Want a Dropbox Account?
Posted on July 23, 2008 - Filed Under Programs | Leave a Comment
I have 10 beta invites for a nifty file storage/sharing program called Dropbox. Basically it enables a user to store & share files across the net with a base computer. Right now Dropbox supports Windows and Mac, but they are currently alpha testing a Linux port (Ubuntu to be more specific). You can install this [...]
Read More...Google Desktop Gadgets on Ubuntu Hardy - 8.04
Posted on June 17, 2008 - Filed Under Programs | Leave a Comment
I recently checked into Google Gadgets again after using it on Windows for many years. At times gadgets
(also know as widgets to many others) can be relatively helpful, but I just enjoy them for the eye candy.
There’s basically two components to the Linux version: the actual gadget browser and the gadget library.
First put the Google [...]
Compiz-Check
Posted on May 6, 2008 - Filed Under Driver Issues, Programs | Leave a Comment
My main laptop is an IBM ThinkPad R40 with a Radeon 7500 M7 Video Card. Because of this, I have never been able to get Compiz Fusion working correctly on it. I have searched forum after forum to no avail. I finally got it working today with the help of an awesome script named [...]
Read More...Batch Resize of Multiple Photos
Posted on May 5, 2008 - Filed Under Programs | Leave a Comment
After searching Synaptic Package Manager for a batch photo resizing program, I came across a nifty program called ImageMagick. An excerpt from its description reads:
ImageMagick is a set of programs to manipulate various image formats (JPEG, TIFF, PhotoCD, PBM, XPM, etc…). All manipulations can be achieved through shell commands as well as through an X11 [...]