Ever since Gnome started the extensions site where developers can submit their extensions to the library, there have been a great number of useful extensions that appear in the list. With the new extension site, installation of extensions is simply a mouse click. Gone are the days where we still need to add a custom repository just to install an extension. Below are 10 of the best Gnome Shell extensions that we uncovered from the library.
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10 Of The Best Gnome Shell Extensions
By | February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Be A Gimp Expert With AdaptableGimp
By | February 9, 2012 | 1 Comment
Gimp is one of the most features complete open-source image editor around. It is often touted as the best alternative to Photoshop and is the best choices for people who need comprehensive image editing features and can’t afford Photoshop. As good as it seems, Gimp is not easy to master. All the tools and options are scattered around and you have to search, download and install custom plugins, filter to achieve certain effects. AdaptableGimp is a modified version of Gimp that provides useful instructions and step-by-step guide within the UI to help the users accomplishes the things they want to do easily.
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Giveaway of The Week: Toggl Time Tracker [Update: Contest Closed]
By | February 7, 2012 |
For our giveaway of the week, I am glad to announce that we have 3 licenses of three months worth of Pro credits for Toggl Time Tracker.
Toggle Time Tracker is a great web based time tracker app that allows you to track the time spent on projects. It is cross-platform compatible and comes with desktop client for the different OS (Mac, Linux, Windows, iOS and Android).
The PRO account allows you to add tasks, track billable rates and you can integrate with Basecamp, Quickbooks, Freshbooks, and many other third party software. The best thing is you can share reports with your clients so they can have a real-time overview of the time you spent on the projects.
Update: Contest Closed.
Here’s what you need to do to win:
Tweet to Enter
All you have to do is click the link below and send out the resulting tweet (or just copy and paste), then leave a comment below with a link to your tweet. That’s it!
This giveaway begins now and ends Friday, 10th February 2012 at 2359hrs Pacific Time. The winners will be selected at random and announced via email.
Share and enjoy!
MakeTechEasier would like to thank Toggl for their generosity while participating in this giveaway. Interested in sponsoring? We’d love to hear from you. Get in touch with us.
Ask The Reader: How Do You Like The MTE Newsletter to Be Served?
By | February 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment
We have recently migrated our newsletter service to Aweber so we can have more control on it and provide a better (and more beautiful) experience for all of you.
Now, for all of you who have subscribed, or going to subscribe to our newsletter, here is a question for you: How do you like the Make Tech Easier newsletter to be served?
Currently, our newsletter is sent daily with all the articles (full length) that were published on that day. Here are a few choices:
1. Continue as it is: a daily newsletter with all the articles published on that day.
2. A daily newsletter with only the best article of the day.
3. A weekly newsletter with a summary of the 5 best articles of the week.
4. Other choices.
Cast your vote now.
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Toggl: A Web Based Time Tracker For Everyone
By | February 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Being a developer, it is important and necessary for me to track the time spent on a project so I can bill my client accordingly. I have tried several desktop Time Tracker apps and TimeSlotTracker seems to be the best for Linux desktop. The problem is, while it is cross-platform compatible, the data is not portable. If you switched between OS, you can’t get access the time that you have tracked on another desktop. The next solution is to get a web-based time tracker software, and Toggl is the first one that I come across. It is simply good.
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Do You Have A Windows Related Problems? Send In Your Questions Now!
By | February 3, 2012 | 3 Comments
At Make Tech Easier, we have made every effort to come up with useful articles, detailed tutorials and simple tips and tricks that work. However, one thing that we are not able to do is to come up with solutions to solve your immediate problems, simply because we have no idea what’re your problems until we face them ourselves.
That is about to change. We are coming up with a new FAQ section where you can email us your problems and we will answer them on a weekly column.
For a start, we are going to focus on Windows first. Here’s what you need to do:
Send your question(s) (please provide as many detail as possible) to windows-help [at] maketecheasier.com or send us a tweet @maketecheasier.
That’s it.
Don’t wait, send in your questions now!
Feedbacks are welcome.
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Using Marlin File Manager As Nautilus Alternative [Linux]
By | February 2, 2012 | 6 Comments
Regardless which OS you are using, the file manager is one of the most important app that you have to use everyday. Without a file manager, you won’t be able to find and open files, or even move them to another location. In Linux, there are plenty of file manager applications that you can use. Nautilus for Gnome, Thunar for XFCE, Dolphin for KDE and PCman for those who prefer something light. Marlin is a new GTK3-based file manager for Linux, and it looks pretty slick and fast.
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How to Schedule Regular Database Backup to Dropbox
By | February 1, 2012 | 2 Comments
Previously, I have shown you how to schedule a database backup using cron job and email yourself the database file, but if you have a big database, you will find that the emailing method might not work as well as you want it to be. A good alternative to this is to upload your database to Dropbox. Here is a simple script that you can use to backup your database to Dropbox.
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Desura Is A Great Indie Game App Store For WIndows And Linux
By | January 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment
If you are a gamer who have a liking for indie games, then Desura is an application you won’t want to miss. Available for Windows and Linux, Desura is a game app store where you can search, buy and install games on your PC. It helps you to manage your game installation, update and mods so you can play game without any worries.
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Super Flexible File Synchronizer Is A Free Backup Tool, With Support For Google Docs [Linux]
By | January 30, 2012 | 3 Comments
Ever since Google opened up its Google Docs to allow uploading files of any type, most people have quickly utilized it as a free online storage/backup services. What is lacking though is a tool to sync your files from your desktop to Google Docs. Super Flexible File Synchronizer is one such app that allows you to do so.
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