Ubuntu: I introduced Kazam Screencaster back in 2007 when it was normal to question if screencasting was possible in Linux. Today Kazam Screencaster is a complete modern application for the Ubuntu Desktop with a sleek design. More»
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OpenDNS is that company that provides a free, alternative DNS service that works better than that of your Internet provider. While Windows and Mac users can use the aptly named OpenDNS Updater client to notify OpenDNS of their constantly changing dynamic IP address so they remain logged into to the DNS service, Ubuntu users need to try something else cause OpenDNS Updater has no builds for Linux, Ubuntu. More»
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Skype 4.1 for Linux has been released with one major feature: you can now sign into Skype using your Microsoft account and chat with your friends on Windows Live Messenger, Hotmail and Outlook.com. Codenamed “The new buddy”, Skype 4.1 by Microsoft has improved audio and video quality, and different audio streams for your sound notifications.
For better user experience Skype for Linux now has these; More»
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For Windows/Mac/Ubuntu: JDownloader is a java-based download management tool that completely automates the downloading process in popular file sharing sites like Rapidshare and Megaupload. It offers downloading in multiple parallel streams, it can circumvent captcha, auto-reconnect and let you “pause” downloads where its not permitted. More»
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If you’re looking for a utility that’s more powerful than a text editor but is still light on your system then consider Nitro, a basic, free to-do lists manager that offers Dropbox and Ubuntu One Synchronization. Nitro also supports Smart Lists – lists based on self-defined criteria, easy editing and Quick Search. It’s clean interface makes it likable, Tagging is supported, like-wise Theming. Completed tasks go to rest at Logbook.
What else? Now that Ubuntu One has momentarily turned-off sync with Tomboy Note, you can turn Nitro into your favorite to-do list note taker. Sync is automatic, if you have a Ubuntu One or DropBox account. Nitro is also available to download for Mac OS X and the Chrome browser.
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