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Archive for October 2008

October 31st, 2008

Tools for converting files for reading on DSLibris

I’ve been wanting to read certain e-books on my DS Lite and I didn’t really search much about the topic until recently. I also thought that I might have to use Windows to do whatever file conversion. We Linux users actually have tools available to us already :D
Enter DSLibris. DSLibris is a homebrew […]

By Clair -- 0 comments

October 26th, 2008

Screenshot special: Ubuntu, DreamLinux, Fedora Core

If you are curious about what’s going on with certain distros’ development, I’ve got a screenshot special for you. I am linking to three distros with screenshots of their upcoming releases.
Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex screenshots
DreamLinux screenshots
Fedora 10 screenshots
These are all screenshot posts just for you! Just like any other Linux user who’s very curious […]

By Clair -- 2 comments

October 26th, 2008

What do you think are the Linux distros to watch out for?

I’ve seen the blog entry about the three Linux distros to look out for. It says Mint Linux, Open Suse and gOS. I have only tried Open Suse once and I think that it might take time getting used to it in case I would decide to switch to it because of the […]

By Clair -- 2 comments

October 26th, 2008

Rename music files through Ex Falso

If you have a huge collection of music files already, sometimes you realize that you were too lazy to add tags and/or descriptive file names to them. It’s a mess! Especially when you are looking for particular artists or titles or you’re in the mood to create a ‘mix CD’/’mix tape’ :( But […]

By Clair -- 0 comments

October 22nd, 2008

Using Gmusicbrowser takes a lot of getting used to

Rhythmbox is the default on Ubuntu and these days I find VLC’s user interface too limited when it comes to playing music files. I’d rather stick with Rhythmbox or if I am playing songs found in one directory, I could make do with Totem. But if you want more options in managing playlists […]

By Clair -- 1 comment

October 19th, 2008

Reminder: Linux screenshot contest is still running!

You could check out the contest details on my post about the Linux screenshot contest.
I’d really like to see what your desktop looks like and what your favorite apps are. :) It lets me learn a little something each time. Maybe I’d try out the app you’re using or ask you to teach me […]

By Clair -- 0 comments

October 19th, 2008

GNU/Linux is not just for geeks

With the many netbooks being released out there, I suppose one could conjecture that GNU/Linux is not just for geeks. It is being used by everyone who comes across those netbooks which are running Linpus, Ubuntu or another distro. There might be those among them who have difficulty in using these netbooks and […]

By Clair -- 1 comment

October 19th, 2008

Too late for Blog Action Day but hear this out anyway

There are times when I wonder what it is that I can do about poverty in my own way. I live in a developing country where there are a lot of students who don’t even get enough books or even if they do, there are missing pages or they have obsolete information. There’d […]

By Clair -- 0 comments

October 19th, 2008

Appreciating F-spot

I’ve never really appreciated F-spot because I mainly use Flickr and postr to manage my images. On my external hard drive, I just have a bunch of images and I don’t usually bother to add tags to them until I upload them to Flickr.

Image by Clair Ching, 2008.
Recently though, I’ve been messing around with […]

By Clair -- 0 comments

October 19th, 2008

What is a netbook’s use to you?

There are currently a bunch of netbooks out there that we could all choose from. There are Linux-powered ones and those with Windows XP. I’ve been thinking about buying a netbook myself but what is a compelling reason to do so?
Going light is something I’ve been wanting to do. I know that […]

By Clair -- 0 comments