Ultamatix: the most powerful software to install new programs, themes and games on Ubuntu July 26, 2009
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, free software, free software download, GNU/Linux, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia.Tags: Automatix, Debian, free software, Software, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 9.04, Ultamatix, Ultimate
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This week, in our Linux Page (in Spanish) we have added a post about Ultamatix which has been developed to be a valid substitute for Automatix. Ultamatix can be downloaded (in a practical .deb package) from its website and, with just few clicks, installed on your Ubuntu (now, also the jaunty 9.04 is fully supported). Ultamatix is very useful especially for the Linux beginners who have the possibility to add many programs, themes and icons in just with few clicks. We executed some different tests on Ubuntu 9.04 and the results were positive. Moreover, you can decide to uninstall the software directly from the Ultamatix menu at any time. This project is in continuous development and every new version contains new surprises. Anyway, even if we are not expert gamers but we were really satisfied from some titles we tested. Recommended!
QuotePad a useful portable freeware to take notes “on the go” when in internet. April 20, 2009
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, free soft, free software, free software download, Free Software Magazine, Free Softwarefree software downloads, Freeware, freeware blog, Freeware Reviews, freeware tip, freeware tips, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, windows.Tags: backup, Checklist, cut and paste, handy notepad, Multilanguage interface, notepad, notes, Quick filtering, QuotePad, reminder, text, Timestamping
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This week, in our Freeware Page , we have added a short review about QuotePad which is a very interesting notepad that can be used to better organizing your online day by day work especially when in internet. In particular this light freeware allows you also to copy and paste large amounts of texts from web-pages and automatically recording the web-address. After coping the text you have only to go into your QuotePad and paste it using Ctr-Shift-Q. QuotePad directly memorizes the time of your “cut and paste” and allows you to write the most appropriate title for each of your notes. Moreover, clicking on “stay on top” (on the right in the upper bar) you can also stitch your notes above the browser you are using. Recommended.
How to easily check HD health using a cross platform software: GSmartControl 0.8.3 February 8, 2009
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, cross-platform, free software, free software download, Free Software Magazine, Freeware, freeware blog, Freeware Reviews, freeware tip, freeware tips, GNU/Linux, hardware, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, Mac, Mac OS X, multiplatform freeware, Multiplatform software, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, windows.Tags: cross-platform, disco duro, Freeware, GSmartControl, hard disk, hardware, HD crash, HD failure, HD problem, Linux, OS X, SMART, Software, windows
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GSmartControl is a multiplatform (Windows, OS X, Linux) freeware drive health inspection tool which is very useful in all that case when you think something is not working perfectly on your HD. Today, in our Linux Page (in Spanish) we have posted a brief comment about this software which basically is the graphical user interface for smartct. The program is very intuitive and easy to use; it automatically detects all your internal HDs (with some external USB disks we had some problems because they were detected as unknown) and let you decide if you want to activate the SMART feature. This particular feature let you “predict certain kinds of failures with certain chance of success” so you have a better chance to avoid HD crashes and all the consequent data loss. If you prefer, clicking on the “Enable Auto Offline Data Collection” the HDs will be tested every four hours without impacting your CPU performance. I would like to focus your attention that GSmartControl is very well developed and it is possible to download many “personalized” versions for all the main Linux distributions, OS X and Windows. Last but not least, do not forget that SMART could predict some HD crashes but it is not 100% safe; for this reason we strongly recommend you to backup your PCs, at least every week!
How to create a terrific slideshow in just three steps using Animoto. January 18, 2009
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, free software, free software download, Free Software Magazine, Freeware, freeware blog, Freeware Reviews, freeware tips, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, windows.Tags: animation, Animoto, blogs, embed, Facebook, film, Music, music video, MySpace, pictures, slide shows, slideshow, slideshows, songs, trailers, video
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This week, in our Freeware Page, we have posted some brief comments about the free part of services offered by Animoto, a Web 2.0 website which allows you to create short free multimedia slideshows. Using Animoto, it is possible to make a 30 seconds video clip which directly melts your images/photographs with a soundtrack you can freely select in their data bank. The link of the video will be sent directly to your email and to all your friends if you prefer. Obviously, a paid subscription allows you to obtain longer videos with HD quality but, after some tests, we were actually satisfied from the Animoto slideshow we had obtained without paying anything. It is a pity we had so many problems when we decided to use Linux OSs to test Animoto… Something to try if you like to show some photos on your website (especially if you have a dark background).
