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Category Archives: web
What Browser for Ubuntu? (Firefox vs Chrome vs Opera)
Recently I made a small, informal post on Firefox vs Chrome on Ubuntu. This post was mainly inspired by the rumors that using the Windows Firefox in Wine is faster than running the native version on Ubuntu. (more info here) I haven’t … Continue reading
Adding Flattr
Flattr is a new micro-financing system allowing to easily give a small amount of money (they call it love) to things you like on the net. i really appreciate every effort to move away from an ad driven world, so i … Continue reading
Arte+7 Downer (Download and Streamer) for Python and Linux
The Arte+7 Downer got inspired from the arte+7 Recorder. However this excellent application is missing some desired features, like saving the description of the downloaded video and the corresponding screenshot. Further to preview a video it is necessary to start the download of the video. Continue reading
chrome vs firefox on ubuntu
i have been using firefox since the first day, firefox 1.0. on windows and on ubuntu. for all these years i stand and i fall with it. i loved it so much that i convinced my friends and family to use it. now after chrome was released for linux i start to let go. Continue reading
google chrome on linux
today google released its browser for linux (and mac), to get the beta version go here. of course i am curious and have to try it out. first i notice is that it is available for ubuntu as a deb package, … Continue reading
there there
after several months of inactivity, i found it necessary to start blogging again. my old blog is pretty outdated, and i preferred to start over to upgrading the old blog-engine. this means that feeds and bookmarks need to be updated. … Continue reading