KPilot is a replacement for the Palm Desktop software from PalmSource Inc. It lets a PalmOS handheld exchange information with a Linux machine running KDE. KPilot can back-up and restore your Palm Pilot and synchronize the built-in applications with their
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Spicebird – PIM software
Spicebird is a Personal Information Manager (PIM) based on Mozilla Thunderbird’s code. It is developed by Indian company, Synovel. It provides e-mail, calendaring and instant messaging. Spicebird simplifies communication for users by providing integrated access to the various tools of
Read moreJ-Pilot – desktop organizer application for PalmOS devices
J-Pilot is a desktop organizer application for PalmOS devices. It is intended to be an alternative to the Palm Desktop. It includes a datebook, address book, ToDo, and memo applications, as well as Expense and SyncTime plugins. You can change
Read moreChandler **AWOL**
Chandler Desktop is an open source, standards-based personal information manager (PIM) built around small group collaboration and a core set of information management workflows. Chandler consists of a desktop application and Chandler Hub, a common connection to share a schedule
Read moreCalligra Stage
Calligra Stage (formerly KPresenter) is a presentation application. With Calligra Stage, you can prepare a set of slides for use in an on-screen slideshow or for printing. Your slides can include text and graphics in a variety of formats, and
Read moreGtkTerm – terminal emulator
GtkTerm is a small, graphical, shell like XTerm. It provides several terminals in one window and some nice features. GtkTerm is a “clone” of the famous Hyperterminal. The port can be set up, and the control signal can be toggled.
Read morevMovieDB – movie collection manager
vMovieDB is a movie collection manager for the GNOME desktop. This software allows you to play selected movies with your favourite video player, manage various types of information for your movies (title, year, media type, quality, subtitles, location, genre, and
Read moreBeagle – **AWOL**
Beagle is a search system for Linux and other such modern Unix-like systems, enabling the user to search documents, chat logs, email and contact lists in a similar way to Spotlight in Mac OS X, or Google Desktop. Beagle is
Read moreRSSOwl – RSS tool
RSSOwl collects data from RSS-compliant sites. Specifically, it lets you gather, organize, update, and store information from any RSS-compliant source in a convenient, easy to use interface, save selected information in various formats for offline viewing and sharing, and much
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Sylpheed – lightweight and user-friendly e-mail client
Sylpheed is a simple, lightweight and featureful e-mail client based on the GTK+ GUI toolkit. Sylpheed uses a 3-paned display.
Read moreVMware Workstation – virtualization software
VMware Workstation lets you use your virtual machines to run Windows, Linux and a host of other operating systems side-by-side on the same computer. VMware virtualization software maps physical hardware resources to the virtual machine’s resources so that each virtual
Read moreNeDi – network discovery and configuration tool
NeDi is an open source network discovery and configuration tool which provides network topology discovery and backup/restore of network node configurations. Remo Rickli started NeDi several years ago as a small collection of Perl scripts designed to query Cisco devices
Read moreXfce – Xfce Desktop Environment
Xfce is a free software desktop environment which aims to be fast and lightweight, yet at the same time being attractive and easy to use. Its configuration is entirely mouse-driven and the configuration files are hidden from the desktop user.
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OpenVPN – virtual private network (VPN) solution
OpenVPN is a full-featured virtual private network (VPN) solution which can accommodate a wide range of configurations, including remote access.
Read moreJahshaka – virtual reality authoring toolkit
Jahshaka is an open source video and film compositing, realtime editing and special effects system. Jahshaka takes advantage of the power of OpenGL and OpenML hardware rendering to provide real-time functionality. The system is cross platform, and also includes full
Read moreEndeavour Mark II – file manager program
Endeavour Mark II is a complete file management suite that includes a File Browser, Image Browser, Archiver, Recycled Objects system, together with a set of file & disk management utility programs. It comes with an intuitive interface and can be
Read moreFreevo – HTPC media centre
Freevo allows you to manage your entire digital media collection – music, videos, photos etc. via a remote controlled TV interface.
Read moreLinuxMCE – home automation suite
LinuxMCE (Linux Media Center Edition) is a free and open source operating platform designed to allow a computer to act as a Media PC / HTPC (Home Theater PC) similar to Windows XP Media Center Edition and Mythbuntu. LinuxMCE is
Read moreMoovida – media center
Moovida (formerly Elisa) is an open source cross-platform media center solution designed to be simple to use. It can be used to watch video including DVDs with menu support, manage a music collection, and view pictures with animated slideshows. The
Read moreKIso – ISO image tool
KIso is an application which makes it easy to extract, create and manipulate ISO Images. It is designed for the K Desktop Environment. The software is released under an open source license. Features include: Open ISO and NRG images. Create
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