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Decibel Audio Player â Simple Audio Player For Linux
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| Decibel Audio Player is a lightweight (and
| simple) GTK+ based audio player. Although
| it has existed since 2007, it has been
| updated again.
|
| This player is made for speed usage, not
| for looks, so this is very fast, even on
| low-end netbooks/pcs.
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http://duncsweb.com/2010/05/15/decibel-audio-player-simple-audio-player-for-linux/
[Compiz] Bugfixing and Testing
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| Over the past 2 or so weeks, Iâve gotten
| some phenomenal amounts of input varying
| from quirks, crash reports and other
| problems which I probably wouldnât have
| spotted otherwise.
|
| [...]
|
| Over the past 2 or so days, I did some
| refactoring of the buildsystem so that
| plugins do not need to use ârpathâ in
| order to link to libraries such as
| libcompizconfig and libdecoration. This
| means that we can finally build RPM and
| Debian packages. Hopefully a PPA for
| Ubuntu will be coming soon, and we might
| even see Compiz 0.9.2~ in Ubuntu Maverick
| Meerkat if weâre lucky :)
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http://smspillaz.wordpress.com/2010/05/15/bugfixing-and-a-testing/
prll is a pearl of a utility for parallel command execution
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| Varlec is working on some cosmetic changes
| for the next version of prll. âI will also
| try to make prll POSIX-compliant. Most of
| the work has already been done by a
| helpful user, but I have yet to check it,
| merge it with the latest version, and see
| if I can maintain it in the long run. Iâm
| also considering some internal utilities
| to be made available to the functions
| being executed. For example, Iâd like to
| provide a locking mechanism to users,
| further expanding the usefulness of prll.
| But I want to keep prll as simple as
| possible.
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http://sourceforge.net/blog/prll-is-a-pearl-of-a-utility-for-parallel-command-execution/
Add a Pandora Screenlet to your Linux desktop
http://www.ghacks.net/2010/05/15/add-a-pandora-screenlet-to-your-linux-desktop/
Writing made easy for young students: Introducing WriteType
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| After several months of development, it is
| finally time to introduce the world to
| WriteType. WriteType is an application
| designed to aid young students in writing
| and typing on the computer. It offers
| text completion to make touch typing more
| efficient. It also will read back the
| document with one of the four implemented
| text-to-speech engines, enable teachers to
| easily highlight areas for review, and
| more.
|
| [...]
|
| Apparently, the school had been purchasing
| these $400-500 devices because they
| offered word completion. These devices,
| vaguely reminiscent of the infamous
| AlphaSmart series, were anything but
| ergonomic or easy to use. Word completion
| was the killer feature that made paying
| $500 to type on a itsy-bitsy LED screen
| seem like an attractive offer. It would
| seem that a feature included by default in
| most cell phones would have at least one
| desktop implementation, however a little
| bit of research showed that this awkward
| brand of âcomputerâ was indeed the only
| way to make use of auto-completion while
| typing documents.
|
| The shock effect alone was enough to
| motivate me to spend the weekend hacking
| up an initial version. I sent out some
| early versions a local elementary school
| to be tested. But as time went on, I
| began hearing from other people as well.
| If a program that achieves such a feat was
| in such high demand, it is quite amazing
| that no proprietary software company has
| made any attempt to capitalize on the
| needs of schools. Of course, readers of
| my blog understand how I feel about greedy
| educational companies who claim to want
| what is best for education but really just
| want to be filthy rich. Because of these
| beliefs, I had no choice but to release
| WriteType as free software.
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http://trombonechamp.wordpress.com/2010/05/15/writing-made-easy-for-young-students-introducing-writetype/
Songbird has sung its last song...on Linux
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| Will Linux suffer if Nightingale fails?
| No. Would Linux better for having
| Nightingale? Of course. Should the Linux
| community reach out to the Nightingale
| project and ensure it doesnât fail? Hard
| to say. If given the choice between more
| rapid development and features for the
| current standards (Rhythmbox, Banshee,
| Amarock) or including Nightingale in the
| mix (and slowing down development of the
| others), I would happily say forget
| Nightingale. But given that Linux needs as
| many familiar tools as it can get,
| Nightingale could (and should) be a very
| important project.
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http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=1549
Reviews Of The Linux Torrent Clients
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| Bittorrent is the clear leader when it
| comes to efficiently distributing large
| files online. Just about any media site or
| Linux distribution offers files as
| torrents, and there are several options
| when it comes to the client you use to
| download those files. So many, in fact,
| that it can quickly become overwhelming
| when you attempt to find the âbestâ one.
| As with most software, âbestâ can mean
| different things for different people.
| Today weâll round up X of the top clients
| for Linux and compare features to help you
| decide the right one for you.
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http://maketecheasier.com/reviews-linux-torrent-clients/2010/05/18
Epiphany Browser for Gnome (review)
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| Since I love to support gnome and open
| source (and i don't think they are
| secretly gathering my personal info), I
| have currently set Epiphany as my default
| browser and encourage you to give it a
| try.
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http://www.raiden.net/articles/epiphany_browser_for_gnome_review/
IDE 101: 5 Open Source Web Development Tools -- Vim and Its Kin
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| It takes the right tools to do the job
| right. When it comes to writing code, it's
| important to consider both the needs of
| the job and the preferences of individual
| developers. Comfort and familiarity make
| long sessions in front of the screen that
| much more productive. Tools that work
| right can make the difference between
| shipping a product on time or spending all
| night hunting down a pesky bug.
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http://adtmag.com/articles/2010/05/17/ide-101-5-web-dev-tools.aspx
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