The Firefox add-on Gears, formerly known as Google Gears, allows you to use web applications as if they were installed on your computer. Consider it as a fancier offline browsing.
So, basically the data instead of being completely stored on the web is actually stored in your computer. You’ll have access whenever you want. The number […]

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If you’re afraid of the Linux transition because of your loved Windows-only app, your fears are greatly reduced with Wine.
Wine is a compatibility layer that will allow you to run and install Windows programs. A huge list of softwares has been tested to run with Wine pretty successfully. Specially now, that after 15 years in […]

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The folks at Mozilla will be giving us the full stable Firefox 3 in a bit more than 24 hours. A really really nice improvement from the 2.0 release which now seems pretty ancient for all of those already testing beta releases and release candidates.
Mozilla is even trying to set a new world record for […]

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Workrave is a Windows and Linux only program that can help prevent dreaded repetitive strain injuries. Unfortunately techies are quite familiar with RSI.
Once installed, Workrave runs silently in the background monitoring how much time you’re using the computer. In pre-set times of activity, the program gives you alerts on when breaks are needed. You’ll see […]

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Virtualbox, our favorite multi-platform virtualization software has just been upgraded to version 1.6.2. This was mainly a bug fix upgrade.
The main reason for me to post this here is to remind our readers to make an upgrade to one of the most recent versions of Virtualbox if your current version is giving some problems.
My VirtualBox […]

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For users who have already made the switch to Linux, first congratulations!!
Most likely you’re now familiar with something called GRUB, the bootloader that will manage your access to the different OSs you have installed. GRUB comes in when you have a dual-boot (or more) installation on your machine.
If you’re sticking with a simple dual-boot Linux […]

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Firefox, our favorite web browser, is coming closer and closer to its version 3. I’ve been using Firefox v3 beta 5 for quite some time now and I can say it is working amazingly fast and more stable.
Today Mozilla released Firefox v3 release candidate 2. Compared to the old Firefox v2, the new release is […]

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Looking to loose some weight? Open source multi-platform program CRON-O-Meter helps you keep track of your diet.
It looks like a pretty neat program. You tell it what you’re eating and it’ll give you a nice report of the vitamins, minerals, proteins you’re taking in each day. The program will even give you suggestions on what […]

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Gnome Do is very similar to the Windows-only app Launchy, but much more powerful. If you’re using Gnome on your Linux distro it may worth trying out Gnome Do to help speed up your productivity.
Although not a new application, I was hesitant to use Gnome Do just to avoid having another service running in the […]

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Have you ever used another computer to find out it doesn’t have a program you really enjoy using? Or, not have it fine tuned to your own style? To avoid situations like these, I always try to carry my pen drive full of Portable Apps.
Portable Apps are programs you can install and run directly from […]

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