If you are new to Linux you might be wondering how you can find out how much free memory your system has or how your memory is being used. For this there are two simple to use applications: top and free. The top application informs you what tasks are running and how much memory and? [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Published: Mar 10th, 2009
- Comments: 1
Get To Know Linux: See Your Systems’ Memory Usage
Create and edit vector graphics for free
Creating graphics on a computer affordably can prove a difficult task, especially for images besides rasters. Some people need to create images which can be expanded on massive scales; they need a vector editing application. Adobe Illustrator CS4, the leading vector editor for Mac and Windows, costs £567… a pretty high price tag, you must [...]
Wildfire Games
If you play a lot of real-time strategy games then this will be very much of interest to you.
Wildfire Games are independent game developers who have been around for nearly a decade now. Their sole completed project has been a mod for Age of Empires II called “Rome at War” which successful enough to be [...]
Get Things for Free at Freecycle
Picture this. You just moved house and are looking out for a little furniture to tide you over till you can afford to buy something new. Or, you have an old rocking chair you want to get rid of but no one seems to want it. The answer to both these problems is Freecycle.
Freecycle is [...]
- Author: Daniel Pataki
- Published: Jan 22nd, 2008
- Comments: 2
Lifehacker productivity software
I always knew that Lifehacker has some software available like Better Gmail, Better Google Calendar, but they actually have a whole line I didn’t even know about until a recent post.
They have some pretty useful stuff, all of them are “micro programs” designed for one specific use. They have a great text replacement utility for [...]
Schedule Recordings for Online Radio
I’m a big fan of online radio. There are lots of wonderful radio stations out there to cater to a variety of tastes and you can listen to your favorite music 24/7. Another massive bonus is that it’s all free.
With the advent of online radio, a whole host of recording software has emerged too. You [...]
- Author: Daniel Pataki
- Published: Dec 3rd, 2007
- Comments: 1
Easily create and maintain a website with Doodlekit
I have to say that I really hate website builders, I even hate WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get) HTML editors. These tools are inflexible, create laughably complex website codes and are just a pain to work with. That said, I think I found one web service that could turn the tide a [...]
