Audience, Modern Video Player

Simple, but elegant as main characters of this player. Yah, this video player, named "Audience". What does it look like? Just look at these screenshots :

Opera 12.04 Officially Released

Finally Opera 12.04 officially released. What new features provided by Opera 12.04? Hmmm.

Curious? Watch this review first...

What do you think after watching the video?

On this version, Opera offers several main features, like new tabs and closed tabs design, customizable search, extensions, speed dial, link turbo, password manager, and secure badge.

The Linux Alternative Projects

When you're using Linux, do you sometimes require applications like what Windows has, but unavailable yet in Linux. Then, you're trying to use Wine or Crossover to run .exe application? Unfortunately, not all .exe applications can run well using Wine or Crossover. This is what always make some Linux users confused.

An exciting website (www.linuxalt.com), elaborates Linux alternative applications. There, mentioned a lot of alternatives of Windows applications for Linux users. For example, ACDSee as a software photo viewer in Windows, www.linuxalt.com mentions 6 kinds alternative application for Linux users. There are Eye of GNOME, Geeqie, GQview, Gwenview, KuickShow, and Showimg. Visit the site for further alternative applications.

Bypass Proxy Using Ultrasurf on Ubuntu

Finally I can find another way to bypass proxy through my Ubuntu. Before I guessed, it was difficult to bypass proxy through my Ubuntu, because I was unable to find any bypassing software, available for Linux. I already used bypassing website, but I really hated it. The connection, getting slower. Hmm.

On my Windows 7, I already used Ultrasurf, and it can run well. I don't believe it can run on my Ubuntu, although using Wine. After reading on someone's blog, named http://abhijaypatne.wordpress.com, it seemed my perception was wrong.

Wow, Ultrasurf can run well on my Ubuntu. How to install Ultrasurf? Just follow these simple steps :

Canonical Shows Off Ubuntu TV at Computex 2012

For the first time, Canonical will attend at Asia's largest ICT trade show, "Computex exhibiton" that will be held in Taipei. Computex will take place between June 5th and 9th located at M0106 in the Nangang exhibition hall.

And the most exciting thing, Canonical will show off its new products and services including Ubuntu for Android, Ubuntu TV and Ubuntu Cloud.

Nokia Lumia 900 Can Run Windows Phone 8?

How about if Nokia Lumia 900 can run the upcoming OS, Windows Phone 8, like a rumor that now is currently circulated? As we know, this Nokia's latest flagship device runs under Windows Phone 7.5 platform. If the device is capable running Windows Phone 8, I think it will be a great thing. By the way, are you one of Lumia 900 user?

 

Nokia Outs 110 Dual-SIM Phone, A Cheap Phone with Great Capabilities

Nokia 110, is a cheap dual-SIM Phone, which has rich capabilities. Running under Nokia's Series 40 platform, Nokia 110 features 1.8 inch, 128 x 160 pixel color display, VGA camera, FM radio, and media player built in. This phone also features Nokia browser for fast and efficient web browsing. Nokia 110 also supports for microSD cards up to 32 GB in capacity. For battery, it can last for 10.5 hours of talk time or 26.5 days of standby. So, this phone I think deserves to  be dubbed as "a cheap phone, with great capabilities".  Do you agree?

Install Backgrounds on Your Firefox

Browser-Backgrounds 5.4, an interesting Add-ons to customize your Firefox. You can add backgrounds with your favorite pictures, even your own photos.

Just follow these simple steps :

How to Change Blogspot Favicon in Simple Way

Changing favicon in blogspot is not difficult, even very easy. And these steps what I did to change my blogspot favicon several days ago without script :

1. The first step, create your own favicon design, with Photoshop or GIMP maybe.
2. Then, open http://favicon.htmlkit.com/favicon/    
3. Upload your picture. Click Generate Favicon.ico

Very Beautiful, Mac OS Theme on My Ubuntu 12.04

Yesterday, I've just upgraded my Oneiric into the latest version of Ubuntu, Precise Pangolin. A lot of improvements available in this version. But, the desktop environment, like icons, theme look almost same against previous version. Maybe this made me bored, and I needed a fresh one. So tried to change my Ubuntu, in order to get a Mac look. Very beautiful, I think.

Marketiva Has Changed its Name to AGEA

Since April 28 2012 ago, Marketiva has changed its name to AGEA. It's due to management changes, services improvement and better trading tools. If you already have a Marketiva account, don't worry because you'll still be able to access your account, and all of your data, such deposit, transaction progress, bonuses, commisions will be stored safely in your account. Official website, www.marketiva.com already redirected into www.agea.com.

Trick : Resize Unity Launcher Icons In Simple Way

Recently I thought that my launcher icons are too big. And I thought to resize the launcher to be smaller. I didn't think before, that launcher icons can be resized only using  Compiz. Because, when I opened Compiz Config  Settings Manager, no choice found to customize my launcher icons. In fact, actually this is only a hidden tool provided by Compiz.

