Pidgin is a multi-protocol Instant Messaging client that allows you to use all of your IM accounts at once. The list of supported services is quite long. Pidgin can work with: (more…)

Craciun Dan wrote an interesting review of amaroK 2:

Since Amarok 2 is on its way with all the fuss around it and the currently stable 1.4.9.1 version will probably be the last in the 1.x series, I decided to make a review of the last stable Amarok. Debian Lenny will ship with this version (or any later version before Amarok 2), probably making it the most stable Amarok experience up to date. There is so much to say about Amarok that I could not possibly include in this review each and every feature it comes with, so I will try to only cover the highlights.

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The original article is entitled The 2008 Google Summer of Code: 21 Projects I’m Excited About, and was posted on the Free Software Magazine website. Here’s the extract:

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If you are living in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, or in the UK, you definitely should try out Zattoo – a software program that allows you to watch TV on your computer. All you need is a broadband connection and a current operating system (Windows XP or Vista, Mac OS X, or Linux). The service is legal and free of charge.

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Users of OpenOffice.org office suite often forget that they can also use the Draw – a simple application for creating vactor images and diagrams. However, this tool exists and is probably installed on your hard drive. So this might be a great idea to run this app and try it out. But wait, let’s begin with installing some useful extensions.

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“Can I game on it” is a frequently asked question we hear from Windows users toying with the idea of trying Linux for the first time. Well, the simple answer is yes – writes LinuxLinks.com.

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If you start your own blog, you will soon realize that having only a web-based editor and some good ideas is not enough to become a successful online writer. It won’t help you when you try to send some files to a FTP server, prepare a PDF magazine with your own articles, edit photos, or manage your collections of links and citations. Therefore you should install some other helpful applications, very useful for all professional bloggers.

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If you plan to visit Liverpool in the coming weeks, don’t miss the Open Source City festival. This micro-festival of open source practice in the production of media art and music will take place from 17 to 22 June 2008 (Mello Mello, The International Gallery and Tito’s, Liverpool).

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Beta version of PDF import extension for OpenOffice.org is now available online. Fully functional version, special features like importing layout of LaTeX PDF or import of complex vector graphics, will appear later. However even the preliminary version of this extension allows to open and edit PDF documents up to version 1.4. Files with restricted permissions are not yet supported.

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If you like to find new things to remix and different contests to which to submit remixes, you should visit Reeemix.com website. It posts information about current remix contests, together with some supplementary infos like: (more…)