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SeaMonkey: More Than Just a Firefox Clone May 11, 2011 
Mozilla.org's SeaMonkey Project was my first exposure to Web browsing when I started dabbling in the Linux OS. I have since played around with other browsers, including my workhorse favorite, Firefox, by the Mozilla folks. But I keep coming back to SeaMonkey for its simplicity and charm. SeaMonkey's latest version, 2.0.14, comes much closer to being a clone of the latest Firefox rendition.
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HomeBank: A Fine Financial App Once You Clear the Setup Hurdle April 27, 2011 
Keeping track of personal and business finances is one of the most essential tasks I do daily on my computer besides researching and writing about the Linux platform. Lately I am assigning much more of that task to HomeBank to keep my banking transactions in order. Do not confuse this personal accounting system with a banking institution of the same name, based in Martinsville, Ind.
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PDF Shuffler: A Dead Simple, Dead Serious, Dead-On Winner April 20, 2011 
If all you do with PDF files is view them, you have very little need for an application the likes of PDF Shuffler. But if you find yourself in desperate need of a tool to let you slice and dice one or more PDF files, then this little app may well be one of the best computing tools you will use on your Linux desktop.
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A Tale of Two Alarm Clocks: One to Use, One to Lose March 23, 2011 
Sometimes FOSS can be a confusing source of programs to feed my Linux passion. I confronted that confusion the last few weeks while settling into a preferred Alarm Clock app for my GNOME desktop. I found what I thought was a perfect solution for my need of a do-it-all alarm tool for my computers. Aptly enough, I really liked the features in Alarm Clock.
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FireFox 4 Lets Fly With New Speed, Privacy Features March 22, 2011 
Its logo depicting a wily flame-colored fox encircling the globe suggests that nonprofit Mozilla aims to set the world on fire with every new version of its free, open source Web browser Firefox, released in its fourth incarnation Tuesday. Available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android and Maemo, Firefox 4 boasts speed and performance advancements.
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Kraft: A No-Nonsense Office Assistant That Gets Straight to Work March 16, 2011 
Operating a small business or home office is always fraught with tasks based on creating and maintaining office documents. Often, entrepreneurs are stuck using different apps to handle each phase of record-keeping and pricing business proposals for each customer. Why stretch those tasks over multiple business apps when Kraft can do it all in one package?
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Does Mozilla Have a Speed Problem? March 15, 2011 
The Firefox Web browser is about to go where it has never gone before. Firefox makers are changing their developmental strategy. This new approach will warp Mozilla.org's flagship browser through several release generations in less time than it took to advance from Firefox 3.0 to the not-yet-released Firefox 4.0.
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GnoTime: A Marvelously Manic Time Tracker March 09, 2011 
If your work routine at all resembles mine, you probably have little or no time to squeeze in new appointments or run unscheduled errands. That is where the GnoTime Tracking Tool can save your work day and probably much of your night time as well. The Gnome Time Tracker comes close to doing it all. It works as your to-do list. It can serve as your diary or work journal.
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GTimelog: A Beautifully Bare-Bones Approach to Time Tracking February 23, 2011 
One of the endearing traits of open source applications for Linux distros is that they rarely look the same, unlike on those other desktop computing platforms. That is especially the case with GTimelog Time Tracker, a tiny application that tracks what you do and when you do it during your work -- and if you wish, your play -- sessions.
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BookmarkBridge Looking Kind of Rickety February 16, 2011 
As a bookmark manager, BookmarkBridge has potential but falls short of fully carrying out its mission, and that's a big disappointment. Anyone who uses multiple Web browsers can put a top-notch bookmark synchronizing tool to good use. Installing beta versions of software is usually less of a risk with open source apps than with commercial third-party apps.
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GNOME Activity Journal: Not a Big History Buff February 09, 2011 
Tracking files you open and edit day-by-day for quick retrieval is a computer feature that should be a built-in part of the Linux desktop but isn't yet. The GNOME Activity Journalattempts to fill that void. It has potential to improve productivity but needs more growth to be really useful. The Activity Journal was first introduced as GNOME Zeitgeist. It is a tool for easily browsing and finding files on your computer.
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LibreOffice: Meet the New Office, (Almost) Same as the Old Office February 02, 2011 
For some Linux adopters, exchanging Microsoft Office in Windows for the OpenOffice suite is a radical change in computing behavior. Swapping out OpenOffice for the LibreOffice suite may be a lot less traumatic. LibreOffice is a near clone of the OpenOffice modules. Yet it provides the potential for more bells and whistles and needs no learning curve to maintain productivity.
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Linux and the Great App Store Agenda January 31, 2011 
Most would agree there's strength in diversity, but sometimes strength also lies in unity. Not the new Ubuntu interface, mind you -- though that may well be strengthening too -- but rather a consistency in the way things are done. That, indeed, is apparently the premise behind a new effort that emerged in recent weeks.
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Natty Narwhal Ditches OpenOffice for LibreOffice January 25, 2011 
Canonical, which leads the Ubuntu project, has reportedly decided to switch from the OpenOffice productivity suite to LibreOffice in future versions of the popular Linux distribution. Version 11.04 of Ubuntu, also known as "Natty Narwhal," is expected to be the first release to incorporate LibreOffice.
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3 IT Tools You Can't Live Without January 21, 2011 
As the economy continues to improve, allowing us to feel a sense of hope that the worst is behind us, it's still critical for business owners to make sure they're making smart decisions about technology. After all, if the recession taught us anything, it's that we must be cognizant of cash flow, and make sure that our purchases are really worth the money.
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Scan Tailor: A Fussy Yet Effective Scan Scrubber January 19, 2011 
The Linux OS has a number of nimble apps that take the hassle out of getting photo images and documents from a flatbed scanner to a hard drive or USB storage device. Two worthy examples reviewed in Linux Picks are Xsane and Simple Scan. While these and other scanner apps do a good job of creating facsimile-like digital images, the results can be less than printer-ready.
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