giPlayer – A python-gtk wrapper for get_iplayer

January 24, 2011 · General · (No comments)

A python-gtk wrapper for get_iplayer. Makes downloading BBC radio and television programmes easier than ever.

giPlayer is a very simple python gtk gui to download BBC programmes on the Linux OS. With a deb file it should easily work on all debian based versions of Linux including Ubuntu. There is no help but it is fairly straightforward to use. It is a wrapper for get_iplayer. If you wish to understand in more detail how it downloads programmes you can read the command line program get_iplayer help file.
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How to install xnoise 0.1.13 in ubuntu using PPA

January 22, 2011 · General · (No comments)

XNOISE is a media player for Gtk+ with a slick GUI, great speed and lots of features.

Unlike Rhythmbox, Banshee or itunes, Xnoise uses a tracklist centric design. The tracklist is a list of video or music tracks that are played one by one without being removed (right side of window). This gives you the possibility to queue any track in any order, regardless if they are on the same album. Tracks or groups of tracks can be reordered at any time via drag and drop.
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Radio Tray – Online radio streaming player

January 21, 2011 · General · 1 comment

Radio Tray is an online radio streaming player that runs on a Linux system tray. Its goal is to have the minimum interface possible, making it very straightforward to use.
Radio Tray is not a full featured music player, there are plenty of excellent music players already. However, there was a need for a simple application with minimal interface just to listen to online radios. And that's the sole purpose of Radio Tray.
Radio Tray is Free Software, licensed under the GPL.
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VirtualBox 4.0.2 released and ubuntu 10.10/10.04/9.10 installation instructions included

January 20, 2011 · General · 6 comments

Oracle released VirtualBox 4.0.2, a maintenance release of VirtualBox 4.0. It improves stability and fixes regressions.

VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).
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Next-Generation Firewalls For Dummies eBook (PDF Guide)

January 19, 2011 · General · (No comments)

This book provides an in-depth overview of next-generation firewalls.
Long Description: It examines the evolution of network security, the rise of Enterprise 2.0 applications and their associated threats, the shortcomings of traditional firewalls, and the advanced capabilities found in next-generation firewalls. Get your copy of "Next-Generation Firewalls for Dummies" book to find out:
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