Articles by Jack M. Germain

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ClipIt: Even a Humble Clipboard Can Benefit From Whistles and Bells

For years, a staple tool I have relied on is a clipboard manager to keep tabs on reusable text snippets. The Linux desktop has several noteworthy clipboard managers. Some are much handier than others for working with parcels of text that I can easily swap from a clipping queue to a document or Web page form....

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Geeqie Image Viewer Geeks Out on Features

When it comes to image viewers, one app is not always hands-down better than others. It is rare to find an image viewing tool that has every feature stockpiled on your wish list. So having a collection of go-to viewing tools to meet a variety of graphics needs is a better strategy. That said, the Geeqie Image Viewer goes a long way in keeping that...

Adobe's Vanishing Linux Air Support: Personal or Strictly Business?

Adobe's recent decision to pull support away from Air for Linux might be the first in a series of market adjustments designed to throttle its bottom line with Android rather than the traditional Linux platform. But the move could cost the company a bank roll of good will Adobe officials do not see their action as hampering relations with the Linux ...

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Arista Transcoder: Media Conversions Without the Technical Inquisition

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GNOME 3 vs. Unity: A Schism in the Making?

The face of the Linux desktop is drastically evolving. While the Linux communities struggle to bring more business and home users to the Linux desktop, existing users face choices about adopting redesigned desktop shells or finding suitable replacements. The fallout might well be the start of a Great New Linux Schism The Linux desktop has always be...

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Osmo PIM: The Strong, Silent and Incredibly Capable Type

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Email-Reminder Sends Notifications the Good Old-Fashioned Way

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Audio Tag Tool: The Manic Music Librarian's Friend

The Linux OS makes listening to your music collection quick and simple. For instance, Xine, MPlayer and Amarok let you track and play your musical selections with a point and a click. In fact, we have reviewed these and other audio players in this space....

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VirtualBox 4 Builds a Clean and Easy Sandbox Inside Your Linux Desktop

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Are Android Tablets Stumbling Out of the Gate?

Based on initial sales reports and some tablet market flip flops, the few Android tablets that have hit the shelves so far seem to have crashed and burned. Early sales figures indicate that no Android tab is coming close to being the much-awaited Apple iPad alternative. But will time heal all? Does the Android tablet just need the same growing time that consumers gave the iPad?...

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gLabels Does the Job but Wouldn't Make Patrick Bateman Sweat

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Sentinella: A Snappy System Sentinel for Linux Lovers

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SeaMonkey: More Than Just a Firefox Clone

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Natty Narwhal Offers Unity but No Clarity

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In the Linux Garage, Xfce Is Your Tough, Reliable Jeep

Xfce is a niche desktop environment. But given the moves developers are making with changes to KDE 4 and Gnome 3, not to mention Ubuntu's new Unity desktop, Xfce may be just the ticket to take you to a calmer, more satisfying computing environment while staying with your favorite Linux distro....

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HomeBank: A Fine Financial App Once You Clear the Setup Hurdle

Keeping track of personal and business finances is one of the most essential tasks I do daily on my computer besides researching and writing about the Linux platform. Lately I am assigning much more of that task to HomeBank to keep my banking transactions in order....

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PDF Shuffler: A Dead Simple, Dead Serious, Dead-On Winner

If all you do with PDF (Portable Document Format) files is view them, you have very little need for an application the likes of PDF Shuffler. But if you find yourself in desperate need of a tool to let you slice and dice one or more PDF files, then this little app may well be one of the best computing tools you will use on your Linux desktop....

What Does Google Owe FOSS?

Mobile device developers are in a holding pattern with plans to plug in the much-awaited Google Android 3.0 upgrade. The delay is causing some bad feelings in the FOSS (Free Open Source Software) community. But it is unlikely that Google will carry many scars from the dispute Claiming it needs more time to solve technical glitches, Google recently ...

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Bluetile Keeps My App Windows Nice and Neat

Sometimes the number of choices the Linux operating system provides can be overwhelming. I am starting to look at other options for my preferred desktop environment as GNOME 3 and KDE 4 go in directions that might be unsettling to my computing routine. One obscure yet interesting replacement candidate is Bluetile.

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Banshee: A Howling Good Media Player

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