The network discovery software Fing has been born out of the ashes of the much acclaimed Look@Lan network monitoring and discovery software. The project is still in an early stage and comes with a command line version for the Microsoft Windows, Linux and Apple Macintosh operating system. This might turn away users who do not [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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iTunes Music Server pulpTunes
Apple iTunes is one of the most popular music managers and players. While it can be used to play music locally it does not offer any means to play music over the Internet which might be interesting for users who work on different computer systems, e.g. a home computer and one at the office. Pulptunes [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 6
Music Management Software Jajuk
Jajuk is a very comprehensive and feature rich Open Source music management software written in Java. The software program is therefor available not only for the Microsoft Windows operating system but also Linux and Apple Macintosh computer systems. A first directory containing music files has to be selected after the program installation. Jajuk will automatically [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 18
Open Office 3.1
Open Office 3.1 final has been released today. The Open Source alternative to Microsoft Office can be downloaded from download portals like Betanews but not directly from the Open Office homepage as it has not been updated yet to reflect the release of the new version. The new version of Open Office is packed with [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 4
Mendeley Academic Software To Manage And Share Research Papers
Mendeley is a free academic software to manage and share research papers. It is available for multiple operating systems including Microsoft Windows, Linux and Apple Macintosh. The academic software runs on the computer desktop offering the user to add research papers to it. These papers can be added from the local computer system, network and [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Comments: 9
Where do I find Linux software?
If you are a Windows user you most likely know where to get software. You can either go to your local software retailer or you can go to a place like downloads.com. But what if you are searching for Linux software? Where do you go? Is there a one stop shop for all of your [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 8
Computer Monitor Lighting Software F.Lux
If you ever had to get up late at night to work on a computer system you might have felt blinded by the bright light of the computer screen. You might also have noticed that it took longer to get used to that light than in the morning or during the day. It almost feels [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 11
Novel Writing Software yWriter
Novel writers have a large pool of word processing tools at their disposal to write their novels. This ranges from basic programs like Notepad to Microsoft Office or Open Office. There are however some – lesser known – novel writing software programs available that have been designed with that purpose in mind getting rid of [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 18
SMPlayer 0.6.7 out
My favorite and default video player SMPlayer has been updated to version 0.6.7 today. SMPlayer is the complete video player solution for both the Windows and Linux operating system. It is basically a frontend for the much acclaimed MPlayer that is included in the distribution. SMPlayer comes both as a portable video player but also [...]