How to publish and share nice pdf documents, newsletters or magazines using Scribd.com and Issuu.com May 25, 2008
Posted by galigio in Computadoras, Computers & Internet, document sharing, documents, Favorites - Freeware, free software, Free Software Magazine, Freeware, freeware blog, Freeware Reviews, freeware tip, freeware tips, Linux & OpenSource, Mac OS X, publishing, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, windows.Tags: document conversions, document publishing, document sharing, documents, e-magazine, flash document viewer, iPaper, issuu, magazine, newsletter, online document, scribd, web 2.0
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More than one year ago we wrote a short post about creating pdf files using Openoffice (also in its portable version), now, in our Freeware Page, we would like to talk about two interesting Web 2.0 websites which allow you to publish and share your documents. On one hand, Scribd.com is an interesting website you can use to upload and share files in the following formats: Microsoft Word (doc, docx), Microsoft Powerpoint (ppt, pptx, pps), Microsoft Excel (xls, xlsx), PDF (pdf, ps), Open Office Documents (odt, odp, sxw, sxi, etc.), Images (jpg, png, gif, tiff) and Text Documents (txt, rtf). On the other hand, Issuu.com is very intuitive to use but very effective. Using Issuu you can upload a pdf files transforming it into a “cool magazine format”. In few words, you can modify, with just a click, your pdf file in a browsable magazine, with active links and notes. Moreover you can also insert your “brand new” magazine as a htlm widget directly in your blog or website. Recommended! 
How to test a new OS without installing it: VirtualBox May 18, 2008
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, GNU/Linux, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, Linux installation, Linux OS, Linux Tips, Mac OS X, open source software, OpenSolaris, OS independent, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, virtual machine, virtualization, windows.Tags: Linux, Macintosh, open source software, OpenSolaris, OS, test, virtual machine, VirtualBox, virtualization, windows
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This week in our Linux Page (in Spanish) we have tested VirtualBox: a multiplatform virtual machine for x86 machines which allows you to test an OS from a simple .iso image. VirtualBox is easy to install and, just following the instructions contained in its interactive menus, you can setup your virtual OS in few minutes. We strongly recommend to be careful when you decide the quantity of RAM for your virtual OS. It is better to well balance it with the total RAM of your PC. When configuring the virtual HD for your OS it is better to select the “Dynamically Expanding Image” option. By doing this, your virtual OS will use all the hard disk it needs when in use. Last but not least, VirtualBox has a specific virtual USB controller which allows you to connect any USB devices to your virtual machines without installing specific drivers. Strongly recommended for all that people who like to test new OS without formatting their HD each time!
How to easily add a cool “MAC OS X” dock in your Linux: Cairo-Dock! May 11, 2008
Posted by galigio in 3D desktop, 3D graphics, 3D Linux, 3D OS, bar, Cairo, Computers & Internet, Dock, GNU/Linux, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, Linux Theme, Linux Themes, Linux Tips, Mac OS X, MAC OS X Dock in Linux, System Configuration for Ubuntu, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, Ubuntu Documentation.Tags: 3D desktop, Computers & Internet, Dock, Get Linux, GNU/Linux, kde, KoolDock, KSmoothDock, Kubuntu, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, Linux Themes, Linux Tips, Mac OS X, MAC OS X Dock in Linux, OS News, package management, System Configuration for Ubuntu, Technology News, Tuxbar, Ubuntu 8.04
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Today, in our Linux Page (in Spanish) we have had a complete review about Cairo-Dock: a nice dock for Linux. Cairo-Doc is very easy to install and it has sophisticated graphic effects and it runs without installing compiz. The new Cairo-Dock version (1.5.5.4) has been released few weeks ago and it seems to have more features of the original MAC OS X dock. Personally I recommend the installation of Cairo-Dock to all that people who want to integrate a MAC OS X stylish dock in Linux without spending much time; in fact the .deb package allow you to install it in few minutes. I like this dock but, in my opinion, Cairo-Dock represents the best “second choice” after AWN (for more information about AWN, please, feel free to read our dedicated previous post).
LinTube.com: a video mine for Linux videos and tutorials! May 4, 2008
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, GNU/Linux, LinTube, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, Software News, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, tutorial, video tutorial, windows.Tags: Bluewhite, clips, Eee pc, Enlightenment, Fedora, Foresight, Freespire, games, Gnome, kde, Knoppix, Kubuntu, Linspire, Linux, Linux video, Linux videos, linux youtube, Lycoris, Mandrake, Mint, movies, open source, OpenSUSE, oss, PCLinuxOS, RedHat, Sabayon videos, Slackware, Slax, Suse, tutorials, ubuntu video, Vector, video, video tutorial, videoclip, videoclips, videos, X11, Xubuntu
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LinTube is a new website whose purpose is to find and collect videos about Linux and all its distributions. LinTube webpage is very essential and full of Google Ads but it is very well structured and with just few clicks is possible to find the topics you are looking for and the related videos. At the moment, the main categories are: Commercials,Compiz, Distributions (Ubuntu, Fedora, Mandriva, Slackware), Fun Stuff, GNOME, HowTo, KDE, Linux Events, Linux Gadgets, Mediacenter, Misc, Security. LinTube is always updated and on the video linked are very well selected, the majority of them are very interesting and you will discover yourself spending much time on this website. For more, brief information, please, feel free to visit our Linux Page (in Spanish).