NoteCase: a simple multiplatform (Linux, Windows, OS X) freeware to preserve the privacy of your notes! November 9, 2008
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, free software, free software download, Free Software Magazine, Freeware, freeware blog, Freeware Reviews, freeware tip, freeware tips, GNU/Linux, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, Linux OS, Linux Tips, Mac OS X, Privacy, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, Ubuntu 8.04, windows.Tags: .gjots2, .MM, .xml, encrypted document, Freeware, hierarchical note manager, html, Linux, Mac OS X, multiplatform, note, notes, Privacy, text notes, txt, Ubuntu, windows
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Today in our Freeware Page we added a brief post about NoteCase a powerful note editor for Linux. In our tests we installed NoteCase on a Ubuntu 8.04 with positive results. This free software allows you to write complex notes dividing them between “nodes” and, if you need, it is also possible to easily create child notes at each level. Moreover, using NoteCase you can insert images and links to your text. Using NoteCase, for complex projects, you can decide to insert tag in each node and find them in just few clicks with the “Find” feature. Last, but not least, when you save your notes, you can decide to save them into an encrypted file. In few wordsNoteCase is one of the best freeware to manage notes using different OS without risks. Recommended!
Three interesting extensions to enjoy a real Web 2.0 experience with OpenOffice 3.0 November 2, 2008
Posted by galigio in add-on, Computadoras, Computers & Internet, extension, Favorites - Freeware, free software, free software download, Free Software Magazine, Freeware, freeware blog, Freeware Reviews, freeware tip, freeware tips, GNU/Linux, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, Linux Tips, Noticias, Office, Oficina, openoffice, OpenOffice.org, Software News, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, windows.Tags: download, extensions, Freeware, Google Documents, import PDF, Linux, Mac OS X, minimizer, Open Office, openoffice, OpenOffice extension, OS X, pdf, pdf editor, PowerPoint, presentation, text editor, upload, windows, Zoho
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After more or less a month from its release, the new OpenOffice 3.0 is receiving tons of positive comments. Anyway, this week, in our Freeware page, we have posted some brief notes abut three different extensions which are able to improve your effectivenss in office routines. First of all we have ooo2gd a simple menu bar which allows you to directly upload or download all kind of documents from Google Documents and Zoho. The second one is the Sun PDF Import Extension which has been created to allow minimal but useful changes to PDF documents. After few minutes we were able to make some interesting changes to a complex PDF documents with just a couple of clicks and export the result “into a hybrid PDF file, which is a PDF with the embedded source file asODF “. Last but not least we tested Sun Presentation Minimizer: an effective extensions which cuts the size of presentations reducing, for example, the image sizes. Using Sun Presentation Minimizer you will be able to simply and freely decide what kind of changes you want to make to your multimedia files contained in the presentations. To conclude it is necessary to focus your attention on the feature that also allows Sun Presentation Minimizer to work on Microsoft PowerPoint presentations. In few words we think that these extensions are guaranteed to be 100% satisfactory!!
Pictomio: the most advanced photo and video manager for Windows June 29, 2008
Posted by galigio in 3D Browser, Computadoras, Computers & Internet, free software, free software download, Free Software Magazine, Freeware, freeware blog, Freeware Reviews, freeware tip, freeware tips, graphics, microsoft, photo browser, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, video formats, video player, Vista, windows, Windows freeware, XP.Tags: 3D accelerated browser, Flickr, photo collection, photo manager, video collection, video manager, YouTube
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This week, in our Freeware Page we have posted a brief review about Pictomio a very good program for “3D accelerated browsing of your photo and video”. Pictomio is more advanced than many similar software and its graphic appearance is very attractive. Pictomio has a full range of commands which allow you to easily organize and manage your photographs collections in at just few clicks. I spent, more or less, one hour to understand all (I suppose) the different features supported by this freeware and, at the end, I can say that my experience has been more than positive. What negatively surprised me is that Pictomio does not allow you to upload your images and videos to ftp servers or websites like Flickr .com. To sum up, Pictomio is something you have certainly to try because in the future with more social features it could become a benchmark for photo and video manager category. Interesting!
