Tag Archives: linux

Android…now what?

Posted on November 28, 2010 by littleiffel
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I have got my first Android phone…now what?? Where to get started? Where to get informations? What to do next? Where is my Youtube app? Continue reading →

What Browser for Ubuntu? (Firefox vs Chrome vs Opera)

Posted on July 30, 2010 by littleiffel
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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 →

Arte+7 Downer (Download and Streamer) for Python and Linux

Posted on April 4, 2010 by littleiffel
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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 →

open source needs community (on example of chad)

Posted on January 6, 2010 by littleiffel
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who was first the community or the open source? can open source survive without community? and can a community create open source?
Some thought on the propagation of open source in africa, why is open source difficult to promote and how to improve the situation… Continue reading →

chrome vs firefox on ubuntu

Posted on December 22, 2009 by littleiffel
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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 →

malicious code attacks linux users

Posted on December 13, 2009 by littleiffel
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windows users no them quite too well, linux and mac users have been spared and often bragged that they don’t need to worry about them. malicious code is trying to take advantage of the users resources (financial, hardware, bandwidth,…) without being detected. a supposed screensaver on gnome-look.org contains no screensaver but code for a DoS attack on www.mmowned.com. Continue reading →

google chrome on linux

Posted on December 9, 2009 by littleiffel
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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 →