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Must have Ubuntu Packages

Posted by Daniel Kivatinos on Jan 17, 2010 in software | 1 comment

These are packages that I use and recommend on my Linux Ubuntu box.

System Tools

Filelight
Displays a circular graph of the space used by your files, so you know when you
have big files (for example, images of your work) that if you backup them you’ll save space.
sudo apt-get install filelight
gdmap
Displays space used by files, but with squares.
sudo apt-get install gdmap
gParted
Interface for partitioning your hard disk drive, and make it a bit easier, without having to reinstall everything.
sudo apt-get install gparted
aptoncd
Just for Ubuntu and Debian. Allows to backup your packages installed in a CD so you can have them ready to
install in another computer.
sudo apt-get install aptoncd
htop
sudo apt-get install htop

Programming/Editor Tools

PDFedit
Free (and open source) editor for manipulating PDF documents. GUI version + command line interface.
sudo apt-get install pdfedit
Bluefish
sudo apt-get install bluefish
Meld
A simple but powerful small tool that can compare two files or directories and tell you the differences, or merge them.
sudo apt-get install meld
vim
sudo apt-get install vim

Music Tools

SoundConverter

Photo Tools

sudo apt-get install xaralx

Networking Tools

gFTP

Media Players

Downloading Tools

JDownloader
Deluge , download it here.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deluge-team/ppa
sudo apt-get install deluge

GUI

Mac Dock For Linux?
GnomeDo
sudo apt-get install gnome-do gnome-do-plugins
Compiz

Additional

p7zip
sudo apt-get install p7zip
TaskCoach
KeePassX
sudo apt-get install keepassx
ntp
sudo apt-get install ntp
ubuntu-restricted-extras
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

More Great Sites

This is great site to get applications

Appnr

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Virtual Machines

Posted by Daniel Kivatinos on Nov 5, 2009 in software | 0 comments

Virtual Machines software I recommend.

Linux I recommendations:
VMWare
Xen

I hear this is good as well, though I have never tried it:
VirtualBox/

Excel

Posted by Daniel Kivatinos on Sep 22, 2009 in software | 0 comments

My list of useful things you can do in Microsoft Excel 2007:

How to Create a Drop Down List

Validation with Lists:

VLOOKUP FUNCTION:

One of the best free add-ins I have seen for excel is ASAP Utilites.

Firefox Plugins

Posted by Daniel Kivatinos on May 27, 2009 in software | 2 comments

Below are the Firefox plugins I generally use and recommend to people:

ColorfulTabs

Download Statusbar

DownThemAll!

external IP

Firefox Showcase

Flagfox

Xmarks

Groowe Search Toolbar

LinkedIn Companion

New Tab Homepage

Session Manager

ShowIP

Speed Dial

Tab Mix Plus

Video DownloadHelper

Website Development Tools

Posted by Daniel Kivatinos on May 21, 2009 in art, hacking | 0 comments

Domain Name Generator
www.nxdom.com
hwww.name.com
Take the Domain Name
instantdomainsearch.com

Google CSS

Always test your site in many browsers, so go with crossbrowsertesting.com.

Always find a good team that you can work with for coverting PSD files and indesign files to html, css and javascript, here is a good one that I know of call xhtmlized.
Another firm is http://xhtmlweaver.com, I have never used them.

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