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Review: Boxee Box

Shawn Powers — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:58:59 +0000

Shawn reviews the Boxee Box from D-Link. Oddly enough, it's not really box shaped. Thankfully it still works well, for the most part.

See Shawn's full, detailed review of the Boxee Box in the April 2011 issue of Linux Journal.

Review: Recompute Cardboard PC

Shawn Powers — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:37:13 +0000

Shawn shows us the Recompute PC from Sustainable Computers. It's a full blown workstation that you could use to start a camp fire. We don't recommend the camp fire part though.

Skype Call Recorder

Shawn Powers — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:43:11 +0000

Shawn Powers shows us how to install and use Skype Call Recorder for Linux.

Review: Giada Slim N20

Shawn Powers — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:10:24 +0000

Google Tasks Tray

Shawn Powers — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:22:16 +0000

Shawn Powers shows us how to use the program "alltray" to put applications up in the system tray, even if they're not designed to do so. Shawn demonstrates with Google Tasks and Prism, but you can use it for whatever program you like.

Working with MDB Files in Linux

Kristofer Occhipinti — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:47:26 +0000

Nautilus Location Bar in Lucid

Kris Occhipinti — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:12:53 +0000

Kris Occhipinti demonstrates easier navigation within Nautilus.

Adding a New Background to an Image with the GIMP

Mitch Frazier — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:31:50 +0000

Quick Compiz Screenshots

Shawn Powers — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:41:57 +0000

Shawn Powers shows us a very quick way to take screenshots using Compiz under Linux. Yes, there are plenty of screenshot tools available for Linux, but Compiz allows for a literal one click method.