CodeWeaver has released a new version of its popular application CrossOver. CrossOver is an application for Linux, Mac OS X using which you can run Windows applications. It is an improved version of Wine, the free software that allows Windows applications to run in Linux. The new version Crossover 9, codenamed “Snow Mallard” brings with [...]

The new Ubuntu Light theme has the windows control buttons on the left rather than the right, where it traditionally is. This has resulted in many users voicing their opinions how they do not like the change. Mark Shuttleworth has meanwhile said that the buttons on left is here to stay. So, here are two [...]

Canonical introduced a new design for Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx, which is due for release this April. The new theme introduced a radical change by putting the windows control buttons on the left instead of the right. This has caused quite a controversy with a lot of users demanding that it be put back on [...]

The Amarok team has announced the release of Amarok 2.3 codenamed “Clear Light”. The new release has a much requested feature – an Equalizer. The equalizer however uses kdelibs 4.4 , so you will have to be running KDE 4.4 for it to work.
As Amarok 2 is largely stable by now, for Amarok 2.3, the [...]

We have already told you how to install Amarok 2.3 Beta 1 in Kubuntu. However, we have not really written anything else about what new features and improvements will come with Amarok 2.3. However, the Amarok team has very conveniently revived the Amarok Insider. So, here is whats new in Amarok 2.3 from their own [...]

Freenet is a decentralized, censorship-resistant distributed data store. Freenet aims to provide freedom of speech through a peer-to-peer network with strong protection of anonymity. Freenet works by pooling the contributed bandwidth and storage space of member computers to allow users to anonymously publish or retrieve various kinds of information. (via Wikipedia)
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In some new builds of Google Chrome a bug has been reported which makes it the browser hang when it is used in KDE but it works fine in GNOME. In Google Chrome, the bugs results in the tab hanging after a page has been loaded. After sometime a pop-up usually comes saying some thing [...]

Choqok is a micro-blogging client for KDE and in my opinion, one of the best at that. Recently, the Choqok team released the first beta towards Choqok 1.0. It has various improvements like:

Actions to subscribe/unsubscribe and block a user, added to User menu.
Support to attach a file (like image) to a dent in StatusNet/Identica(>0.9).
Ability to [...]

Along with the new theme, Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx is getting a new ubiquity slide-show. What is Ubiquity slide-show? It is the slide-show you see when the Ubuntu installation is taking place.
The new slide-show does indeed look very good in keeping with the new theme. So, here are the slides:

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Amarok is an audio player for Linux that needs no introduction. This article will outline how you can install Amarok 2.3 Beta 1 codenamed “Altered State” in Kubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala. So, before you proceed, remember that this is a beta and there is every possibility of it breaking.
So, to install Amarok 2.3 Beta 1 [...]

In this article we will tell you how to convert a CHM file to a PDF file in Linux.

By now, you must have know or atleast heard about Ubuntu’s rebranding. Canonical has changed a lot of things about  Ubuntu from the font used in its logo to its default theme. Talking about the theme, Ubuntu has made a radical departure from its typical brownish theme to a new “light” theme. While there is [...]

Canonical caused a huge surprise yesterday with its announcement of the new Ubuntu looks. Now, you can download the wallpaper used in the screenshots posted.
To downlaod, simply click on the image below.

Thanks Bognár András.
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Zend Framework(ZF) is an open source, object-oriented web application framework implemented in PHP 5. Zend Framework was conceived in early 2005 while many new frameworks, such as Ruby on Rails and the Spring Framework, were gaining popularity in the web development community. ZF was publicly announced at the first Zend Conference in October 2005.
In this article, we will tell you how [...]

Amarok 2.2.2 has been out for quite sometime. With this release, the Amarok team has changed the layout of some familar components a bit. The option to select random track/album or playlist/track repeat is no longer in the toolbar as it used to be.
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The final build of Opera 10.50 has already been released for Windows. It boasts of some superb features and claims to be the fastest browser. The Linux build has, however, not even reached the beta. It is still in the Alpha stage. Nevertheless, here we give you how you can install Opera 10.50 Alpha in [...]

The first alpha release of Fedora 13 Goddard was going to be due out next week, but that release is now pushed back by a week. Fedora lives on the bleeding edge of Linux development with many new features going into each release. It gives Linux enthusiasts a taste of what is to come in [...]

As you may already be aware by now, Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx is coming with a music store called the Ubuntu One Music Store. This is a very new and exciting thing from Canoncal and understandably people have a lot of questions about this new service. So, the Ubuntu One Music Store team have come [...]

If you are Linux geek and you Eat, Drink & Sleep Linux then you need not worry about getting hired. According to one Dawn M. Foster at Intel, Linux jobs are still one of the highest paid and glamorous jobs compared to other job avenues in the IT sector. Since Linux is something that not [...]

Safari is the default web browser in Mac OS X. Although it is meant primarily for Mac OS X, it is also available for Windows. However, no version of Safari is available for Linux.
In this tutorial, w will tell you how to install Safari 4, the latest release of Safari, in Ubuntu.
To install Safari 4 [...]

If you have not changed the default password of your internet router or DSL modem, now might be a good time to do it. Otherwise you may get an unwanted visit from Chuck Norris.
No, not the actor. We are talking about the Chuck Norris botnet.
Czech researchers have discovered that the Chuck Norris botnet has been [...]

The registry is one of the most important part of the Windows Operating System. Any problem with the registry can have far reaching consequences. A corrupted registry can prevent Windows from even starting up.
In this article, we will show you how you can fix a corrupted Windows registry from an Ubuntu partition.
So, if there is [...]

Human – the default Ubuntu theme that many people hate is now finally going to be dropped from Lucid Lynx. This piece of information was revealed by Mark Shuttleworth in an interview with the Dell vlog.
Human, the brownish theme that comes to mind whenever we think of Ubuntu, has been the default theme in Ubuntu [...]

Canonical is integrating a music store with the next release of Ubuntu, that is Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx. Blogger Alan Pope have posted some screenshots of the new music store. The Ubuntu One Music Store will be powered by 7digital, a privately owned digital media delivery company based in the UK. 7digital’s clients include brands [...]