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This will not be the usual list of apps that every ubuntu wannabe thinks are cool after they’ve been dabbling in linux from a dualboot windows box for a couple of months. These are applications that provide me with the reasons that I’ve been using linux for the last 11 years. These are my killer apps – the reason I use linux on the desktop both at home and at work.

I’ve written about Bodhi Linux a couple of times before, but I’m back today to tell you why I absolutely love Bodhi (now at version 1.1.0) more than ever.

Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) has arrived, and we have the scoop on everything you need to know about Canonical's latest Linux, along with the usual review and benchmarks. Is this the change we've been waiting for, or is the Natty Narwhal a fail whale?

Chemistry is the study of matter and the changes it undergoes. It is an extremely vivacious science which deals with a molecular scale and atomic interpretation of the world we live in, helping us to understand that world. Chemistry is regarded as the central science, given its close links with physics and engineering, with biology and medicine, and with geology and earth science.

And pick up your multI-cores "The world is built on C++," Herb Sutter tells The Reg. Considering he's one of the language's chief stewards, we question his impartiality. But he does have a point.…

Sabayon, despite being in the top ten on Distrowatch, isn’t as publicized as other popular distributions. Xfce is my desktop of choice, so I thought that I would review the Xfce version of Sabayon 5.5, the newest edition.

Pinguy OS 11.04 is a lot more awesome than before, now that it has a Mini edition too.

As June 15th nears, the folks at Google must be busy biting their nails off. This is the big G’s first step into the world of operating systems, and they want everything to go just right. With the release of Chromebook, they will be competing with 3 operating systems which have been around for a very long time. Whether Google will manage to topple them or not, only time can tell; however, there are a few reasons that this might work out pretty well for them. Here are ten such reasons why Chromebooks will be a huge hit.

So I finally gave in and joined the craze that is Minecraft. It is a highly addictive game, so I would highly recommend against playing it while you have stuff to do, though you get 25% off while it is in beta, so go buy it (not an affiliate link, just love the game). A couple people that I work with love the game, and I love servers, so I figured we should set up our own server! I grabbed some hardware (A Dell GX620 with a Pentium D and 4GB of RAM), and got started. Here's how you can set up your own server, along with some tips I've found to make life much easier.

You maybe surprised, but Firefox 5 has been rolled out to Kubuntu! Even official site still offers Firefox 4.0.1!

Canonical bets on netbooks, but is it the right move? Ubuntu backer Canonical earlier this week announced that its Linux operating system would be shipped with at least three of Asus’ EEE PC netbooks.

Gnac is a very easy to use audio conversion application for Ubuntu/GNOME desktop. Gnac provides easy audio files conversion between all GStreamer supported audio formats. Gnac Ubuntu PPA is available which makes its installation in Ubuntu a breeze.

The June maintenance update of the KDE Software Compilation 4.6 has been released, 4.6.4 updates bring many bugfixes and translation updates on top of the latest edition in the 4.6 series and are recommended updates for everyone running 4.6.3 or earlier versions. As the release only contains bugfixes and translation updates, it will be a safe and pleasant update for everyone.

Terminology is something that is important to get correct when working with technology. When reading about the Enlightenment desktop I've found that many people often confuse the difference between Enlightenment, DR17 and EFLs.

he Wine development release 1.3.22 is now available. The source is available now, Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

Ubuntu 11.04 Unity brought in many important UI improvements and Ubuntu Lens has been one of the highlights. Finding and launching applications and files in Ubuntu have never been easier. But Unity Lens concept is not confined to just applications and files search, it is much bigger than that. A slew of really cool Lenses are in development and some of them are even available for installation already. Interesting list of Unity Lenses you can install right now.

There’s been quite a lot of talk about “the cloud” lately so what better time to do a review of one of the best cloud-oriented desktop Linux distributions? Peppermint OS One came out a while ago and its successor has just been released. Peppermint OS Two is based on Lubuntu 11.04 and, for the first time, comes in a 64-bit edition. Lubuntu is a good choice as a base for Peppermint OS Two since it runs well on older or slower hardware.

Linux in Exile gets his Linux Install zapped by Windows. Not sure how Windows kills itself, but Linux continues to work fine. I'm reminded how Windows killed my laptop, under different circumstances.

This week we look at why the Facebook API sucks, practical IT cost-cutting measures and advice for beginner mobile app developers.

The KDE team has just announced a few minutes ago (June 10th) the fourth maintenance release for KDE Software Compilation 4.6. This is a minor update, focusing on bug fixing and translation updates.