Linux And Friends

Cron is a time based task or job scheduler available on Linux/Unix operating systems. A job scheduler executes tasks on your computer at adjustable regular intervals. What this means is – suppose you have to carry out a task on your computer that needs to be repeated at regular intervals, then you can pass the [...]

Bcrypt is a cross platform file encryption tool that uses the Blowfish encryption algorithm. One of the chief advantages of using bcrypt (apart from the security aspect) is that it runs on a wide variety of OS platforms and hardware architectures. This includes Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, BSD, HP-UX etc. This means, you can [...]

This tutorial explains how to install Oracle Java in Fedora so that you can run Java applets in your web browser. The process is quite simple because Java has been released in an open source license.

Two days back while configuring and fine tuning Fedora 15 on my machine, I tried to install one of my favorite plugins in GIMP namely “Save for Web” plugin. To my dismay though, there was no complied version for Fedora. So I had to download the source code of the plugin, compile, and install it. [...]

Osmo is a free personal information manager (PIM) for Linux. It consists of a Calendar, Tasks manager, an Address book, and Notes – all integrated in a compact interface. Osmo provides all these functions in different panes/tabs. And your data is stored in a plain XML database.

Q10 is a minimal text editor that packs quite a punch. It eliminates all distractions while you are writing. All of 400 Kb, this is a fully portable text editor that you can carry with you while on the move. Minimal as it is, Q10 has a number of features that are very useful for [...]

PyScrabble is an online, multi-player Scrabble game. To start playing this game, you have to first download and install the PyScrabble client program. If this is your first time then you should register yourself on a public server. This can be done from within the PyScrabble client software itself.

USBWebserver is a portable software that can be run from a USB Stick. It consists of the following applications. Apache web server, MySQL Database, PHP, and PHPMyAdmin. In other words, you got yourself a portable WAMP stack.

One of the most effective techniques of staying organized and being productive is by creating and maintaining a list of tasks you want to accomplish. You should regularly  track and update what is on your list and try to follow it within the schedule. Chandler is a software which allows you to do just that. [...]