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Linux: There are lots of music and media managers for Linux desktops, and the Music Applet controls almost all of them. It places helpful notifications, button controls, track time, and rating…

This article is a summary of a 3 fast and easy CSS techniques you can use to display only a portion of an image in your content. All techniques explained here actually need only couple of lines of…

In a project I did recently there was a need for randomly displayed content in form of one of those “Did you know” tips. There were 8 to 10 paragraphs of text and client wanted to display just one…

Linux: If the graphical demands of previously mentioned Linux launchers GNOME-Do or AWN are too much for your needs, Kupfer might be a perfect fit. It works in a similar fashion, but uses…

Linux: Linux is fully capable of scanning, processing, and otherwise working with PDF documents, but some of the default tools aren’t exactly new-user-friendly. PDF Mod is a straight-forward…

Here’s a short WordPress code that I wanted to share with you. I came across a little problem of displaying 2nd and 3d level of navigation in a sidebar no matter what page am I on. After googling…

I got a lot of emails and feedback about my easySlider plugin, thank you all for that. However, I have to apologize to all of you who sent emails asking for a little help with implementation or…

Linux only: System restrictions utility Lockdown Editor lets you lock down your Gnome desktop, removing access to the command line, specific panel items, or even prevent locking the screen.

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Linux only: Video downloading utility UTube Ripper saves a copy of your favorite YouTube videos for your offline viewing pleasure, even converting them into a non-flash format.

Installation on…

Linux only: To-Do list application Getting Things GNOME! manages your to-do items easily, complete with tags and nested subtasks.

The application is available for any variety of Linux with…

Linux: Looking to get the kind of text substitution powers of Texter or TextExpander on Linux, but don’t know where to look? AutoKey, an automatic, tray-sitting text expander, is a…

Linux: If you’re running a server, always-on media box, or other system that’s powered by Ubuntu, you probably don’t love having to reboot just to install security updates. Ksplice, a…

One of the cornerstones of web standards is semantics. For those confused with this term, semantics is meaning of the word, sentence or in our case - a piece of code. Producing meaningful code…

Linux: Ubuntu 9.04 introduced a set of upper-corner notifications similar to Growl, but they lack for customization in both appearance and usability. Mumbles aims to bring a true Growl-like…

Linux only: If you’ve ever wondered what is thrashing your hard drive but can’t figure out which process it is, you can use the iotop utility to help.

The iotop utility works the same as the…