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VLC 1.1.0 for Linux – Complete Review
Jun 25th
As always, VideoLAN has come up with interesting tweaks, updates and enhancements to its all popular VLC media player with the release of version 1.1.0.
Among some of the new features introduced by the VLC 1.1.0 player we can mention:
- GPU decoding using VAAPI for H.264, MPEG-2 and VC-1
- DSP decoding using OpenMax IL
- Improved seeking for High-Definition (HD) MKV files
- Support for Blu-Ray PGS subtitles
- Support for HD-DVB subtitles
- Support for VP8, MPEG-4 lossless and Indeo5 video codecs
- Encoding and decoding of the WebM format
- Support for Atrac1, FLAC 6.1/7.1, Vorbis 6.1/7.1, MPRG-4 ALS audio codecs
- DVD-Audio files support
- Optimized for SSE3/SSE4 and ARM Neon
- Improved streaming performance
- New x11, xv and glx modules
- ADPCM More >
Prevent Accidental Shutdown/Reboot in Ubuntu
Jan 15th
If you are a command line geek then you would have often entered the wrong commands many times, some of which could lead to accidental shutdown/restart. Molly-Guard is a command line script which prevents you from accidentally shutting down or rebooting your Ubuntu system.
It basically overrides the default system binaries of the shutdown, reboot, or halt processes. So once you try to reboot or shutdown your system form the command line it will prompt you to enter the hostname of your computer. Thus in this way you are prevented from accidental shutdown or reboot.
Installing this script is a piece of cake, More >
Google Chromium Alpha Finally Released for Linux Users
May 30th
The team that is developing the Open Source version of the Google browser for Linux has finally released the alpha version of the Internet browser. The Chromium for Linux version was in pre-alpha stage for quite some time. Even the pre-alpha versions of the Chromium web browser were fairly stable but the alpha release marks a new milestone in the development.
The new version of the Google browser is still lacking several features of the Windows counterpart. Some of the most important features that are still missing are plugin support, printing, complex tab dragging, complex text and Google Gears support. The More >
Run linux apps on Windows
Apr 14th
It is a known fact that the Linux community has been trying to woo Windows users to convert to the open-source operating system: The latest version of Ubuntu comes with a Wubi installer that allows you to try Hardy Heron in Windows (without physically install it) and now came Ulteo Virtual Desktop that enable you to use Linux application just like a native Windows app.
Ulteo first begins as a developer of online desktop where its users can access a full KDE desktop on the Web. Using the same suite of its online desktop applications, it further develop the virtual desktop that integrates the More >
