Archive for the 'Software' Category

20th August Comments

Convert eBooks in Linux

Posted on August 20th, 2010 at 5:07 am

  Say you just bought an Amazon Kindle or a Barnes and Noble Nook. You want to convert your eBook collection to .EPUB or .MOBI format. For this, install Calibre. The application not only provides you with a graphical way to manage your eBook collection, but also comes with a set of useful command-line tools. [...]

20th August Comments

apt-file: Locate Missing Package Files

Posted on August 20th, 2010 at 5:04 am

  Missing file? If so, apt-file, a tool that searches online repositories for a specific file, may be the answer. Occasionally, when building a package from source, disaster strikes and the whole process grinds to a halt due to a missing file. Fortunately, this is increasingly uncommon due to the maturity of Linux package management [...]

30th June Comments

Programming with Scratch

Posted on June 30th, 2010 at 6:14 am

  As a homeschooling parent, I’m a big fan of educational software and I’ve written quite about about various programs in the past. But, as a programmer, I’m also a big fan of any program that makes computer programming more approachable by younger children. So, when I heard about Scratch, I was pretty enthusiastic. Really [...]

23rd June Comments

Album Shaper: Plenty of Oomph Without the Button Glut

Posted on June 23rd, 2010 at 6:25 am

  If you are on the hunt for a do-everything photo management app, check out Album Shaper. Considering its solid, user-friendly design, Album Shaper is packed with a hefty toolset of features that newcomers to image manipulation programs will appreciate. That does not mean more experienced digital shutterbugs will feel left out. Album Shaper’s simple [...]

13th June Comments

5 of the Best Free Linux Content Control Software

Posted on June 13th, 2010 at 7:34 am

  Content control software, also commonly known as web filtering software, is software which is designed and optimised to determine what content can be viewed by the user. This software is particularly relevant to information supplied by a web browser. Good read for those of you that have munchkins and also run Linux good parental [...]

23rd May Comments

Easy Media Converter for Linux? You bet! Miksoft nails it.

Posted on May 23rd, 2010 at 7:21 am

  I have used a few converter programs on Linux in the past like, Avidemux, OggConvert, and Pitivi. However, a few months ago I stumbled on a media converter for Linux that I had not heard of before and discovered they had a deb file already created for Ubuntu Linux, so I figured it was [...]

12th May Comments

Learn Linux, 101: Debian package management

Posted on May 12th, 2010 at 7:37 am

  Learn how to install, upgrade, and manage packages on your Linux® system. This article focuses on the Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, which is the package management system used by Debian and distributions derived from Debian, such as Ubuntu. You can use the material in this article to study for the LPI 101 exam [...]

12th May Comments

Firefox 4 Steps Out of the Shadows

Posted on May 12th, 2010 at 7:31 am

  Speed, power and user control are Mozilla’s top three goals for Firefox 4, according to early product plans released Monday. Specifically, the browser will be fast — “super-duper fast,” according to Firefox director Mike Beltzner — while also enabling new open-standard Web technologies such as HTML5 and putting users in full control of their [...]

9th April Comments

6 Tools to Easily Create Your Own Custom Linux Distro

Posted on April 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am

  While it’s hard to make the claim that there aren’t enough Linux distros out there, it’s also hard to escape the fact that no distribution is all things to all people. There are all kinds of reasons to consider rolling your own, but many people never make the attempt because it seems like such [...]

14th March Comments

Use Linux to Scan Unusable Windows Drives for Viruses

Posted on March 14th, 2010 at 12:54 pm

  Often, even if we do catch a virus, it’s not so difficult to eradicate it using installed anti-virus—but if your system has been crippled, try using Linux to scan the drive for viruses instead. As any Linux veteran knows, one of Linux’s greatest uses is fixing unbootable drives—recovering files, deleting files, and even killing [...]