Ubuntu Vibes: Applications

TextMate, which is considered to be one of the best text editors for Mac, has gone open source. In less than 24 hours, over 500 branches/forks have already been created and many improvements are already landing into the codebase.

Applications, Open Source, Text Editors, TextMate

Google to Launch Packaged Desktop Apps

Friday, August 10, 2012 | No comments |

Google is introducing new packaged apps that will break out of the browser, work offline by default, and enable richer, more immersive experiences.

Applications, Chrome, Chrome Web Store, Chromium, Linux, Web Apps, Web Browsers

BeatBox Music Player 0.6 Released

Friday, August 10, 2012 | No comments |

BeatBox is an easy to use, stable, fast and good looking music library organizer written in vala.

Applications, Beatbox, Music Players

Radio Tray Updated with New Features

Friday, August 10, 2012 | No comments |

Radio Tray is an online radio streaming player that runs from Linux system tray.

Applications, Music Players, Radio, Radio Tray

TextMate Text Editor Goes Open Source

Thursday, August 09, 2012 | No comments |

TextMate is a popular text editor for Mac that enjoys a huge fan following. It is fast, lightweight, customizable and comes with lots of plugins.

Applications, Text Editors, TextMate

Install Latest Build of Terminator from PPA

Wednesday, August 08, 2012 | No comments |

Terminator allows users to have multiple terminals in one window and use key bindings to switch between them. It provides an efficient way of filling a large area of screen space with terminals.

Applications, Terminal, Terminator

Guake Terminal Updated, Install from PPA

Wednesday, August 08, 2012 | No comments |

Guake is a drop-down terminal allowing you to invoke it with just a key press. Guake supports hotkeys, tabs, transparent background and many other features.

Applications, Guake, Terminal

Gamecaster, New Real Time Video Capture Tool for Linux Games

Saturday, July 28, 2012 | No comments |

Gamecaster is a graphical user interface for open source project glc. It can capture real time footage of any Linux game that uses ALSA for sound and OpenGL for drawing.

Applications, Fraps, Gamecaster, Games

PPA Statistics Indicator Shows Total Downloads of a PPA

Tuesday, July 24, 2012 | No comments |

Indicator ppa download statistics is handy app-indicator that can display total download count of packages in your PPA.

Appindicators, Applications, Indicator ppa download statistic, Indicators

How to Try New Firefox OS on Your Linux Desktop

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 | No comments |

Firefox OS, codenamed 'Boot 2 Gecko' is a fully web-based open mobile OS by Mozilla that will take on the smartphone market.

Applications, Boot 2 Gecko, Firefox, Firefox OS, Linux, Mobile OS, Mozilla

Pythondoc Lens Lets You Search Official Python Documentation

Monday, July 16, 2012 | No comments |

Pythondoc is a useful Unity lens for developers. It can search official Python documentation at docs.python.org and open a relevant page in your default browser.