Cairo-Dock is very easy to install and it has sophisticated graphic effects and it runs without installing compiz. The new Cairo-Dock version (1.5.5.4) has been released few weeks ago and it seems to have more features of the original MAC OS X dock. Personally I recommend the installation of Cairo-Dock to all that people who want to integrate a MAC OS X stylish dock in Linux without spending much time; in fact the .deb package allow you to install it in few minutes. I like this dock but, in my opinion, Cairo-Dock represents the best “second choice” after AWN (for more information about AWN, please, feel free to read our dedicated previous post).

BitNami is a powerful application which allows you to easily install your favorite software and all the necessary dependencies to run it. BitNami Stacks is a multiplatform software and all its stacks are available for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X. Using BitNami you will fastly able to install software for: -Infrastructure (DjangoStack, JRubyStack, LAMPStack, MAMPStack, RubyStack, SAMPStack, WAMPStack) -Blog (Roller, WordPress) -Bug-Tracking (Mantis, Redmine, Trac) -CMS (Alfresco, Drupal, Joomla, KnowledgeTree) -ECM (Alfresco, KnowledgeTree) -Forum (phpBB) -Planning (Tracks) -Poll Management (Opina) -Portal Server (Liferay) -Version Control (Subversion) -Wiki (DokuWiki, MediaWiki) -eLearning (Moodle) Moreover, BitNami Stacks do not need any virtual machine to run and they do not interfere with programs already installed on your PC. Last but not least, all the software installed by BitNamiStacks are free to use under the terms of the Apache License 2.0, so… try BitNami and enjoy the freedom!

Today, in our Linux Page (in Spanish) we have added a brief review about XAMPP: an Apache distribution which allows you to configure and add all the necessary software on your server with just few clicks. Installation is very easy and well supported and a portable version of XAMPP can be installed also on a USB key. XAMPP, available in four different version (Windows, MAC OS X, Linux and Solaris), allows you to easily install MySQL, PHP and PERL on your server. Last month more than 535,000 people decided to download and use this free software which represents one of the most interesting solution in the market at the moment. Moreover, the XAMPP has a very simple and efficient user interface and with just few days of practise you will really be able to create and serve your website.

During the past two years I have tested some different solutions for mind-mapping (VYM, for example, is one of my favourite because it has a very enjoyable graphics) but the most efficient formula I have discovered is composed by the addition of FreeMind - a multiplatform (Windows -also portable -, Linux and MAC OS X)- mind mapping java software for desktop and WiseMapping -an online free service to create-store-share my mind-maps. FreeMind is a very intuitive software which allows you to create complex mind -maps after just few clicks. Its side menu contains all the graphics elements you need to create your maps and all the main commands can be easily activated with the mouse right button. On the other hand,WiseMapping contains a very simple but efficient menu bar which allows its user also to import FreeMind Files and to export mind-maps to SVG, PDF, FreeMind or PNG formats. This last PNG option, for example, is very useful if you want to insert a mind-map into a website. Try them and you will be very satisfied with the results you get!

gOS la rivoluzionaria distribuzione installata sui famosi computer desktop da 200 dollari messi in vendita dalla catenanordamericana Wal-Mart cambierà "faccia".Questo sistema divenuto famoso per la sua particolare interfaccia grafica simile a quella di Mac OS X (ottenuta grazie all'utilizzo del window manager Enlightenment), alla leggerezza e alla perfetta integrazione con numerose applicazioni Internet, in particolare quelle di Google, passerà presto a Gnome que così diventarà l'ambiente desktop predefinito.

Descrizione di 10 utili (IMHO) Add-on per Firefox, per migliorare il look-n-feel

Nuova release di test per la distribuzione orientata alla grafica e al multimediale. Anche questa versione utilizza Xfce come ambiente desktop predefinito e interfaccia ispirata a Mac OS X

Linux è sempre stato considerato, dal grande pubblico, il sistema operativo degli esperti. Proprio per questo i sistemi Gnu/Linux non sono mai riusciti a competere, sul mercato, con le alternative commerciali. Ultimamente però le cose stanno cambiando: i maggior produttori di pc hanno iniziato a vendere computer con Linux preinstallato e distribuzioni come Ubuntu hanno riscosso un successo mondiale. Un ulteriore prova di queto cambiamento è la nascita di software come Lina che permettono di eseguire le applicazioni Linux sotto Windows e Mac OSX.

Diamo spazio da questa settimana ad un nuovo progetto, tutto italiano, Project Lobotomy Essentials

Il lavoro sulle librerie Qt va avanti a ritmo incalzante, vediamo le ultime novità.