GIMP, the GNU Image Manipulation Program, is a long-standing and hugely respected open source graphics program, and many readers probably already use it. Originally created at U.C. Berkeley its interface and feature set run neck-and-neck with expensive proprietary alternatives such as Photoshop, and it has a thriving community of developers and plug-in creators.

A few weeks ago, I installed Debian for the first time on the desktop. Once, a friend and I installed a console-only version on another desktop and we connected remotely to his hosted game server which also ran Debian, so I hoped I should be a bit familiar with it.

NetworkManager program provided in Ubuntu 8.10 is mainly aiming to provide a simplified Internet connection. NetworkManager is best for home users and simple internet users. If you want to use a fixed IP address it makes problem, the static IP setting will be work only upto the next restart. After reboot you can't see the Fixed IP. It will reset to DHCP.

I have Attended Free Software and Free Society (FSFS) International Conference to day
I was shocked to find many speakers running Windows Vista and power point presentations. I thought the guys running the show were hard core GNU fanatics.( Ricard Stallman was present on the opening day of the conference.).

Teach yourself free software with Windows XP in 21 days

Ever since the middle of 1998, i’ve been a KDE user (it was right before the 1.0 release, if i recall correctly). KDE was, at the time, light years ahead of other Unix window managers, and it still is to this day. Or *was*, until KDE 4.0 came out.

While you won't find any Firefox extensions designed specifically for mobile users, there are a few add-ons you might find particularly useful when you are on the move. Here are five of them.

Now that you've seen all the big names and launches of 2008, it's time to give a nod to the apps that didn't get the attention they should have this past year. If you're sick of hearing about Firefox and the iPhone and Gmail and Chrome, you're in the right place.

After nearly 2 years of work, the next major version of the music manager Amarok is released. On its own, this release brings a ton of cool new features to the player, but it also provides the platform on which future improvements will be added. Cool new stuff includes smooth integration of Internet content and a brand new playlist.