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 asking for, so we’re extra-happy to have made...

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 photo organizing tool. But it does work well...

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 Nintendo and Atari games on there? OK, we're...

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 command line utility that lets you create a LiveCD...

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 even if you don't do a lot of audio editing...