You might not particularly be a designer or UI/UX analyst but you must have heard about vector graphics. It’s an image file format that, unlike raster graphics, is always crisp and clean – allowing users to create blur-free logos, website and app mockups, 2D graphics, business cards, certificates, flyers, etc. The file format is far from…
Typora – A Modern Minimal Markdown Editor for Linux
Typora is a minimal design-inspired WYSIWYG Markdown editor with a CSS-customizable UI, LaTeX support, distraction free mode, keyboard shortcuts, and real live preview, among other features. Typora also features extra markdown functions which include code fences, math blocks, footnotes, and live preview; all working together to enhance workflow and productivity. If you are in need…
TypeCatcher – Download Google Webfonts to Your Ubuntu Desktop
Just recently, I wrote about FontBase , a modern font manager for your Linux workstation. It’s a nice application that, in my opinion, hasn’t even begun to showcase its potentials yet because it is still in beta and most of its main features are coming soon. I guess we will just have to wait till they…
Todo.txt – A Nifty ToDo Indicator Applet for Ubuntu
Todo.txt is an extremely simple indicator applet that lets you quickly tick off the tasks contained in your todo.txt file. It lives in the system tray and has options: Edit todo.txt, Clear completed, and refresh. Ultimately, its job is to help you edit your todo.txt file and mark tasks as completed without needing to open…
The Top 5 Google Drive Clients for Linux
Google Drive allows users to store and share files; to edit documents (using Google Docs), spreadsheets (using Google Sheets), and presentations (using Google Slides) with collaborators and each account comes with 15 GB of free storage (Google Photos and Gmail included). As awesome as it is, Google is yet to provide an official client app for Linux….
The First 10 Things to Do After Installing Ubuntu 17.04
Ubuntu 17.04 is finally here with a number of major changes like app installation via snaps, the use of swap files, and an updated Linux kernel 14.0. Apart from major bug fixes, performance improvements, and UI tweaks here and there, Ubuntu looks pretty much the same. Nevertheless, this article aims to provide new Ubuntu users…
The 9 Best Free Dropbox Alternatives for Linux
Dropbox is arguably the most popular cloud storage service available right next to Google’s Drive. For Linux enthusiasts, there’s good news and there’s bad news. The bad news is it has no official desktop client for Linux and I imagine not having the convenience of syncing your files to the cloud via a desktop app can be…
Split Your GNOME Shell Menu with “Extend Panel Menu GNOME”
The GNOME Shell is my favorite Desktop Environment because everything about it appeals to me. If it isn’t a theme that it is making me smile, it is a script, an added native functionality, or a handy extension or plugin. Today, we bring you an extension for the GNOME shell that might make you enjoy…
Resetter – Reset Ubuntu and Linux Mint to Default Settings
Have you experienced times when you need to just scrap all that you’re doing and start afresh? There’s a reason why a clean OS installation usually sounds good to the ears – you want to reset to default. When I was new to Ubuntu I often found myself stuck at points wherein I had forgotten…
Pop GTK Theme – An Eye Candy Theme for Unity & GNOME
In the theme universe, the best themes are usually either a fork of others or hybrids. In the case we have today, this theme is a fork. Pop Theme is an eye candy theme with love for Ubuntu’s brown and orange color scheme. Because it is a fork of the beautiful Adapta GTK theme (which gets inspiration…