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Video editing in Linux: a look at PiTiVi and Kdenlive

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 2/1/2010
Video editing on Linux has long gotten a bad rap. A few years ago, the only real options for video editing were either deeply limited in features and polish, or incredibly complex to set up and use. While Linux still lacks a direct competitor to tools like Apple's iMovie or Final Cut Pro, the current crop [...]
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KDE 4.4 Kreeps Kloser to Komplete

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 1/26/2010
The KDE team is getting very close to a final release of KDE 4.4. The second release candidate came out yesterday as a testing platform for users and developers to find and squash bugs before the final release date of February 9th. The 4.4 release brings quite a few changes over 4.3, new applications, enhancements, and [...]
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Crowdsourcing the KDE Web Site

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 1/18/2010
The KDE Project is taking a smart approach to reworking the KDE Website. Lydia Pintscher put out the call Sunday for contributors to pitch in with content and screenshots for one or more KDE programs by January 23rd. KDE apps are broken down into three batches on the wiki. Contributors are asked to pick one (or [...]
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Convenience is a moving target

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 1/14/2010
20 years ago, convenience in record shopping meant being able to get an album at the local department store or mall rather than having to go an extra 20 minutes to a specialty record store. 10 years ago, convenience was being able to order a CD from SecondSpin.com or Amazon rather than driving to the local [...]
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Organize Holiday Photos with digiKam 1.0

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 12/24/2009
Just in time for the holiday break, and all those holiday photos, the digiKam team has put the finishing touches on the 1.0 release and Kipi-plugins 1.0 as well. digiKam is an image management application for Linux and Windows that allows you to import, organize, edit, enhance, and share your pictures. The 1.0 release is a [...]
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K Desktop Environment is Dead: Long Live KDE

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 11/25/2009
Following in the footsteps of Kentucky Fried Chicken KFC, the KDE Project is rebranding and getting rid of the full name "K Desktop Environment." Unlike KFC, KDE won't be offering crispy chicken and stale biscuits. What KDE will be offering is "distinct brands for the software that was previously referred to generically as 'KDE'." Instead [...]
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Amarok Refreshed: Better, Stronger, Faster!

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 11/17/2009
Even though it's a point release, the latest Amarok comes with some major new features and all the benefits of the 2.2.0 release. Dubbed "Weightless," the 2.2.1 release is full of bug fixes and polishing from 2.2.0 release as well as improvements to music management, podcasts, and the ability to update Amarok scripts. Amarok is already [...]
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