Update: seems like the article went popular! If you like it, please Digg As promised, today we’ll take a look at the various interesting window managers for the X Window System which aren’t (necessarily) a part of a certain desktop environment (that means Enlightenment DR 17 doesn’t count here people, sorry, please take a look [...]
I hadn’t expected such a response to my article about choosing the right desktop environment when I was writing it, but as most commenters noted, it was a really quick write-up, a kind of a brainstorming session about desktop environments where I indicated the pros and cons. Well this time, I tried improving it. More [...]
Posted on June 23, 2008, 18:25, by Greg, under
Software,
Web.
Well I guess I should join the Firefox 3 review bandwagon. I’ve been using Firefox 3 since beta 5, which came bundled with the new version of Ubuntu. I also upgraded my browsers on both my PC and MacBook, so I got an impression of the browser’s functions, bugs and most importantly speed on all [...]
Well, a lot of time has passed since my little article about the ten apps I immediately install onto a default Linux setup. And time in open source means evolution! I’ve switched to a few apps that really make my desktop experience more enjoyable because of speed, stability and beauty. Let’s see what we got… [...]
I got lots of emails from people asking me what are my favourite apps to install after I get a new Linux box up and running, so here they are: 1. Emesene – has support for MSN Plus nickname decoding, unlike Pidgin. 2. FileZilla – better than gFTP, can use it on my Mac OS [...]