Tag: Linux
Ubuntu Is Changing The Way You Use Menus With HUD – Brilliant or Bonkers?
Mark Shuttleworth of Canonical (the company behind Ubuntu Linux) is very excited about Ubuntu’s new menu system, which will likely make its debut in version 12.04, out in April. The Heads Up Display or HUD Menu is a search box that only pulls results from the menu system of the app you’re in. If you [...]
Hercules Launches ARM-Powered eCAFE Smartbooks
Hercules has announced two new smartbooks running on the Linux operating system and powered by the ARM processor to its eCAFE netbook line. The eCafe Slim HD is the slimmest and lightest model in the category while the eCafe EX HD will offer excellent battery life. Both models sport 10-inch displays and run on a [...]
Convert PDFs to Word and Excel For Free With NitroPDF
If you need to copy a table or text from a PDF document you’ll appreciate NitroPDF’s PDF to Word and PDF to Excel tools which, as their name implies, will turn your PDF file into a Word document or Excel File so that you can edit a PDF or copy to another document. The NitroPDF [...]
NeverNote Brings The Evernote Experience to Linux
Evernote is a great way to keep your digital notes, and life, in a single repository that’s searchable. While Mac and Windows users can use the full featured desktop clients, Linux users have had to use workarounds or rely on the web based version of Evernote to get by. Well, not anymore. NeverNote is an [...]
Dropbox 1.0 RC Available with Selective Syncing, Mac and Linux Users Should Wait
Dropbox, the incredibly useful and easy to use file syncing and cloud backup service, has finally hit the 1.0 mark in release candidate form, but with issues for Mac and Linux users. Dropbox’s new 1.0 version is a release candidate, meaning it is nearly ready for full release but the developers want to test any last [...]
Jolicloud to Produce It’s Own Netbook
Jolicloud is a Linux distribution that is designed to work on netbooks offering a lightweight footprint, a simple interface and an integrated app store. Engadget reported that the company is going to make it’s own netbook soon and they even have pictures. Their source is CEO Tariq Krim who posted some shots of the device on [...]
Ubuntu 10.10 – Maverick Meerkat Now Available w/ New Interface, Cloud Storage
If you’ve been waiting for the chance to try out Ubuntu, the latest version Ubuntu 10.10 which is dubber Maverick Meerkat, might be a great place to start. Jane Silber, CEO of Canonical calls 10.10 the, “most consumer-friendly release yet,” citing the new built-in cloud storage service Ubuntu One, Unity interface and the Software Centre. [...]
Jolicloud 1.0 Netbook OS Now Available
Jolicloud just released Jolicloud 1.0, an operating system designed for netbook, as a free download for use with your netbook. Last month, we covered Netbook News’ hands-on preview of the Linux-based netbook operating system. It is designed to run on most netbooks in a dual-boot environment, meaning that users can use Jolicloud in cohorts with [...]
MeeGo to Power In Vehicle Infotainment, Joins Host of Linux Running Your Life
In the near future the dashboard of our cars will become an even greater source of information and entertainment, or as the industry calls it Infotainment. Last week the GENIVI Alliance and The Linux Foundation announced that the MeeGo would power the infotainment centers in upcoming vehicles from the BMW Group, GM and others. These Infotainment [...]
Jolicloud 1.0 Hands On Video
Sascha Pallenberg from NetbookNews (page in German) got a hold of the new unreleased Jolicloud 1.0 update and quickly installed it on his new Acer Aspire One 533 and tested it out. Fortunately for us he documented the newest version of JoliCloud on video. Here is Pallenberg’s initial hands on with JoliCloud 1.0 video, scroll down for more [...]
