For most lovers of music on the go, the default seems to be the combination of iTunes and iP* (where * is either hone or od). This is great for Apple and Windows users. But where do Linux users get their new music? Oh sure you can purchase the CD, rip it, and copy it [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Published: Nov 22nd, 2009
- Comments: 3
Purchase music from Amazon on your Linux machine
Install Multiple Applications With AllMyApps
AllMyApps offers a similar functionality as Ninite which we have reviewed last month. Both applications allow a computer user to install multiple programs without further user interaction. But that’s where the similarities end. Ninite creates a custom installer based on the selection of applications that the user makes on the homepage. AllMyApps on the other [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Published: Nov 20th, 2009
- Comments: 6
Take advantage of md5 checksums for download validity
I’m fairly confident that you have, at one time or another, run across an md5checksum file as you have perused the internet. Whether it was a download file or even an application upgrade, those md5 files are there for a reason. But just what is the reason?
When someone puts a file up on a server [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Published: Nov 18th, 2009
- Comments: 1
Major improvements with Fedora 12
In the wake of Ubuntu’s 9.10 release, many distributions were forgotten. But one distribution, in particular, keeps getting better and better under the radar. That distribution? Fedora. Just this week Fedora 12 was released, brining some serious improvements not only to the cutting edge distribution, but to Linux in general.
Upon installation you might not immediately [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Published: Nov 17th, 2009
- Comments: 4
Keep your Linux system up to date with KPackageKit
As you have most likely seen on Ghacks, there are numerous ways to keep your Linux distributions up to date. There are new systems available such as the Ubuntu Software Center (see my article “The new Ubuntu Software Center“) that make installing software a piece of cake. But even with applications such as the USC [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Published: Nov 17th, 2009
- Comments: 7
Let Password Gorilla store all of your passwords
If you’re like me (and I know you are) you have an endless assortment of passwords stored in your head. And, again, if you’re like me your age is defying your memory such that your brain isn’t always so quick to recall that endless stream of random characters you have for passwords (and you know [...]
Nokia Finally Releases N900, ‘Tis Exciting But A Bit Late
Nokia has finally released its Maemo5 based smartphone – the N900. Maemo is Nokia’s next generation mobile OS. It is a Linux-based platform that seeks to take on such juggernauts as the iPhone OS and the Android.
The N900 has intrigued the tech community and people in general with its bevy of features ever since it [...]
