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Posts tagged desktop
Alternate applications for Windows User on Linux
Jan 4th
It is already known to everyone that Microsoft has the major domination on Desktop in all Domains. And if someone really like to switch from Windows to Linux (with respect to desktop user), the problem which he/she face is that “what are the substitute application on Linux which i used on Windows Platform”.
Conky: A geeky looking system monitor
Nov 13th
From time to time i like to google for “tweak OR hack [THIS]” where [THIS] is some random application that i use often to find what people are doing with it to have a better user experience overall. So one day i found conky. Its a great application which sits on your desktop and you can use it for stats about almost anything (like cpu, ram, even gmail).
I found this link which helped me alot. Enough words, have a look at it yourself:
conky
and my ~/.conkyrc is: (more…)
Rich Cross-Platform Desktop Applications Using Open-Source Titanium
Oct 7th
Titanium is an open-source platform that enables developers to build rich desktop applications using standard Web technologies. Titanium applications run natively on Linux, Mac OS X and Windows operating systems. At a high level, Titanium competes directly with Adobe AIR, although it differs from AIR in three major ways. First, Titanium is open source; it’s licensed under the Apache Public License (version 2). Second, Titanium is fully extensible; Titanium extensions can be written using a number of popular languages, including C++, JavaScript, Ruby and Python. Finally, Titanium opens up user interface programming to popular languages like Ruby and Python—a job More >
