Sep 14, 2010 5:37pm GMT
dotEPUB is a simple yet genuinely useful Chrome Extension and browser bookmarklet that lets you save the currently viewed Web page in the EPUB format. That's pretty much all it does: there are no other features or options to tweak. Hit the button (or click on the bookmarklet), and dotEPUB saves the current Web page as a nicely formatted EPUB document. You can then read it on any device using a... more »
Send Notifications from an Android Device to Linux DesktopSep 13, 2010 9:32pm GMT
There are many situations where you can easily miss an important call or text message because you can't hear your phone while working on your computer. Fortunately, there is a neat solution to this problem: the Android Notifier tool enables your Android phone to automatically push notifications on incoming calls and text messages to the desktop.The solution consists of two pieces: the Android N... more »
Gwibber to TomboySep 08, 2010 7:31pm GMT
Using Gwibber? Here is a nifty feature you might not have noticed: you can save any status update as a Tomboy note. To do this, click on the button next to the post you want to save (the button looks like gears), and choose the Save to Tomboy command. That's it. This feature can come in handy when you need to archive a specific status updat... more »
Sync Tomboy Notes with Ubuntu OneAug 13, 2010 10:33pm GMT
Ubuntu One may not be as popular or feature-rich as Dropbox, but the file synchronization service bundled with Ubuntu has one nifty feature that makes it a handy tool -- the ability to synchronize Tomboy notes across multiple machines. To make use of this feature, you have to enable and configure the synchronization options in each instance of Tomboy. To do this, launch Tomboy, right-click on i... more »
Keep an Eye on Your Hard Disk's Health with GSmartControlAug 12, 2010 7:14pm GMT
SMART-capable hard disks are commonplace these days, and there are a few tools that can help you to use this technology to monitor the health of your hard disk. The smartmontools toolset, for example, lets you monitor and manage hard disks from the command line, while the GSmartControl utility can be used to keep a close eye on the hard disks. Despite its simple interface, GSmartControl is a ra... more »
Access Multiple Map Resources with RMaps for AndroidAug 12, 2010 2:48pm GMT
Google's own My Tracks is a fine tracking app for Android, but it does have one serious drawback: it can only use Google Maps as its map source. If you want to be able to access other map resources like OpenStreetMap and its derivatives as well as other map services, you might want to give RMaps a try. At first glance, this open source app l... more »
Extension Watch: Colorize Code in OpenOffice.org Writer Documents with COOoderAug 11, 2010 10:42pm GMT
Adding a pinch of color to code fragments in a Writer document can make it easier to read. But coloring code by hand is a rather daunting proposition, especially if the document contains hundreds of lines of code. Fortunately, there is an extension for that. COOoder is a one-trick pony extension that can automatically colorize code in many programming languages.... more »
