Music App ‘Musique’ Adds Album Sorting, Gapless Playback and Playlist Tweaks

  It’s a good week for music fans on Linux. Following the recent update to Banshee comes a new release of the lightweight Qt music player Musique. Musique 1.3 builds on the core feature set found in previous versions by adding the much-requested option to sort artists and albums in the grid...

Manage Passwords Securely in Ubuntu with KeePassX

  With security issues becoming more and more important, the emphasis on secure passwords (as well as other methods like multiple step authentication) has never been greater. With that in mind I recently tried out several secure password managers to try and find something secure, but also...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Named ‘Trusty Tahr’

The tantalising trials of taxonomy are complete: the mascot for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS has been chosen – get used to typing out the name ‘Trusty Tahr’. “What’s a…tahr?”, you ask? Google tells me it’s a goat-like mammal found in mountainous areas in Oman, India and the Himalayas. The sure-footed...

Android 4.3 for Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4 now available

We've got good news for all international I9505 Galaxy S4 users. Samsung has just begun to roll out the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean firmware update for the LTE-enabled version of its flagship smartphone. The first country to get the update is Germany, but other regions will supposedly be joining...

Delete Temp Files With BleachBit: CCleaner of Linux

BY GUEST AUTHOR - AUGUST 14, 2012 2:00 AM - 4 COMMENTS Every operating system, Windows, Mac, Linux, create temporary files while running. Software installations and uninstallations also create temp files. These files consume a small part of hard disk space. In addition...

Complete Beginners Guide To Root Samsung Galaxy S2 In Ubuntu Linux

You might think it is a bit late to write on how to root Samsung Galaxy S2 in Ubuntu Linux because its been over 3 years since its release and there are already Samsung Galaxy S3 and S4 in market. But it was only recently when I decided to root my Samsung Galaxy S2 after my contract with...