How to resize my launcher? Please follow my steps below :
Make sure, you already installed Compiz.
Run a command, by pressing Alt+F2

Monitor Your Network with Speedometer (Linux)

Sometimes you got your network connection was not running as normal as usual. Maybe too slow, or no connection at all. But you couldn't make sure what happened with your network. This tool, named Speedometer maybe useful for you. Speedometer is a tool to measure and display the rate of data across a network connection. So you could monitor your network.

How to install Speedometer?
sudo apt-get install speedometer
To run this tool type on the terminal :
speedometer -rx ppp0 
or
speedometer -tx ppp0
rx : bytes received
tx : bytes transmitted

New Open Source OS, Tizen

Still fresh in our memory, how Intel with Nokia developed an operating system together, named as Meego. Although Meego is unsuccessful, but Intel doesn'tgive up and now Intel is trying to develop a new operating system, named as Tizen together with Samsung which had same bad experience with its OS, Bada.

As quoted from www.tizen.org, "Tizen is an open source, standards-based software platform for multiple device categories, including smartphones, tablets, netbooks, in-vehicle infotainment devices, smart TVs, and more. Tizen will offer an innovative operating system, applications, and a user experience that consumers can take from device to device." Actually Tizen is a Linux-based operating system. And Tizen is hosted by Linux Foundation.

Refine your Google Search Results with Google Blocked List

There is a way to easily block a site or more using a tool provided by Google. Just visit this this URL. Add the site you would like to block.

In the example, since I don't want to display "www.youtube.com" on the Google search results, so I add www.youtube.com into the blocked list.

15 Top Sites 2012

If you're curious, what 15 sites actually most visited this year, read this list :

1. Google
2. Facebook
3. You Tube
4. Yahoo
5. Baidu
6. Wikipedia
7. Windows Live
8. Blogspot
9. Twitter
10. QQ.COM
11. Amazon
12. LinkedIn
13. Google India
14. Yahoo Japan
15. MSN

The most popular search engine, Google still ranks first, followed by Facebook on second. If you're wondering "Where is Wordpress or where is Bing?" Wordpress ranks eighteenth, while Bing ranks twenty fifth. For more detail, just visit Alexa.

Make Your Ubuntu Desktop Beautiful with Avant Window Navigator

Sometimes, you feel bored with your current Ubuntu appearance? I think this application, named "Avant Window Navigator" could be your good choice. Avant Window Navigator is an application, where you could add some shortcuts on your desktop like a mac OS.

Install this Avant Window Navigator, through Ubuntu Software Center. Find "Avant Navigator", then install it. Very simple, right? ^^

Avant offers a lot of optionS to customize the shortcuts. You're allowed to change the icon size, icon effects, position, theme, and many others. So, just try by yourself.

Access Your Documents Anywhere and Anytime

Maybe some of you love mobility very much, or because of your work must you to have more mobility. On the other hand you hate to bring storage device such CD, hard disk or flash disk to save your documents. But, don’t worry, since Google Docs could help you. You can create a new document such word, spreadsheet, presentation, form, drawing, and table as if you're using Microsoft Office. Maybe most of you already knew about Google Docs. However, hope this still will be useful for you.

Google Docs allows you to upload your documents such .pdf, .doc, .jpg into Google Docs. And Google provides 1024 MB freely. If you need more capacity, you could get more capacity from Google by paying some charges.

Only Share Your Link and You Will be Paid

I'm not lying with my words "Only share your link and you will be paid". Just join adf.ly and you'll get money. Yes, this site will truly give you money for every visit to your shared link. Adf.ly will shrink your link, so your link will be short. What should I do? Just share your link, and let people visit your blog click it.

Can I click on my own links? Yes, but you're only allowed once for a test purpose. Adf.ly will pay you every month, but you should collect at least USD 5.00.

Ubuntu Plans to Move into Mobile?

http://lwn.net/Articles/442310/

What do you think? Do you want Ubuntu on your tablet? Your phone?
According to ZDNet report, Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical, the organization behind Ubuntu revealed that Ubuntu will expand its long-term aims into all computing devices, including mobile phone, tablet, also smart TVs. When Ubuntu for mobile will come to customer? Shuttleworth explained that right now Canonical is still focusing to establish next Ubuntu 12.04, the next long term support (LTS), as stable as possible to give an unity desktop interface. Once Ubuntu 12.04 finished, they promised to focus on this mobile space project.

My New Computer with Oneiric Ocelot

Last week, I got my new computer. Very great and exciting for me, since I began to leave Windows and try to migrate into an open source OS. And I chose Oneiric Ocelot, a code name of latest Ubuntu 11.10. Firstly, really difficult to operate Ubuntu. For common people, Windows maybe easier to be operated, since all applications served easily in simple display. To be expert as a Ubuntu user, I believe just operate it continually.

One thing very interesting on Onereic, is compizz application. Although, this application actually already provided since the preious release of Ubuntu. Compizz is an application to customize your desktop experiences, like window and cursor animation.