How to create free tutorials and presentations: the multiplatform Wink January 27, 2008
Posted by galigio in Computadoras, Computers & Internet, free software, free software download, Free Software Magazine, Freeware, freeware blog, Freeware Reviews, freeware tip, freeware tips, how create a tutorial, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, multiplatform freeware, Multiplatform software, presentation, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, tutorial, windows, Windows freeware, Wink.Tags: free presentation, free tutorial, Freeware, Linux, multiplatform freeware, presentation, presentation creation, tutorial, tutorial creation, windows, Wink
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This week in our Freeware Page we have posted a brief but complete tutorial about Wink: the best free “tutorial and Presentation creation software” for Windows. We installed Wink with just few clicks and after a reboot (recommended) we were ready to try its features. Wink is easy to use, includes audio features and it is possible to add notes directly to every single frame. Anyway Winks has many output formats as Macromedia Flash, EXE, PDF, PostScript and HTML so you can decide if you prefer to create a video, a standalone .exe for pc users, a printable manual or a webpage. Moreover, Wink allows you to choose your best ratio between performance and video quality. Unfortunately its Linux version runs only with x86 computers and we have to wait next release to completely enjoy Wink’s features. Recommended! NimbleX: a customizable Linux (Slackware based) Live CD September 30, 2007
Posted by galigio in benchmark, bootable Linux, bootable Linux CD, Computadoras, Computers & Internet, Desktop, Firefox, Firefox Extensions, free soft, free software, free software download, GNU/Linux, laptop, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, Linux Distros, Linux Live CD, Linux OS, Linux Themes, Linux Tips, NimbleX, notebook, Noticias, Noticias sobre Linux, openoffice, pc remote control, Slackware, Software News, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia.2 comments
In our Linux Page we have posted a brief review about NimbleX: a customizable Live CD based on Slackware. To build your own distro you have only to connect to NimbleX site and follow the simple instructions on the screen. The number of available programs is not huge but with a couple of tests you can built a very good personalized Live CD without knowing anything about programming (unfortunately, it is possible to create only one Live CD every day). You can also customize the background and the boot audio greeting using your favorite images and messages. NimbleX is so easy and fast to use that it’s a pleasure to use it. Recommended!
HTTrack: a very useful multiplatform (Windows, Linux and OS X) website copier! August 31, 2007
Posted by galigio in apple, browser, command line, Computadoras, Computers & Internet, Desktop, free soft, free software, free software download, Free Software Magazine, Freeware, freeware blog, Freeware Reviews, freeware tip, freeware tips, Gnome, Gnome tips, GNU/Linux, HTTrack, Installations, Knoppix, Komputer, laptop, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, Linux OS, Linux Tips, Mac, Mac OS X, Macintosh, microsoft, multiplatform website copier, multiplatform freeware, Multiplatform software, Noticias, Noticias sobre Linux, offline browser, offline browsing, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, Ubuntu 7.04, Ubuntu tips, Vista, webhttrack, website copier, windows, XP.1 comment so far
This week we have reviewed a useful multiplatform (Windows, Linux and OS X) software dedicated to all the people who desire read their favorite web-sites also when disconnected from the web. HTTrack is a very powerful program which contains easy (not always unfortunately) features to download complete websites and navigate them when outline. In our Freeware Page you can find a brief but incisive review about this program. Moreover for the Linux geeks, we inserted some tips (how to install and useful links) about HTTrack in our Linux Page. Sometimes the use of HTTrack could be a little difficult but after some experiments you will be able to manage it without problems. Enjoy it!
