Usenet Resource Downloader (URD)

July 14, 2010 · General · 5 comments

URD is a program to download binaries from usenet (newsgroups) through a web interface.

While some other programs offer similar services (e.g. Ninan, Sabnzbd), URD doesn't need external NZB files to function. URD lets you subscribe to newsgroups, and will then automatically analyse those articles to form downloadable ‘sets', consisting of all the files belonging to a specific upload. These sets are displayed, and through point and click you can be downloading a binary in no time.
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TunesViewer – iTunes-university media and podcasts in Linux

June 25, 2010 · General · 3 comments

TunesViewer is a small, easy to use program to access itunes-university media and podcasts in Linux.
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Testdrive PyGTK Front-end

May 24, 2010 · General · 1 comment

TestDrive is a project that makes it very easy to download and run the latest daily Ubuntu development snapshot in a virtual machine. Actually, it can be configured to download and run any URL-access ISO in a virtual machine. But the primary goal is to provide a very simple method for allowing non-technical Ubuntu users to test and provide feedback on the current Ubuntu release under development.
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X.org server memory leake bug fix released for ubuntu 10.04 [Call for testing]

April 25, 2010 · General · (No comments)

We are looking for people to help test this update. If you want to test the updated packages be sure to your put your results on the wiki page listed below.

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gPodder 2.5 released and Installation instruction included for Ubuntu

April 21, 2010 · General · 1 comment

gPodder is a Podcast receiver/catcher written in Python and pyGTK. It manages podcast feeds for you, and automatically downloads all podcasts from as many feeds as you like. If you are interested in Podcast feeds, simply put the feed URLs into gPodder and it will download all episodes for you automatically. If there is a new episode, it will get it for you. It supports download resume, if the server supports it.
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