of of Windows 8, have produced applications to tweak the Metro UI. I have covered a number of Windows 8 tweaks such as , Windows […]
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