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• Skype for Linux - free video calls on Linux

  Good news for Linux users — Skype for Linux version 2 is now available. Aside from zillions of bug fixes and new language support, the most exciting feature of version 2 is the introduction of free video calls to Linux . This is a feature everyone’s been... Posted Mar 15 2008, 07:51 AM by darren-mc with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Software, Linux

• Google releases Picasa 2.7 Beta for Linux

  Filed under: Linux , Google , Freeware Google has released a new beta version of Picasa for Linux . Like earlier Linux releases, Picasa 2.7 Beta requires WINE to run, which would indicate that this isn't a 100% native Linux port of Google's popular... Posted Dec 10 2007, 11:07 PM by darren-mc with | with no comments Filed under: Software, Linux

• Install Ubuntu 7.10 on a PS3 so you can play Super Mario 2

  Filed under: OS Updates , Linux Sure, that expensive Playstation3 video game console in your living room can play DVDs, Blu-Ray discs, downloaded videos, and video games with killer graphics. But haven't you always wanted to install some old-school... Posted Dec 10 2007, 11:06 PM by darren-mc with | with no comments Filed under: Linux

• How to create an Ubuntu backup LiveCD

  Filed under: Security , Linux Ever wish there was an easy way to backup your Ubuntu files and settings to a disc? How about a way to create a LiveCD that features all of the programs you've added to your Ubuntu installation? Remastersys is a handy... Posted Dec 10 2007, 11:06 PM by darren-mc with | with no comments Filed under: Linux

• My Must Have Windows Freeware Part 2

  Audacity Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. On top of that its easy to use, and very powerful. And pretty compact as well, so... Posted Dec 09 2007, 06:22 PM by david_r_bates with | with no comments Filed under: Software, Windows, Linux