http://www.linux-magazine.com Dmitri's open source blend of productive computing en-US http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/GoldenDict-A-Dictionary-Nugget http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/GoldenDict-A-Dictionary-Nugget While StarDict touts itself as "the best dictionary program for Linux and Windows," it has a serious challenger to the title called GoldenDict. On the face of it, GoldenDict looks like any other dictionary application. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:30:33 GMT http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Krut-screencasts-made-easy http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Krut-screencasts-made-easy Need to whip up a quick screencast? You might want to use Krut for the job. This cross-platform screen recording tool has virtually no learning curve, and offers a few useful features that can help you to create high-quality screencasts with consummate ease. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:02:49 GMT http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/First-Look-at-Jolicloud http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/First-Look-at-Jolicloud Linux distributions designed for netbooks are a dime a dozen these days, so one really has to pull something extraordinary out of the hat to impress the mobile crowd. While Jolicloud's main goal is not to awe Linux geeks, the new distribution does offers a radically different take on a system for your netbook that might appeal to the non-technical user. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:09:23 GMT http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Announcing-Writer-s-Jobs-Project http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Announcing-Writer-s-Jobs-Project As part of my Writer's Tools project, I've started working on a new OpenOffice.org database application designed to keep track of projects and jobs. It's still at a very early stage of development, but I thought it would be a good time to invite you to give it a try and submit your comments, suggestions, and ideas. Sat, 30 May 2009 21:31:11 GMT http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Create-a-DIY-Planner-with-Dynamic-Templates http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Create-a-DIY-Planner-with-Dynamic-Templates Using the D*I*Y Planner Dynamic Templates application, you can print your own customized paper planner. Sat, 30 May 2009 14:20:28 GMT http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Extension-Watch-Access-Statistics-for-DokuWiki http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Extension-Watch-Access-Statistics-for-DokuWiki If you are running DokuWiki, there is no need to install and configure a third-party tool to gather stats on your visitors. Instead, you can let the Access Statistics plugin collect and analyze data about your visitors. Fri, 29 May 2009 18:04:45 GMT http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Pin-em-up-No-frills-sticky-notes-tool http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Pin-em-up-No-frills-sticky-notes-tool If you are in the market for a no-frills sticky notes tool, Pin 'em up is definitely worth a closer look. Thu, 21 May 2009 14:57:26 GMT http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Track-Your-Software-Usage-with-Wakoopa http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Track-Your-Software-Usage-with-Wakoopa It took Wakoopa a while, but the company has finally released a Linux version of its tracking client. Sat, 16 May 2009 13:10:25 GMT http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Monitor-Bandwidth-Usage-with-vnStat http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Monitor-Bandwidth-Usage-with-vnStat In these days of bandwidth caps and pay-per-kilobyte rates, keeping an eye on your bandwidth usage makes a lot of sense. While there is no lack of bandwidth monitoring utilities, vnStat stands out from the crowd thanks to its ability to store monitoring data in a database and resume monitoring automatically on reboot. Wed, 13 May 2009 20:09:58 GMT http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Kick-start-Your-Brain-with-Scribble http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Kick-start-Your-Brain-with-Scribble Scribble doesn't sport advanced features like multi-player or network games, and it lacks a graphical interface, but it's still a fun game to play. So if you need a quick brain exercise, give Scribble a try. Fri, 08 May 2009 15:51:27 GMT