While the recent beta release of CrossOver 6.0 has some good news for gamers, it also offers major improvements for business Linux users, such as support for Flash Player 9, ... Read More

Everyone nowadays is aware of the dangers of virus infections and similar virtual hazards posed by computer activity. Unfortunately there also real physical threats. In particular, laptop batteries, designed to ... Read More

Democracy Player, also called DTV, is a great podcast client for watching video feeds on your Linux desktop. It distinguishes itself from other pod cast clients in its powerful tools ... Read More

To satisfy the needs of customers with "real-time" requirements, such as Wall Street traders or manufacturers of advanced medical equipment, Novell is planning to roll out a real-time version of ... Read More

If you are in charge of migrating your organization's client infrastructure to "Desktop Linux", a recent publication by IBM may be of help. The 260 page document "Linux Client Migration ... Read More

The Inkscape developer community has released version 0.44.1 of the software Inkscape, an advanced tool for creating professional looking graphics. It uses the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format and ... Read More

The latest version of the popular web browser Mozilla Firefox includes a few important security updates. The vulnerabilities were related to RSA signature verification, JavaScript, and potential memory corruption. The latest ... Read More

One of the remaining complaints about Linux, when compared to Microsoft Windows, is the sometimes cumbersome installation process of downloaded software. One solution to this problem is provided by the ... Read More

NASA is currently doing a series of tests on planetary surface exploration near the Meteor Crater in Arizona using a small robotic vehicle named K-10. The project is part of ... Read More

IBM's next supercomputer, which is being commissioned by the Department of Energy and its associated National Nuclear Security Administration, will give a new meaning to the notion of "quick thinker". ... Read More

KRadio is a piece of software that allows you to add a radio to your Linux system, assuming it has a radio card and satisfies a few other requirements. KRadio ... Read More

Do you have directories on your computer that are filled with long lists of image files with non-descriptive names from digital cameras, so that you have no idea of their ... Read More

Fluxbuntu, as you may have guessed, is an Ubuntu Linux derivative with Fluxbox as its window manager/desktop environment. Compared to KDE or Gnome, Fluxbox is considered lightweight, and as such ... Read More

Linux has a fair number of address books to choose from. They may not be as easy to move around on your desk as your Rolodex, but they have a ... Read More

Skype, which is primarily known for its Voice over IP (VoIP) software, has introduced a Linux-based cordless phone: the Philips VOIP841. As you would expect, it uses the Internet based ... Read More