Beautiful Gnome

Can’t wait … can’t wait LOL.
My Ubuntu CDs (Breezy Badger – 5.10) are on their way.
The Gnome 2.12 desktop looks … wonderful. Just what I want: clean and uncluttered with just a touch of the Mac style.

Filed under: Linux

Sleek Beagle

What strikes me most at first sight is how cool much of the new Linux software is looking.
Example: Beagle

Any others you (over there!) would like to nominate?
I’ve had a quick look around podcasting software, and thought both ipodder (multi-platform) and castpodder deserved the cool epithet as well.

Filed under: Linux

Xara Heaven – Dreams Do Come True

Caught up with the big news in the Xara world: they’re going open-source! I can hardly contain my joy.

Here is the low-down: XaraXtreme and the announcement by Charles Moir on the TalkGraphics Xara forum: I’m a Windows user, so why do I care?

To think that the graphics programme I have loved and used more than any other for years will become available for the Linux platform, as well as for the Mac … it’s just too much. I’ll take the dogs for a walk now – all that excitement has to go somewhere!

Filed under: Graphics, Linux, Mac