Ubuntu 8.10

by zzillezz on October 31, 2008

Ubuntu is a community developed, linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need – a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more. The main Ubuntu (…)

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RIP Zanna

by zzillezz on October 26, 2008

As unbelievable as it may seem, Zanna got hit by a car yesterday or the day before. Only three weeks after Cezaar. She was carrying little kittens due any day now. If I find the person responsible for this, I (…)

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K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 4.2.5

by zzillezz on October 23, 2008

K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools. Codec is short for Compressor-Decompressor. Codecs are needed for encoding and decoding (playing) audio and video. It is designed as a user-friendly soluction for playing all your video files. (…)

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Pidgin 2.5.2

by zzillezz on October 21, 2008

Pidgin is an instant messaging program for Windows, Linux, BSD, and other Unixes. You can talk to your friends using AIM, ICQ, Jabber/XMPP, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, QQ, Lotus Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE, and Zephyr. Pidgin (…)

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VLC media player 0.9.4

by zzillezz on October 20, 2008

Old news again, but I’m posting it anyway. If you’re looking for a media player that can play almost everything out of the box, and runs on Windows, Linux and Mac OS/X, this is for you. It works great for (…)

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The Greatest Switch … not the sound

by zzillezz on October 18, 2008

I’m listening to the Studio Brussel’s The Greatest Switch right now, a chart of the hundred best dance tracks, chosen by the listeners. And fuck me running, what is wrong with the sound? Their limiter is acting up weird, and (…)

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DVD Flick 1.3.0.4

by zzillezz on October 18, 2008

DVD Flick aims to be a simple but at the same time powerful DVD Authoring tool. It can take a number of video files stored on your computer and turn them into a DVD that will play back on your (…)

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Opera 9.6

by zzillezz on October 17, 2008

Sorry for the delay in posting this, it’s been out for almost ten days now. Opera is a free Web browser with a pop-up blocker, multiple-window navigation, mouse gestures, keyboard shortcuts, an e-mail client with a spam filter, and integrated (…)

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Adobe Flash Player 10

by zzillezz on October 15, 2008

Adobe has released the final version of their Flash Player 10. In these times of flash infested websites, you can’t do without. Flash Player 10 is available for Windows, Mac OSX and Linux and can be used with a browser (…)

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OpenOffice.org 3.0

by zzillezz on October 14, 2008

After the usual bunch of alpha’s, beta’s and release candidates, Openoffice.org 3.0 final is here. The most notable change is the support for docx, xlsx of pptx files from Office 2007 for Windows and Office 2008 for Mac OSX. I’ve (…)

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